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  1. Article ; Online: GPR110 ligands reduce chronic optic tract gliosis and visual deficit following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in mice.

    Chen, Huazhen / Kevala, Karl / Aflaki, Elma / Marugan, Juan / Kim, Hee-Yong

    Journal of neuroinflammation

    2021  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 157

    Abstract: Background: Repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can result in chronic visual dysfunction. G-protein receptor 110 (GPR110, ADGRF1) is the target receptor of N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (synaptamide) mediating the anti-neuroinflammatory ... ...

    Abstract Background: Repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can result in chronic visual dysfunction. G-protein receptor 110 (GPR110, ADGRF1) is the target receptor of N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (synaptamide) mediating the anti-neuroinflammatory function of synaptamide. In this study, we evaluated the effect of an endogenous and a synthetic ligand of GPR110, synaptamide and (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-N-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl) docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenamide (dimethylsynaptamide, A8), on the mTBI-induced long-term optic tract histopathology and visual dysfunction using Closed-Head Impact Model of Engineered Rotational Acceleration (CHIMERA), a clinically relevant model of mTBI.
    Methods: The brain injury in wild-type (WT) and GPR110 knockout (KO) mice was induced by CHIMERA applied daily for 3 days, and GPR110 ligands were intraperitoneally injected immediately following each impact. The expression of GPR110 and proinflammatory mediator tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the brain was measured by using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in an acute phase. Chronic inflammatory responses in the optic tract and visual dysfunction were assessed by immunostaining for Iba-1 and GFAP and visual evoked potential (VEP), respectively. The effect of GPR110 ligands in vitro was evaluated by the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production in primary microglia isolated from adult WT or KO mouse brains.
    Results: CHIMERA injury acutely upregulated the GPR110 and TNF gene level in mouse brain. Repetitive CHIMERA (rCHIMERA) increased the GFAP and Iba-1 immunostaining of glia cells and silver staining of degenerating axons in the optic tract with significant reduction of N1 amplitude of visual evoked potential at up to 3.5 months after injury. Both GPR110 ligands dose- and GPR110-dependently increased cAMP in cultured primary microglia with A8, a ligand with improved stability, being more effective than synaptamide. Intraperitoneal injection of A8 at 1 mg/kg or synaptamide at 5 mg/kg significantly reduced the acute expression of TNF mRNA in the brain and ameliorated chronic optic tract microgliosis, astrogliosis, and axonal degeneration as well as visual deficit caused by injury in WT but not in GPR110 KO mice.
    Conclusion: Our data demonstrate that ligand-induced activation of the GPR110/cAMP system upregulated after injury ameliorates the long-term optic tract histopathology and visual impairment caused by rCHIMERA. Based on the anti-inflammatory nature of GPR110 activation, we suggest that GPR110 ligands may have therapeutic potential for chronic visual dysfunction associated with mTBI.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/metabolism ; Brain/pathology ; Brain Concussion/complications ; Brain Concussion/pathology ; Cell Culture Techniques ; Cyclic AMP/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Electroretinography ; Ethanolamines/metabolism ; Ethanolamines/pharmacology ; Evoked Potentials, Visual ; Gliosis/complications ; Gliosis/drug therapy ; Gliosis/metabolism ; Inflammation ; Ligands ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Microglia/metabolism ; Optic Tract/drug effects ; Optic Tract/injuries ; Optic Tract/pathology ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism ; Vision, Ocular
    Chemical Substances ADGRF1 protein, mouse ; Ethanolamines ; Ligands ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; Cyclic AMP (E0399OZS9N)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2156455-3
    ISSN 1742-2094 ; 1742-2094
    ISSN (online) 1742-2094
    ISSN 1742-2094
    DOI 10.1186/s12974-021-02195-y
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  2. Article: Chaperoning glucocerebrosidase: a therapeutic strategy for both Gaucher disease and Parkinsonism.

    McMahon, Benjamin / Aflaki, Elma / Sidransky, Ellen

    Neural regeneration research

    2017  Volume 11, Issue 11, Page(s) 1760–1761

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-11
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388460-5
    ISSN 1876-7958 ; 1673-5374
    ISSN (online) 1876-7958
    ISSN 1673-5374
    DOI 10.4103/1673-5374.194717
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  3. Article ; Online: The Complicated Relationship between Gaucher Disease and Parkinsonism: Insights from a Rare Disease.

    Aflaki, Elma / Westbroek, Wendy / Sidransky, Ellen

    Neuron

    2017  Volume 93, Issue 4, Page(s) 737–746

    Abstract: The discovery of a link between mutations in GBA1, encoding the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, and the synucleinopathies directly resulted from the clinical recognition of patients with Gaucher disease with parkinsonism. Mutations in GBA1 are now ... ...

    Abstract The discovery of a link between mutations in GBA1, encoding the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, and the synucleinopathies directly resulted from the clinical recognition of patients with Gaucher disease with parkinsonism. Mutations in GBA1 are now the most common known genetic risk factor for several Lewy body disorders, and an inverse relationship exists between levels of glucocerebrosidase and oligomeric α-synuclein. While the underlying mechanisms are still debated, this complicated association is shedding light on the role of lysosomes in neurodegenerative disorders, demonstrating how insights from a rare disorder can direct research into the pathogenesis and therapy of seemingly unrelated common diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/metabolism ; Gaucher Disease/genetics ; Glucosylceramidase/genetics ; Humans ; Mutation/genetics ; Parkinsonian Disorders/genetics ; Parkinsonian Disorders/pathology ; Rare Diseases/genetics
    Chemical Substances Glucosylceramidase (EC 3.2.1.45)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-02-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 808167-0
    ISSN 1097-4199 ; 0896-6273
    ISSN (online) 1097-4199
    ISSN 0896-6273
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.01.018
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  4. Article ; Online: Degradation of Photoreceptor Outer Segments by the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Requires Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Receptor (PEDF-R).

    Bullock, Jeanee / Polato, Federica / Abu-Asab, Mones / Bernardo-Colón, Alexandra / Aflaki, Elma / Agbaga, Martin-Paul / Becerra, S Patricia

    Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

    2021  Volume 62, Issue 2, Page(s) 30

    Abstract: Purpose: To examine the contribution of pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor (PEDF-R) to the phagocytosis process. Previously, we identified PEDF-R, the protein encoded by the PNPLA2 gene, as a phospholipase A2 in the retinal pigment epithelium ( ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: To examine the contribution of pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor (PEDF-R) to the phagocytosis process. Previously, we identified PEDF-R, the protein encoded by the PNPLA2 gene, as a phospholipase A2 in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). During phagocytosis, RPE cells ingest abundant phospholipids and protein in the form of photoreceptor outer segment (POS) tips, which are then hydrolyzed. The role of PEDF-R in RPE phagocytosis is not known.
    Methods: Mice in which PNPLA2 was conditionally knocked out (cKO) in the RPE were generated. Mouse RPE/choroid explants were cultured. Human ARPE-19 cells were transfected with siPNPLA2 silencing duplexes. POSs were isolated from bovine retinas. The phospholipase A2 inhibitor bromoenol lactone was used. Transmission electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, lipid labeling, pulse-chase experiments, western blots, and free fatty acid and β-hydroxybutyrate assays were performed.
    Results: The RPE of the cKO mice accumulated lipids, as well as more abundant and larger rhodopsin particles, compared to littermate controls. Upon POS exposure, RPE explants from cKO mice released less β-hydroxybutyrate compared to controls. After POS ingestion during phagocytosis, rhodopsin degradation was stalled both in cells treated with bromoenol lactone and in PNPLA2-knocked-down cells relative to their corresponding controls. Phospholipase A2 inhibition lowered β-hydroxybutyrate release from phagocytic RPE cells. PNPLA2 knockdown also resulted in a decline in fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate release from phagocytic RPE cells.
    Conclusions: PEDF-R downregulation delayed POS digestion during phagocytosis. The findings imply that the efficiency of RPE phagocytosis depends on PEDF-R, thus identifying a novel contribution of this protein to POS degradation in the RPE.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Cells, Cultured ; DNA/genetics ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice, Transgenic ; Mutation ; Phagocytosis ; Receptors, Neuropeptide/genetics ; Receptors, Neuropeptide/metabolism ; Retinal Diseases/genetics ; Retinal Diseases/metabolism ; Retinal Diseases/pathology ; Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment/metabolism ; Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment/pathology ; Retinal Pigment Epithelium/metabolism ; Retinal Pigment Epithelium/pathology
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Neuropeptide ; pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 391794-0
    ISSN 1552-5783 ; 0146-0404
    ISSN (online) 1552-5783
    ISSN 0146-0404
    DOI 10.1167/iovs.62.2.30
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  5. Article: New macrophage models of Gaucher disease offer new tools for drug development.

    Borger, Daniel K / Sidransky, Ellen / Aflaki, Elma

    Macrophage

    2015  Volume 2, Issue 1, Page(s) e712

    Abstract: Gaucher disease is an inherited enzyme deficiency resulting in the lysosomal accumulation of specific glycolipids in macrophages and, in some cases, neurons. While current treatments are effective at reducing this glycolipid storage in macrophages, they ... ...

    Abstract Gaucher disease is an inherited enzyme deficiency resulting in the lysosomal accumulation of specific glycolipids in macrophages and, in some cases, neurons. While current treatments are effective at reducing this glycolipid storage in macrophages, they are expensive and ineffective in treating neurological manifestations of the disease, driving the search for novel therapeutics. Moreover, mutations in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2378-136X
    ISSN 2378-136X
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  6. Article: Applications of iPSC-derived models of Gaucher disease.

    Borger, Daniel K / Aflaki, Elma / Sidransky, Ellen

    Annals of translational medicine

    2015  Volume 3, Issue 19, Page(s) 295

    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-12-14
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2893931-1
    ISSN 2305-5847 ; 2305-5839
    ISSN (online) 2305-5847
    ISSN 2305-5839
    DOI 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.10.41
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  7. Article ; Online: A characterization of Gaucher iPS-derived astrocytes: Potential implications for Parkinson's disease.

    Aflaki, Elma / Stubblefield, Barbara K / McGlinchey, Ryan P / McMahon, Benjamin / Ory, Daniel S / Sidransky, Ellen

    Neurobiology of disease

    2019  Volume 134, Page(s) 104647

    Abstract: While astrocytes, the most abundant cells found in the brain, have many diverse functions, their role in the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease (GD) has not been explored. GD, resulting from the inherited deficiency of the enzyme ... ...

    Abstract While astrocytes, the most abundant cells found in the brain, have many diverse functions, their role in the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease (GD) has not been explored. GD, resulting from the inherited deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase and subsequent accumulation of glucosylceramide and its acylated derivative glucosylsphingosine, has both non-neuronopathic (GD1) and neuronopathic forms (GD2 and 3). Furthermore, mutations in GBA1, the gene mutated in GD, are an important risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD). To elucidate the role of astrocytes in the disease pathogenesis, we generated iAstrocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells made from fibroblasts taken from controls and patients with GD1, with and without PD. We also made iAstrocytes from an infant with GD2, the most severe and progressive form, manifesting in infancy. Gaucher iAstrocytes appropriately showed deficient glucocerebrosidase activity and levels and substrate accumulation. These cells exhibited varying degrees of astrogliosis, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) up-regulation and cellular proliferation, depending on the level of residual glucocerebrosidase activity. Glutamte uptake assays demonstrated that the cells were functionally active, although the glutamine transporter EEAT2 was upregulated and EEAT1 downregulated in the GD2 samples. GD2 iAstrocytes were morphologically different, with severe cytoskeletal hypertrophy, overlapping of astrocyte processes, pronounced up-regulation of GFAP and S100β, and significant astrocyte proliferation, recapitulating the neuropathology observed in patients with GD2. Although astrocytes do not express α-synuclein, when the iAstrocytes were co-cultured with dopaminergic neurons generated from the same iPSC lines, excessive α-synuclein released from neurons was endocytosed by astrocytes, translocating into lysosomes. Levels of aggregated α-synuclein increased significantly when cells were treated with monomeric or fibrillar α-synuclein. GD1-PD and GD2 iAstrocytes also exhibited impaired Cathepsin D activity, leading to further α-synuclein accumulation. Cytokine and chemokine profiling of the iAstrocytes demonstrated an inflammatory response. Thus, in patients with GBA1-associated parkinsonism, astrocytes appear to play a role in α-synuclein accumulation and processing, contributing to neuroinflammation.
    MeSH term(s) Astrocytes/metabolism ; Astrocytes/pathology ; Gaucher Disease/metabolism ; Gaucher Disease/pathology ; Humans ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ; Parkinson Disease/metabolism ; Parkinson Disease/pathology ; alpha-Synuclein/metabolism
    Chemical Substances alpha-Synuclein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 1211786-9
    ISSN 1095-953X ; 0969-9961
    ISSN (online) 1095-953X
    ISSN 0969-9961
    DOI 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104647
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  8. Article ; Online: Validation of anti-glucocerebrosidase antibodies for western blot analysis on protein lysates of murine and human cells.

    Qi, Wenduo / Davidson, Brad A / Nguyen, Matthew / Lindstrom, Taylor / Grey, Richard J / Burnett, Robert / Aflaki, Elma / Sidransky, Ellen / Westbroek, Wendy

    The Biochemical journal

    2019  Volume 476, Issue 2, Page(s) 261–274

    Abstract: Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in ... ...

    Abstract Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies/chemistry ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Line, Transformed ; Fibroblasts/enzymology ; Fibroblasts/pathology ; Gaucher Disease/enzymology ; Gaucher Disease/genetics ; Gaucher Disease/pathology ; Glucosylceramidase/genetics ; Glucosylceramidase/metabolism ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Parkinson Disease/enzymology ; Parkinson Disease/genetics ; Parkinson Disease/pathology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies ; GBA protein, human (EC 3.2.1.45) ; Glucosylceramidase (EC 3.2.1.45)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Validation Studies
    ZDB-ID 2969-5
    ISSN 1470-8728 ; 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    ISSN (online) 1470-8728
    ISSN 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    DOI 10.1042/BCJ20180708
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  9. Article ; Online: Adipose triglyceride lipase in immune response, inflammation, and atherosclerosis.

    Radovic, Branislav / Aflaki, Elma / Kratky, Dagmar

    Biological chemistry

    2012  Volume 393, Issue 9, Page(s) 1005–1011

    Abstract: Consistent with its central importance in lipid and energy homeostasis, lipolysis occurs in essentially all tissues and cell types, including macrophages. The hydrolytic cleavage of triacylglycerol by adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) generates non- ... ...

    Abstract Consistent with its central importance in lipid and energy homeostasis, lipolysis occurs in essentially all tissues and cell types, including macrophages. The hydrolytic cleavage of triacylglycerol by adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) generates non-esterified fatty acids, which are subsequently used as essential precursors for lipid and membrane synthesis, mediators in cell signaling processes or as energy substrate in mitochondria. This review summarizes the current knowledge concerning the consequences of ATGL deficiency in macrophages with particular emphasis on macrophage (dys)-function, apoptosis, and atherosclerosis.
    MeSH term(s) Adipose Tissue/enzymology ; Adipose Tissue/immunology ; Animals ; Atherosclerosis/enzymology ; Atherosclerosis/immunology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Inflammation/enzymology ; Inflammation/immunology ; Lipase/immunology ; Lipase/metabolism ; Lipolysis ; Mice ; Triglycerides/immunology ; Triglycerides/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Triglycerides ; Lipase (EC 3.1.1.3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-09-04
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1334659-3
    ISSN 1437-4315 ; 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    ISSN (online) 1437-4315
    ISSN 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    DOI 10.1515/hsz-2012-0192
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  10. Article ; Online: Induced pluripotent stem cell models of lysosomal storage disorders.

    Borger, Daniel K / McMahon, Benjamin / Roshan Lal, Tamanna / Serra-Vinardell, Jenny / Aflaki, Elma / Sidransky, Ellen

    Disease models & mechanisms

    2017  Volume 10, Issue 6, Page(s) 691–704

    Abstract: Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have provided new opportunities to explore the cell biology and pathophysiology of human diseases, and the lysosomal storage disorder research community has been quick to adopt this technology. Patient-derived iPSC ... ...

    Abstract Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have provided new opportunities to explore the cell biology and pathophysiology of human diseases, and the lysosomal storage disorder research community has been quick to adopt this technology. Patient-derived iPSC models have been generated for a number of lysosomal storage disorders, including Gaucher disease, Pompe disease, Fabry disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy, the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, Niemann-Pick types A and C1, and several of the mucopolysaccharidoses. Here, we review the strategies employed for reprogramming and differentiation, as well as insights into disease etiology gleaned from the currently available models. Examples are provided to illustrate how iPSC-derived models can be employed to develop new therapeutic strategies for these disorders. We also discuss how models of these rare diseases could contribute to an enhanced understanding of more common neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, and discuss key challenges and opportunities in this area of research.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1754-8411
    ISSN (online) 1754-8411
    DOI 10.1242/dmm.029009
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