ENPP1-Fc prevents mortality and vascular calcifications in rodent model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy.
ENPP1-Fc prevents mortality and vascular calcifications in rodent model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy.
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DOI:
10.1038/ncomms10006
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发表时间:
2015-12-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Braddock DT
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作者:
Albright RA;Stabach P;Cao W;Kavanagh D;Mullen I;Braddock AA;Covo MS;Tehan M;Yang G;Cheng Z;Bouchard K;Yu ZX;Thorn S;Wang X;Folta-Stogniew EJ;Negrete A;Sinusas AJ;Shiloach J;Zubal G;Madri JA;De La Cruz EM;Braddock DT
Diseases of ectopic calcification of the vascular wall range from lethal orphan diseases such as generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI), to common diseases such as hardening of the arteries associated with aging and calciphylaxis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). GACI is a lethal orphan disease in which infants calcify the internal elastic lamina of their medium and large arteries and expire of cardiac failure as neonates, while calciphylaxis of CKD is a ubiquitous vascular calcification in patients with renal failure. Both disorders are characterized by vascular Mönckeburg's sclerosis accompanied by decreased concentrations of plasma inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi). Here we demonstrate that subcutaneous administration of an ENPP1-Fc fusion protein prevents the mortality, vascular calcifications and sequela of disease in animal models of GACI, and is accompanied by a complete clinical and biomarker response. Our findings have implications for the treatment of rare and common diseases of ectopic vascular calcification. Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is a terminal disease caused by the ENPP1 enzyme deficiency. Here, Albrigh et al. show that ENPP1 enzyme replacement therapy prevents the ectopic calcifications and mortality in mice with GACI, suggesting a novel treatment for vascular calcification in humans.