Feasibility study of cyclodextrins as active pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of GM1-gangliosidosis

,Tishi Higshi,Yuk Horikoshi, Toru Tkeo,Nomi Nkgt,Yuki Kuruhi,Hiroshi Ktsuki,Yoihi Ishitsuk,Tkumi Er, Hietoshi Arim,

aGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Kumamoto University,5-1 Oe-honmachi,Chuo-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

bProgram for Leading Graduate Schools“HIGO(Health life science:Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented) Program”,Kumamoto University,5-1 Oe-honmachi,Chuo-ku,Kumamoto,Japan

cCenter for Animal Resources and Development,Kumamoto University,2-2-1 Honjo,Chou-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

dInstitute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics,Kumamoto University,2-2-1 Honjo,Chou-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

Feasibility study of cyclodextrins as active pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of GM1-gangliosidosis

Yuki Maedaa,b,Keiichi Motoyamaa,Taishi Higashia,Yuka Horikoshic, Toru Takeoc,Naomi Nakagatac,Yuki Kurauchia,Hiroshi Katsukia, Yuki Kondoa,Yoichi Ishitsukaa,Tetsumi Iriea,b,Takumi Erad, Hidetoshi Arimaa,b,*

aGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Kumamoto University,5-1 Oe-honmachi,Chuo-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

bProgram for Leading Graduate Schools“HIGO(Health life science:Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented) Program”,Kumamoto University,5-1 Oe-honmachi,Chuo-ku,Kumamoto,Japan

cCenter for Animal Resources and Development,Kumamoto University,2-2-1 Honjo,Chou-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

dInstitute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics,Kumamoto University,2-2-1 Honjo,Chou-ku,Kumamoto, Japan

A R T I C L E I N F O

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Available online 25 November 2015

Cyclodextrins

GM1-gangliosidosis

Fibroblasts,Lysosomes

GM1-gangliosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized clinically by a wide range of variable neurovisceral, ophthalmological and dysmorphic features.Without enough functional β-galactosidase,GM1-gangliosides cannot be degraded in lysosomes,and accumulate to toxic levels in many tissues and organs,particularly in the brain.In spite of several approaches for the treatment of GM1-gangliosidosis,such as enzyme replacement therapy,gene therapy,chemical chaperone therapy,there is no treatment available for patients with ganglioside storage diseases.Therefore,development of novel drugs for GM1-gangliosidosis is needed.

Cyclodextrins(CyDs)are cyclic oligosaccharides that are widely used in the pharmaceutical feld.CyDs can extract cell membrane components such as cholesterol and phospholipids from lipid rafts,which contain high concentrations of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids including GM1-gangliosides. Meanwhile,the systemic administration of 2-hydroxypropylβ-CyD(HP-β-CyD)to mice lacking Niemann–Pick disease type C(NPC)protein was benefcial probably due to the ability to modify the internal environment of the endosomal/lysosomal compartment.Thus,we hypothesized that CyDs are useful for treatment of GM1-gangliosidosis.Therefore,in the present study,we investigated the effects of various CyDs on the GM1-ganglioside level accumulated in EA1 cells,fbroblasts from patients with GM1-gangliosidosis[1].

We examined the effects of CyDs on the GM1-ganglioside levels in EA1 cells using FITC-labeled cholera toxin B-subunit, which can bind to GM1-gangliosides specifcally.Herein,we used the two experimental conditions,i.e.(1)10 mM CyD and 1 h treatment and(2)1 mM CyD and 24 h treatment.In our preliminary study,under the former conditions,we confrmed that CyDs extracted membrane components from the EA1 cells. Under the latter conditions,we revealed that CyDs except for M-β-CyD did not extract the membrane components.The treatment with 10 mM CyDs for 1 h did not signifcantly change fuorescence intensity derived from FITC.Meanwhile,the treatment with 1 mM CyDs for 24 h decreased the fuorescent intensity,especially the prominent lowering effects of methylβ-CyD and dimethyl-α-CyD were shown with statistical difference,compared to those of the other CyDs.The similar lowering effects of CyDs on the fuorescence intensity derived from Alexa?488-conjugated CTB(Alexa-CTB)were observed in EA1 cells using a confocal laser scanning microscopy.Hence, the lowering effect of CyDs on the GM1-ganglioside levels in the cells was highly unlikely to be associated with the extracting ability of CyDs on plasma membrane components of the cells.Collectively,these results suggest that CyDs impair the GM1-ganglioside levels in EA1 cells in a different way from the extraction ability of CyDs on membrane components.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the fnancial supports received from Health and Labor Sciences Research Grant in Japan(201406032A) and HIGO Program Research Funding Project(FiscalYear 2014).

R E F E R E N C E

[1]Maeda Y,Motoyama K,Higashi T,et al.Effects of cyclodextrins on GM1-gangliosides in fbroblasts from GM1-gangliosidosis patients.J Pharm Pharmacol 2015;67:1133–1142.

*E-mail address:arimah@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajps.2015.11.046

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