Return to search

Defective iron homeostasis in lysosomal storage diseases

Niemann-Pick type Cl (NPC1) disease is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the accumulation of multiple lipids in the late endosome/lysosomal system and reduced acidic store calcium levels. Since the lysosomal system is involved in regulating aspects of transition metal ion homeostasis and its intracellular compartmentalization, we have investigated whether there are metal ion metabolism defects and haematological abnormalities in NPC1 disease. We have identified multiple haematological changes, including decreased haematocrit, haemoglobin and mean corpuscular haemoglobin volume in mice.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:640848
Date January 2013
CreatorsChen, Chun-Wu
ContributorsPlatt, Fran
PublisherUniversity of Oxford
Source SetsEthos UK
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Sourcehttp://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5127c241-be64-4990-bef5-70e15d391394

Page generated in 0.0017 seconds