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ArticleJCI insight2020

Gene therapy for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency with an oxidant-resistant human alpha 1-antitrypsin.

Meredith L Sosulski, Katie M Stiles, Esther Z Frenk, Fiona M Hart, Yuki Matsumura, Bishnu P De, Stephen M Kaminsky, Ronald G Crystal

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Article in JCI insight, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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  11. A reactive center loop-based prediction platform to enhance the design of therapeutic SERPINs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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  12. Post-Translational Modifications of Circulating Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meredith L Sosulski
Katie M Stiles
Esther Z Frenk
Fiona M Hart
Yuki Matsumura
Bishnu P De
Stephen M Kaminsky
Ronald G Crystal
Cornell University · US

Funding

Pulmonary Genetic Medicine Training ProgramT32HL094284 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI CRYSTAL, RONALD G · 2009 to 2019
$3.0M
Oxidation-resistant Anti-protease TherapyR42HL140670 · NHLBI · LEXEO THERAPEUTICS, LLC · PI CRYSTAL, RONALD G · 2018 to 2020
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R42 HL140670NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL094284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, a hereditary disorder characterized by low serum levels of functional AAT, is associated with early development of panacinar emphysema. AAT inhibits serine proteases, including neutrophil elastase, protecting the lung from proteolytic destruction. Cigarette smoke, pollution, and inflammatory cell-mediated oxidation of methionine (M) 351 and 358 inactivates AAT, limiting lung protection. In vitro studies using amino acid substitutions demonstrated that replacing M351 with valine (V) and M358 with leucine (L) on a normal M1 alanine (A) 213 background provided maximum antiprotease protection despite oxidant stress. We hypothesized that a onetime administration of a serotype 8 adeno-associated virus (AAV8) gene transfer vector coding for the oxidation-resistant variant AAT (A213/V351/L358; 8/AVL) would maintain antiprotease activity under oxidant stress compared with normal AAT (A213/M351/M358; 8/AMM). 8/AVL was administered via intravenous (IV) and intrapleural (IPL) routes to C57BL/6 mice. High, dose-dependent AAT levels were found in the serum and lung epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of mice administered 8/AVL or 8/AMM by IV or IPL. 8/AVL serum and ELF retained serine protease-inhibitory activity despite oxidant stress while 8/AMM function was abolished. 8/AVL represents a second-generation gene therapy for AAT deficiency providing effective antiprotease protection even with oxidant stress.

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OxidantsTransgenesalpha 1-Antitrypsinalpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyAnimalsDependovirusFemaleGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative Stressalpha 1-AntitrypsinOxidantsSERPINA1 protein, humanGene therapyGenetic diseasesPulmonologyTherapeutics

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PMID32759494
PMCPMC7455074
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