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ABCD1 dysfunction alters white matter microvascular perfusion

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Lauer, Arne, Da, Xiao, Hansen, Mikkel Bo, Boulouis, Gregoire, Ou, Yangming, Cai, Xuezhu, Liberato Celso Pedrotti, Afonso, Kalpathy-Cramer, Jayashree +7 more·2017·Brain

Abstract

Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene, which lead to a rapidly progressive cerebral inflammatory demyelination in up to 60% of affected males. Selective brain endothelial dysfunction and increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier suggest that white matter microvascular dysfunction contributes to the conversion to cerebral disease. Applying a vascular model to conventional dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion imaging, we demonstrate that lack of ABCD1 function causes increased capillary flow heterogeneity in asymptomatic hemizygotes predominantly in the white matter regions and developmental stages with the highest probability for conversion to cerebral disease. In subjects with ongoing inflammatory demyelination we observed a sequence of increased capillary flow heterogeneity followed by blood-brain barrier permeability changes in the perilesional white matter, which predicts lesion progression. These white matter microvascular alterations normalize within 1 year after treatment with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. For the first time in vivo, our studies unveil a model to assess how ABCD1 alters white matter microvascular function and explores its potential as an earlier biomarker for monitoring disease progression and response to treatment.

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  • Brain perfusion studies in symptomatic and asymptomatic cALD patients revealed that microvascular physiology abnormalities preceded MRI-detected white matter changes.

    “Brain perfusion studies in symptomatic and asymptomatic cALD patients revealed that microvascular physiology abnormalities preceded MRI-detected white matter changes [418].”

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  1. van Geel BM, Bezman L, Loes DJ, Moser HW, Raymond GV Evolution of phenotypes in adult male patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. Ann Neurol 2001; 49: 186– 94. 11220738

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Lauer, A., Da, X., Hansen, M. B., Boulouis, G., Ou, Y., Cai, X., Liberato Celso Pedrotti, A., Kalpathy-Cramer, J., Caruso, P., Hayden, D. L., Rost, N., Mouridsen, K., Eichler, F. S., Rosen, B., & Musolino, P. L.
Affiliations
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (US)
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
  • Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA, USA
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Musolino, Patricia L
Venue
Brain
Published
2017-11-09
Volume
140
Issue
12
Pages
3139-3152
ISSN
  • 0006-8950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2156
OpenAlex
W2767376202
Cited by
48
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2
FWCI
2.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Brain (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K12NS066225 and K08NS52550)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
ABCD1, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, blood-brain barrier permeability, inflammatory demyelination, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, disease progression biomarkers, dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI
MeSH terms
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1, Adolescent, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Blood-Brain Barrier, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Microcirculation, Mutation, Permeability, Case-Control Studies, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Young Adult, Hemizygote, Asymptomatic Diseases, White Matter

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