Substrate reduction therapy in mouse models of the glycosphingolipidoses.

Substrate reduction therapy uses small molecules to slow the rate of glycolipid biosynthesis. One of these drugs, N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ), shows efficacy in mouse models of Tay-Sachs, Sandhoff and Fabry diseases. This offers the prospect that NB-DNJ may be of therapeutic benefit, at least i...

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Main Authors: Platt, F, Jeyakumar, M, Andersson, U, Heare, T, Dwek, R, Butters, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003