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mTOR inhibitors may benefit kidney transplant recipients with mitochondrial diseases.

Abstract：

:Mitochondrial diseases represent a significant clinical challenge. Substantial efforts have been devoted to identifying therapeutic strategies for mitochondrial disorders, but effective interventions have remained elusive. Recently, we reported attenuation of disease in a mouse model of the human mitochondrial disease Leigh syndrome through pharmacological inhibition of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR). The human mitochondrial disorder MELAS/MIDD (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes/Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness) shares many phenotypic characteristics with Leigh syndrome. MELAS/MIDD often leads to organ failure and transplantation and there are currently no effective treatments. To examine the therapeutic potential of mTOR inhibition in human mitochondrial disease, four kidney transplant recipients with MELAS/MIDD were switched from calcineurin inhibitors to mTOR inhibitors for immunosuppression. Primary fibroblast lines were generated from patient dermal biopsies and the impact of rapamycin was studied using cell-based end points. Metabolomic profiles of the four patients were obtained before and after the switch. pS6, a measure of mTOR signaling, was significantly increased in MELAS/MIDD cells compared to controls in the absence of treatment, demonstrating mTOR overactivation. Rapamycin rescued multiple deficits in cultured cells including mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial membrane potential, and replicative capacity. Clinical measures of health and mitochondrial disease progression were improved in all four patients following the switch to an mTOR inhibitor. Metabolomic analysis was consistent with mitochondrial function improvement in all patients.

journal_name

Kidney Int

journal_title

Kidney international

authors

Johnson SC,Martinez F,Bitto A,Gonzalez B,Tazaerslan C,Cohen C,Delaval L,Timsit J,Knebelmann B,Terzi F,Mahal T,Zhu Y,Morgan PG,Sedensky MM,Kaeberlein M,Legendre C,Suh Y,Canaud G

doi

10.1016/j.kint.2018.08.038

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-02-01 00:00:00

pages

455-466

issue

eissn

0085-2538

issn

1523-1755

pii

S0085-2538(18)30645-8

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mTOR inhibitors may benefit kidney transplant recipients with mitochondrial diseases.