| Metabolic acetate therapy improves phenotype in the tremor rat model of Canavan disease. | |
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PMID: 20464498 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Genetic mutations that severely diminish the activity of aspartoacylase (ASPA) result in the fatal brain dysmyelinating disorder, Canavan disease. There is no effective treatment. ASPA produces free acetate from the concentrated brain metabolite, N-acetylaspartate (NAA). Because acetyl coenzyme A is a key building block for lipid synthesis, we postulated that the inability to catabolize NAA leads to a brain acetate deficiency during a critical period of CNS development, impairing myelination and possibly other aspects of brain development. We tested the hypothesis that acetate supplementation during postnatal myelination would ameliorate the severe phenotype associated with ASPA deficiency using the tremor rat model of Canavan disease. Glyceryltriacetate (GTA) was administered orally to tremor rats starting 7 days after birth, and was continued in food and water after weaning. Motor function, myelin lipids, and brain vacuolation were analyzed in GTA-treated and untreated tremor rats. Significant improvements were observed in motor performance and myelin galactocerebroside content in tremor rats treated with GTA. Further, brain vacuolation was modestly reduced, and these reductions were positively correlated with improved motor performance. We also examined the expression of the acetyl coenzyme A synthesizing enzyme acetyl coenzyme A synthase 1 and found upregulation of expression in tremor rats, with a return to near normal expression levels in GTA-treated tremor rats. These results confirm the critical role played by NAA-derived acetate in brain myelination and development, and demonstrate the potential usefulness of acetate therapy for the treatment of Canavan disease. |
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Authors:
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Peethambaran Arun; Chikkathur N Madhavarao; John R Moffett; Kristen Hamilton; Neil E Grunberg; Prasanth S Ariyannur; William A Gahl; Yair Anikster; Steven Mog; William C Hallows; John M Denu; Aryan M A Namboodiri |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-05-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of inherited metabolic disease Volume: 33 ISSN: 1573-2665 ISO Abbreviation: J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-27 Completed Date: 2010-09-28 Revised Date: 2011-02-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7910918 Medline TA: J Inherit Metab Dis Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 195-210 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Neuroscience Program and Molecular and Cell Biology Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Building C, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. |
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Acetates
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therapeutic use* Animals Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives*, metabolism, therapeutic use Brain / metabolism Canavan Disease / therapy* Disease Models, Animal Female Heterozygote Lipids / chemistry Male Mutation* Myelin Sheath / chemistry Phenotype Rats Treatment Outcome |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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NS39387/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 GM065386-08/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Acetates; 0/Lipids; 56-84-8/Aspartic Acid; 997-55-7/N-acetylaspartate |
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