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. 1994 Apr 12;91(8):2970–2974. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.8.2970

Bone marrow transplantation corrects the enzyme defect in neurons of the central nervous system in a lysosomal storage disease.

S U Walkley 1, M A Thrall 1, K Dobrenis 1, M Huang 1, P A March 1, D A Siegel 1, S Wurzelmann 1
PMCID: PMC43496  PMID: 8159689

Abstract

Neuronal storage disorders are fatal neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals that are caused by inherited deficiencies of lysosomal hydrolase activity. Affected individuals often appear normal at birth but eventually develop progressive neurologic symptoms including sensory and motor deficits, mental retardation, and seizures. We have examined efficacy of bone marrow transplantation as a means of enzyme replacement, using cats with the lysosomal storage disease alpha-mannosidosis. Treated animals showed little or no progression of neurologic signs 1-2 years after transplant, whereas untreated cats became severely impaired and reached endstage disease by 6 months of age. Increased lysosomal alpha-mannosidase activity was found in brain tissue of the treated animals, and electron microscopy revealed no evidence of lysosomal storage within most neurons. Histochemical localization of acidic alpha-D-mannoside mannohydrolase (EC 3.2. 1.24), using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl alpha-D-mannopyranoside, showed that functional enzyme was present in neurons, glial cells, and cells associated with blood vessels. This study provides direct evidence that bone marrow transplantation as treatment for a neuronal storage disease can lead to significant levels of a missing lysosomal hydrolase within neurons of the central nervous system and to compensation for the genetic metabolic defect.

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