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. 2021 May 14;14:79. doi: 10.1186/s13045-021-01087-1

Table 1.

Diseases related with lysosomal dysfunction

Diseases Lysosomal dysfunction Outcomes Reference
Atherosclerosis Lysosomal acid lipase deficient Substantial decrease in lysosomal acid lipase activity leads to premature atherosclerosis in human [57]
OxLDL or cholesterol crystal accumulation OxLDL or cholesterol crystal causes lysosomal membrane permeability, autophagy deficient, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammasome activation, and apoptosis [54, 58, 6163]
Neurodegeneration diseases
Alzheimer's disease Presenilin 1 mutation Defective Presenilin 1-dependent lysosomal acidification is one of the main causes of early-onset familial AD [9395, 340, 341]
Becn1 ablation Heterozygous deletion of beclin 1 (Becn1) results in autophagy disruption, Aβ deposition, and neurodegeneration [97]
Cathepsin D mutation The T-allele of cathepsin D rs17571 increases risk of AD [92]
Cathepsin B ablation Ablation of cathepsin B increases the abundance of Aβ42 and potentiates plaque deposition [91]
Parkinson’s disease Snca mutation A53T point mutation in the Snca gene causes familial PD [107, 108]
Atp13a2 ablation Atp13a2 depletion leads to lysosomal membrane instability, impaired acidification, blocked clearance of autophagosomes, α-syn accumulation, and cell death [109, 110]
Gba1 mutation Mutations in the Gba1 gene are important risk factors for PD [113]
Huntington disease Htt mutation Mutated HTT protein has abnormally long polyglutamine (polyQ) repeats near the N-terminus, which promotes formation of toxic oligomers and neuronal inclusion bodies [119, 120]
Wdfy3 ablation Depletion of Wdfy3 accelerates the accumulation of polyQ aggregates [127]
Sqstm1 knockdown Sqstm1 knockdown increases mHTT-induced cell death [128]
Pancreatitis Impaired autophagy flux Increased autophagosome formation and decreased autophagosome clearance are observed [140, 342]
Imbalanced cathepsin B and cathepsin L Imbalance between cathepsin B and cathepain L contributes to accumulation of activated intracellular trypsin [140]
Autoimmune disorders
Systemic lupus erythematosus Enhanced autophagy in T cells Enhanced autophagy causes imbalanced T cell subsets [146148]
Defect LC3-associated phagocytosis Defect LC3-associated phagocytosis leads to blunted clearance of dying cells and elevated inflammation [149]
Defect lysosomal acidification Macrophages in lupus shows elevated lysosomal pH [343]
Crohn’s disease Defect autophagy Human or mice deficient in ATG16L1 are more susceptible to Crohn’s disease [150, 151]
Defect lysosomal acidification Elevated luminal pH links lysosomal dysfunction with Crohn’s disease risk [344]
Rheumatoid arthritis Impaired autophagy Reduced autophagy links altered metabolism and T cell exhaustion [152]
Multiple sclerosis Enhanced autophagy Enhanced ATG5 expression in T cells is correlated with more sever disability [153]
Lysosomal storage disorder
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease Npc1 or Npc2 mutation Defective NPC1 or NPC2 causes lysosomal accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids leading to hepatic, pulmonary, and neuropsychiatric disorder [345]
Fabry disease Galactosidase α mutation Galactosidase α mutation causes globotriaosylceramide accumulation in lysosomes leading to vascular diseases [346]
Tay-Sachs disease β-hexosaminidase α mutation Deficient β-hexosaminidase α causes GM2 ganglioside accumulation in lysosomes of nerve cells leading to neuro disorder [347]
Mucopolysaccharidoses diseases Mutation in mucopolysaccharide catabolic enzymes Lysosomal accumulation of mucopolysaccharides leads to disorders in bone, cartilage, connective tissues, and nervous [348]
Pompe disease α glucosidase mutation Mutated α glucosidase causes glycogen accumulation in lysosomes leading to cardiac and respiratory failure [349]
Gaucher disease glucosylceramidase β mutation Glucosylceramide accumulates in macrophage lysosomes leading to disorder in visceral organs and nervous system [162]