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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Miller, Timothy M. Yamanaka, Koji Rizo, Liza Mendell, Jerry R. Arnson, Hannah Hester, Mark Kaspar, Brian K. Umapathi, Priya Kim, Soo H. Gage, Fred H. Cleveland, Don W. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Miller TM ( Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.); |
| Abstract | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, progressive paralysis arising from the premature death of motor neurons. An inherited form is caused by a dominant mutation in the ubiquitously expressed superoxide dismutase (SOD1). SOD1 mutant expression within motor neurons is a determinant of onset and early disease, and mutant accumulation within microglia accelerates disease progression. Muscle also is a likely primary source for toxicity, because retraction of motor axons from synaptic connections to muscle is among the earliest presymptomatic events. To test involvement of muscle in ALS, viral delivery of transcription-mediated siRNA is shown to suppress mutant SOD1 accumulation within muscle alone but to be insufficient to maintain grip strength, whereas delivery to both motor neurons and muscle is sufficient. Use of a deletable mutant gene to diminish mutant SOD1 from muscle did not affect onset or survival. Finally, follistatin expression encoded by adeno-associated virus chronically inhibited myostatin and produced sustained increases in muscle mass, myofiber number, and fiber diameter, but these increases did not affect survival. Thus, SOD1-mutant-mediated damage within muscles is not a significant contributor to non-cell-autonomous pathogenesis in ALS, and enhancing muscle mass and strength provides no benefit in slowing disease onset or progression. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 51 |
| Volume Number | 103 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2006-12-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Genetics Metabolism Motor Neurons Muscle, Skeletal Mutation Superoxide Dismutase Animals Cell Line Dependovirus Disease Progression Follistatin Genetic Vectors Hand Strength Physiology Mice Cytology RNA, Small Interfering Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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