Enzyme replacement therapy on hypophosphatasia mouse model

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2014 Mar;37(2):309-317. doi: 10.1007/s10545-013-9646-7. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Abstract

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by deficiency of the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP), resulting in a defect of bone mineralization. Natural substrates for this ectoenzyme accumulate extracellulary including inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), an inhibitor of mineralization, and pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP), a co-factor form of vitamin B6. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for HPP by functional TNSALP is one of the therapeutic options. The C-terminal-anchorless human recombinant TNSALP derived from Chinese hamster ovary cell lines was purified. TNSALP-null mice (Akp2 (-/-) ), an infantile model of HPP, were treated from birth using TNSALP and vitamin B6 diet. Long-term efficacy studies of ERT consisted of every 3 days subcutaneous or intravenous injections till 28 days old (dose 20 U/g) and subsequently every 3 days intravenous injections for 6 months (dose 10 U/g). We assessed therapeutic effect by growth and survival rates, fertility, skeletal manifestations, and radiographic and pathological finding. Treated Akp2 (-/-) mice grew normally till 4 weeks and appeared well with a minimum skeletal abnormality as well as absence of epilepsy, compared with untreated mice which died by 3 weeks old. The prognosis of TNSALP-treated Akp2 (-/-) mice was improved substantially: 1) prolonged life span over 6 months, 2) improvement of the growth, and 3) normal fertility. After 6 months of treatment, we found moderate hypomineralization with abnormal proliferative chondrocytes in growth plate and articular cartilage. In conclusion, ERT with human native TNSALP improves substantial clinical manifestations in Akp2 (-/-) mice, suggesting that ERT with anchorless TNSALP is also a potential therapy for HPP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • CHO Cells
  • Chondrocytes / drug effects
  • Cricetulus
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Enzyme Replacement Therapy / methods
  • Humans
  • Hypophosphatasia / drug therapy*
  • Mice
  • Survival Rate
  • Vitamin B 6 / pharmacology

Substances

  • Vitamin B 6
  • ALPL protein, human
  • Alkaline Phosphatase