Novel Inducers Of Fetal Globin Identified Through High Throughput Screening (Hts) Are Active In Vivo In Anemic Baboons And Transgenic Mice
PLOS ONE(2015)
Abstract
High-level fetal (gamma) globin expression ameliorates clinical severity of the beta (beta) hemoglobinopathies, and safe, orally-bioavailable gamma-globin inducing agents would benefit many patients. We adapted a LCR-gamma-globin promoter-GFP reporter assay to a high-throughput robotic system to evaluate five diverse chemical libraries for this activity. Multiple structurally- and functionally-diverse compounds were identified which activate the gamma-globin gene promoter at nanomolar concentrations, including some therapeutics approved for other conditions. Three candidates with established safety profiles were further evaluated in erythroid progenitors, anemic baboons and transgenic mice, with significant induction of gamma-globin expression observed in vivo. A lead candidate, Benserazide, emerged which demonstrated > 20-fold induction of gamma-globin mRNA expression in anemic baboons and increased F-cell proportions by 3.5-fold in transgenic mice. Benserazide has been used chronically to inhibit amino acid decarboxylase to enhance plasma levels of L-dopa. These studies confirm the utility of high-throughput screening and identify previously unrecognized fetal globin inducing candidates which can be developed expediently for treatment of hemoglobinopathies.
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Key words
fetal globin,anemic baboons,transgenic mice,high throughput screening,novel inducers
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