Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA, Sanfilippo A) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of sulphamidase enzyme (SGSH) leading to accumulation of heparan sulfate (HS). We quantitatively and structurally characterize primary stored HS and other glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) possibly accumulated through a secondary storage in brain, liver, kidney and lung of MPS IIIA mouse model. This analysis was also performed in MPS IIIA mice upon the intravenous treatment with an engineered human sulphamidase (chimeric hSGSH) capable to increase its secretion from the liver and to cross the blood-brain barrier. MPS IIIA animals showed a huge accumulation of HS, from ~15 up to ~24-times higher than wild type and also of hyaluronic acid (HA) (from 2.5 up to ~5.0-times more) and chondroitin sulfate (CS)/dermatan sulfate (DS) (from ~2 up to ~5-times more) in all studied organs. We also observed a significant increase in the overall HS charge density and in particular of 2-O-sulfation in MPS IIIA mice organs. 8 months after a systemic treatment with an engineered SGSH, the enzyme was highly efficient in the reduction of all accumulated GAGs in liver, brain and lung up to values of wild type mice. On the contrary, even if reduced, GAGs levels still remained significantly elevated in kidney. Overall data obtained by this detailed analysis of GAGs in the different organs of affected and treated animals with chimeric hSGSH may have implications for the evaluation of an effective therapeutic option of MPS IIIA and for the reduction of related neuropathology.
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Abbreviations
- AAV:
-
Adeno-associated vector
- ApoB:
-
Apolipoprotein
- AMAC:
-
2-Aminoacridone
- BBB:
-
Blood-brain barrier
- BD:
-
Binding domain
- CE:
-
Capillary electrophoresis
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- CS:
-
Chondroitin sulfate
- DS:
-
dermatan sulfate
- ERT:
-
Enzyme replacement therapy
- GAG(s):
-
Glycosaminoglycan(s)
- HA:
-
Hyaluronic acid
- HS:
-
Heparan sulfate
- HSCT:
-
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- IDS:
-
Iduronate-2-sulfatase
- KS:
-
Keratan sulfate
- LIF:
-
Laser induced fluorescence
- LSD:
-
Lysosomal storage disorders
- MPS:
-
Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Sp:
-
Signal peptide
- SGSH:
-
Sulfamidase
- WT:
-
Wild type.
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N.V. developed the applied methodologies. F.M., V.M., and F.G. performed the experimental procedures and analyses. SNC and FA performed experiments on mice. N.V. designed and developed the experimental design, performed data analysis and wrote the manuscript.
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Maccari, F., Sorrentino, N.C., Mantovani, V. et al. Glycosaminoglycan levels and structure in a mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA mice and the effect of a highly secreted sulfamidase engineered to cross the blood-brain barrier. Metab Brain Dis 32, 203–210 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-016-9895-x
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