Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Modulating glycosphingolipid metabolism and autophagy improves outcomes in pre-clinical models of myeloma bone disease

  • Houfu Leng,
  • Hanlin Zhang,
  • Linsen Li,
  • Shuhao Zhang,
  • Yanping Wang,
  • Selina J. Chavda,
  • Daria Galas-Filipowicz,
  • Hantao Lou,
  • Adel Ersek,
  • Emma V. Morris,
  • Erdinc Sezgin,
  • Yi-Hsuan Lee,
  • Yunsen Li,
  • Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco,
  • Mei Tian,
  • Jian-Qing Mi,
  • Kwee Yong,
  • Qing Zhong,
  • Claire M. Edwards,
  • Anna Katharina Simon,
  • Nicole J. Horwood

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35358-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Here, the authors show that the glycosylceramide synthesis inhibitor and FDA approved drug Eliglustat inhibits autophagic degradation of TRAF3 which is a key step for osteoclast differentiation and thereby improves myeloma bone lesions.