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    Successful AAV8 readministration: Suppression of capsid-specific neutralizing antibodies by a combination treatment of bortezomib and CD20 mAb in a mouse model of Pompe disease.
    (The journal of gene medicine, 2023-03) Choi, Su Jin; Yi, John S; Lim, Jeong-A; Tedder, Thomas F; Koeberl, Dwight D; Jeck, William; Desai, Ankit K; Rosenberg, Amy; Sun, Baodong; Kishnani, Priya S

    Background

    A major challenge to adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene therapy is the presence of anti-AAV capsid neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), which can block viral vector transduction even at very low titers. In the present study, we examined the ability of a combination immunosuppression (IS) treatment with bortezomib and a mouse-specific CD20 monoclonal antibody to suppress anti-AAV NAbs and enable readministration of AAV vectors of the same capsid in mice.

    Methods

    An AAV8 vector (AAV8-CB-hGAA) that ubiquitously expresses human α-glucosidase was used for initial gene therapy and a second AAV8 vector (AAV8-LSP-hSEAP) that contains a liver-specific promoter to express human secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (hSEAP) was used for AAV readministration. Plasma samples were used for determination of anti-AAV8 NAb titers. Cells isolated from whole blood, spleen, and bone marrow were analyzed for B-cell depletion by flow cytometry. The efficiency of AAV readministration was determined by the secretion of hSEAP in blood.

    Results

    In näive mice, an 8-week IS treatment along with AAV8-CB-hGAA injection effectively depleted CD19+ B220+ B cells from blood, spleen, and bone marrow and prevented the formation of anti-AAV8 NAbs. Following administration of AAV8-LSP-hSEAP, increasing levels of hSEAP were detected in blood for up to 6 weeks, indicating successful AAV readministration. In mice pre-immunized with AAV8-CB-hGAA, comparison of IS treatment for 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks revealed that the 16-week IS treatment demonstrated the highest plasma hSEAP level following AAV8-LSP-hSEAP readministration.

    Conclusions

    Our data suggest that this combination treatment is an effective IS approach that will allow retreatment of patients with AAV-mediated gene therapy. A combination IS treatment with bortezomib and a mouse-specific CD20 monoclonal antibody effectively suppressed anti-AAV NAbs in naïve mice and in mice with pre-existing antibodies, allowing successful readministration of the same AAV capsid vector.
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    The emerging phenotype of late-onset Pompe disease: A systematic literature review.
    (Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2017-03) Chan, Justin; Desai, Ankit K; Kazi, Zoheb B; Corey, Kaitlyn; Austin, Stephanie; Hobson-Webb, Lisa D; Case, Laura E; Jones, Harrison N; Kishnani, Priya S

    Background

    Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal glycogen-hydrolyzing enzyme acid α-glucosidase (GAA). The adult-onset form, late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD), has been characterized by glycogen accumulation primarily in skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles, causing weakness of the proximal limb girdle and respiratory muscles. However, increased scientific study of LOPD continues to enhance understanding of an evolving phenotype.

    Purpose

    To expand our understanding of the evolving phenotype of LOPD since the approval of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with alglucosidase alfa (Myozyme™/Lumizyme™) in 2006.

    Methods

    All articles were included in the review that provided data on the charactertistics of LOPD identified via the PubMed database published since the approval of ERT in 2006. All signs and symptoms of the disease that were reported in the literature were identified and included in the review.

    Results

    We provide a comprehensive review of the evolving phenotype of LOPD. Our findings support and extend the knowledge of the multisystemic nature of the disease.

    Conclusions

    With the advent of ERT and the concurrent increase in the scientific study of LOPD, the condition once primarily conceptualized as a limb-girdle muscle disease with prominent respiratory involvement is increasingly recognized to be a condition that results in signs and symptoms across body systems and structures.