how to cite this article: alaei f. cardiac involvement in lysosomal diseases. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1): 19. pls see pdf.

Described by the Belgian cytologist Christian De Duve in 1949,(1) lysosomes (from the Greek "digestive bodies") are ubiquitous specialized intracellular organelles that ensure the degradation/recycling of macromolecules (proteins, lipids, membranes) through the activity of specific enzymes (i.e., acid hydrolases). They receive their substrates through different internalization pathways (i.e., e...

The lysosomal system is the main intracellular mechanism for the catabolism of naturally occurring endogenous and exogenous macromolecules and the subsequent recycling of their constituent monomeric components. It also plays an important part in processing essential metabolites. A genetic defect in a protein responsible for maintaining the lysosomal system results in the accumulation within lys...