自体基因和细胞治疗为遗传性酪氨酸血症 1 型的大型猪模型提供了安全且长期的治愈疗法。
Autologous Gene and Cell Therapy Provides Safe and Long-Term Curative Therapy in A Large Pig Model of Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1.
机构信息
1 Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
2 Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
出版信息
Cell Transplant. 2019 Jan;28(1):79-88. doi: 10.1177/0963689718814188. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Orthotopic liver transplantation remains the only curative therapy for inborn errors of metabolism. Given the tremendous success for primary immunodeficiencies using ex-vivo gene therapy with lentiviral vectors, there is great interest in developing similar curative therapies for metabolic liver diseases. We have previously generated a pig model of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH). Using this model, we have demonstrated curative ex-vivo gene and cell therapy using a lentiviral vector to express FAH in autologous hepatocytes. To further evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of this therapeutic approach, we continued to monitor one of these pigs over the course of three years. The animal continued to thrive off the protective drug NTBC, gaining weight appropriately, and maintaining sexual fecundity for the course of his life. The animal was euthanized 31 months after transplantation to perform a thorough biochemical and histological analysis. Biochemically, liver enzymes and alpha-fetoprotein levels remained normal and abhorrent metabolites specific to HT1 remained corrected. Liver histology showed no evidence of tumorigenicity and Masson's trichrome staining revealed minimal fibrosis and no evidence of cirrhosis. FAH-immunohistochemistry revealed complete repopulation of the liver by transplanted FAH-positive cells. A complete histopathological report on other organs, including kidney, revealed no abnormalities. This study is the first to demonstrate long-term safety and efficacy of hepatocyte-directed gene therapy in a large animal model. We conclude that hepatocyte-directed ex-vivo gene therapy is a rational choice for further exploration as an alternative therapeutic approach to whole organ transplantation for metabolic liver disease, including HT1.
原位肝移植仍然是治疗先天性代谢错误的唯一根治性疗法。鉴于使用慢病毒载体进行体外基因治疗原发性免疫缺陷取得了巨大成功,人们对开发针对代谢性肝病的类似根治性疗法产生了浓厚的兴趣。我们之前已经构建了遗传性酪氨酸血症 1 型(HT1)的猪模型,这是一种常染色体隐性遗传病,由延胡索酰乙酰乙酸水解酶(FAH)缺乏引起。使用这种模型,我们已经证明了使用慢病毒载体在自体肝细胞中表达 FAH 的根治性体外基因和细胞治疗。为了进一步评估这种治疗方法的长期临床结果,我们对其中一只猪进行了三年的持续监测。这只动物继续在保护性药物 NTBC 的保护下茁壮成长,体重增加适当,并在其一生中保持生育能力。移植后 31 个月,该动物被安乐死以进行彻底的生化和组织学分析。生化检查显示,肝酶和甲胎蛋白水平正常,HT1 特有的不良代谢物得到纠正。肝组织学检查未发现肿瘤发生的证据,Masson 三色染色显示纤维化程度轻微,无肝硬化证据。FAH 免疫组织化学显示移植的 FAH 阳性细胞完全再定植肝脏。对其他器官(包括肾脏)的完整组织病理学报告显示无异常。这项研究首次证明了肝细胞定向基因治疗在大型动物模型中的长期安全性和有效性。我们得出结论,肝细胞定向的体外基因治疗是进一步探索代谢性肝病替代器官移植的一种合理选择,包括 HT1。