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Santos-Morales O, Díaz-Machado A, Jiménez-Rodríguez D, Pomares-Iturralde Y, Festary-Casanovas T, González-Delgado CA, Pérez-Rodríguez S, Alfonso-Muñoz E, Viada-González C, Piedra-Sierra P, García-García I, Amaro-González D, García-Rodríguez JC, Sosa-Testé I, Lagarto-Parra A, Barrero-Viera L, David-Baldo M, Tamayo-Rodríguez M, Rivero-Vázquez I, González-Gamiz G, Martín-Trujillo A, Rodríguez-Fernández Y, Ledo-de la Luz AA, Álvarez-Delgado M, Howland-Álvarez I, Cruz-Gómez Y. Nasal administration of the neuroprotective candidate NeuroEPO to healthy volunteers: a randomized, parallel, open-label safety study. BMC Neurol 2017; 17:129. [PMID: 28676085 PMCID: PMC5496637 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-017-0908-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Delivery of therapeutic agents as erythropoietin (EPO) into Central Nervous System through intranasal route could benefit patients with neurological disorders. A new nasal formulation containing a non-hematopoietic recombinant EPO (NeuroEPO) has shown neuroprotective actions in preclinical models. In the current study, the safety of NeuroEPO was evaluated for the first time in humans. METHODS A phase I, randomized, parallel, open-label study was carried out in healthy volunteers. They received, intranasally, 1 mg of NeuroEPO every 8 h during 4 days (Group A) or 0.5 mg of NeuroEPO (Group B) with the same schedule. The working hypothesis was that intranasal NeuroEPO produce <10% of severe adverse reactions in the evaluated groups. Therefore, a rigorous assessment of possible adverse events was carried out, which included tolerance of the nasal mucosa and the effect on hematopoietic activity. Clinical safety evaluation was daily during treatment and laboratory tests were done before and on days 5 and 14 after starting treatment. RESULTS Twenty-five volunteers, 56% women, with a mean age of 27 yrs. were included. Twelve of them received the highest NeuroEPO dose. Twenty types of adverse events occurred, with headache (20%) and increase of hepatic enzymes (20%) as the most reported ones. Nasopharyngeal itching was the most common local event but only observed in four patients (16%), all of them from the lowest dose group. About half of the events were very probably or probably caused by the studied product. Most of the events were mild (95.5%), did not require treatment (88.6%) and were completely resolved (81.8%). No severe adverse events were reported. During the study the hematopoietic variables were kept within reference values. CONCLUSIONS NeuroEPO was a safe product, well tolerated at the nasal mucosa level and did not stimulate erythropoiesis in healthy volunteers. TRIAL REGISTRATION Cuban Public Registry of Clinical Trials RPCEC00000157 , June 10, 2013.
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- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
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- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
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- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
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- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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- NeuroEPO Research and Development Group, Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba
- National Center for Toxicology, “Carlos J. Finlay” University Hospital, Havana, Cuba
- Clinical Trials Group, Research Direction, Center for Drug Research and Development (CIDEM), Ave. 26 and Puentes Grandes, No. 1605, Nuevo Vedado, Havana, Cuba
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Isaev NK, Stelmashook EV, Genrikhs EE, Korshunova GA, Sumbatyan NV, Kapkaeva MR, Skulachev VP. Neuroprotective properties of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants of the SkQ-type. Rev Neurosci 2016; 27:849-855. [DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2016-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AbstractIn 2008, using a model of compression brain ischemia, we presented the first evidence that mitochondria-targeted antioxidants of the SkQ family, i.e. SkQR1 [10-(6′-plastoquinonyl)decylrhodamine], have a neuroprotective action. It was shown that intraperitoneal injections of SkQR1 (0.5–1 μmol/kg) 1 day before ischemia significantly decreased the damaged brain area. Later, we studied in more detail the anti-ischemic action of this antioxidant in a model of experimental focal ischemia provoked by unilateral intravascular occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. The neuroprotective action of SkQ family compounds (SkQR1, SkQ1, SkQTR1, SkQT1) was manifested through the decrease in trauma-induced neurological deficit in animals and prevention of amyloid-β-induced impairment of long-term potentiation in rat hippocampal slices. At present, most neurophysiologists suppose that long-term potentiation underlies cellular mechanisms of memory and learning. They consider inhibition of this process by amyloid-β1-42as anin vitromodel of memory disturbance in Alzheimer’s disease. Further development of the above studies revealed that mitochondria-targeted antioxidants could retard accumulation of hyperphosphorylated τ-protein, as well as amyloid-β1-42, and its precursor APP in the brain, which are involved in developing neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Nickolay K. Isaev
- 1Department of Bioenergetics, Belozersky Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninsky Gory, 1, b. 40, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
- 2Brain Research Department Research Center of Neurology, 125367 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 2Brain Research Department Research Center of Neurology, 125367 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 2Brain Research Department Research Center of Neurology, 125367 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Bioenergetics, Belozersky Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninsky Gory, 1, b. 40, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Bioenergetics, Belozersky Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninsky Gory, 1, b. 40, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 2Brain Research Department Research Center of Neurology, 125367 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Bioenergetics, Belozersky Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninsky Gory, 1, b. 40, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Tan H, Kang X, Zhong Y, Shen X, Cheng Y, Jiao Q, Deng L. Erythropoietin upregulates growth associated protein-43 expression and promotes retinal ganglion cell axonal regeneration in vivo after optic nerve crush. Neural Regen Res 2012; 7:295-301. [PMID: 25806072 PMCID: PMC4353103 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we established a rat model of optic nerve crush to explore the effects of erythropoietin on retinal ganglion cell axonal regeneration. At 15 days after injury in erythropoietin treated rats, retinal ganglion cell densities in regions corresponding to the 1/6, 3/6 and 5/6 ratios of the retinal radius were significantly increased. In addition, the number of growth associated protein-43 positive axons was significantly increased at different distances (50, 250 and 500 μm) from the crush site after erythropoietin treatment. Erythropoietin significantly increased growth associated protein-43 protein levels in the retina after crush injury, as determined by western blot and immunofluorescence analysis. These results demonstrate that erythropoietin protects injured retinal ganglion cells and promotes axonal regeneration.
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- Haibo Tan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Shanghai 200025, China
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