Cerebrospinal fluid and vitreous body exposure to orally administered tafamidis in hereditary ATTRV30M (p.TTRV50M) amyloidosis patients. 2018

Cecilia Monteiro, and Ana Martins da Silva, and Natália Ferreira, and Jaleh Mesgarzadeh, and Marta Novais, and Teresa Coelho, and Jeffery W Kelly
a Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , The Scripps Research Institute , La Jolla , CA , USA.

Hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis associated with the TTRV30M (p.TTRV50M) mutation presents predominantly as an axonal polyneuropathy, with variable involvement of other organs. Serious central nervous system (CNS) and eye manifestations, including stroke, dementia, vitreous opacities and glaucoma, have been reported in untreated V30M TTR amyloidosis patients, and in these patients after treatment with liver transplantation (LT). Distinct therapies for V30M TTR amyloidosis developed during the last decade exhibit promising results in slowing the peripheral and autonomic nervous system pathology. However, the effect of these therapies on the CNS and eye manifestations of V30M TTR amyloidosis is not known. Herein, we show that in a small cohort of patients taking tafamidis orally (20 mg tafamidis meglumine daily) we could detect this small molecule in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the vitreous body. In the CSF, the ratio of TTR tetramer to tafamidis was ≈2:1, leading to a moderate kinetic stabilization of TTR in the CSF of these patients. Our data suggest that tafamidis can cross the CSF-blood and eye-blood barriers. Future studies comparing CNS and eye manifestations in patients treated with LT, kinetic stabilizers or TTR lowering drugs are essential to understand the clinical effect of our observations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D011228 Prealbumin A tetrameric protein, molecular weight between 50,000 and 70,000, consisting of 4 equal chains, and migrating on electrophoresis in 3 fractions more mobile than serum albumin. Its concentration ranges from 7 to 33 per cent in the serum, but levels decrease in liver disease. Proalbumin,Transthyretin
D002555 Cerebrospinal Fluid A watery fluid that is continuously produced in the CHOROID PLEXUS and circulates around the surface of the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; and in the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES. Cerebro Spinal Fluid,Cerebro Spinal Fluids,Cerebrospinal Fluids,Fluid, Cerebro Spinal,Fluid, Cerebrospinal,Fluids, Cerebro Spinal,Fluids, Cerebrospinal,Spinal Fluid, Cerebro,Spinal Fluids, Cerebro
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001583 Benzoxazoles Benzoxazole

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