Nazgol Motamed-Gorji, Youssef Khalil, Cristina Gonzalez-Robles, Shamsher Khan, Philippa Mills, Hector Garcia-Moreno, Heather Ging, Ambreen Tariq, Peter T Clayton, Paola Giunti
Ataxia is a common neurological feature of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). In this disease, unesterified cholesterol accumulates in lysosomes of the central nervous system and hepatic cells. Oxidation by reactive oxygen species produces oxysterols that can be metabolised to specific bile acids. These bile acids have been suggested as useful biomarkers to detect NPC. Concentrations of 3β,5α,6β-trihydroxycholanyl glycine (3β,5α,6β-triOH-Gly) and 3β,7β-dihydroxy-5-cholenyl glycine (3β,7β-diOH-Δ5-Gly) were measured in plasma of 184 adults with idiopathic ataxia...
May 2, 2024: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)