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Yuta Tanaka1, Yoichi Ishitsuka1, Yusei Yamada1, Yuki Kondo1, Toru Takeo2, Naomi Nakagata2, Taishi Higashi3, Keiichi Motoyama3, Hidetoshi Arima3, Muneaki Matsuo4, Katsumi Higaki5, Kousaku Ohno6, Tetsumi Irie1.
Abstract
Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD) is an attractive drug candidate against Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease. However, the safety of HPBCD treatment for NPC patients remains to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the acute toxicity of HPBCD in Npc1-deficient mice. When treated with HPBCD (20,000 mg/kg, subcutaneously), over half of the wild-type (Npc1+/+) or Npc1+/- mice died by 72 h after the injection. In contrast, all of the Npc1-/- mice survived. Marked pathophysiological changes, such as an elevation in serum transaminase and creatinine levels, hepatocellular necrosis, renal tubular damage, interstitial thickening, and hemorrhages in lungs, were induced by the HPBCD treatment in Npc1+/+ or Npc1+/- mice. However, these pathophysiological changes were significantly alleviated in Npc1-/- mice. In addition, in vitro analysis showed that the Npc1 gene deficiency and treatment with U18666A, an Npc1 inhibitor, remarkably attenuated the cytotoxicity of HPBCD in Chinese hamster ovary cells. These results suggest that the NPC1 genotype exacerbates the cytotoxicity of HPBCD and Npc1-/- mice have substantial resistance to the lethality and the organ injury induced by HPBCD injection compared with Npc1+/+ or Npc1+/- mice. We suggest that the Npc1 genotype should be considered in the safety evaluation of HPBCD using experimental animals and cells.Entities:
Keywords: ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; Autosomal recessive disorder; CHO, Chinese hamster ovary; HPBCD, Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; Lysosomal storage disease; NPC, Niemann–Pick Type C disease; Niemann–Pick Type C; Npc1-deficient mice; U18666A
Year: 2014 PMID: 27896072 PMCID: PMC5121301 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2013.12.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Genet Metab Rep ISSN: 2214-4269
Fig. 1Effect of HPBCD injection on survival rate of
Npc1+/+ (n = 12), Npc1 (n = 12) and Npc1 (n = 11) mice were administered HPBCD (20,000 mg/kg) subcutaneously and monitored for 72 h.
Fig. 2Hepatic biochemical and histological analysis of wild-type and
Serum ALT levels (A) and representative hepatic sections (hematoxylin eosin stained) (B) 8 h after saline or HPBCD (20,000 mg/kg) subcutaneous injection. Values are the mean ± S.E.M., (n = 5–7). ** P < 0.01; n.s., not significant. Scale bar = 400 μm.
Fig. 3Renal biochemical and histological analysis of wild-type and
Serum creatinine levels (A) and representative renal sections (periodic acid-Schiff stained) (B) 8 h after saline or HPBCD (20,000 mg/kg) subcutaneous injection. Values are the mean ± S.E.M., (n = 5–7). * P < 0.05; n.s., not significant. Scale bar = 400 μm.
Fig. 4Pulmonary histological analysis of wild-type and
Representative lung sections (hematoxylin eosin stained) (A) and lung injury scores (B) 8 h after saline or HPBCD (20,000 mg/kg) subcutaneous injection. Lung injury score was measured as described in the Material and Methods. Values are the mean ± S.E.M., (n = 5–7). * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01; n.s., not significant. Scale bar = 400 μm.
Fig. 5Effect of gene deletion or pharmacological inhibition of NPC1 against HPBCD cytotoxicity.
Cell viability was measured 3 h after HPBCD treatment using the WST-8 assay (A and C) and calcein-AM and PI co-staining (B and D). HPBCD-induced cytotoxicity in wild-type or Npc1 null CHO cells (A and B) and U18666A (1 μM) pretreated CHO cells (C and D). Values are the mean ± S.E.M., (n = 3–4). ** P < 0.01; * P < 0.05. Scale bar = 100 μm.