Cell death and stress signaling in glycogen storage disease type I

Mol Cells. 2009 Sep;28(3):139-48. doi: 10.1007/s10059-009-0126-8.

Abstract

Cell death has been traditionally classified in apoptosis and necrosis. Apoptosis, known as programmed cell death, is an active form of cell death mechanism that is tightly regulated by multiple cellular signaling pathways and requires ATP for its appropriate process. Apoptotic death plays essential roles for successful development and maintenance of normal cellular homeostasis in mammalian. In contrast to apoptosis, necrosis is classically considered as a passive cell death process that occurs rather by accident in disastrous conditions, is not required for energy and eventually induces inflammation. Regardless of different characteristics between apoptosis and necrosis, it has been well defined that both are responsible for a wide range of human diseases. Glycogen storage disease type I (GSD-I) is a kind of human genetic disorders and is caused by the deficiency of a microsomal protein, glucose-6-phosphatase-α (G6Pase-α) or glucose-6-phosphate transporter (G6PT) responsible for glucose homeostasis, leading to GSD-Ia or GSD-Ib, respectively. This review summarizes cell deaths in GSD-I and mostly focuses on current knowledge of the neutrophil apoptosis in GSD-Ib based upon ER stress and redox signaling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiporters / genetics
  • Apoptosis / physiology*
  • Glucose-6-Phosphatase / genetics
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type I / genetics
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type I / pathology
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type I / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / genetics
  • Neutrophils / pathology
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Antiporters
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
  • SLC37A4 protein, human
  • Glucose-6-Phosphatase