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Table 1 Diseases related with lysosomal dysfunction

From: Role of lysosomes in physiological activities, diseases, and therapy

Diseases

Lysosomal dysfunction

Outcomes

Reference

Atherosclerosis

Lysosomal acid lipase deficient

Substantial decrease in lysosomal acid lipase activity leads to premature atherosclerosis in human

[57]

OxLDL or cholesterol crystal accumulation

OxLDL or cholesterol crystal causes lysosomal membrane permeability, autophagy deficient, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammasome activation, and apoptosis

[54, 58, 61,62,63]

Neurodegeneration diseases

Alzheimer's disease

Presenilin 1 mutation

Defective Presenilin 1-dependent lysosomal acidification is one of the main causes of early-onset familial AD

[93,94,95, 340, 341]

Becn1 ablation

Heterozygous deletion of beclin 1 (Becn1) results in autophagy disruption, Aβ deposition, and neurodegeneration

[97]

Cathepsin D mutation

The T-allele of cathepsin D rs17571 increases risk of AD

[92]

Cathepsin B ablation

Ablation of cathepsin B increases the abundance of Aβ42 and potentiates plaque deposition

[91]

Parkinson’s disease

Snca mutation

A53T point mutation in the Snca gene causes familial PD

[107, 108]

Atp13a2 ablation

Atp13a2 depletion leads to lysosomal membrane instability, impaired acidification, blocked clearance of autophagosomes, α-syn accumulation, and cell death

[109, 110]

Gba1 mutation

Mutations in the Gba1 gene are important risk factors for PD

[113]

Huntington disease

Htt mutation

Mutated HTT protein has abnormally long polyglutamine (polyQ) repeats near the N-terminus, which promotes formation of toxic oligomers and neuronal inclusion bodies

[119, 120]

Wdfy3 ablation

Depletion of Wdfy3 accelerates the accumulation of polyQ aggregates

[127]

Sqstm1 knockdown

Sqstm1 knockdown increases mHTT-induced cell death

[128]

Pancreatitis

Impaired autophagy flux

Increased autophagosome formation and decreased autophagosome clearance are observed

[140, 342]

Imbalanced cathepsin B and cathepsin L

Imbalance between cathepsin B and cathepain L contributes to accumulation of activated intracellular trypsin

[140]

Autoimmune disorders

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Enhanced autophagy in T cells

Enhanced autophagy causes imbalanced T cell subsets

[146,147,148]

Defect LC3-associated phagocytosis

Defect LC3-associated phagocytosis leads to blunted clearance of dying cells and elevated inflammation

[149]

Defect lysosomal acidification

Macrophages in lupus shows elevated lysosomal pH

[343]

Crohn’s disease

Defect autophagy

Human or mice deficient in ATG16L1 are more susceptible to Crohn’s disease

[150, 151]

Defect lysosomal acidification

Elevated luminal pH links lysosomal dysfunction with Crohn’s disease risk

[344]

Rheumatoid arthritis

Impaired autophagy

Reduced autophagy links altered metabolism and T cell exhaustion

[152]

Multiple sclerosis

Enhanced autophagy

Enhanced ATG5 expression in T cells is correlated with more sever disability

[153]

Lysosomal storage disorder

Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease

Npc1 or Npc2 mutation

Defective NPC1 or NPC2 causes lysosomal accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids leading to hepatic, pulmonary, and neuropsychiatric disorder

[345]

Fabry disease

Galactosidase α mutation

Galactosidase α mutation causes globotriaosylceramide accumulation in lysosomes leading to vascular diseases

[346]

Tay-Sachs disease

β-hexosaminidase α mutation

Deficient β-hexosaminidase α causes GM2 ganglioside accumulation in lysosomes of nerve cells leading to neuro disorder

[347]

Mucopolysaccharidoses diseases

Mutation in mucopolysaccharide catabolic enzymes

Lysosomal accumulation of mucopolysaccharides leads to disorders in bone, cartilage, connective tissues, and nervous

[348]

Pompe disease

α glucosidase mutation

Mutated α glucosidase causes glycogen accumulation in lysosomes leading to cardiac and respiratory failure

[349]

Gaucher disease

glucosylceramidase β mutation

Glucosylceramide accumulates in macrophage lysosomes leading to disorder in visceral organs and nervous system

[162]