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Published in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Review

Efficacy of alpha1-antitrypsin augmentation therapy in conditions other than pulmonary emphysema

Authors: Ignacio Blanco, Beatriz Lara, Frederick de Serres

Published in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Up to now alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) augmentation therapy has been approved only for commercial use in selected adults with severe AAT deficiency-related pulmonary emphysema (i.e. PI*ZZ genotypes as well as combinations of Z, rare and null alleles expressing AAT serum concentrations <11 μmol/L). However, the compassionate use of augmentation therapy in recent years has proven outstanding efficacy in small cohorts of patients suffering from uncommon AAT deficiency-related diseases other than pulmonary emphysema, such as fibromyalgia, systemic vasculitis, relapsing panniculitis and bronchial asthma. Moreover, a series of preclinical studies provide evidence of the efficacy of AAT augmentation therapy in several infectious diseases, diabetes mellitus and organ transplant rejection. These facts have generated an expanding number of medical applications and patents with claims for other indications of AAT besides pulmonary emphysema. The aim of the present study is to compile and analyze both clinical and histological features of the aforementioned published case studies and reports where AAT augmentation therapy was used for conditions other than pulmonary emphysema. Particularly, our research refers to ten case reports and two clinical trials on AAT augmentation therapy in patients with both AAT deficiency and, at least, one of the following diseases: fibromyalgia, vasculitis, panniculitis and bronchial asthma. In all the cases, AAT was successfully applied whereas previous maximal conventional therapies had failed. In conclusion, laboratory studies in animals and humans as well as larger clinical trials should be, thus, performed in order to determine both the strong clinical efficacy and security of AAT in the treatment of conditions other than pulmonary emphysema.
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Metadata
Title
Efficacy of alpha1-antitrypsin augmentation therapy in conditions other than pulmonary emphysema
Authors
Ignacio Blanco
Beatriz Lara
Frederick de Serres
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-6-14

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