Yang, Xiaohua; Forstner, Maria; Rapp, Christina K.; Rothenaigner, Ina; Li, Yang; Hadian, Kamyar; Griese, Matthias (2023): ABCA3 Deficiency—Variant-Specific Response to Hydroxychloroquine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (9): 8179. ISSN 1422-0067
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Abstract
Biallelic variants in ABCA3, the gene encoding the lipid transporter ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 3 (ABCA3) that is predominantly expressed in alveolar type II cells, may cause interstitial lung diseases in children (chILD) and adults. Currently, there is no proven therapy, but, frequently, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used empirically. We hypothesized that the in vitro responsiveness to HCQ might correlate to patients’ clinical outcomes from receiving HCQ therapy. The clinical data of the subjects with chILD due to ABCA3 deficiency and treated with HCQ were retrieved from the literature and the Kids Lung Register data base. The in vitro experiments were conducted on wild type (WT) and 16 mutant ABCA3-HA-transfected A549 cells. The responses of the functional read out were assessed as the extent of deviation from the untreated WT. With HCQ treatment, 19 patients had improved or unchanged respiratory conditions, and 20 had respiratory deteriorations, 5 of whom transiently improved then deteriorated. The in vitro ABCA3 functional assays identified two variants with complete response, five with partial response, and nine with no response to HCQ. The variant-specific HCQ effects in vivo closely correlated to the in vitro data. An ABCA3+ vesicle volume above 60% of the WT volume was linked to responsiveness to HCQ; the HCQ treatment response was concentration dependent and differed for variants in vitro. We generated evidence for an ABCA3 variant-dependent impact of the HCQ in vitro. This may also apply for HCQ treatment in vivo, as supported by the retrospective and uncontrolled data from the treatment of chILD due to ABCA3 deficiency.
Doc-Type: | Article (LMU Hospital) |
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Organisational unit (Faculties): | 07 Medicine > Medical Center of the University of Munich > Pediatric Clinic and Outpatient Clinic in the Dr. von Hauner Children‘s Hospital |
DFG subject classification of scientific disciplines: | Life sciences |
Date Deposited: | 14. Jun 2023 13:40 |
Last Modified: | 22. Jan 2024 07:29 |
URI: | https://oa-fund.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/782 |
DFG: | Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - 413551332 |
DFG: | Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - 491502892 |