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Vitamin D₃ deficiency and osteopenia in spastic paraplegia type 5 indicate impaired bone homeostasis
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 5 (SPG5) is an autosomal recessively inherited movement disorder characterized by progressive spastic gait disturbance and afferent ataxia. SPG5 is caused by bi-allelic loss of function mutations in CYP7B1 resulting in accumulation of the oxysterols 25-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of SPG5 patients. An effect of 27- hydroxycholesterol via the estrogen and liver X receptors was previously shown on bone homeostasis. This study analyzed bone homeostasis and osteopenia in 14 SPG5 patients as a non-motor feature leading to a potential increased risk for bone fractures. T-Scores in CT bone density measurements were reduced, indicating osteopenia in SPG5 patients. Further, we analyzed various metabolites of bone homeostasis by ELISA in serum samples of these patients. We identified a lack of vitamin D(3 )metabolites (Calcidiol and Calcitriol), an increase in Sclerostin as a bone formation/mineralization inhibiting factor, and a decrease in cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX), a marker indicating reduced bone resorption. As statin treatment has been found to lower oxysterol levels, we evaluated its effect in samples of the STOP-SPG5 trial and found atorvastatin to normalize the increased sclerostin levels. In summary, our study identified osteopenia as a non-motor feature in SPG5 and suggests the need for vitamin D-3 substitution in SPG5 patients. Sclerostin may be considered a therapeutic target and biomarker in upcoming therapeutical trials in SPG5.
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English
Source (journal)
Scientific reports. - London, 2011, currens
Publication
London : Nature Publishing Group , 2024
ISSN
2045-2322
DOI
10.1038/S41598-024-53057-5
Volume/pages
14 :1 (2024) , p. 1-9
Article Reference
7335
ISI
001196356400115
Pubmed ID
38538623
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VIB-Integrated European -omics research project for diagnosis and therapy in rare neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases (NEUROMICS).
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