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  1. Article: Antigen presenting cell abnormalities in the Cln3(-/-) mouse model of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

    Hersrud, Samantha L / Kovács, Attila D / Pearce, David A

    Biochimica et biophysica acta

    2016  Volume 1862, Issue 7, Page(s) 1324–1336

    Abstract: Mutations of the CLN3 gene lead to juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL), an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that causes progressive neurodegeneration in children and adolescents. There is evidence of immune system involvement in ... ...

    Abstract Mutations of the CLN3 gene lead to juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL), an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that causes progressive neurodegeneration in children and adolescents. There is evidence of immune system involvement in pathology that has been only minimally investigated. We characterized bone marrow stem cell-derived antigen presenting cells (APCs), peritoneal macrophages, and leukocytes from spleen and blood, harvested from the Cln3(-/-) mouse model of JNCL. We detected dramatically elevated CD11c surface levels and increased total CD11c protein in Cln3(-/-) cell samples compared to wild type. This phenotype was specific to APCs and also to a loss of CLN3, as surface levels did not differ from wild type in other leukocyte subtypes nor in cells from two other NCL mouse models. Subcellularly, CD11c was localized to lipid rafts, indicating that perturbation of surface levels is attributable to derangement of raft dynamics, which has previously been shown in Cln3 mutant cells. Interrogation of APC function revealed that Cln3(-/-) cells have increased adhesiveness to CD11c ligands as well as an abnormal secretory pattern that closely mimics what has been previously reported for Cln3 mutant microglia. Our results show that CLN3 deficiency alters APCs, which can be a major contributor to the autoimmune response in JNCL.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigen-Presenting Cells/immunology ; Antigen-Presenting Cells/pathology ; Autoimmunity ; CD11c Antigen/analysis ; CD11c Antigen/immunology ; Cells, Cultured ; Cytokines/immunology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Gene Deletion ; Leukocytes/immunology ; Leukocytes/pathology ; Macrophages/immunology ; Macrophages/pathology ; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics ; Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Molecular Chaperones/genetics ; Molecular Chaperones/immunology ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/genetics ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/immunology ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/pathology
    Chemical Substances CD11c Antigen ; CLN3 protein, mouse ; Cytokines ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; Molecular Chaperones
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-04-19
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 60-7
    ISSN 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650 ; 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    ISSN (online) 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650
    ISSN 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.04.011
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  2. Article ; Online: Epistatic interaction between COMT and DAT1 genes on eating behavior: a pilot study.

    Hersrud, Samantha L / Stoltenberg, Scott F

    Eating behaviors

    2009  Volume 10, Issue 2, Page(s) 131–133

    Abstract: Problems related to food and weight in women may be influenced by the (DA) dopamine system. Catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) and the dopamine transporter (DAT) exert control on concentrations of extracellular DA. High and low functioning alleles of ... ...

    Abstract Problems related to food and weight in women may be influenced by the (DA) dopamine system. Catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) and the dopamine transporter (DAT) exert control on concentrations of extracellular DA. High and low functioning alleles of the COMT Val158Met and DAT1 3' UTR VNTR polymorphisms have been identified, and their associations with reward and cognition suggest a role in the modulation of eating behavior. A sample of undergraduate college women (N=71) was characterized for binge eating and eating psychopathology and genotyped for the COMT and DAT1 markers. Results revealed a significant epistatic interaction between COMT and DAT1 genes on eating psychopathology and binge eating (p=.02 for both). This suggests that genetic studies of risk for maladaptive eating behavior involving the dopamine system should explicitly consider epistasis.
    MeSH term(s) Adaptation, Psychological/physiology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Bulimia/genetics ; Bulimia/psychology ; Catechol O-Methyltransferase/genetics ; Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics ; Eating/genetics ; Eating/psychology ; Epistasis, Genetic ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Pilot Projects ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins ; SLC6A3 protein, human ; Catechol O-Methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-01-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2073366-5
    ISSN 1873-7358 ; 1471-0153
    ISSN (online) 1873-7358
    ISSN 1471-0153
    DOI 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.01.003
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  3. Article ; Online: Plasma biomarkers for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

    Hersrud, Samantha L / Geraets, Ryan D / Weber, Krystal L / Chan, Chun-Hung / Pearce, David A

    The FEBS journal

    2016  Volume 283, Issue 3, Page(s) 459–471

    Abstract: The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of neurodegenerative genetic diseases that primarily affect children and have no known cure. A unified clinical rating scale for the juvenile form of NCL has been developed, although it has not been ... ...

    Abstract The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of neurodegenerative genetic diseases that primarily affect children and have no known cure. A unified clinical rating scale for the juvenile form of NCL has been developed, although it has not been validated in other subtypes and does not give a true measure of the pathophysiological changes occurring during disease progression. In the present study, we have identified candidate biomarkers in blood plasma of NCL disease using multiple proteomic approaches, with the aim of developing a panel of biomarkers that could serve as a metric for therapeutic response. Candidate biomarkers were identified as proteins with levels that significantly differed between patients and controls in both sample sets. The seven candidates identified have previously been associated with neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. Multiplex immunoassay based testing was the most efficient and effective evaluation technique and could be employed on a broad scale to track patient response to treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers/blood ; Blood Proteins/analysis ; Humans ; Immunoassay ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/blood ; Proteomics
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Blood Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2173655-8
    ISSN 1742-4658 ; 1742-464X
    ISSN (online) 1742-4658
    ISSN 1742-464X
    DOI 10.1111/febs.13593
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  4. Article ; Online: Associations among types of impulsivity, substance use problems and neurexin-3 polymorphisms.

    Stoltenberg, Scott F / Lehmann, Melissa K / Christ, Christa C / Hersrud, Samantha L / Davies, Gareth E

    Drug and alcohol dependence

    2011  Volume 119, Issue 3, Page(s) e31–8

    Abstract: Background: Some of the genetic vulnerability for addiction may be mediated by impulsivity. This study investigated relationships among impulsivity, substance use problems and six neurexin-3 (NRXN3) polymorphisms. Neurexins (NRXNs) are presynaptic ... ...

    Abstract Background: Some of the genetic vulnerability for addiction may be mediated by impulsivity. This study investigated relationships among impulsivity, substance use problems and six neurexin-3 (NRXN3) polymorphisms. Neurexins (NRXNs) are presynaptic transmembrane proteins that play a role in the development and function of synapses.
    Methods: Impulsivity was assessed with the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (BIS-11), the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS) and the TIME paradigm; alcohol problems with the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST); drug problems with the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20); and regular tobacco use with a single question. Participants (n=439 Caucasians, 64.7% female) donated buccal cells for genotyping. Six NRXN3 polymorphisms were genotyped: rs983795, rs11624704, rs917906, rs1004212, rs10146997 and rs8019381. A dual luciferase assay was conducted to determine whether allelic variation at rs917906 regulated gene expression.
    Results: In general, impulsivity was significantly higher in those who regularly used tobacco and/or had alcohol or drug problems. In men, there were modest associations between rs11624704 and attentional impulsivity (p=0.005) and between rs1004212 and alcohol problems (p=0.009). In women, there were weak associations between rs10146997 and TIME estimation (p=0.03); and between rs1004212 and drug problems (p=0.03). The dual luciferase assay indicated that C and T alleles of rs917906 did not differentially regulate gene expression in vitro.
    Conclusions: Associations between impulsivity, substance use problems and polymorphisms in NRXN3 may be gender specific. Impulsivity is associated with substance use problems and may provide a useful intermediate phenotype for addiction.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Genetic Association Studies ; Humans ; Impulsive Behavior/diagnosis ; Impulsive Behavior/epidemiology ; Impulsive Behavior/genetics ; Male ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis ; Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders/genetics ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Nerve Tissue Proteins ; neurexin IIIalpha
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-06-14
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 519918-9
    ISSN 1879-0046 ; 0376-8716
    ISSN (online) 1879-0046
    ISSN 0376-8716
    DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.05.025
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  5. Article: Plasma biomarkers for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

    Hersrud, Samantha L. / Geraets, Ryan D. / Weber, Krystal L. / Chan, Chun‐Hung / Pearce, David A.

    FEBS journal

    Volume v. 283,, Issue no. 3

    Abstract: The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of neurodegenerative genetic diseases that primarily affect children and have no known cure. A unified clinical rating scale for the juvenile form of NCL has been developed, although it has not been ... ...

    Abstract The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of neurodegenerative genetic diseases that primarily affect children and have no known cure. A unified clinical rating scale for the juvenile form of NCL has been developed, although it has not been validated in other subtypes and does not give a true measure of the pathophysiological changes occurring during disease progression. In the present study, we have identified candidate biomarkers in blood plasma of NCL disease using multiple proteomic approaches, with the aim of developing a panel of biomarkers that could serve as a metric for therapeutic response. Candidate biomarkers were identified as proteins with levels that significantly differed between patients and controls in both sample sets. The seven candidates identified have previously been associated with neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. Multiplex immunoassay based testing was the most efficient and effective evaluation technique and could be employed on a broad scale to track patient response to treatment.
    Keywords patients ; juveniles ; blood plasma ; immunoassays ; genetic disorders ; children ; proteomics ; disease course ; proteins ; biomarkers
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ISSN 1742-464X
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