Feline mucopolysaccharidosis VI: General ocular and pigment epithelial pathology. 1983

G Aguirre, and L Stramm, and M Haskins

Feline mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI) is a recessively inherited deficiency of arylsulfatase B (ASB). In the eye, the disease is expressed by the intracytoplasmic accumulation of vacuolated inclusions. These are present in connective tissue cells in the cornea, conjunctiva, sclera, choroid, and the stroma of the iris and ciliary body. In the iris and ciliary body epithelia, only the nonpigmented cells of the latter show presence of the disease. In the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a spatial and temporal distribution of the disease has been noted. In general, the nonpigmented RPE in the posterior pole is affected to a greater extent earlier in the disease; the peripheral pigmented RPE remains normal. Although hypertrophy of nonpigmented RPE cells causes disarray of the photoreceptor outer segments, their internal disc organization is not disrupted. Normal outer segment renewal rates and the presence of RPE phagosomes suggest that the diseased RPE is still able to function normally.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007498 Iris The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
D009083 Mucopolysaccharidoses Group of lysosomal storage diseases each caused by an inherited deficiency of an enzyme involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides). The diseases are progressive and often display a wide spectrum of clinical severity within one enzyme deficiency. Mucopolysaccharidosis
D009087 Mucopolysaccharidosis VI Mucopolysaccharidosis with excessive CHONDROITIN SULFATE B in urine, characterized by dwarfism and deafness. It is caused by a deficiency of N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE-4-SULFATASE (arylsulfatase B). Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome,Polydystrophic Dwarfism,ARSB Deficiency,Arylsulfatase B Deficiency,Mucopolysaccharidosis 6,Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6,Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI,N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase Deficiency,ARSB Deficiencies,Arylsulfatase B Deficiencies,Deficiencies, ARSB,Deficiencies, Arylsulfatase B,Deficiencies, N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase,Deficiency, ARSB,Deficiency, Arylsulfatase B,Deficiency, N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase,Dwarfism, Polydystrophic,Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome,N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase Deficiencies,Syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy,Type 6, Mucopolysaccharidosis,Type VI, Mucopolysaccharidosis
D010857 Pigment Epithelium of Eye The layer of pigment-containing epithelial cells in the RETINA; the CILIARY BODY; and the IRIS in the eye. Eye Pigment Epithelium
D002371 Cat Diseases Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Feline Diseases,Cat Disease,Disease, Cat,Disease, Feline,Diseases, Cat,Diseases, Feline,Feline Disease
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D002924 Ciliary Body A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the RETINA. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion. Corpus Ciliare,Corpus Ciliaris,Bodies, Ciliary,Body, Ciliary,Ciliare, Corpus,Ciliares, Corpus,Ciliari, Corpus,Ciliaris, Corpus,Ciliary Bodies,Corpus Ciliares,Corpus Ciliari
D003319 Corneal Stroma The lamellated connective tissue constituting the thickest layer of the cornea between the Bowman and Descemet membranes. Corneal Stromas,Stroma, Corneal,Stromas, Corneal
D005123 Eye The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. Eyes
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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