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Antisense oligonucleotide treatment ameliorates alpha-1 antitrypsin-related liver disease in mice Guo S; Booten SL; Aghajan M; Hung G; Zhao C; Blomenkamp K; Gattis D; Watt A; Freier SM; Teckman JH; McCaleb ML; Monia BPJ Clin Invest 2014[Jan]; 124 (1): 251-61Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare genetic disease that results from mutations in the alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) gene. The mutant AAT protein aggregates and accumulates in the liver leading to AATD liver disease, which is only treatable by liver transplant. The PiZ transgenic mouse strain expresses a human AAT (hAAT) transgene that contains the AATD-associated Glu342Lys mutation. PiZ mice exhibit many AATD symptoms, including AAT protein aggregates, increased hepatocyte death, and liver fibrosis. In the present study, we systemically treated PiZ mice with an antisense oligonucleotide targeted against hAAT (AAT-ASO) and found reductions in circulating levels of AAT and both soluble and aggregated AAT protein in the liver. Furthermore, AAT-ASO administration in these animals stopped liver disease progression after short-term treatment, reversed liver disease after long-term treatment, and prevented liver disease in young animals. Additionally, antisense oligonucleotide treatment markedly decreased liver fibrosis in this mouse model. Administration of AAT-ASO in nonhuman primates led to an approximately 80% reduction in levels of circulating normal AAT, demonstrating potential for this approach in higher species. Antisense oligonucleotides thus represent a promising therapy for AATD liver disease.|Animals[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Gene Knockdown Techniques[MESH]|Hep G2 Cells[MESH]|Hepatocytes/enzymology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Liver Cirrhosis/enzymology/genetics/therapy[MESH]|Liver/enzymology/pathology[MESH]|Macaca fascicularis[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Mice, Transgenic[MESH]|Oligonucleotides, Antisense/*genetics[MESH]|RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism[MESH]|alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency/enzymology/genetics/*therapy[MESH]|alpha 1-Antitrypsin/genetics/metabolism[MESH] |
