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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
A 7-month-old female cat was seen for abnormal facial features and abnormality of gait. Facial dysmorphism, large paws in relation to body size, dysostosis multiplex, and poor growth were noted, and mucopolysaccharidosis was suspected. A negative urine test for sulfated glycosaminoglycans and extreme stiffness of skin indicated a mucolipidosis hitherto unknown in animals. Deficiency of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.8.17) activity was demonstrated in leukocytes and cultured fibroblasts, which had the appearance of inclusion cells (I-cells). Activities of a set of lysosomal hydrolases were abnormally low in fibroblasts and excessive in blood plasma. Postmortem morphology revealed lysosomal inclusions predominantly in fibroblasts but also in endothelial cells and chondrocytes, i.e., in cells of mesenchymal origin. Storage lysosomes contained oligosaccharides, mucopolysaccharides, and lipids. Tissues most affected were bones, cartilage, skin, and other connective tissues such as those in heart valves, aortic wall, and vocal cords. Parenchymal cells of liver and kidney were unaffected, as was skeletal muscle. Only a few of the cerebral cortical neurons had lipid inclusions; in sciatic nerve some axons were affected, but other peripheral nerves were normal. There were striking clinical, biochemical, and morphologic similarities between the disorder in this cat and the human I-cell disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0300-9858
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Body Constitution, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Cat Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Cats, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Gait, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Glycosaminoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Mucolipidoses, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Retinal Degeneration, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Sciatic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups), pubmed-meshheading:8826001-Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Spontaneous mucolipidosis in a cat: an animal model of human I-cell disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports