A phase I trial of adeno-associated virus serotype 1-γ-sarcoglycan gene therapy for limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C

γ-Sarcoglycanopathy or limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C is an untreatable disease caused by autosomal recessively inherited mutations of the γ-sarcoglycan gene. Nine non-ambulatory patients (two males, seven females, mean age 27 years; range 16-38 years) with del525T homozygous mutation of the γ-sarcoglycan gene and no γ-sarcoglycan immunostaining on muscle biopsy were divided into three equal groups to receive three escalating doses of an adeno-associated virus serotype 1 vector expressing the human γ-sarcoglycan gene under the control of the desmin promoter, by local injection into the extensor carpi radialis muscle. The first group received a single injection of 3 × 10(9) viral genomes in 100 µl, the second group received a single injection of 1.5 × 10(10) viral genomes in 100 µl, and the third group received three simultaneous 100-µl injections at the same site, delivering a total dose of 4.5 × 10(10) viral genomes. No serious adverse effects occurred during 6 months of follow-up. All nine patients became adeno-associated virus serotype 1 seropositive and one developed a cytotoxic response to the adeno-associated virus serotype 1 capsid. Thirty days later, immunohistochemical analysis of injected-muscle biopsy specimens showed γ-sarcoglycan expression in all three patients who received the highest dose (4.7-10.5% positively stained fibres), while real-time polymerase chain reaction detected γ-sarcoglycan messenger RNA. In one patient, γ-sarcoglycan protein was detected by western blot. For two other patients who received the low and intermediate doses, discrete levels of γ-sarcoglycan expression (<1% positively stained fibres) were also detectable. Expression of γ-sarcoglycan protein can be induced in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C by adeno-associated virus serotype 1 gene transfer, with no serious adverse effects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:135

Enthalten in:

Brain : a journal of neurology - 135(2012), Pt 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 483-92

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Herson, Serge [VerfasserIn]
Hentati, Faycal [VerfasserIn]
Rigolet, Aude [VerfasserIn]
Behin, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Romero, Norma B [VerfasserIn]
Leturcq, France [VerfasserIn]
Laforêt, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Maisonobe, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Amouri, Rim [VerfasserIn]
Haddad, Hafedh [VerfasserIn]
Audit, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Montus, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Masurier, Carole [VerfasserIn]
Gjata, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Georger, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Cheraï, Mustapha [VerfasserIn]
Carlier, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Hogrel, Jean-Yves [VerfasserIn]
Herson, Ariane [VerfasserIn]
Allenbach, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Lemoine, François M [VerfasserIn]
Klatzmann, David [VerfasserIn]
Sweeney, H Lee [VerfasserIn]
Mulligan, Richard C [VerfasserIn]
Eymard, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Caizergues, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Voït, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Benveniste, Olivier [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial, Phase I
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sarcoglycans

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Date Completed 27.04.2012

Date Revised 15.11.2012

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/brain/awr342

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM214516210