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ArticleScience translational medicine2014

Macrophage models of Gaucher disease for evaluating disease pathogenesis and candidate drugs.

Elma Aflaki, Barbara K Stubblefield, Emerson Maniwang, Grisel Lopez, Nima Moaven, Ehud Goldin, Juan Marugan, Samarjit Patnaik, Amalia Dutra, Noel Southall and 3 more

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elma AflakiSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Barbara K StubblefieldSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Emerson ManiwangSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Grisel LopezSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Nima MoavenSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ehud GoldinSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Juan MaruganNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Samarjit PatnaikNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Amalia DutraCytogenetics and Microscopy Core, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Noel SouthallNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Wei ZhengNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Nahid TayebiSection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ellen SidranskySection on Molecular Neurogenetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. sidranse@mail.nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · USNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · US

Funding

Genetic and clinical studies of Gaucher disease and other lysosomal disordersZIAHG200336 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SIDRANSKY, ELLEN · 2009 to 2025
$45.2M
NHGRI/DIR Cytogenetics and Microscopy CoreZICHG200348 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI WINCOVITCH, STEPHEN · 2010 to 2025
$20.3M
"Genetic and clinical studies of Gaucher disease and other lysosomal disorders"Z01HG200336 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SIDRANSKY, ELLEN · 2006 to 2008
$4.8M
Identification of Modulators of the N370S Mutant Form of Glucocerebrosidase as a Potential Therapy for Gaucher Disease ZIATR000201 · NCATS · NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES · PI MARUGAN, JUAN · 2015 to 2025
$2.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HG200336NHGRI NIH HHS HG200336-07NIMH NIH HHS MH086442-01NIMH NIH HHS U54MH084681
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gaucher disease is caused by an inherited deficiency of glucocerebrosidase that manifests with storage of glycolipids in lysosomes, particularly in macrophages. Available cell lines modeling Gaucher disease do not demonstrate lysosomal storage of glycolipids; therefore, we set out to develop two macrophage models of Gaucher disease that exhibit appropriate substrate accumulation. We used these cellular models both to investigate altered macrophage biology in Gaucher disease and to evaluate candidate drugs for its treatment. We generated and characterized monocyte-derived macrophages from 20 patients carrying different Gaucher disease mutations. In addition, we created induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived macrophages from five fibroblast lines taken from patients with type 1 or type 2 Gaucher disease. Macrophages derived from patient monocytes or iPSCs showed reduced glucocerebrosidase activity and increased storage of glucocerebroside and glucosylsphingosine in lysosomes. These macrophages showed efficient phagocytosis of bacteria but reduced production of intracellular reactive oxygen species and impaired chemotaxis. The disease phenotype was reversed with a noninhibitory small-molecule chaperone drug that enhanced glucocerebrosidase activity in the macrophages, reduced glycolipid storage, and normalized chemotaxis and production of reactive oxygen species. Macrophages differentiated from patient monocytes or patient-derived iPSCs provide cellular models that can be used to investigate disease pathogenesis and facilitate drug development.

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Cells, CulturedGaucher DiseaseGlucosylceramidaseGlucosylceramidesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLysosomesMacrophagesMonocytesPsychosineGlucosylceramidaseGlucosylceramidesPsychosinesphingosyl beta-glucoside

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PMID24920659
PMCPMC4161206
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