Journal: Clinical and Translational Medicine
Article Title: Skeletal muscle effects of antisense oligonucleotides targeting glycogen synthase 1 in a mouse model of Pompe disease
doi: 10.1002/ctm2.70314
Figure Lengend Snippet: Model of pharmacological intervention in Pompe disease combining GYS1 ASO‐based SRT and ERT. Proposed adjunct therapeutic approach for Pompe disease based on the reduction of the synthesis of new glycogen via GYS1 ASO‐mediated SRT, combined with the ERT‐mediated clearance of preexisting glycogen that has accumulated in the lysosome because of GAA inactivation. Such combinatorial strategy could potentially result in greater benefit for Pompe patients, especially in skeletal muscle, where ERT alone is not remarkably effective. SRT: substrate reduction therapy; ERT: enzyme replacement therapy; GYS1: glycogen synthase 1; ASO: antisense oligonucleotide; GAA: glucosidase, alpha acid; rhGAA: recombinant human GAA.
Article Snippet: Starting from week 7 the mice additionally received 20 mg/kg recombinant human GAA (rhGAA) (Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA; Cat.: NDC 58468‐0160‐1) via intravenous injection once every 2 weeks.
Techniques: Recombinant