Table 2. Ex Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging Parameter Values from White and Gray Matter Regions of the Brain of Wild-Type and Mucopolysaccharidosis VII Model Mice.
| Regions | White matter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA | MD | CL | CP | CS | ||
| AC | Wild-type | 0.75 ± 0.08 | 0.21 ± 0.05 | 0.70 ± 0.09 | 0.15 ± 0.06 | 0.13 ± 0.03 |
| MPS VII | 0.65 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.64 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | |
| p-value | 0.024* | 0.048* | 0.236 | 0.903 | 0.005* | |
| CC | Wild-type | 0.77 ± 0.06 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 0.32 ± 0.25 | 0.14 ± 0.06 |
| MPS VII | 0.69 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | 0.20 ± 0.09 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | |
| p-value | 0.047* | 0.031* | 0.245 | 0.348 | 0.275 | |
| EC | Wild-type | 0.51 ± 0.07 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | 0.40 ± 0.06 | 0.30 ± 0.08 |
| MPS VII | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 0.36 ± 0.11 | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.14 ± 0.08 | |
| p-value | 0.016* | 0.624 | 0.601 | 0.045* | 0.048* | |
| IC | Wild-type | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.59 ± 0.12 | 0.17 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.07 |
| MPS VII | 0.58 ± 0.07 | 0.35 ± 0.14 | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | |
| p-value | 0.980 | 0.451 | 0.714 | 0.358 | 0.296 | |
| Gray matter | ||||||
| Cereb | Wild-type | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.41 ± 0.14 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.05 | 0.70 ± 0.05 |
| MPS VII | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.15 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.73 ± 0.01 | |
| p-value | 0.094 | 0.993 | 0.681 | 0.129 | 0.156 | |
| HC | Wild-type | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.14 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.04 | 0.60 ± 0.06 |
| MPS VII | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.43 ± 0.16 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.04 | 0.63 ± 0.06 | |
| p-value | 0.494 | 0.692 | 0.422 | 0.837 | 0.443 | |
| Cpu | Wild-type | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.50 ± 0.26 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.67 ± 0.06 |
| MPS VII | 0.19 ± 0.07 | 0.51 ± 0.31 | 0.20 ± 0.11 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | |
| p-value | 0.542 | 0.712 | 0.752 | 0.140 | 0.988 | |
FA = Fractional anisotropy, MD = Mean diffusivity (x10-3mm2/s), CL = Linear anisotropy, CP = Planner anisotropy, CS = Spherical anisotropy. AC = Anterior-commissure, Cereb = Cerebral cortex, CC = Corpus callosum, Cpu = Caudate putamen, HC = Hippocampus, EC = External capsule, IC = Internal capsule.
Asterisk indicates significant differences between mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VII and wild type littermates.