کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2839441 | 1165138 | 2006 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Lysosomal storage disorders are a group of inherited diseases that can result in severe and progressive pathology due to a specific lysosomal dysfunction. Current treatment strategies include bone-marrow transplantation, substrate reduction, chemical-chaperone and enzyme-replacement therapy. However, each of these treatments has its limitations. Enhanced stop-codon read-through is a potential alternative or adjunct therapeutic strategy for treating lysosomal-storage-disorder patients. Premature stop-codon mutations have been identified in a large cohort of patients with a lysosomal storage disorder, making stop-codon read-through a possible treatment for this disease. In lysosomal-storage-disorder cells (mucopolysaccharidosis type I, α-L-iduronidase deficient), preclinical studies have shown that gentamicin induced the read-through of premature stop codons, resulting in enzyme activity that reduced substrate storage.
Journal: - Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2006, Pages 367–373