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. 2020 Dec 17;21(24):9621. doi: 10.3390/ijms21249621

Table 3.

Main characteristics of the different GSD mouse models. Abbreviations. ALP: alkaline phosphatase, ALT: alanine transaminase, AST: aspartate transaminase, CPK: creatine phosphokinase, diaph: diaphragm, f.i: fold increase, HCA: hepatocellular adenoma, N.A: not applicable, Skm: skeletal muscle.

Glycogenosis Model Major Organs Affected Growth Impairment Blood Analyses Glycogen Content Impaired Exercise Capacity Premature Death % of Premature Death/Cause References
0b Gys1-/- Heart Yes Hypolactatemia Absence (skeletal muscle, heart) Endurance (fasting) Yes/perinatal ~90%/abnormal cardiac development [106,107,108]
Ia G6pc-/- Liver, kidney Yes Hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia Increased (~20 and ~30 f.i in liver and kidney, respectively) Not reported Yes/~weaning ~90%/hypoglycemia [112,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127]
L-G6pc-/- Liver No Hypertriglyceridemia, hyperuricemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlactacidemia Increased (~2–2.5 f.i in liver) Not reported No N.A. [128]
K-G6pc-/- Kidney No Hyperuricemia Increased (~22 f.i in kidney) Not reported No N.A. [129]
I-G6pc-/- Intestine No None reported None reported Not reported No N.A. [130]
Ib Slc37a4-/- Liver, kidney, bone marrow, spleen Yes Hypoglicemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, hyperlactacidemia, neutropenia, leucopenia Increased (liver, kidney) Not reported Yes/~weaning ~90%/hypoglycemia [131,132,133,134]
TM-Slc37a4-/- Liver, kidney, bone marrow, spleen No Hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperalbuminemia, neutropenia, Increased AST Increased (~6.5 and ~2.5–5 f.i in kidney and liver, respectively) Not reported No N.A. [135]
II 6neo/6neo Skm, heart, diaph No Not reported Increased (~45, 17, 16 f.i in heart, quad and gast, respectively). Also in diaph Yes No N.A. [146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181,182]
AD-6neo/6neo Skm, heart, diaph Yes Not reported Increased (~45, 11, 10 f.i in heart, quad and gast, respectively). Also in diaph Yes Yes Not reported/respiratory failure [183,184]
AD2-6neo/6neo Skm, heart, diaph Not reported Not reported Increased (~45, 8, 5.5 f.i in heart, quad and gast, respectively). Also in diaph Not reported Not reported Not reported [185]
Δ6/Δ6 Skm, heart, diaph No Not reported Increased (~360 and ~42 f.i in diaph and skm, respectively). Also in heart and brain No No N.A. [146,150]
13neo/13neo Skm, heart No Not reported Increased (skeletal muscle, heart) Not reported No N.A. [186]
Δ14neo/Δ14neo Skm, heart, brain No Not reported Increased (~320 and ~41 f.i in diaph and skm, respectively). Also in heart and brain Yes No N.A. [150]
Gaa KODBA Skm, heart, diaph No Not reported Increased (skm, heart diaph) Yes Yes/within first 6 months ~50%/respiratory failure [151]
Gaac.1826dupA Skm, heart, diaph Yes Not reported Increased (~185 and ~28 f.i. in heart and gast, respectively) Yes No N.A. [183]
III AglEX5-/- Liver, Skm, heart No Hypoglycemia, Increased AST, ALT, ALP and CPK Increased (~200, ~50, ~25, ~22 f.i in liver, diaph, heart and gast, respectively) Yes No N.A. [49]
AglEX32-/- Liver, Skm, heart No Hypoglycemia, Increased ALT, AST, ALP Increased (~26, ~22, ~2.5 f.i. in heart, skm, liver respectively) Yes Yes/within first year Unknown [194]
AglEX6-10-/- Liver, Skm, heart, brain No Hypoglycemia Increased (~8, ~3, ~3 f.i. in skm, liver, heart, respectively) Yes No N.A. [195]
AglEX6-10-/- 2 Liver, Skm, heart, brain No Increased ALT Increased (~150, ~50, ~30 f.i. in liver, skm, heart respectively) Yes No N.A. [196]
IV Gbe1neo/neo Liver, Skm, heart, brain No Hypoglycemia (slight) Increased (liver, skm) Not reported Yes/within first 11 months ~100%/unknown [199]
Gbe1-/- Liver, Skm, heart N.A None reported Reduced (skm) Not reported Yes/soon after birth ~100%/unknown [199]
Gbe1ys/ys Liver, Skm, heart, brain No Hypoglycemia (slight), hyperCKemia, increased ALT and AST Increased (~90, ~32, ~17, ~1.5, heart, skm, brain and liver, respectively Yes Yes/before 20 months ~100%/unknown [200,201]
V PygmR50X/R50X Skm No HyperCKemia, hyperammonemia, Hypolactatemia, hypoglycemia Increased (~40, ~20 and ~15 f.i in TA, quad and gast, respectively) Yes Yes/perinatal and post-weaning ~85%/unknown [208,209,210,211,212,213,214]
VI Pygl-/- Liver No Hypoglycemia, hyperketonemia, increased ALT and AST Increased (~60 f.i in liver) Not reported No N.A. [216]
VII Pfkm-/- Skm, heart, diaph, spleen No Hypolactatemia, hyperbilirubinemia Increased (~8 f.i in diaph). Also increased in skm and heart Yes Yes/around weaning 60%/unknown [227]
XV Gyg-/- Skm No Not reported Increased (7 and 4 f.i. in heart and skm) Decreased aerobic, increased anaerobic Yes/perinatal ~85%/cardio-respiratory failure [228]