RT Journal Article T1 Lansoprazole Increases Inorganic Pyrophosphate in Patients with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial A1 Murcia Casas, Belén A1 Carrillo Linares, Juan Luis A1 Baquero Aranda, Isabel A1 Rioja Villodres, José A1 Merino Bohórquez, Vicente A1 González-Jiménez, Andrés A1 Rico Corral, Miguel Ángel A1 Bosch, Ricardo A1 Sánchez Chaparro, Miguel ángel A1 García-Fernández, María Dolores A1 Valdivielso-Felices, Pedro K1 Medicina K1 Ensayos clínicos K1 Medicamentos - Ensayos AB Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is characterized by low levels of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) and a high activity of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). Lansoprazole is a partial inhibitor of TNAP. The aim was to investigate whether lansoprazole increases plasma PPi levels in subjects with PXE. We conducted a 2 × 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in patients with PXE. Patients were allocated 30 mg/day of lansoprazole or a placebo in two sequences of 8 weeks. The primary outcome was the differences in plasma PPi levels between the placebo and lansoprazole phases. 29 patients were included in the study. There were eight drop-outs due to the pandemic lockdown after the first visit and one due to gastric intolerance, so twenty patients completed the trial. A generalized linear mixed model was used to evaluate the effect of lansoprazole. Overall, lansoprazole increased plasma PPi levels from 0.34 ± 0.10 µM to 0.41 ± 0.16 µM (p = 0.0302), with no statistically significant changes in TNAP activity. There were no important adverse events. 30 mg/day of lansoprazole was able to significantly increase plasma PPi in patients with PXE; despite this, the study should be replicated with a large number of participants in a multicenter trial, with a clinical end point as the primary outcome. PB MDPI YR 2023 FD 2023-03-03 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26571 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26571 LA spa NO Murcia Casas B, Carrillo Linares JL, Baquero Aranda I, Rioja Villodres J, Merino Bohórquez V, González Jiménez A, Rico Corral MÁ, Bosch R, Sánchez Chaparro MÁ, García Fernández M, Valdivielso P. Lansoprazole Increases Inorganic Pyrophosphate in Patients with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(5):4899. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054899 NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026