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Abstract #2963

Neurochemical profiling and volumetric MRI in the murine model of Hurler syndrome (MPS IH)

Igor Nestrasil 1 , Chester B Whitley 1 , Renee Cooksley 2 , Brenda Koniar 3 , Roland Gunther 3 , and Ivan Tkac 4

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 2 Gene Therapy Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 3 RAR/Comparative Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 4 Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Hurler syndrome, the severe form of mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS IH) is a lysosomal storage diseases caused by the deficiency in alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA) enzyme which results in lysosomal accumulation of glycosaminoglycans. Knockout mice deficient for IDUA were used as a model of MPS IH. In vivo 1 H MRS and high-resolution MRI were used to investigate neurochemical and volumetric changes in MPS mice. The whole brain volumes and the relative sizes of ventricles were enlarges in MPS mice relative to controls. Increased levels of ascorbate (19%) in the hippocampus of MPS mice indicate a protective response against the oxidative stress.

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