The present disclosure provides the use of ATDR and ATDRA in the treatment of
white matter diseases, and in particular provides
all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinol (ATDR) and / or
all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinoic acid (ATDRA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt comprising
all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinol (ATDR) and / or all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinoic acid (ATDRA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt comprising all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinoic acid (ATDRA) and / or all trans-13, 14-dihydroretinoic acid (ATDRA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention relates to a composition comprising 1, 14-dihydroretinoic acid (ATDRA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
retinol saturase (Retsat) or a variant thereof, a
nucleic acid encoding Retsat or a variant thereof, an
expression cassette comprising a
nucleic acid encoding Retsat or a variant thereof, a vector comprising a
nucleic acid encoding Retsat or a variant thereof, and a method for preparing the same. Use of a
cell expressing Retsat or a variant thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and / or treatment of leukoencephalopathy in a subject in need thereof, which promotes
oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination to thereby treat leukoencephalopathy.