Role of ACTG2 Variants in Smooth Muscle Determination and Function in Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction.

ConditionPIPO
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Grenoble

About this trial

The primary objective of this study is to describe the transcriptional impact of R178, R257, R40 or A136 variants of the ACTG2 gene on iPS differentiation mechanisms up to organoids derived from PIPO patient samples versus those derived from control / WT patients (generation of IPS from cultured cell lines), at different stages of their experimental ex vivo development.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Minor or adult patient ≥ 4 years of age

Patient with PIPO before age 18

Male or female

Patient with PIPO meeting at least 2 of the ESPGHAN criteria (Thapar et al 2018) and carrying the R178, R257, R40 or A136 mutation of the ACTG2 gene.

Disqualifiers

Patients with a history of radiotherapy treatment

Patient with lymphocyte lineage damage

Trial design

Design model

Factorial

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biopsy

    Procedure/Surgery

    A skin biopsy and a blood sample will be taken to culture the iPS cells and intestinal organoids.

Treatment groups

4 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: PIPO patientsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: WTOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Description of the transcriptional impact of R178, R257, R40 or A136 variants of the ACTG2 gene

Difference in transcript expression (%) in RNASeq transcriptomic analysis between samples carrying the R178, R257, R40 or A136 variants of the ACTG2 gene on the differentiation mechanisms of iPS up to organoids derived from PIPO patient samples versus those derived from control patients

Time frame
At different stages of their experimental ex vivo development (mesenchymal progenitors, determined smooth muscle cells, differentiated smooth muscle cells and 3D organization of smooth muscle) through study completion, an average of 5 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Evaluate the impact of R178, R257, R40 or A136 variants of the ACTG2 gene on gastrointestinal contractile function between mutant versus WT organoids.

Difference (%) in isometric contraction force between mutant versus WT organoids by electrical stimulation and specific agonist.

Time frame
At different stages of their experimental ex vivo development (mesenchymal progenitors, determined smooth muscle cells, differentiated smooth muscle cells and 3D organization of smooth muscle) an average of 5 years
2

Evaluate the immunofluorescence labeling differential between mutant and WT cells from IPS and organoids

Difference in fluorescence (%) between mutant and WT cells as cell stages from iPS to organoids

Time frame
At different stages of their experimental ex vivo development (mesenchymal progenitors, determined smooth muscle cells, differentiated smooth muscle cells and 3D organization of smooth muscle) an average of 5 years
3

Evaluate the impact of R178, R257, R40 or A136 mutations of the ACTG2 gene on the actin network of fibroblasts derived from skin samples of diseased patients versus those of WTpatients.

Difference in actin network labeling by immunofluorescence (%) between skin fibroblasts from PIPO and WT patients.

Time frame
At different stages of their experimental ex vivo development (mesenchymal progenitors, determined smooth muscle cells, differentiated smooth muscle cells and 3D organization of smooth muscle) an average of 5 years
4

Evaluate the effect of reversion of the R178, R257, R40 or A136 mutation versus WT on functionality and contractility during differentiation of cells into organoids.

Difference in isometric contraction strength (%) between mutant versus WT versus revertant organoids via specific agonist and electrical stimulation.

Time frame
At different stages of their experimental ex vivo development (mesenchymal progenitors, determined smooth muscle cells, differentiated smooth muscle cells and 3D organization of smooth muscle) an average of 5 years

Other outcomes

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