Restricted ketogenic diet enhances the therapeutic action of N-butyldeoxynojirimycin towards brain GM2 accumulation in adult Sandhoff disease mice.

Sandhoff disease is an autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disease involving the storage of brain ganglioside GM2 and asialo-GM2. Previous studies showed that caloric restriction, which augments longevity, and N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ, Miglustat), an imino sugar that hinders the glucosyltr...

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Main Authors: Denny, C, Heinecke, K, Kim, Y, Baek, R, Loh, K, Butters, T, Bronson, RT, Platt, F, Seyfried, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010