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ArticleBirth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology2014

Dermatan sulfate epimerase 1 deficient mice as a model for human abdominal wall defects.

Renata Gustafsson, Xanthi Stachtea, Marco Maccarana, Emma Grottling, Erik Eklund, Anders Malmström, Ake Oldberg

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Article in Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renata GustafssonDepartment of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D10, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Xanthi Stachtea
Marco Maccarana
Emma Grottling
Erik Eklund
Anders Malmström
Ake Oldberg
Lund University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDermatan sulfate (DS) is a highly sulfated polysaccharide with a variety of biological functions in extracellular matrix organization and processes such as tumorigenesis and wound healing. A distinct feature of DS is the presence of iduronic acid, produced by the two enzymes, DS-epimerase 1 and 2, which are encoded by Dse and Dsel, respectively.

methodsWe have previously shown that Dse knockout (KO) mice in a mixed C57BL/6-129/SvJ background have an altered collagen matrix structure in skin. In the current work we studied Dse KO mice in a pure NFR genetic background.

resultsDse KO embryos and newborns had kinked tails and histological staining revealed significantly thicker epidermal layers in Dse KO mice when compared with heterozygote (Het) or wild-type (WT) littermates. Immunochemical analysis of the epidermal layers in newborn pups showed increased expression of keratin 5 in the basal layer and keratin 1 in the spinous layer. In addition, we observed an abdominal wall defect with herniated intestines in 16% of the Dse KO embryos. Other, less frequent, developmental defects were exencephaly and spina bifida.

conclusionWe conclude that the combination of defective collagen structure in the dermis and imbalanced keratinocyte maturation could be responsible for the observed developmental defects in Dse KO mice. In addition, we propose that Dse KO mice could be used as a model in pathogenetic studies of human fetal abdominal wall defects.

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Abdominal WallAnimalsCarbohydrate EpimerasesDermatan SulfateDermisDisease Models, AnimalEmbryo, MammalianGene ExpressionHernia, AbdominalHumansKeratin-1Keratin-15KeratinocytesMiceMice, KnockoutNeural Tube DefectsCarbohydrate EpimerasesDermatan Sulfatedermatan sulfate epimerase 1, mouseKeratin-1Keratin-15Krt15 protein, mouseabdominal wall defectdermatan sulfate epimerase 1embryonic developmentepidermisneural tube defects

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PMID25186462
PMCPMC4233991
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