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Martin-Higueras C, Borghese L, Torres A, Fraga-Bilbao F, Santana-Estupiñán R, Stefanidis CJ, Tory K, Walli A, Gondra L, Kempf C, Gessner M, Habbig S, Eifler L, Schmitt CP, Rüdel B, Bartram MP, Beck BB, Hoppe B. Multicenter Long-Term Real World Data on Treatment With Lumasiran in Patients With Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. Kidney Int Rep 2024; 9:114-133. [PMID: 38312792 PMCID: PMC10831356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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Introduction The RNA interference (RNAi) medication lumasiran reduces hepatic oxalate production in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). Data outside clinical trials are scarce. Methods We report on retrospectively and observationally obtained data in 33 patients with PH1 (20 with preserved kidney function, 13 on dialysis) treated with lumasiran for a median of 18 months. Results Among those with preserved kidney function, mean urine oxalate (Uox) decreased from 1.88 (baseline) to 0.73 mmol/1.73 m2 per 24h after 3 months, to 0.72 at 12 months, and to 0.65 at 18 months, but differed according to vitamin B6 (VB6) medication. The highest response was at month 4 (0.55, -70.8%). Plasma oxalate (Pox) remained stable over time. Glomerular filtration rate increased significantly by 10.5% at month 18. Nephrolithiasis continued active in 6 patients, nephrocalcinosis ameliorated or progressed in 1 patient each. At last follow-up, Uox remained above 1.5 upper limit of normal (>0.75 mmol/1.73 m2 per 24h) in 6 patients. Urinary glycolate (Uglyc) and plasma glycolate (Pglyc) significantly increased in all, urine citrate decreased, and alkali medication needed adaptation. Among those on dialysis, mean Pox and Pglyc significantly decreased and increased, respectively after monthly dosing (Pox: 78-37.2, Pglyc: 216.4-337.4 μmol/l). At quarterly dosing, neither Pox nor Pglyc were significantly different from baseline levels. An acid state was buffered by an increased dialysis regimen. Systemic oxalosis remained unchanged. Conclusion Lumasiran treatment is safe and efficient. Dosage (interval) adjustment necessities need clarification. In dialysis, lack of Pox reduction may relate to dissolving systemic oxalate deposits. Pglyc increment may be a considerable acid load requiring careful consideration, which definitively needs further investigation.
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- Cristina Martin-Higueras
- German Hyperoxaluria Center, c/o Kindernierenzentrum Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Technology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Pediatric Center, MTA Center of Excellence, Semmelweis University; Budapest, Hungary & MTA-SE Lendulet Nephrogenetic Laboratory, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Wisplinghoff Laboratory, Cologne, Germany
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, Cruces University Hospital, UPV/EHU, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Metabolic Disorders, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Cologne, Germany
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- German Hyperoxaluria Center, c/o Kindernierenzentrum Bonn, Germany
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Crenshaw BL, McMartin KE. Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate is Associated with Endothelial Cell Toxicity But Not with Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2020; 20:593-603. [PMID: 32588315 DOI: 10.1007/s12012-020-09584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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One characteristic of ethylene glycol overdose is a cardiopulmonary syndrome including hypertension and pulmonary edema with pathology indicating damage to the endothelium of heart, lung and brain vessels. The mechanism of the cardiopulmonary toxicity is unknown, but has been linked with accumulation of the metabolite calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) in the endothelium. These studies have evaluated the hypothesis that COM or the oxalate ion produces endothelial damage in vitro and that damage is linked with induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), COM, but not the oxalate ion, produced cytotoxicity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Using three ROS-sensitive dyes, HUVEC exposed to COM did not significantly increase ROS production. Additionally, co-treatment with three antioxidants that operate by different mechanisms did not reduce COM cytotoxicity. As such, an increase in ROS production does not explain cell death in endothelial cells. Aluminum citrate, uniquely among citrate compounds, significantly reduced COM cytotoxicity to endothelial cells and thus may act as an adjunct therapy for ethylene glycol poisoning to reduce endothelial damage. These results imply that accumulation of COM in endothelial cells is an important aspect of the cardiopulmonary toxicity from ethylene glycol.
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- Brian L Crenshaw
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, 71130-3932, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, 71130-3932, USA.
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Hodgman M, Marraffa JM, Wojcik S, Grant W. Serum Calcium Concentration in Ethylene Glycol Poisoning. J Med Toxicol 2017; 13:153-157. [PMID: 28083813 DOI: 10.1007/s13181-017-0598-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The diagnosis of ethylene glycol intoxication can be challenging. Definitive testing for ethylene glycol is not readily available and clinical decisions are often based on clinical suspicion and the results of more readily available tests. One of these findings is hypocalcemia, presumable through complexation with the ethylene glycol metabolite oxalate. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of all patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital between 2005 and 2013 with laboratory confirmed ethylene glycol intoxication. Serum calcium on presentation was compared to blood gas pH on presentation as well as presentation serum bicarbonate. RESULTS We did not find any relationship between calcium and serum pH either by linear regression or when dichotomized by pH ≥ or <7.3. We did observe an inverse relationship between serum calcium and bicarbonate. CONCLUSIONS Hypocalcemia is not commonly observed following ethylene glycol poisoning, even in acidotic patients.
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- Michael Hodgman
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. .,Upstate New York Poison Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY, 13501, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.,Upstate New York Poison Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY, 13501, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Green ML, Hatch M, Freel RW. Ethylene glycol induces hyperoxaluria without metabolic acidosis in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 289:F536-43. [PMID: 15855660 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00025.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ethylene glycol (EG) consumption is commonly employed as an experimental regimen to induce hyperoxaluria in animal models of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. This approach has, however, been criticized because EG overdose induces metabolic acidosis in humans. We tested the hypothesis that EG consumption (0.75% in drinking water for 4 wk) induces metabolic acidosis by comparing arterial blood gases, serum electrolytes, and urinary chemistries in five groups of Sprague-Dawley rats: normal controls (CON), those made hyperoxaluric (HYP) with EG administration, unilaterally nephrectomized controls (UNI), unilaterally nephrectomized rats fed EG (HRF), and a metabolic acidosis (MA) reference group imbibing sweetened drinking water (5% sucrose) containing 0.28 M NH4Cl. Arterial pH, plasma bicarbonate concentrations, anion gap, urinary pH, and the excretion of titratable acid, ammonium, phosphate, citrate, and calcium in HYP rats were not significantly different from CON rats, indicating that metabolic acidosis did not develop in HYP rats with two kidneys. Unilateral nephrectomy alone (UNI group) did not significantly affect arterial pH, plasma bicarbonate, anion gap, or urinary pH compared with CON rats; however, HRF rats exhibited some signs of a nascent acidosis in having an elevated anion gap, higher phosphate excretion, lower urinary pH, and an increase in titratable acid. Frank metabolic acidosis was observed in the MA rats: decreased arterial pH and plasma HCO3−concentration with lower urinary pH and citrate excretion with elevated excretion of ammonium, phosphate and, hence, titratable acid. We conclude that metabolic acidosis does not develop in conventional EG treatments but may ensue with renal insufficiency resulting from an oxalate load.
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- Mike L Green
- Dept. of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Univ. of Florida, College of Medicine, PO Box 100275, Gainesville, FL 32610-00275, USA.
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