• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type III, or Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder. It is caused by a deficiency of one of four enzymes involved in the degradation of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) heparan sulfate. The resultant cellular accumulation of heparan sulfate causes various clinical manifestations. MPS III is divided into four subtypes depending on the deficient enzyme: MPS IIIA, MPS IIIB, MPS IIIC and MPS IIID. All the subtypes show similar clinical features and are characterized by progressive degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). Main purpose of the treatment for MPS III is to prevent neurologic deterioration. However, conventional enzyme replacement therapy has a limitation due to inability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Several experimental treatment options for MPS III are being developed.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2018

Mucopolysaccharidosis III (MPS III, Sanfilippo syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by a deficiency of one of four enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycan (GAG). The resultant cellular accumulation of GAG causes various clinical manifestations. MPS III is divided into four subtypes depending on the deficient enzyme. All the subtypes show similar clinical features and are characterized by progressive degeneration of the central nervous system. A number of genetic and biochemical diagnostic methods have been developed. However, there is no effective therapy available for any form of MPS III, with treatment currently limited to clinical management of neurological symptoms. Main purpose of the treatment for MPS III is to prevent neurologic deterioration. Because conventional intravenous enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has a limitation due to inability to cross the blood-brain barrier, several innovative therapeutic approaches for MPS III are being developed. This review covers the currently developing new therapeutic options for MPS III including high dose ERT, substrate reduction therapy, intrathecal or intraventricular ERT, fusion protein delivery using bioengineering technology, and gene therapy.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2021

Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) or Sanfilippo disease is an orphan-inherited lysosomal storage disease. It is one of the most common MPS subtypes. The classical presentation is an infantile-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by intellectual regression, behavioral and sleep disturbances, loss of ambulation, and early death. Unlike other MPS, no disease-modifying therapy has been approved. Here, we review the curative therapy developed for MPS III, from historically ineffective hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and substrate reduction therapy to the promising enzyme replacement therapy or adeno-associated/lentiviral vector-mediated gene therapy. Preclinical studies are presented with recent translational first-in-man trials. We also present experimental research with preclinical mRNA and gene-editing strategies. Lessons from animal studies and clinical trials have highlighted the importance of early therapy before extensive neuronal loss. Disease-modifying therapy for MPS III will likely mandate the development of new early diagnosis strategies.

• Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2020

Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III or Sanfilippo syndrome) is a multisystem lysosomal storage disease that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It consists of four subtypes (MPS IIIA, B, C, and D), each characterized by the deficiency of different enzymes that catalyze the metabolism of the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate at the lysosomal level. The typical clinical manifestation of MPS III includes progressive central nervous system (CNS) degeneration with accompanying systemic manifestations. Disease onset is typically before the age of ten years and death usually occurs in the second or third decade due to neurological regression or respiratory tract infections. However, there is currently no treatment for CNS symptoms in patients with MPS III. Invasive and non-invasive techniques that allow drugs to pass through the blood brain barrier and reach the CNS are being tested and have proven effective. In addition, the application of genistein treatment as a substrate reduction therapy is in progress.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.167-179
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• 2012

Pistachio shell (Pistacia vera) (PS), a low-cost material, has been utilized for the removal of the Cr(VI) ions after treatment with citric acid. Batch experimental steps were applied to obtain Cr(VI) ion adsorption details for the equilibrium between Cr(VI) and modified pistachio shell (MPS). The influences of contact time, pH, adsorbent dose and initial chromium concentration on the adsorption performance of MPS was investigated in detail. The results displayed that adsorption of Cr(VI) by MPS reached to equilibrium after 2 h and after that a little change of Cr(VI) removal efficiency was observed. The sorption percent is higher at lower pH and lower chromium concentration. Two possible mechanisms for reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) can be suggested in Cr(VI) removal. In the first mechanism, Cr(VI) is reduced to Cr(III) by surface electron-donor groups of the adsorbent and the reduced Cr(III) forms complexes with adsorbent or remains in the solution. This Cr(III) is not adsorbed by adsorbent at pH 1.8. But in second mechanism, the adsorption-coupled reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) occurred on the adsorbent sites. The equilibrium sorption capacity of Cr(VI) ion after 2 h was 64.35 mg/g for MPS.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2016

Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) is a rare genetic disorder caused by lysosomal storage of heparan sulfate. MPS IIIB results from a deficiency in the enzyme alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase (NAGLU). Affected patients begin showing behavioral changes, progressive profound mental retardation, and severe disability from the age of 2 to 6 years. We report a patient with MPS IIIB with a long-term follow-up duration. He showed normal development until 3 years. Subsequently, he presented behavioral changes, sleep disturbance, and progressive motor dysfunction. He had been hospitalized owing to recurrent pneumonia and epilepsy with severe cognitive dysfunction. The patient had compound heterozygous c.1444C>T (p.R482W) and c.1675G>T (p.D559Y) variants of NAGLU. Considering that individuals with MPS IIIB have less prominent facial features and skeletal changes, evaluation of long-term clinical course is important for diagnosis. Although no effective therapies for MPS IIIB have been developed yet, early and accurate diagnosis can provide important information for family planning in families at risk of the disorder.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.28-28
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• 2016

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.29-30
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• 2016

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권10호
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• pp.1132-1138
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• 2005

목 적 : 뮤코 다당체 침착증은 glycosaminoglycan을 분해하는 라이소솜 효소의 유전적 결핍에 의해 라이소솜에 전구 물질이 축적되는 질환군이다. 임상 양상은 매우 다양하지만, 일반적으로 만성적이고 진행되는 경과를 보이며 투박한 얼굴 모양, 관절의 경직, 간비 비대, 성장 지연, 신경학적 퇴화를 특징으로 한다. 최근 뮤코 다당체 침착증 I형의 효소 대체 요법이 가능하며 곧 II형에서도 실용화될 전망이다. 임상 증상이 나타나기 전에 효소 치료를 시작함으로써, 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환자에서 보이는 신경학적 및 근골격계 퇴행의 예방이 가능할 것으로 기대하고 있으며, 이에 조기 진단이 더욱 강조되고 있는 상황이다. 저자들은 본원 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환아 모임에 가입된 환아 80명을 대상으로 임상 양상을 분석하여, 국내 뮤코 다당체 환아들의 임상양상을 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 2월부터 2004년 12월까지 삼성서울병원 소아과를 방문한 환아 중, 피부 섬유아세포 배양 효소 검사에 의해 뮤코 다당체 침착증이 확진된 환아 80명을 대상으로 하였다. 입원기록 및 외래기록을 검토하여 진단시 연령과 성별, 가족력, 이학적 특징, 방사선 검사, 이비인후과 검사, 안과 검사, 지능검사, 언어 평가에 대한 결과를 분석하였다. 결 론 : 유형별로 II형이 51명(64%), III형이 14명(17.5%), I형이 12명(15%), IV형이 3명(3.8%)으로 II형의 빈도가 월등히 높았다. 진단시 연령은 1세부터 20까지 있었으며, 평균 5.5세였다. 남녀비는 4.7:1이였고, II형 헌터 증후군 51명은 모두 남아였다. 부모가 환아에서 이상을 느낀 첫 징후는 발달 지연이 12례(17%)로 가장 많았고, 그 외에 언어 발달지연(17%), 외모의 이상(16%), 관절 경직(14%) 등이 있었다. 방사선 검사상 전형적인 골격계 변화가 45례(83%)에서 관찰되었다. 55례에서 심장 초음파 검사를 시행했는데 판막의 비후와 경한 역류 소견이 많았고 특히 승모판막의 비후와 역류가 각각 46례(82%), 31례(55%)로 가장 빈번하였다. 이비인후과 평가를 받은 63례 중 46례(73%)에서 중이저류가 관찰되었고, 28례의 환아는 환기관 삽입을 시행 받았다. 33례(82%)에서 중등도 이상의 청력소실이 있었고, 특히 II형 환아들의 ABR 역치 평균이 66.9로 가장 높았다. 지능검사가 가능했던 35례의 환아 중에서 중등도 이상의 정신 지체가 14례(56%)였다. II형 51례의 환아 중에서 4명이 HLA 일치되는 형제로부터 골수이식을 받았다. 그 중 1명은 이식편대 숙주 반응 합병증으로 사망하였고, 나머지 3명에서도 신경학적 퇴행을 예방하지 못하였다. 현재 5명의 I형 환아들에서 효소 대체 치료를 시작하였고 이들의 임상 경과를 주목하고 있다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 80명의 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환자를 대상으로 임상 양상을 분석하였고 유형별로는 II형 헌터 증후군의 빈도가 64%로 외국 연구에 비해 월등히 높았으며 이는 인구학적 차이를 반영한다고 사료된다. 발달 지연, 저신장, 근골격계 변화, 심장판막 변화, 정신 지체, 청력 소실 등 뮤코 다당체 침착증의 전형적인 증상들이 환아의 대부분에서 관찰되었다. 저자들은 국내 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환아들의 임상적 양상을 연구함으로써 조기 진단과 적절한 치료를 하는데 도움이 되고자 하였다.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2016

Mucolipidosis type II (MLII; MIM#252500) and type III alpha/beta (MLIIIA; MIM#252600) very rare lysosomal storage disease cause by reduced enzyme activity of GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase. ML II is caused by a total or near total loss of GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase activity whether enzymatic activity in patient with ML IIIA is reduced. While ML II and ML III share similar clinical features, including skeletal abnormalities, ML II is the more severe in terms of phenotype. ML III is a much milder disorder, being characterized by latter onset of clinical symptoms and slower progressive course. GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase is encoded by two genes, GNPTAB and GNPTG, mutations in GNPTAB give rise to ML II or ML IIIA. To date, more than 100 different GNPTAB mutations have been reported, causing either ML II or ML IIIA. Despite development of new diagnostic approach and understanding of disease mechanism, there is no specific treatment available for patients with ML II and ML IIIA yet, only supportive and symptomatic treatment is indicated.