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ArticleJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology2010

Axonal pathology precedes demyelination in a mouse model of X-linked demyelinating/type I Charcot-Marie Tooth neuropathy.

Natalie Vavlitou, Irene Sargiannidou, Kyriaki Markoullis, Kyriacos Kyriacou, Steven S Scherer, Kleopas A Kleopa

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Article in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalie VavlitouNeuroscience Laboratory and Neurology Clinics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Irene Sargiannidou
Kyriaki Markoullis
Kyriacos Kyriacou
Steven S Scherer
Kleopas A Kleopa
Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics · CY

Funding

Axonal Injury in Demyelinating DiseaseR01NS043174 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHERER, STEVEN SIMON · 2002 to 2011
$3.1M
The Role of Connexin32 in the Pathogensis of CMTXR01NS055284 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHERER, STEVEN SIMON · 2007 to 2016
$2.9M
NINDS NIH HHS NS43174NINDS NIH HHS NS55284NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS043174NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS055284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The X-linked demyelinating/type I Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CMT1X) is an inherited peripheral neuropathy caused by mutations in GJB1, the gene that encodes the gap junction protein connexin32. Connexin32 is expressed by myelinating Schwann cells and forms gap junctions in noncompact myelin areas, but axonal involvement is more prominent in X-linked compared with other forms of demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. To clarify the cellular and molecular mechanisms of axonal pathology in CMT1X, we studied Gjb1-null mice at early stages (i.e. 2-4 months old) of the neuropathy, when there is minimal or no demyelination. The diameters of large myelinated axons were progressively reduced in Gjb1-null mice compared with those in wild-type littermates. Furthermore, neurofilaments were relatively more dephosphorylated and more densely packed starting at 2 months of age. Increased expression of β-amyloid precursor protein, a marker of axonal damage, was also detected in Gjb1-null nerves. Finally, fast axonal transport, assayed by sciatic nerve ligation experiments, was slower in distal axons of Gjb1-null versus wild-type animals with reduced accumulation of synaptic vesicle-associated proteins. These findings demonstrate that axonal abnormalities including impaired cytoskeletal organization and defects in axonal transport precede demyelination in this mouse model of CMT1X.

Indexed as

Amyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsAxonsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseConnexinsDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalGap Junction beta-1 ProteinMiceMice, KnockoutNerve DegenerationAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCntnap1 protein, mouseConnexinsGap Junction beta-1 Protein

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PMID20720503
PMCPMC3034224
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