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ArticleJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2025

Cardiovascular dysfunction and altered lysosomal signaling in a murine model of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.

Yun-Ting Wang, Alexandra K Moura, Rui Zuo, Kiana Roudbari, Jenny Z Hu, Saher A Khan, Zhengchao Wang, Yangping Shentu, Mi Wang, Pin-Lan Li and 3 more

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Article in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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Yun-Ting WangDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Alexandra K MouraDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Rui ZuoDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Kiana RoudbariDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Jenny Z HuDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Saher A KhanDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Zhengchao WangDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Yangping ShentuDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Mi WangDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Pin-Lan LiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Jiukuan HaoDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA. yzhan219@central.uh.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-3013
Xiang LiDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204 - 5056, USA. xli61@central.uh.edu.

Funding

Lysosome Trafficking Dysregulation of Arterial Myocytes in AtherogenesisR01HL122937 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LI, PINLAN, ZHANG, YANG · 2014 to 2024
$4.0M
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2-mediated epigenetic activation of acid sphingomyelinase in endothelial dysfunction during obesityR01HL150007 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI LI, XIANG · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R01HL122937Foundation for the National Institutes of Health R01HL150007NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122937NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL150007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by the deficiency of acid sphingomyelinase (ASMD), which is encoded by the Smpd1 gene. ASMD impacts multiple organ systems in the body, including the cardiovascular system. This study is the first to characterize cardiac pathological changes in ASMD mice under baseline conditions, offering novel insights into the cardiac implications of NPD. Using histological analysis, biochemical assays, and echocardiography, we assessed cardiac pathological changes and function in Smpd1

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Cardiovascular DiseasesLysosomesNiemann-Pick DiseasesSignal TransductionSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacPericytesSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseAcid sphingomyelinase deficiencyCardiac pathologyCoronary microvascular dysfunctionLysosome storage disorderNiemann–Pick diseasePericyte-to-myofibroblast transition

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