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. 2022 May 19;45(4):832–847. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12510

TABLE 1.

overview of the parameters measured and comparison between PXL065 and pioglitazone effects. Green identifies similar results between PXL065 and pioglitazone, orange identifies different results

Parameter Model Effect of PXL065 Effect of pioglitazone
In vitro VLCFA ALD cell lines AMN fibroblasts Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0 Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0
C‐ALD fibroblasts Decrease in C26:0 Decrease in C26:0
AMN lymphocytes Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0 Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0
C‐ALD lymphocytes Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0 Decrease in C26:0 and C24:0
Abcd1 null mice glial cells Decrease in C26:0 Decrease in C26:0
Bioenergetics ALD cell lines AMN fibroblasts Increase in basal and ATP‐linked OCR No effect
C‐ALD fibroblasts Increase in basal and ATP‐linked OCR Increase in basal OCR only
C‐ALD lymphocytes Increase in basal, ATP‐linked and maximal OCR Decrease in ATP linked OCR
Abcd1 null mice glial cells Increase in basal, ATP‐linked and maximal OCR No effect
ABCD2 – ABCD3 transporters ALD cell lines AMN fibroblasts Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression
C‐ALD fibroblasts Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression Increase in ABCD2 expression only
AMN lymphocytes Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression
C‐ALD lymphocytes No effect No effect
Abcd1 null mice glial cells Increase in ABCD2 and ABCD3 expression No effect
Inflammation markers C‐ALD lymphocytes Decrease in gene expression in multiple inflammatory markers Decrease in gene expression in multiple inflammatory markers
Stimulated Abcd1 null mice glial cells Decrease in gene expression in multiple inflammatory markers Decrease in gene expression in multiple inflammatory markers
In vivo VLCFA 6‐8‐week‐old Abcd1‐null mice Decrease in C26:0 in plasma, brain, and spinal cord Decrease in C26:0 in plasma and brain
13‐month‐old Abcd1‐null mice Decrease in C26:0 in spinal cord No effect
Open field test 13‐month‐old Abcd1‐null mice Decrease in total distance and total freezing time No effect
Sciatic nerve axon morphology 13‐month‐old Abcd1‐null mice Decrease in stellate cell shape percentage Decrease in stellate cell shape percentage

Abbreviations: ALD, adrenoleukodystrophy; AMN, adrenomyeloneuropathy; C‐ALD, cerebral‐ALD; OCR, oxygen consumption rate; VLCFA, very long chain fatty acids.