2020;105:37886. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, 11010, Sri Lanka, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka, You can also search for this author in 2019 Aug;16(4):897-902. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13115. Mettananda S, Gibbons RJ, Higgs DR. -Globin as a molecular target in the treatment of -thalassemia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-013-0261-4. The use of salubrinal, a known inhibitor of elF2 phosphorylation, improved -globin mRNA turnover to HbF without a globin preference shift (the ratio of /[+] remained unchanged), and thereby elucidating another level for potential therapeutic targets. Hydroxyurea is a well-tolerated oral drug that has been in use for several decades. 2009;407:105. Expert Rev Hematol. Saalu LC, Jewo PI, Yama OE, Oguntola JA. Although it affects all haematological cell lineages, neutrophils are most commonly affected, resulting in mild to moderate neutropenia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tracli.2008.05.001. Increased soluble guanylate cyclase activity in the red blood cells of sickle cell patients. N. Saki, S. Abroun, M. Soleimani, M. Kavianpour, M. Shahjahani, J. Mohammadi-Asl, S. Hajizamani, MicroRNA expression in -Thalassemia and sickle cell disease: A role in the induction of fetal hemoglobin, Cell J. FOIA Cokic VP, Smith RD, Beleslin-Cokic BB, et al. Dosing may be increased by 5 mg/kg every eight weeks, or as soon as a VOC episode occurs, up to 35 mg/kg or until a maximum tolerated daily dose is reached. FOG-1 recruits the NuRD repressor complex to mediate transcriptional repression by GATA-1. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease. Hydroxyurea (HU) is a widely used cytotoxic agent that is known to induce fetal hemoglobin (HbF) production and is presently used to ameliorate the severity of pain episodes in patients with sickle cell anemia (HbSS). Rat liver-mediated metabolism of hydroxyurea to nitric oxide. Both GATA1 and GATA2 are key transcription factors that regulate the proliferation and differentiation of erythrocytes. This finding emphasises another clinical advantage of hydroxyurea as adhesion of erythrocyte is the main underlying cause for complications associated with SCD. Complement in Sickle Cell Disease: Are We Ready for Prime Time? These include -thalassaemia intermedia and mild-moderate haemoglobin E -thalassaemia [78, 79]. Platt OS, Orkin SH, Dover G, Beardsley GP, Miller B, Nathan DG. Jones, J. Howard, Hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) for sickle cell disease, Cochrane Database Syst. In support of these findings, salubrinal was further shown to increase translation efficiency during the recovery phase of cellular stress response through an increase in the number of selective translating ribosomes on the -globin mRNA [129]. 9 (2015) OM01OM03. Ballas SK, Kesen MR, Goldberg MF, et al. Raththagala M, Karunarathne W, Kryziniak M, McCracken J, Spence DM. Proteins like ankyrin, protein 4.1 and p55 which are important for maintaining the flexibility and the biconcave shape of the RBCs and few glycolytic enzymes involved in energy pathways were among them. Although sparse and in the majority unsupported, some studies have demonstrated recovery of spermatogenesis, normal counts and motility after the cessation of HU treatment [58]. Hydroxyurea has also shown to upregulate S100A8, which is an important protein in phosphorylation of p38. Park JI, Choi HS, Jeong JS, Han JY, Kim IH. Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease: rates and risk factors. Article 2010;40:87082. Xu J, Sankaran VG, Ni M, et al. Your privacy choices/Manage cookies we use in the preference centre. Additionally, several clinical trials that evaluate the efficacy of hydroxyurea on the paediatric population (NCT03789591), stroke prevention (NCT03948867) and neurological complications (NCT02556099) of SCD are underway. King SB. Oxidative stress is one of the main underlying causes of disease pathology of SCD. Yasara N, Wickramarathne N, Mettananda C, Manamperi A, Premawardhena A, Mettananda S. Efficacy and safety of oral hydroxyurea in transfusion-dependent -thalassaemia: a protocol for randomised double-blind controlled clinical trial. Article 8 (2017) 185191. Transl. Jison ML, Munson PJ, Barb JJ, Suffredini AF, Talwar S, Logun C, Raghavachari N, Beigel JH, Shelhamer JH, Danner RL, Gladwin MT. A phase 3 trial of luspatercept in patients with transfusion-dependent -thalassemia. Glover RE, Ivy ED, Orringer EP, Maeda H, Mason RP. Phlebotomy and Hydroxyurea for Non-Transfusion Dependent Iron Overload in Beta-Thalassemia Intermedia. Treatment with hydroxyurea is associated with a significant reduction of spleen size in several studies [24, 26]. Despite these beneficial effects, several aspects of hydroxyurea treatment in NTD -thalassaemia that include optimal dosing and safety in children require further evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.041599798. being able to get an erection sometimes, but not every time you want to have sex. Wang W, Thompson B. Hydroxyurea treatment of infants with sickle cell anemia: results of the BABY HUG study. 2010 Jun 1;56 Suppl:OL1290-8. https://doi.org/10.3109/03630269.2010.513638. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v128.22.1302.1302. Due to these obstacles, many patients with haemoglobinopathies received fewer than the usual number of transfusions. https://doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2017.1354948. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. Optimizing hydroxyurea therapy for sickle cell anemia. However, HU-induced -globin expression is independent of H2O2 formation, albeit other ROS such as NO, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals are known to activate MAPKs and cGMP [105,106]. The degree of HbF expression and the blood percentage of F cells at adulthood are heritable quantitative trait loci (QTL) [35]. Ikuta T, Thatte HS, Tang JX, et al. SCD is caused by a point mutation (A>T) in the sixth codon of the -globin gene on chromosome 11, resulting in the substitution of the amino acid glutamic acid to valine. Hydroxyurea is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia and head and neck cancers. Nitric oxide production from hydroxyurea. Indian Journal of Medicine and Healthcare. 2016;128:13021302. Thus, it has become clear that hydroxyurea could play a remarkable role in reducing transfusion requirements of patients with haemoglobinopathies, especially when donor blood is a limited resource. Lassi, S.M. Haploinsufficiency for the erythroid transcription factor KLF1 causes hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin. Also, hydroxyurea is cytotoxic to S-stage cells resulting in their destruction. However, some HbF remains to be heterogeneously transcribed with variable expression levels across HbF red blood cells (F cells) [32]. The haemoglobin molecule that is composed of - and E-globin chains, is known as HbE (2E2). Glob J Health Sci. https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v8n3p252. Another clinical trial conducted on 299 SCD patients observed a significant reduction in the duration of hospital stay due to painful crises and requirement of opioids [71]. Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia. 2023 BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. Increased levels of soluble ICAM-1 in the plasma of sickle cell patients are reversed by hydroxyurea. Haptoglobin and hemopexin are considered as scavengers of free haemoglobin and thus are sensitive markers of haemolysis and erythropoietic activity [53, 64,65,66]. Dis. Sickle cell disease subphenotypes in patients from Southwestern Province of Saudi Arabia. How does hydroxyurea increase HbF? government site. Italia K, Jain D, Gattani S, et al. Life expectancy and risk factors for early death. Eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha phosphorylation mediates fetal hemoglobin induction through a post-transcriptional mechanism. The site is secure. Involvement of p38 kinase in hydroxyurea-induced differentiation of K562 cells. In human erythroid cells, it induces the expression of -globin, a fetal globin gene that is suppressed after birth. A functional element necessary for fetal hemoglobin silencing. 2019;66:e27643. 2017;67:1418. Article Ghatpande SS, Choudhary PK, Quinn CT, Goodman SR. Ware RE, Despotovic JM, Mortier NA, et al. Another commonly reported side effect is hyperpigmentation of nails and skin, especially in palms and soles. Biomolecules. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and NO have been shown to mediate the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK [102,103], whose association with HbF production was discussed above. 2010;116:8524. Nomenclature and classification of purinoceptors. NO may be released by endothelial cells and/or erythrocytes, establishing a feedback loop with flow-derived ATP release from erythrocytes and provide rationale for some of the immediate reported benefits of HU treatment (improved blood flow and attenuated sickling events in SCD patients) [123]. Another study reported high levels of miR-210 and miR-486-3p in responders of hydroxyurea, strengthening the role of miRNA mediated regulation of HbF induction [49]. A.E. This is supported by evidence from studies done on both SCD and -thalassaemia patients, and several miRNAs modulate fetal haemoglobin levels by targeting specific transcription factors associated with -globin expression [42, 48, 49]. 2016;127:8208. BCL11A enhancer dissection by Cas9-mediated in situ saturating mutagenesis. In a recent study, inhibition of dephosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (elF2), a critical regulator of protein translation, enhanced production of HbF and was devoid of any changes at the levels of gene transcription, cellular proliferation and differentiation [128]. S.H. Strict social distancing and lockdown measures prevented patients from attending routine clinic appointments. As activation of -globin in hydroxyurea is dependent on p38 pathway, the above observation is important in predicting the response to treatment [29]. 2019;81:2835. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24255. Fetal haemoglobin response to hydroxycarbamide treatment and sar1a promoter polymorphisms in sickle cell anaemia. 2010;115:235463. Chi, The genomic analysis of erythrocyte microRNA expression in sickle cell diseases, PLoS One. Kim, D.J. Nitric oxide (NO) release has had a long-standing association with HU-induced improved blood flow through vasodilation [107113]. Another problem encountered during the pandemic by patients with chronic diseases like SCD and thalassaemia is limited access to medical care. https://doi.org/10.1006/bcmd.2000.0328. Additionally, cell adhesion to vascular endothelium is inhibited by hydroxyurea through downregulating cell adhesive molecules on reticulocytes (VLA 4 integrin and CD36) and mature RBCs (CD47) and limiting cellcell and cellmatrix adhesions [62, 75]. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-03-633594. Adverse effect of hydroxyurea on spermatogenesis in patients with sickle cell anemia after 6 months of treatment. -Globin is active during fetal life and is suppressed in adults by the action of several transcription factors that include Specificity protein 1 (SP1), Krppel-like factor 3 (KLF3), Myeloblastosis oncogene (MYB) and B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia 11A (BCL11A). A recent GWAS studies have revealed further sequence variants that could influence the response to HU [27]. Nat Rev Dis Prim. Conversely, regular blood transfusions and long-term iron chelator medication form the cornerstone of supportive treatment of -thalassaemia. 2015 Oct; 8(5): 669679. Friedrisch JR, Pr D, Maluf SW, et al. In summary, the differential response to hydroxyurea treatment observed in patients with haemoglobinopathies is likely to be due to the cumulative effects of these models. Summary of Mechanisms of HbF production in response to hydroxyurea. Moreira, M.R. Sri Lanka J Child Heal. Blood. We are currently conducting the first-ever randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of hydroxyurea in patients with transfusion dependent -thalassaemia (SLCTR/2018/024) [3]. Also, the recent position statement by the Thalassaemia International Federation on COVID-19 recommended the use of hydroxyurea in patients with thalassaemia to optimise blood use [107]. It is one of the earliest drugs that showed promise in the management of haemoglobinopathies and is the first FDA approved drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) [2]. Hydroxyurea (HU) treatment has demonstrated success in several settings, both in children and adults with SCD. Kodeboyina S, Balamurugan P, Liu L, Pace BS. Sleiman J, Tarhini A, Bou-Fakhredin R, Saliba A, Cappellini M, Taher A. Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia: An Update on Complications and Management. Hydroxyurea for the treatment of sickle cell disease. Panigrahi I, Agarwal S, Gupta T, Singhal P, Pradhan M. Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia: factors affecting phenotype. 2 While its mechanism of action is incompletely understood, hydroxyurea is associated with increased levels of HbF in SCA; increased levels of HbF are known to improve survival. 7 (2015) 2015019. https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2015.019. Eur Spine J. Machado, M.C. Blood. Exp Biol Med. Mechanism for fetal globin gene expression: role of the soluble guanylate cyclase-cGMP-dependent protein kinase pathway. Among 32 patients, last HbF levels were 1.9% to 26.3% (mean, 14.9%) with increases in HbF over initial values of 1.4% to 20.2% (mean, 11.2%). Ballas SK, Bauserman RL, McCarthy WF, Castro OL, Smith WR, Waclawiw MA. Hydroxyurea reduces some vaso-occlusive complications of SCA. Blood. 2004;104:27080. 1Division of Human Genetics, Department of medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, 2Division of Hematology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, 3Centre of Evidence-based Health Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. Hydroxyurea exerts a bi-modal effect on erythropoiesis in a dose-dependent manner by downregulating the expression of GATA1 and upregulating GATA2. Onyango, Prevalence and incidence of congenital anomalies amongst babies born to women with sickle cell disease and exposed to hydroxyurea during pregnancy: a systematic review protocol, JBI Database Syst. Borg J, Papadopoulos P, Georgitsi M, et al. Expert Rev Hematol. The characteristic increase in the F-reticulocyte count, followed by a more gradual increase in fetal hemoglobin, with the administration of hydroxyurea is clearly seen in the data on the three . Mettananda S, Fisher CA, Sloane-Stanley JA, Taylor S, Oppermann U, Gibbons RJ, Higgs DR. Makani J, Menzel S, Nkya S, et al. PubMed Central There is strong correlation between the frequency of the HbS gene and the historical distribution and incidences of malaria [2]. 2001;312:1323. Abbreviations: RBC, Red blood cells; Hb, Haemoglobin; sGC, Soluble guanylate cyclase; PKG, cGMP-dependent protein kinase; Gi/JNK/Jun, G(i)-dependent activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase; MAPK-p38, mitogen-activated protein kinase; CREB1, cAMP response element-binding protein 1; DNMT, DNA methyltransferase; HDAC, Histone deacetylase. A confluence of detailed understanding of the molecular basis of HbF gene expression, coupled with the ability to precisely target by genomic editing most areas of the genome, is producing important preliminary therapeutic results that could provide new options for cell-based therapeutics with curative intent. Modell B, Darlison M. Global epidemiology of haemoglobin disorders and derived service indicators. Orphanet J Rare Dis 16, 114 (2021). Recurrent episodes of ischemia due to vaso-occlusion by sickled erythrocytes is the hallmark of SCD. Gonalves, A. de M. Mota, L.B. Huang J, Yakubu M, Kim-Shapiro DB, King SB. 8600 Rockville Pike Among several agents that lead to pharmacologic induction of HbF in patients with SCA, hydroxyurea has emerged as an exciting therapeutic agent because of its ease of oral administration, modest toxicity profile, predictable laboratory efficacy for increasing percentage HbF and reducing hemolysis, and proven clinical efficacy for preventing acute vaso-occlusive events. Berthaut I, Guignedoux G, Kirsch-Noir F, et al. Careers. M. Reza Bordbar, ; Samir Silavizadeh, S. Haghpanah, R. Kamfiroozi, M. Bardestani, ; Mehran Karimi, Hydroxyurea Treatment in Transfusion-Dependent -Thalassemia Patients, Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2017;130:23546. Fetal hemoglobin and F-cell responses to long-term hydroxyurea treatment in young sickle cell patients. Nat Commun. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Hydroxyurea and a cGMP-amplifying agent have immediate benefits on acute vaso-occlusive events in sickle cell disease mice. Blood. Responders and Non-Responders to Hydroxyurea, Hemoglobin. Shih AWY, Mcfarlane A, Verhovsek M. Haptoglobin testing in hemolysis: Measurement and interpretation. Epub 2020 Oct 8. Pagnier J, Mears JG, Dunda-Belkhodja O, et al. In this review, we aim to explore the available in vitro and in vivo mechanistic data and the clinical utility of hydroxyurea in -haemoglobinopathies with a special emphasis on its usefulness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kato GJ, Piel FB, Reid CD, Gaston MH, Ohene-Frempong K, Krishnamurti L, Smith WR, Panepinto JA, Weatherall DJ, Costa FF, Vichinsky EP. Quantitative proteomics analysis in a cohort of patients with -thalassaemia following treatment with hydroxyurea revealed that 28 proteins were differentially expressed after hydroxyurea treatment. Amoako N, Asante KP, Adjei G, Awandare GA, Bimi L, Owusu-Agyei S. Associations between Red Cell Polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum Infection in the Middle Belt of Ghana. Involvement of multiple receptors in the actions of extracellular ATP: the example of vascular endothelial cells. It is anticipated that adequate knowledge of the mode of action of HU will result in the exploration of alternative therapeutic agents that may minimize alterations to the cellular transcriptome. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. V. Simeonovski, H. Breshkovska, S. Duma, I. Dohcheva-Karajovanov, K. Damevska, S. Nikolovska, Hydroxyurea Associated Cutaneous Lesions: A Case Report the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), J. Med. 7 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3233/CH-170280. ED is often a symptom of another health problem or health-related factor. Furthermore, less evidence is currently available on the persistence over time of responses to HU. Numerous signal transduction pathways have been implicated, through the identification of key genomic variants in BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB, SAR1 or XmnI polymorphism that predispose the response to the treatment, and signal transduction pathways, that modulate -globin expression (cAMP/cGMP; Gi/JNK/Jun; methylation and microRNA). Am J Hematol. HU treatment is known to improve blood flow through reperfusion and decreased sickling; however the reasons for the improved circulation are not completely understood. Cushing, W.B. What is abnormal Haemoglobin? Thein SL, Menzel S, Lathrop M, Garner C. Control of fetal hemoglobin: new insights emerging from genomics and clinical implications. Williams TN, Mwangi TW, Wambua S, et al. Blood. Alsultan A, Aleem A, Ghabbour H, et al. Combined effects of arginine and hydroxyurea on BFU-E derived colony growth and HbF synthesis in erythroid progenitors isolated from sickle cell blood. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/14807.6660. HbA is a tetramer of two - and two -globin chains (22) which are encoded by - or -globin genes located in chromosome 16 and 11 respectively [4]. Analg. A recent GWAS studies have also shown that a coding variant in Spalt-like transcription factor, or SALL2, was associated with higher final HbF in response to Hu treatment, a new insight into the pharmacological HbF upregulation by hydroxyurea in patients with SCD [27] that deserve further functional studies. 2003;329:922. Effect of hydroxyurea on sperm count, motility and morphology in adult men with sickle cell or myeloproliferative disease. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 2010;19:8718. The molecular targets of these differentially expressed miRNA are regulatory genes of -globin, which play an important role in fetal haemoglobin silencing in adults. Repression of c-kit and its downstream substrates by GATA-1 inhibits cell proliferation during erythroid maturation. Numerous signal transduction pathways have been implicated, through the identification of key genomic variants in. What are the three types of hemoglobin? Clin Chim Acta. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, Many studies, including two meta-analyses involving 709 patients and 344 patients with NTD -thalassaemia showed a significant reduction in transfusion requirement following hydroxyurea treatment [81] [83]. The study have summarised the various molecular pathways that have been reported to explain the mode of action of HU. Hirst C, Owusu-Ofori S. Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hoc.2017.11.003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hoc.2009.11.002. Hydroxyurea has shown to increase HbF and reduce the incidence of vaso-occlusive events, pulmonary hypertension, hospitalisations and mortality of patients with SCD in many clinical trials [21]. Hydroxyurea alters the expression of several microRNAs (miR) which act on these molecular targets to induce fetal haemoglobin. 2021 Jan;109(1):73-81. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2028. Association of thalassaemia intermedia with a beta-globin gene haplotype. Weatherall, Guidelines for the Management of Non Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia (NTDT), Thalassaemia International Federation, 2019. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24672826 (accessed November 1, 2020). This challenge could be overcome in the future with 3 clinical trials underway in Africa, spanning Angola, Congo, Kenya and Nigeria, as well as North America and Europe, with 21 and 3 open trials respectively [130]. Xmn1-G polymorphism and clinical predictors of severity of disease in -thalassemia intermedia. Higher levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) diminish deoxygenated sickle globin polymerization in vitro and . Blood Med. 1). Hydroxyurea for children with sickle cell anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease: a systematic review for efficacy and toxicity in children. A number of clinical trials are ongoing to evaluate its usefulness in transfusion dependent -thalassaemia. Reports. Lander HM. Inhibition of rNDP and impaired synthesis of DNA prevent the progression of cells from the G1 or pre-DNA synthesis phase of the cell cycle. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Blood. 8600 Rockville Pike Epub 2019 Mar 27. The peak plasma concentration is reached 1 to 4h after an oral dose. Abstract. Blood. Therefore, the ability to induce -globin is the most important action of hydroxyurea in -haemoglobinopathies [19]. 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