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Catalanotti B, Galeone A, Mayol L, Oliviero G, Rigano D, Varra M. Synthesis of 5-methylamino-2'-deoxyuridine derivatives. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:1831-41. [PMID: 11719996 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100107194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Reductive amination of 3',5'-O-(tetraisopropyldisilyloxane-1,3-diyl)-2'-deoxy-5-formyluridine with several aliphatic and aromatic amines, in various solvents, is described. In the case of aliphatic amines, the expected C-5 substituted methylamino pyrimidine nucleosides are formed along with by-products deriving from opening of the pyrimidine ring. Relative amounts of the by-products depend upon the polarity of the solvent employed.
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- B Catalanotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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Hu Q, Shew CR, Bally MB, Madden TD. Programmable fusogenic vesicles for intracellular delivery of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides: enhanced cellular uptake and biological effects. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1514:1-13. [PMID: 11513800 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(01)00294-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Programmable fusogenic vesicles (PFV) are liposomes composed of non-bilayer lipid components stabilized by the inclusion of an exchangeable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-lipid conjugate. Vesicle destabilization by loss of the PEG-lipid results in recovery of the inherent fusogenic character. As a result, PFV can be designed to display a long circulation lifetime after i.v. administration, high accumulation at disease sites and full bioavailability of an encapsulated compound. In the present study, we investigated the potential application of PFV as carriers for intracellular delivery of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN). Antisense phosphorothioate ODN were encapsulated into PFV containing dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine, cholesterol, dioleyldimethylammonium chloride and PEG-ceramides with different carbon chain length (C(8), C(14) and C(20)). In vitro fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that PFV containing PEG-ceramide C(14) provided enhanced intracellular delivery of FITC-labelled antisense ODN compared to PFV displaying faster or slower rates of destabilization (containing PEG-ceramide C(8) or C(20), respectively). Therapeutic efficacy of PFV-encapsulated antisense ODN against two proto-oncogenes, c-myc and bcl-2, was examined in various cell lines. At antisense concentrations of 0.5 microM, no significant downregulation of c-myc mRNA levels was observed in HEK293, B16 and MCA207 cells. However, treatment of 518A2 melanoma cells with PFV-encapsulated antisense targeting bcl-2 at concentrations of 0.5 microM and 1.0 microM resulted in reduced bcl-2 mRNA level by about 20% and 25% after 48 h incubation. Free antisense ODN did not affect bcl-2 mRNA expression at the concentrations used in this study and encapsulated control antisense (reverse polarity) led to a non-specific increase in mRNA levels. Our results suggest that PFV carriers displaying appropriate rates of destabilization have the potential to act as intracellular delivery vehicles and may improve the bioavailability and potency of antisense oligonucleotides.
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- Q Hu
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Dick JMC, Van Molle W, Libert C, Lefebvre RA. Antisense knockdown of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibits the relaxant effect of VIP in isolated smooth muscle cells of the mouse gastric fundus. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 134:425-33. [PMID: 11564662 PMCID: PMC1572958 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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1. Our previous results showed that the non-selective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L-N(G)-nitroarginine (L-NOARG) and the selective inducible NOS (iNOS) inhibitor N-(3-(acetaminomethyl)-benzyl)acetamidine (1400W) inhibited the relaxant effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in isolated smooth muscle cells of the mouse gastric fundus, suggesting the involvement of iNOS. The identity of the NOS isoform involved in the VIP-induced relaxation in isolated smooth muscle cells of the mouse gastric fundus was now further investigated by use of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (aODNs) to iNOS. 2. Incubation of isolated smooth muscle cells with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled aODNs showed that nuclear accumulation occurs quickly and reaches saturation after 60 min. The in vivo intravenous administration of aODNs to iNOS, 24 and 12 h before murine tumour necrosis factor alpha (mTNFalpha) challenge, significantly reduced the nitrite levels induced by the mTNFalpha challenge. 3. Intravenous administration of aODNs to iNOS in mice, 24 and 12 h before isolation of the gastric smooth muscle cells, decreased the inhibitory effect of the NOS inhibitors L-NOARG and 1400W on the relaxant effect of VIP, whereas neither saline nor sODNs had any influence. 4. Preincubation of the isolated smooth muscle cells with aODNs almost abolished the inhibitory effect of L-NOARG and 1400W on the VIP-induced relaxation, whereas sODNs failed. 5. These results illustrate that the inhibitory effect of NOS inhibitors in isolated smooth muscle cells of the mouse gastric fundus is due to inactivation of iNOS. iNOS, probably induced by the isolation procedure of the smooth muscle cells, seems involved in the relaxant effect of VIP in isolated gastric smooth muscle cells.
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- J M C Dick
- Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology and Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology and Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Lappas M, Munns MJ, King RG, Rice GE. Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of type II phospholipase A2 expression, release and activity in vitro. Placenta 2001; 22:418-24. [PMID: 11373152 DOI: 10.1053/plac.2001.0673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes that regulate the release of arachidonic acid from cell membrane phospholipids represent a crucial rate-limiting step for the prostaglandin biosynthetic pathway. The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism of action and effects of type II PLA2 antisense oligonucleotides on type II PLA2 mRNA relative abundance, and the release of PLA2 enzymatic activity and prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) in vitro. A human placental explant system was used to evaluate the effects of the type II PLA2 specific antisense oligonucleotides A (5'-GGGTGGGTATAGAAGGGCTCC-3', complementary to the base sequence 697-717 of the type II PLA2 gene) and B (5'-TTTTTGATTTGCTAATTGCTT-3', complementary to the base sequence 821-841 of the type II PLA2 gene). PLA2 activity released from explants was quantified by radiolabelled substrate assay using 14C-phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and PGF2alpha content was analyzed by radioimmunoassay. Compared with control, the release of PLA2 activity and PGF2alpha was significantly reduced over the 24-h period by treatment with both antisense oligonucleotides (P< 0.05). At this concentration, type II PLA2 mRNA abundance was also significantly reduced by both antisense oligonucleotides A and B (P< 0.05). This data demonstrates the efficacy of antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of secretory PLA2 (sPLA2) expression and activity, and the contribution of sPLA2 to placental prostaglandin production.
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- M Lappas
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Mercy Hospital for Women, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Krueger S, Kellner U, Buehling F, Roessner A. Cathepsin L antisense oligonucleotides in a human osteosarcoma cell line: effects on the invasive phenotype. Cancer Gene Ther 2001; 8:522-8. [PMID: 11498774 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alterations in cathepsin L expression and trafficking have been associated with the progression and metastasis of several tumor entities. In the present study, we examined the effects of various cathepsin L antisense (as) phosphorothioate oligonucleotides on both the expression of cathepsin L and the invasive potential of the human osteosarcoma cell line MNNG/HOS. Seven oligonucleotides of 20-bp length each and one random control oligonucleotide were chosen to block cathepsin L expression. Northern blot analysis demonstrated a significant reduction in cathepsin L mRNA expression by the six antisense oligonucleotides at a concentration of 10 microM. Cathepsin L protein expression was reduced significantly (50-85%) by the antisense oligonucleotides, as compared with the controls. Adhesion to matrices of collagen I and matrigel was not affected. In in vitro motility and invasion assays performed in uncoated and precoated transwell chambers, the ability of cells to migrate through the filters was inhibited by 35-75% using antisense oligonucleotides. The random control did not show any inhibitory effect. These data demonstrate that in MNNG/HOS cells cathepsin L influences cellular malignancy by promoting migration and basement membrane degradation.
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- S Krueger
- Department of Pathology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Turchi J, Sarter M. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide-induced suppression of basal forebrain NMDA-NR1 subunits selectively impairs visual attentional performance in rats. Eur J Neurosci 2001; 14:103-17. [PMID: 11488954 DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01610.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED It is generally agreed that basal forebrain neuronal circuits contribute to the mediation of the ability to detect, select and discriminate signals, to suppress the processing of irrelevant information, and to allocate processing resources to competing tasks. Rats were trained in a task designed to assess sustained attention, or in a cued discrimination task that did not tax attentional processes. Animals were equipped with guide cannula to infuse bilaterally antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) against the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) NR1 subunits, or missense ODNs, into the substantia innominata of the basal forebrain. Infusions of antisense or missense ODNs did not affect cued visual discrimination performance. Infusions of antisense ODNs dose-dependently impaired sustained attention performance by selectively decreasing the animals' ability to detect signals while their ability to reject nonsignal trials remained unchanged. The detrimental attentional effects of antisense infusions were maximal 24 h after the third and final infusion, and performance returned to baseline 24 h later. Missense infusions did not affect attentional performance. Separate experiments demonstrated extensive suppression of NR1 subunit immunoreactivity in the substantia innominata. Furthermore, infusions of antisense did not produce neurotoxic effects in that region as demonstrated by the Fluoro-Jade METHOD The present data support the hypothesis that NMDA receptor (NMDAR) stimulation in the basal forebrain, largely via glutamatergic inputs originating in the prefrontal cortex, represents a necessary mechanism to activate the basal forebrain corticopetal system for mediation of attentional performance.
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- J Turchi
- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 27 Townshend Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Sasaki M, Hayashi J, Fujii M, Koizumi K, Fujita H, Kobayashi M, Kawakubo Y, Ito A. Neutral liposome-mediated delivery process of fluorescein-modified oligonucleotides in cultured human keratinocytes. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2001; 60:120-8. [PMID: 11470568 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(01)00135-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We propose a model of the intracellular delivery process in which fluorescein-labeled natural oligonucleotides (F-DNA) are transferred into the nuclei of cultured human keratinocytes. By encapsulation in neutral multilamellar lecithin liposomes, the F-DNA appeared to be protected against intracellular interactions with cellular materials and nuclease attacks in the cytoplasm during the process. The intracellular behavior of F-DNA and fluorescent phospholipid-labeled liposomes was observed by means of fluorescence analysis. Results showed that: F-DNA encapsulated in neutral multilamellar liposomes reached the cellular nuclei more efficiently than either free F-DNA, or F-DNA in unilamellar liposomes; the liposomal membranes appeared to be left in the cytoplasm. The reaction of F-DNA with complementary DNA was suggested by a rapid quenching of the fluorescence in the nucleus. In addition, the fluorescence decrease was evidently suppressed in the cytoplasm, indicating a protective effect of the neutral multilamellar liposomes against the interaction of F-DNA with cytoplasmic materials. The application of these findings to 'photo'-antisense studies has been discussed, where suppression of a gene expression is attempted by using oligonucleotide-attached fluorescein with the aid of a photo-induced covalent binding property.
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- M Sasaki
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, 259-1292, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Finotto S, De Sanctis GT, Lehr HA, Herz U, Buerke M, Schipp M, Bartsch B, Atreya R, Schmitt E, Galle PR, Renz H, Neurath MF. Treatment of allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness by antisense-induced local blockade of GATA-3 expression. J Exp Med 2001; 193:1247-60. [PMID: 11390432 PMCID: PMC2193377 DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.11.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent studies in transgenic mice have revealed that expression of a dominant negative form of the transcription factor GATA-3 in T cells can prevent T helper cell type 2 (Th2)-mediated allergic airway inflammation in mice. However, it remains unclear whether GATA-3 plays a role in the effector phase of allergic airway inflammation and whether antagonizing the expression and/or function of GATA-3 can be used for the therapy of allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Here, we analyzed the effects of locally antagonizing GATA-3 function in a murine model of asthma. We could suppress GATA-3 expression in interleukin (IL)-4-producing T cells in vitro and in vivo by an antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide overlapping the translation start site of GATA-3, whereas nonsense control oligonucleotides were virtually inactive. In a murine model of asthma associated with allergic pulmonary inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mice, local intranasal administration of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled GATA-3 antisense oligonucleotides led to DNA uptake in lung cells associated with a reduction of intracellular GATA-3 expression. Such intrapulmonary blockade of GATA-3 expression caused an abrogation of signs of lung inflammation including infiltration of eosinophils and Th2 cytokine production. Furthermore, treatment with antisense but not nonsense oligonucleotides induced a significant reduction of airway hyperresponsiveness in OVA-sensitized mice to levels comparable to saline-treated control mice, as assessed by both enhanced pause (PenH) responses and pulmonary resistance determined by body plethysmography. These data indicate a critical role for GATA-3 in the effector phase of a murine asthma model and suggest that local delivery of GATA-3 antisense oligonucleotides may be a novel approach for the treatment of airway hyperresponsiveness such as in asthma. This approach has the potential advantage of suppressing the expression of various proinflammatory Th2 cytokines simultaneously rather than suppressing the activity of a single cytokine.
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- S Finotto
- Laboratory of Immunology, University of Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany.
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Nie QH, Cheng YQ, Xie YM, Zhou YX, Cao YZ. Inhibiting effect of antisense oligonucleotides phosphorthioate on gene expression of TIMP-1 in rat liver fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2001; 7:363-9. [PMID: 11819791 PMCID: PMC4688723 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i3.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2001] [Revised: 02/03/2001] [Accepted: 02/12/2001] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To observe the inhibition of antisense oligonucleotides (asON) phosphorthioate to the tissue inhibitors metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) gene and protein expression in the liver tissue of immunologically induced hepatic fibrosis rats. The possibility of reversing hepatic fibrosis through gene therapy was observed. METHODS Human serum albumin (HSA) was used to attack rats, as hepatic fibrosis model, in which asONs were used to block the gene and protein expressing TIMP-1. According to the analysis of modulator, structure protein, coding series of TIMP-1 genome, we designed four different asONs. These asONs were injected into the hepatic fibrosis models through coccygeal vein. The results was observed by RT-PCR for measuring TIMP-1 mRNA expression, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for collagen I, II, special staining of collagen fiber, and electron microscopic examination. RESULTS Hepatic fibrosis could last within 363 days in our modified model. The expressing level of TIMP-1 was high during hepatic fibrosis process. It has been proved by the immunohistochemical and the electron microscopic examination that the asON phosphorthioate of TIMP-1 could exactly express in vivo. The effect of colchicine was demonstrated to inhibit the expressing level of mRNA and the content of collagen I, III in the liver of experimental hepatic fibrosis rats. However, the electron microscopy research and the pathologic grading of hepatic fibrosis showed that there was no significant difference between the treatment group and the model group (P> 0.05). CONCLUSION The experimental rat model of hepatic fibrosis is one of the preferable models to estimate the curative effect of anti-hepatic fibrosis drugs. The asON phosphorthioate of TIMP-1 could block the gene and protein expression of TIMP-1 in the liver of experimental hepatic fibrosis rats at the mRNA level. It is possible to reverse hepatic fibrosis, and it is expected to study a new drug of antihepatic fibrosis on the genetic level. Colchicine has very limited therapeutic effect on hepatic fibrosis, furthermore, its toxicity and side effects are obvious.
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- Q H Nie
- The Center of Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of PLA, Tangdu Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Kim J, Amano O, Wakayama T, Takahagi H, Iseki S. The role of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein in testosterone-induced differentiation of granular convoluted tubule cells in the rat submandibular gland. Arch Oral Biol 2001; 46:495-507. [PMID: 11311197 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(01)00013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The postnatal development of granular convoluted tubules (GCT) in the duct system of the rodent submandibular gland is known to be androgen-dependent, but the underlying molecular mechanism is unclear. To test the possible role of the transcription factor, cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB), in the androgen-induced differentiation of GCT, the effect of testosterone on the expression and localization of epidermal growth factor (EGF), a marker of GCT cells, and of CREB was examined in the submandibular glands of immature 3-week-old rats. Northern blotting demonstrated increases in both EGF and CREB mRNA 1-4 days after testosterone administration. Immunoprecipitation also indicated that CREB protein was increased in amount with testosterone administration, and that induced CREB was phosphorylated at the serine residue as in the active form of CREB. In situ hybridization demonstrated that cells with CREB mRNA signal first appeared in the distal portions of striated ducts at 1 day and had increased in number by 4 days after giving testosterone, when cells with EGF mRNA signal became evident in the same duct portions. Immunohistochemistry also showed the occurrence of CREB protein in the nuclei of duct epithelial cells before their differentiation into EGF-positive GCT cells. Finally, pieces of submandibular gland from immature rats were cultured in vitro and their expression of EGF mRNA analysed by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Testosterone in the medium caused a marked enhancement of EGF expression in the gland in 1-4 days, which was attenuated by simultaneous administration of the antisense oligonucleotide for CREB as well as that for the androgen receptor. These results suggest the CREB is upregulated by androgen and has a crucial role in androgen-induced differentiation of GCT in the duct system of the rat submandibular gland.
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- J Kim
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, 920-8640, Kanazawa, Japan
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Pedersen MW, Meltorn M, Damstrup L, Poulsen HS. The type III epidermal growth factor receptor mutation. Biological significance and potential target for anti-cancer therapy. Ann Oncol 2001; 12:745-60. [PMID: 11484948 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011177318162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor occur frequently in a number of human tumours including gliomas, non-small-cell lung carcinomas, ovarian carcinomas and prostate carcinomas. The type III epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (variously named EGFRvIII, de2-7 EGFR or AEGFR), which lacks a portion of the extracellular ligand binding domain, is the most common. Here, we review the current status with regard to the role of EGFRvIII in human cancers. A detailed discussion of the formation of EGFRvIII and its structure at the protein level are likewise included along with a discussion of its more functional roles. The design and use (preclinical and clinical) of small molecule inhibitors, antibodies, and antisense oligonucleotides against wild-type EGFR are considered in detail as these strategies can be directly adapted to target EGFRvIII. Finally, the status of EGFRvIII targeted therapy is reviewed.
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- M W Pedersen
- Department of Radiation Biology, The Finsen Centre, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cottin V, Van Linden AA, Riches DW. Phosphorylation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor CD120a (p55) recruits Bcl-2 and protects against apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:17252-60. [PMID: 11278725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010681200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ligation of the tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor CD120a initiates responses as diverse as apoptosis and the expression of NF-kappaB-dependent pro-survival genes. How these opposing responses are controlled remains poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that phosphorylation by p42(mapk/erk2) inhibits the apoptotic activity of CD120a while preserving its ability to activate NF-kappaB. Phosphorylated CD120a is re-localized from the Golgi complex to tubular structures of the endoplasmic reticulum wherein it recruits Bcl-2. Antisense-mediated down-regulation of Bcl-2 antagonized the localization of CD120a to tubular structures and reversed the protection from apoptosis conferred by receptor phosphorylation. We propose that phosphorylation of CD120a represents a novel, Bcl-2-dependent mechanism by which the apoptotic activity of the receptor may be regulated. Thus, oncogenic activation of p42(mapk/erk2) may serve to inhibit the apoptotic activity of this death receptor while preserving NF-kappaB-dependent responses and may thus indirectly contribute to a failure to eliminate cells bearing oncogenes of the Ras-Raf-MEK-p42(mapk/erk2) pathway.
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- V Cottin
- Program in Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Zhang J, Leontovich A, Sarras MP. Molecular and functional evidence for early divergence of an endothelin-like system during metazoan evolution: analysis of the Cnidarian, hydra. Development 2001; 128:1607-15. [PMID: 11290299 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.9.1607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A novel putative endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE) has been cloned from hydra, a freshwater invertebrate that belongs to the second oldest phylum of the animal kingdom. As an integral component of the endothelin system, vertebrate ECE functions in the activation of endothelin (ET) peptides. Vertebrate ETs are (1) the most potent vasoconstrictors known in mammals; and (2) function as essential signaling ligands during development of tissues derived from neural crest cells. To date, only a limited number of immunocytochemical studies have suggested the presence of endothelin-like peptides in invertebrates. Based on structural and functional analyses, we present evidence for a functional endothelin-like system in hydra that is involved in both muscle contraction and developmental processes. These findings indicate the broad use of endothelin systems in metazoans and also indicate that this type of signaling system arose early in evolution even before divergence of protostomes and deuterostomes.
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- J Zhang
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 666160-7400, USA.
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Tsujie M, Isaka Y, Nakamura H, Imai E, Hori M. Electroporation-mediated gene transfer that targets glomeruli. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12:949-954. [PMID: 11316853 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v125949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Electroporation has been applied to introducing DNA into several organs; however, gene expression was localized around the injected area. Examined was the efficiency of intrarenal injection of DNA followed by in vivo electroporation, using FITC-labeled oligodeoxynucleotides (FITC-ODN) and plasmid DNA expressing beta-galactosidase or luciferase. FITC-ODN or expression vectors were injected into the left renal artery; thereafter, the left kidney was electroporated between a pair of tweezer-type electrodes. FITC-ODN were transferred into all glomeruli, and transfected cells were identified as mesangial cells. Four d after transfection of the pCAGGS-LacZ gene, beta-galactosidase expression was observed in 75% of glomeruli. To compare the transfection efficacy by electroporation with that by the hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ) liposome method, a luciferase reporter gene, pActLuc, was transferred into glomeruli by either electroporation or the HVJ liposome method. On day 4, electroporation resulted in higher glomerular luciferase activity than did the HVJ liposome method. We also observed that co-transfection of pcEBNA, an expression vector for Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen, and poriP-cLuc, oriP-harboring vector, resulted in an eightfold higher luciferase gene expression than simple poriP-cLUC: No histologic damages were seen in glomeruli or tubular epithelial cells. In conclusion, gene transfer into renal artery followed by electroporation was an effective and simple strategy for gene transfer that targets glomerular mesangial cells.
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- Michiko Tsujie
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Cholet N, Pellerin L, Welker E, Lacombe P, Seylaz J, Magistretti P, Bonvento G. Local injection of antisense oligonucleotides targeted to the glial glutamate transporter GLAST decreases the metabolic response to somatosensory activation. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:404-12. [PMID: 11323526 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200104000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The mechanisms responsible for the local increase in brain glucose utilization during functional activation remain unknown. Recent in vitro studies have identified a new signaling pathway involving an activation of glial glutamate transporters and enhancement of neuron-astrocyte metabolic interactions that suggest a putative coupling mechanism. The aim of the present study was to determine whether one of the glutamate transporters exclusively expressed in astrocytes, GLAST, is involved in the neurometabolic coupling in vivo. For this purpose, rats were microinjected into the posteromedial barrel subfield (PMBSF) of the somatosensory cortex with GLAST antisense or random phosphorothioate oligonucleotides. The physiologic activation was performed by stimulating the whisker-to-barrel pathway in anesthetized rats while measuring local cerebral glucose utilization by quantitative autoradiography in the PMBSF. Twenty-four hours after injection of two different antisense GLAST oligonucleotide sequences, and despite the presence of normal whisker-related neuronal activity in the PMBSF, the metabolic response to whisker stimulation was decreased by more than 50%. Injection of the corresponding random sequences still allowed a significant increase in glucose utilization in the activated area. The present study highlights the contribution of astrocytes to neurometabolic coupling in vivo. It provides evidence that glial glutamate transporters are key molecular components of this coupling and that neuronal glutamatergic activity is an important determinant of energy utilization. Results indicate that astrocytes should also be considered as possible sources of altered brain metabolism that could explain the distinct imaging signals observed in some pathologic situations.
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- N Cholet
- Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Research, CNRS UPR646, University of Paris 7, Paris, France
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Antisense oligonucleotides have been the subject of intense interest as research tools to elucidate the functions of gene products and as therapeutic agents. Initially, their mode of action was poorly understood and the biological effects of oligonucleotides were often misinterpreted. However, research into these gene-based inhibitors of cellular action recently has succeeded in realising their exciting potential, particularly as novel therapeutic agents. An emerging application of this technology is in cutaneous therapy. The demand for more effective dermatological drugs will ensure further development of antisense strategies in skin, with key issues being drug delivery, therapeutic target selection, and clinical applicability.
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- C J Wraight
- Centre for Hormone Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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Abe T, Mizuta T, Hatta T, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Fujiwara M, Takai K, Shigeta S, Yokota T, Takaku H. Antisense therapy of influenza. Eur J Pharm Sci 2001; 13:61-9. [PMID: 11292569 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(00)00208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The liposomally encapsulated and the free antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides (S-ODNs) with four target sites (PB1, PB2, PA, and NP) were tested for their abilities to inhibit virus-induced cytopathogenic effects by a MTT assay using MDCK cells. The liposomally encapsulated S-ODN complementary to the sites of the PB2-AUG initiation codon showed highly inhibitory effects. On the other hand, the inhibitory effect of the liposomally encapsulated S-ODN targeted to PB1 was considerably decreased in comparison with those directed to the PB2 target sites. The liposomally encapsulated antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides exhibited higher inhibitory activities than the free oligonucleotides, and showed sequence-specific inhibition, whereas the free antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides were observed to inhibit viral absorption to MDCK cells. Therefore, the antiviral effects of S-ODN-PB2-AUG and PA-AUG were examined in a mouse model of influenza virus A infection. Balb/c mice exposed to the influenza virus A (A/PR/8/34) strain at dose of 100 LD(50)s were treated i.v. with various doses (5-40 mg/kg) of liposomally (Tfx-10) encapsulated PB2-AUG or PA-AUG before virus infection and 1 and 3 days postinfection. PB2-AUG oligomer treated i.v. significantly prolonged the mean survival time in days (MDS) and increased the survival rates with a dose-dependent manner. We demonstrate the first successful in vivo antiviral activity of antisense administered i.v. in experimental respiratory tract infections induced with influenza virus A.
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- T Abe
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, 275-0016, Chiba, Japan
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Murakami A, Yamayoshi A, Iwase R, Nishida J, Yamaoka T, Wake N. Photodynamic antisense regulation of human cervical carcinoma cell growth using psoralen-conjugated oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioate). Eur J Pharm Sci 2001; 13:25-34. [PMID: 11292565 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(00)00204-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The antisense strategy has been applied to regulate gene expression in a sequence specific manner, which enables suppression of the proliferation of cancer cells and exploration of the functions of unknown genes. In order to generalize and to enhance the ability of the strategy, functionalization of antisense DNAs was done using a photo-crosslinking reagent, 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen, and the possibility of photodynamic antisense regulation of gene expression was examined. Psoralen-conjugated oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioate)s (Ps-S-oligo) were prepared and used to inhibit the proliferation of human cervical carcinoma cells. Upon UVA irradiation of Ps-S-oligo treated cells, Ps-S-oligo complementary to the initiation codon region (Ps-P-As) of HPV18-E6*-mRNA of human cervical carcinoma cells inhibited drastically the cell growth (IC(50)=16 nM). In contrast, Ps-S-oligo with mismatched sequences and scrambled one showed lesser inhibitory effects than Ps-P-As. These results showed that the inhibition by Ps-S-oligo was dependent on (a) sequence, (b) UVA irradiation, (c) concentration and (d) cell line. The amount of intact HPV18-E6*-mRNA was decreased in a sequence dependent manner, indicating that the antiproliferative effect of Ps-P-As was an antisense manner. The psoralen-conjugated antisense DNA has significant potential to regulate gene expression, which may provide useful information to explore the novel gene regulating reagents.
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- A Murakami
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan.
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Harada A, Togawa H, Kataoka K. Physicochemical properties and nuclease resistance of antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides entrapped in the core of polyion complex micelles composed of poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lysine) block copolymers. Eur J Pharm Sci 2001; 13:35-42. [PMID: 11292566 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(00)00205-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In this study, the physicochemical properties of polyion complex (PIC) micelles formed from antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides (antisense-ODN) and poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lysine) block copolymers (PEG-PLL) were investigated to utilize them as a novel formulation for antisense-ODN delivery. Angular and concentration dependences of the diffusion coefficient of PIC micelles were evaluated by dynamic light scattering. Results suggested that the formed PIC micelles may have spherical shape with core-shell structure, in which the PIC core formed from antisense-ODN and PLL segment was surrounded by a PEG shell. The average radius of PIC micelles was dependent on the chain length of the PLL segment and was not influenced by the change in the length of ODN molecules at least in the range between 15 and 20 base pairs. Critical association concentration (cac) of PIC micelles was then determined from a profile of light scattering intensity versus concentration (Debye plots). Cac is ca. 0.20 mg/ml, which is low enough to ensure the micelle stability in very diluted condition as is the case with systemic injection into the blood compartment for antisense-ODN therapy. Furthermore, the stability of antisense-ODN against deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) attack was evaluated using capillary gel electrophoresis, revealing that the complexation of antisense-ODN with PEG-PLL effectively prohibited DNase I attack. These characteristics of the PIC micelle system highlight its promising feature as ODN carrier used in the field of targeting therapy.
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- A Harada
- Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Tokyo, Japan
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Tanaka T, Nishimura Y, Tsunoda H, Naka M. Pharmacogenomics and therapeutic target validation in cerebral vasospasm. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2001; 36 Suppl 2:S1-4. [PMID: 11206713 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200000006-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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One of the most important pharmacogenomic technologies is transcriptome analysis. We used this method to study the change of gene expression profiles in animal models of cerebral vasospasm. We found novel drug target candidates in cerebral vasospasm through pharmacogenomics. By using differential display and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, we found that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA was prominently induced in the basilar artery and modestly in brain tissue in a murine vasospasm model. There was a significant correlation between the degree of vasospasm and HO-1 mRNA levels in the basilar arteries exhibiting vasospasm. Antisense HO-1 oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) inhibited HO-1 induction in the basilar arteries, but not in the whole brain tissue. This phenomenon was not observed in the nontreatment, sense HO-1 ODN and scrambled ODN treatment arteries. We report, for the first time, the protective effects of HO-1 gene induction by endogenous or clinical compounds in cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, a finding that should provide a novel therapeutic target for cerebral vasospasm.
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- T Tanaka
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Tardive dyskinesia develops as a common complication of long-term neuroleptic use. The emergence of such dyskinesias may reflect a shift in the balance of dopamine D(1) and D(2) receptor-mediated activity, with a relative increase in activity in the D(1) receptor-regulated direct striatonigral pathway. In rats, chronic treatment with the antipsychotic fluphenazine triggers a syndrome of vacuous chewing movements, which are attenuated by dopamine D(1) receptor antagonists. A similar syndrome can be seen in drug-naive animals following acute administration of selective dopamine D(1) receptor agonists. However, not all dopamine D(1) receptor agonists elicit these mouth movements. Thus, some investigators have suggested the existence of novel subtypes of the dopamine D(1) receptor. In these studies, we sought to clarify the role of the dopamine D(1A) receptor in vacuous chewing movements induced both by the selective dopamine D(1) receptor agonist SKF 38393, as well as by chronic neuroleptic administration, using in vivo oligonucleotide antisense to dopamine D(1A) receptor messenger RNA. Intrastriatal antisense treatment significantly and selectively attenuated striatal dopamine D(1) receptor binding, accompanied by reductions in SKF 38393- and chronic fluphenazine-induced vacuous chewing movements. These findings suggest that the dopamine D(1A) receptor plays an important role in the expression of vacuous chewing movements in a rodent model of tardive dyskinesia and may contribute to the pathogenesis of the human disorder. This may have important implications for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia in humans.
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MESH Headings
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Binding Sites/drug effects
- Binding Sites/physiology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dopamine Agonists/pharmacology
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/metabolism
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/pathology
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/physiopathology
- Fluphenazine/pharmacology
- Male
- Mastication/drug effects
- Mastication/physiology
- Neostriatum/drug effects
- Neostriatum/pathology
- Neostriatum/physiopathology
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Neurons/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Raclopride/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/genetics
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Tritium
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- J M Van Kampen
- Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2221 Wesbrook Mall, B.C., V6T 2B5, Vancouver, Canada
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Fennell DA, Cotter FE. A dynamical systems model to simulate the perturbation kinetics of gene expression by antisense oligonucleotides. J Theor Biol 2001; 209:103-12. [PMID: 11237574 DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.2250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Antisense oligonucleotides owe their efficacy to an ability to induce RNase H-dependent suppression of RNA translation, for sufficient time to allow physiological proteolysis. The magnitude and time delay preceding the protein nadir concentration determine the extent and timing of maximum antisense oligonucleotide activity. Antisense oligonucleotide degradation underlies reversal of RNA downregulation. The kinetics of protein downregulation is therefore determined by the complex interaction of both ligand chemistry (nuclease stability, affinity and RNase H activation), and gene expression kinetics. Optimization of antisense oligonucleotide efficacy and experimental design requires understanding of these interactions. The kinetics of protein and RNA downregulation have therefore been simulated by analysing a two-compartment kinetic model incorporating RNase H-dependent transcript degradation. The system of nonlinear differential equations describing this model was solved numerically using Runge-Kutte integration. The timecourse solutions corresponding to the four state variables (RNA, protein, antisense/RNA heteroduplex and antisense oligonucleotide), were determined simultaneously. This allowed systematic in silico examination of the consequences of altering variables such as oligonucleotide concentration, affinity, and stability, or the scheduling of multiple transfections on RNA and protein perturbations. By providing a tool for examining antisense oligonucleotide action theoretically, this heuristic model should facilitate both the rational design and interpretation of antisense experiments.
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- D A Fennell
- Department of Experimental Haematology, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine, Turner Street, London, E1 2AD, UK
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Johansson T, Kers A, Stawinski J. 2-Pyridylphosphonates: a new type of modification for nucleotide analogues. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)00115-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Brain-stimulation reward thresholds raised by an antisense oligonucleotide for the M5 muscarinic receptor infused near dopamine cells. J Neurosci 2001. [PMID: 11102495 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-23-08861.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Oligonucleotides targeting M5 muscarinic receptor mRNA were infused for 6 d into the ventral tegmental area of freely behaving rats trained to bar-press for lateral hypothalamic stimulation. The bar-pressing rate was determined at a range of frequencies each day to evaluate the effects of infusions on reward. M5 antisense oligonucleotide (oligo) infusions increased the frequency required for bar pressing by 48% over baseline levels, with the largest increases occurring after 4-6 d of infusion. Two control oligos had only slight effects (means of 5 and 11% for missense and sense oligos, respectively). After the infusion, the required frequency shifted back to baseline levels gradually over 1-5 d. Antisense oligo infusions decreased M5 receptors on the ipsilateral, but not the contralateral, side of the ventral tegmentum, as compared with a missense oligo. Therefore, M5 muscarinic receptors associated with mesolimbic dopamine neurons seem to be important in brain-stimulation reward.
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García SI, Alvarez AL, Porto PI, Garfunkel VM, Finkielman S, Pirola CJ. Antisense inhibition of thyrotropin-releasing hormone reduces arterial blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2001; 37:365-70. [PMID: 11230301 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.2.365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) plays an important role in central cardiovascular regulation. Recently, we described that the TRH precursor gene overexpression induces hypertension in the normal rat. In addition, we published that spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) have central extrahypothalamic TRH hyperactivity with increased TRH synthesis and release and an elevated TRH receptor number. In the present study, we report that intracerebroventricular antisense (AS) treatment with a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide against the TRH precursor gene significantly diminished up to 72 hours and in a dose-dependent manner the increased diencephalic TRH content, whereas normalized systolic blood pressure (SABP) was present in the SHR compared with Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. Although basal thyrotropin was higher in SHR compared with WKY rats and this difference disappeared after antisense treatment, no differences were observed in plasma T4 or T3 between strains with or without AS treatment, indicating that the effect of the AS on SABP was independent of the thyroid status. Because the encephalic renin-angiotensin system seems to be crucial in the development and/or maintenance of hypertension in SHR, we investigated the effect of antisense inhibition of TRH on that system and found that TRH antisense treatment significantly diminished the elevated diencephalic angiotensin II (Ang II) content in the SHR without any effect in control animals, suggesting that the Ang II system is involved in the TRH cardiovascular effects. To summarize, the central TRH system seems to be involved in the etiopathogenesis of hypertension in this model of essential hypertension.
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- S I García
- Cardiología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas A. Lanari, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Grupp C, Troche I, Klass C, Köhler M, Müller GA. A novel model to study renal myofibroblast formation in vitro. Kidney Int 2001; 59:543-53. [PMID: 11168936 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002543.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND In chronic renal disease, the decrease of excretory renal function closely correlates with the extent of interstitial fibrosis. A common feature of interstitial fibrosis is the occurrence of myofibroblasts, which are regarded as the predominant cells in matrix synthesis. We studied the transformation of renal fibroblasts into myofibroblasts in vitro as a model to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this process. METHODS Primary cultures of freshly isolated rat inner medullary fibroblasts were established as reported previously. mRNA expression of myofibroblast markers and interstitial collagens was examined by Northern blot and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Phenotypic expression was investigated by immunolabeling. Endogenous transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) production was inhibited by addition of a neutralizing antibody or by TGF-beta 1 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs). RESULTS Initially and during the first 36 hours, primary culture cells expressed neither alpha-smooth muscle actin nor desmin mRNA. From day 2 of primary culture, we observed a strong increase in these mRNAs, as evaluated by RT-PCR, followed by the phenotypic expression of these myofibroblast markers. Collagen type I mRNA was first detectable from day 4 of primary culture and showed a strong increase in its expression level during the following days, with phenotypic expression predominantly in myofibroblasts. The transformation rate of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts largely decreased in cocultures with collecting duct cells. This effect could be reversed by reducing the seeding density. We examined in this system the effect of TGF-beta 1 to define further its putative fibrogenic activity. However, neither the addition of exogenous TGF-beta 1 nor the inhibition of endogenous TGF-beta production showed any significant effect on fibroblast transformation, suggesting that this cytokine exerts its effects at other levels or requires a cofactor. CONCLUSIONS We present a novel model to examine the de novo expression of myofibroblast markers and collagen type I in freshly isolated fibroblasts under defined conditions in primary culture. This model could provide a strategy for the molecular characterization of myofibroblast formation and the phenomena associated with this process.
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- C Grupp
- Abteilung Nephrologie und Rheumatologie, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
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Finotto S, Buerke M, Lingnau K, Schmitt E, Galle PR, Neurath MF. Local administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides to the c-kit ligand, stem cell factor, suppresses airway inflammation and IL-4 production in a murine model of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001; 107:279-86. [PMID: 11174194 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.113049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The c-kit ligand, stem cell factor (SCF), is an important activating and chemotactic factor for both mast cells and eosinophils. These cells are known to play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of asthma. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to analyze the functional role of SCF in the pathogenesis of asthma. METHODS The expression of SCF was targeted in fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and locally in a murine model of asthma in mice induced by ovalbumin sensitization with an antisense DNA strategy. RESULTS We could suppress SCF expression in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and SP1 epithelial cells by a specific antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide overlapping the translation start site of SCF, whereas control oligonucleotides were virtually inactive. We then focused on the role of SCF in a murine model of asthma associated with late-phase allergic inflammation in ovalbumin-sensitized mice: Local intranasal administration of FITC-labeled SCF antisense oligonucleotides led to strong DNA uptake in interstitial lung cells associated with a striking reduction of intracellular SCF expression. Such intrapulmonary blockade of SCF expression after repeated allergen challenges suppressed various signs of lung inflammation including IL-4 production and infiltration of eosinophils. SCF antisense DNA treatment was at least as effective as corticosteroid treatment. CONCLUSION These data indicate a critical role for SCF in a murine asthma model and suggest that local delivery of SCF antisense oligonucleotides may be a novel approach for the treatment of inflammatory lung disorders such as asthma.
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- S Finotto
- Laboratory of Immunology, Medical Clinic I, Medical Clinic II, and the Institute of Immunology, University of Mainz, Germany
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Sprague JE, Worst TJ, Haynes K, Mosler CR, Nichols DE, Kane MD. The pharmacodynamic characterization of an antisense oligonucleotide against monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) in rat brain striatal tissue. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2001; 21:53-64. [PMID: 11440198 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007121312399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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1. The aim of our work was to pharmacodynamically characterize an antisense oligonucleotide sequence (5'-GCC AAA CTT TTG CAT GAC-3') against MAO-B, using qualitative and quantitative analyses as assessment measures. 2. Qualitative analysis using histochemical staining revealed that intracerebroventricular (ICV) administered antisense (100 picomoles twice daily x 3.5 days) eliminated all visibly detectable histochemical staining for MAO-B throughout the striatum 1, 12, and 24 h after the last antisense treatment. 3. Qualitative analysis using RT-PCR of the time course of MAO-B mRNA expression in the rat striatum following ICV administration of the antisense sequence showed that 12-24 h after the last administration there was a dramatic reduction in MAO-B mRNA expression in the striatum. The reverse and scrambled sequences generated no change in MAO-B mRNA at 1 or 24 h after the last treatment. 4. Quantitative analysis using the MAO-B selective substrate 4-dimethylamino-phenethylamine (DMAPEA) showed that the antisense sequence reduced MAO-B activity by more than 40%, which was comparable to a single 2 mg/kg, ip dose of L-deprenyl. 5. Quantitative analysis of neurotransmitter levels 24 h after the last treatment suggested that the antisense sequence did not produce any significant changes in neurotransmitter levels. 6. Potential mechanisms for enhancing the antisense response and the speculated potential of an antisense against MAO-B for studying neurotoxicity, Parkinson's disease, and the aging process are also discussed.
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- J E Sprague
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada 45810, USA.
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Rydh-Rinder M, Berge OG, Hökfelt T. Antinociceptive effects after intrathecal administration of phosphodiester-, 2'-O-allyl-, and C-5-propyne-modified antisense oligodeoxynucleotides targeting the NMDAR1 subunit in mouse. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 86:23-33. [PMID: 11165368 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00248-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the present study, we have compared the antinociceptive effect of three different types of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides targeting the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) R1-subunit in mice. The probes were administrated intrathecally three times during a period of 5 days (1, 5 or 25 microg/injection), followed by evaluation using the formalin test. The antinociceptive effect was correlated to in vitro receptor binding in spinal cord sections. The tissue distribution was studied after a single injection of fluorescein-conjugated probes. The phosphodiester probe showed superficial tissue penetration after 30 min and disappeared within 2 h. The probe did, however, significantly reduce both receptor binding in laminae I and II (by 36-44% compared to saline) as well as pain behavior (32% compared to saline), without apparent side effects. The mismatched probe was ineffective at 25 microg, while some reductions in receptor binding and pain behavior were seen after 5 microg. The C-5-propyne-modified phosphorothioate probe showed pronounced tissue penetration and cellular uptake as soon as 30 min after injection which was still detectable after 24 h. Immediately after injection of the highest dose, long-lasting hind-limb paralysis was observed. Receptor binding was reduced but not in a dose-related manner. Pain behavior was significantly reduced by 40% following 25 microg of antisense probe but not after lower doses or 25 microg of mismatched probe. The 2'-O-allyl-modified probe did not significantly reduce receptor binding or pain behavior. Thus, only the phosphodiester probe showed a significant correlation between reduction in pain behavior and receptor binding. These findings demonstrate that antisense technology is associated with specificity problems, but still could provide a valuable tool to study the role of different target proteins in the drug discovery process.
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Kusunoki A, Saitou T, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Takaku H. Inhibition of the human chemokine receptor CXCR4 by antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides. FEBS Lett 2001; 488:64-8. [PMID: 11163797 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02381-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The CXC chemokine receptor CXCR4/fusion, a major coreceptor for the T-cell line T-tropic (X4) HIV-1 virus, plays a critical role in T-tropic virus fusion and entry into permissive cells. In the present study, we describe the effects of an antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotide (anti-S-ODN) on the inhibition of CXCR4 gene expression in X4 HIV-1 infected HeLa-CD4 cells, to find more efficacious therapeutic possibilities for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. The naked antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotide (anti-S-ODN-1), containing the AUG initiation codon at the center of the oligodeoxyribonucleotide, showed a slightly higher inhibitory effect on HIV-1 gag p24 production among all sequences tested. We also examined the concomitant use of a basic peptide transfection reagent, nucleosomal histone proteins (RNP), for the delivery of the anti-S-ODN-1. The anti-S-ODN-1 encapsulated with RNP had higher inhibitory effects on p24 products than the naked anti-S-ODN-1. When the anti-S-ODN-1 encapsulated with RNP was incubated with HeLa-CD4 cells, the surface levels of this chemokine receptor showed high suppression, indicating sequence-specific inhibition. The activities of unmodified oligodeoxyribonucleotide are effectively enhanced by using a basic peptide, RNP.
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- A Kusunoki
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba, Japan
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Kumar VB, Vyas K, Franko M, Choudhary V, Buddhiraju C, Alvarez J, Morley JE. Molecular cloning, expression, and regulation of hippocampal amyloid precursor protein of senescence accelerated mouse (SAMP8). Biochem Cell Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1139/o00-094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with increased expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) with a consequent deposition of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) which forms characteristic senile plaques. We have noticed that the senescence accelerated mouse (SAMP8), a strain of mouse that exhibits age-dependent defects such as loss of memory and retention at an early age of 8-12 months, also produces increased amounts of APP and Aβ similar to those observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In order to investigate if this is due to mutations in APP similar to those observed in AD, and to develop molecular probes that regulate its expression, APP cDNA was cloned from the hippocampus of 8-month-old SAMP8 mouse. The nucleotide sequence is 99.7% homologous with that of mouse and rat, 88.7% with monkey, and 89.2% with human homologues. At the amino acid level, the homology was 99.2% and 97.6% with rodent and primate sequences, respectively. A single amino acid substitution of Alanine instead of Valine at position 300 was unique to SAMP8 mouse APP. However, no mutations similar to those reported in human familial AD were observed. When the cDNA was expressed in HeLa cells, glycosylated mature APP could be detected by immunoblotting technique. The expression could be regulated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by using an antisense oligonucleotide specific to APP mRNA. Such regulation of APP expression may have a therapeutic application in vivo.Key words: cloning, amyloid precursor protein, transfection, expression, and antisense oligo.
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Amano O, Iseki S. Antisense Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Targeting cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein Inhibits Growth of Rat Submandibular Gland In Vitro. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2001. [DOI: 10.1267/ahc.34.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Osamu Amano
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University
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Chapter 22. Proteomics: defining protein function in the post genomics era. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(01)36062-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The Transcription of Genes. Biochemistry 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012492543-4/50031-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Málaga S, Yoshida N. Targeted reduction in expression of Trypanosoma cruzi surface glycoprotein gp90 increases parasite infectivity. Infect Immun 2001; 69:353-9. [PMID: 11119524 PMCID: PMC97890 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.1.353-359.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A previous study had shown that the expression of gp90, a stage-specific surface glycoprotein of Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclic trypomastigotes, is inversely correlated with the parasite's ability to invade mammalian cells. By using antisense oligonucleotides complementary to a region of the gp90 gene implicated in host cell adhesion, we investigated whether the selective inhibition of gp90 synthesis affected the capacity of metacyclic forms to enter target cells. Parasites were incubated for 24 h with 20 microM PS1, a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide based on a sequence of the gp90 coding strand; PS2, the antisense counterpart of PS1; or PO2, the unmodified version of PS2 containing phosphodiester linkages, and the expression of surface molecules was analyzed by flow cytometry and immunoblotting using specific monoclonal antibodies. PS2 but not PS1 or PO2 inhibited the expression of gp90. Inhibition by PS2 was dose dependent. Northern blot analysis revealed that steady-state gp90 mRNA levels were diminished in PS2-treated parasites compared to untreated controls. Treatment with PS2 did not affect the expression of other metacyclic stage surface glycoproteins involved in parasite-host cell interaction, such as gp82 and the mucin-like gp35/50. Expression of gp90 was also inhibited by other phosphorothioate oligonucleotides targeted to the gp90 gene (PS4, PS5, PS6, and PS7) but not by PS3, with the same base composition as PS2 but a mismatched sequence. Parasites treated with PS2, PS4, or PS5 entered HeLa cells in significantly higher numbers than untreated controls, whereas the invasive capacity of PS1- and PS3-treated parasites was unchanged, confirming the inverse association between infectivity and gp90 expression.
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- S Málaga
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kokunai T, Urui S, Tomita H, Tamaki N. Overcoming of radioresistance in human gliomas by p21WAF1/CIP1 antisense oligonucleotide. J Neurooncol 2001; 51:111-9. [PMID: 11386407 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010645205169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Malignant gliomas are highly resistant tumors against gamma-irradiation and contained overexpression of p21WAF1/CIP1 (p21). Overexpression of p21 enhanced clonogenic survival and suppressed apoptosis after gamma-irradiation in human brain tumor cell lines with or without p53 protein deficiency. The effect of antisense oligonucleotide to p21 against the gamma-irradiation-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity in malignant glioma cell lines was examined. Antennapedia homeodomain internalization peptide was used as an insertion vector. The high transfection efficiency of Antennapedia homeodomain internalization peptide joined with antisense oligonucleotide was observed. The pretreatment with antisense oligonucleotide enhanced the gamma-irradiation-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity in radioresistant glioma cells. p21 may represent an important new target for radiosensitization protocols, possibly involving antisense oligonucleotide directed against p21.
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- T Kokunai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kakogawa Municipal Hospital, Japan
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Fowler SJ, Jose S, Zhang X, Deutzmann R, Sarras MP, Boot-Handford RP. Characterization of hydra type IV collagen. Type IV collagen is essential for head regeneration and its expression is up-regulated upon exposure to glucose. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:39589-99. [PMID: 10956657 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005871200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hydra vulgaris mesoglea is a primitive basement membrane that also exhibits some features of an interstitial matrix. We have characterized cDNAs that encode the full-length hydra alpha1(IV) chain. The 5169-base pair transcript encodes a protein of 1723 amino acids, including an interrupted 1455-residue collagenous domain and a 228-residue C-terminal noncollagenous domain. N-terminal sequence analyses of collagen IV peptides suggest the molecule is homotrimeric. Denatured hydra type IV collagen protein occurs as dimers and higher order aggregates held together by nonreducible cross-links. Hydra collagen IV exhibits no functional evidence for the presence of a 7 S domain. Type IV collagen is expressed by the ectoderm along the entire longitudinal axis of the animal but is most intense at the base of the tentacles at the site of battery cell transdifferentiation. Antisense studies show that inhibition of collagen IV translation causes a blockage in head regeneration, indicating its importance in normal hydra development. Exposure of adult hydra to 15 mm glucose resulted in up-regulation of type IV collagen mRNA levels within 48 h and significant thickening of the mesoglea within 14 days, suggesting that basement membrane thickening seen in diabetes may be, in evolutionary terms, an ancient glucose-mediated response.
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- S J Fowler
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Hughes AL, Gollapudi L, Sladek TL, Neet KE. Mediation of nerve growth factor-driven cell cycle arrest in PC12 cells by p53. Simultaneous differentiation and proliferation subsequent to p53 functional inactivation. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:37829-37. [PMID: 10978315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003146200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Upon stimulation with nerve growth factor (NGF), PC12 cells extend neurites and cease to proliferate by influencing cell cycle proteins. Previous studies have shown that neuritogenesis and a block at the G(1)/S checkpoint correlate with the nuclear translocation of and an increase in the p53 tumor suppressor protein. This study was designed to determine if p53 plays a direct role in mediating NGF-driven G(1) arrest. A retroviral vector that overexpresses a temperature-sensitive p53 mutant protein (p53ts) was used to extinguish the function of endogenous p53 in PC12 cells in a dominant-negative manner at the nonpermissive temperature. NGF treatment led to transactivation of a p53 response element in a luciferase reporter construct in PC12 cells, whereas this response to NGF was absent in PC12(p53ts) cells at the nonpermissive temperature. With p53 functionally inactivated, NGF failed to activate growth arrest, as measured by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation, and also failed to induce p21/WAF1 expression, as measured by Western blotting. Since neurite outgrowth proceeded unharmed, 50% of the cells simultaneously demonstrated neurite morphology and were in S phase. Both PC12 cells expressing SV40 T antigen and PC12 cells treated with p53 antisense oligonucleotides continued through the cell cycle, confirming the dependence of the NGF growth arrest signal on a p53 pathway. Activation of Ras in a dexamethasone-inducible PC12 cell line (GSRas1) also caused p53 nuclear translocation and growth arrest. Therefore, wild-type p53 is indispensable in mediating the NGF antiproliferative signal through the Ras/MAPK pathway that regulates the cell cycle of PC12 cells.
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- A L Hughes
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology, Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA
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Cheng B, Fournier RL, Relue PA. The inhibition of Escherichia coli lac operon gene expression by antigene oligonucleotides-mathematical modeling. Biotechnol Bioeng 2000; 70:467-72. [PMID: 11005930 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0290(20001120)70:4<467::aid-bit13>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gene transcription is regulated by transcription factors that can bind to specific regions on DNA. Antigene oligonucleotides (oligos) can bind to specific regions on DNA and form a triplex with the double-stranded DNA. The triplex can competitively inhibit the binding of transcription factors and, as a result, transcription can be inhibited. A genetically structured model has been developed to quantitatively describe the inhibition of the Escherichia coli lac operon gene expression by triplex-forming oligos. The model predicts that the effect of triplex-forming oligos on the lac operon gene expression depends on their target sites. Oligonucleotides targeted to the operator are much more effective than those targeted to other regulatory sites on the lac operon. In some cases, the effect of oligo binding is similar to that of a mutation in the lac operon. The model provides insight as to the specific binding site to be targeted to achieve the most effective inhibition of gene expression. The model is also capable of predicting the oligo concentration needed to inhibit gene expression, which is in general agreement with results reported by other investigators.
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- B Cheng
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
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Mehta RC, Stecker KK, Cooper SR, Templin MV, Tsai YJ, Condon TP, Bennett CF, Hardee GE. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 suppression in skin by topical delivery of anti-sense oligonucleotides. J Invest Dermatol 2000; 115:805-12. [PMID: 11069617 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00143.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We topically applied 20 nucleotide phosphorothioate intercellular adhesion molecule-1 anti-sense oligodeoxynucleotide in a cream formulation. It effectively inhibited tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in human skin transplanted on severe compromised immunodeficient mice. The effects were concentration dependent, sequence specific, and resulted from reduction of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mRNA levels in the skin. Intravenous administration of the drug did not show pharmacologic effects, probably due to insufficient drug concentrations in skin. Topical delivery, however, produced a rapid and a significantly higher accumulation of oligodeoxynucleotide in the epidermis and dermis. The results strongly suggest that topically applied anti-sense oligonucleotides can be delivered to target sites in the skin and may be of considerable value in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin disorders.
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- R C Mehta
- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92008, USA.
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Mohuczy D, Phillips MI. Antisense inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system in brain and peripheral organs. Methods 2000; 22:197-209. [PMID: 11071815 DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Antisense inhibition is a method of attenuating the target at the gene expression level. There are two main groups of molecular tools for this goal. The first includes the use of short synthetic stretches of DNA-antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. The second tool is the use of vectors (plasmids or viruses) containing the gene of interest subcloned in the antisense orientation, which in the cells produces the antisense RNA. Both antisense DNA and RNA can bind to the complementary sense mRNA and interfere with its translation. Effects are usually short lasting (days) for oligodeoxynucleotides and longer lasting (weeks or months) for vectors. In this article we briefly describe techniques of antisense inhibition in the context of the renin-angiotensin system.
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- D Mohuczy
- Department of Physiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0274, USA
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Liu G, Wu M, Levi G, Ferrari N. Down‐regulation of the
diphthamide biosynthesis protein 2‐like
gene during retinoid‐induced differentiation and apoptosis: Implications against its tumor‐suppressor activity. Int J Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20001101)88:3<356::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Guizhong Liu
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Laboratorio di Biologia Molecolare, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro c/o CBA, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Unità di Morfogenesi Molecolare, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro c/o CBA, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biologia Molecolare, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro c/o CBA, Genoa, Italy
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He Y, Zhou J, Wu JS, Dou KF. Inhibitory effects of EGFR antisense oligodeox-ynucleotide in human colorectal cancer cell line. World J Gastroenterol 2000; 6:747-749. [PMID: 11819687 PMCID: PMC4688856 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v6.i5.747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- D A Fennell
- Department of Experimental Haematology, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine, UK
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Fennell DA, Cotter FE. Controlling the mitochondrial gatekeeper for effective chemotherapy. Br J Haematol 2000. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2000.02271.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kusunoki A, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Kimura T, Takai K, Yamamoto N, Gushima H, Takaku H. Antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides targeted to the human chemokine receptor CXCR4. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2000; 19:1709-19. [PMID: 11200267 DOI: 10.1080/15257770008045454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The CXC chemokine receptor CXCR4 is used as a major co-receptor for fusion and entry by syncytia-inducing T-tropic (X4) isolates of HIV-1. In the present study, we report the effects of an antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide on the inhibition of CXCR4 gene expression in X4 HIV-1 infected HeLa-CD4 cells, to find more efficacious therapeutic possibilities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides (anti-S-ODNs) corresponding to the sequence of bases 69 to 88 of the human CXCR4 mRNA gene were synthesized. When the naked anti-S-ODN was incubated with HeLa-CD4 cells, the surface levels of this chemokine receptor were reduced up to 50%, indicating sequence-specific inhibition. We also examined the concomitant use of a basic peptide transfection reagent, nucleosomal histone proteins (RNP), for delivery of anti-S-ODNs. The anti-S-ODN encapsulated with RNP had higher inhibitory effects on p24 products than the naked anti-S-ODN.
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- A Kusunoki
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan
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Van Kampen JM, Stoessl AJ. Effects of oligonucleotide antisense to dopamine D(1A) receptor messenger RNA in a rodent model of levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Neuroscience 2000; 98:61-7. [PMID: 10858612 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dyskinesias are abnormal involuntary movements which develop as a side-effect of long-term treatment with levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease. The pathophysiology underlying these dyskinesias remains unclear, although, it has been suggested that heightened activity of dopamine D(1) receptor-bearing striatonigral neurons may play a key role. Chronic pulsatile levodopa administration to hemiparkinsonian rats results in sensitization of rotational responses to apomorphine. This sensitization is thought to be analogous to levodopa-induced dyskinesias in humans. In these studies, we further clarify the role of the dopamine D(1A) receptor in this rodent model of levodopa-induced dyskinesias using an in vivo oligonucleotide antisense approach. Hemiparkinsonian rats received twice daily injections of levodopa for three weeks followed by intrastriatal infusion of dopamine D(1A) receptor antisense (7nmol/day, three days), a scrambled missense control sequence, or saline. Those animals treated with antisense displayed significantly fewer apomorphine-induced rotations than saline- or missense-treated controls.By reducing dopamine D(1A) receptor expression, we were able to attenuate sensitization of the response to apomorphine resulting from chronic pulsatile levodopa treatment. Thus, the dopamine D(1A) receptor appears to play a significant role in levodopa-induced dyskinesias and warrants further examination. These findings may have important implications for the development of selective treatment strategies designed to alleviate parkinsonian symptoms, while minimizing motor complications.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antiparkinson Agents/adverse effects
- Apomorphine/pharmacology
- Autoradiography
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Cocaine/analogs & derivatives
- Cocaine/metabolism
- Cocaine/pharmacology
- Denervation
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dopamine Antagonists/metabolism
- Dopamine Antagonists/pharmacology
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/metabolism
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/genetics
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/physiopathology
- Gene Expression/physiology
- Levodopa/adverse effects
- Male
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Oxidopamine
- Phenotype
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Raclopride/metabolism
- Raclopride/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/analysis
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/genetics
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/analysis
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Rotation
- Substantia Nigra/chemistry
- Substantia Nigra/physiopathology
- Sympatholytics
- Tritium
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- J M Van Kampen
- Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2221 Wesbrook Mall, B.C., V6T 2B5, Vancouver, Canada
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Lai SK, Wong CK, Yang MS, Yung KK. Changes in expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits in the rat neostriatum after a single dose of antisense oligonucleotide specific for N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 subunit. Neuroscience 2000; 98:493-500. [PMID: 10869843 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00152-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In order to investigate the process of gene expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor (NMDAR) subunits in the rat neostriatum and how this relates to motor behaviors, a single dose of antisense phosphodiester oligodeoxynucleotide specific for NMDAR1 was unilaterally applied in the neostriatum in a stereotaxic apparatus. After one day of antisense treatment, ipsilateral rotation behaviors that were induced by apomorphine were found in the treated animals. Reductions in the levels of expression of NMDAR1 and NMDAR2A messenger RNAs (NMDAR1: 20.6%; NMDAR2A: 19.7%) were found in the antisense-treated striatal tissues by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. There was no change in the levels of NMDAR2B, NMDAR2C and NMDAR2D messenger RNAs. After two days, western blotting experiments showed that there were decreases in the levels of expression of NMDAR1 (decreased 27.6%) and NMDAR2A (decreased 19.2%) proteins in the NMDAR1 antisense-treated striatal tissues. In addition, NMDAR1 immunoreactivity was found to decrease in intensity in the NMDAR1 antisense-treated neostriatum. At the cellular level, the intensity of NMDAR1 immunoreactivity in perikarya of presumed medium spiny neurons was found to decrease. These results indicate that a single dose of NMDAR1 antisense modifies the expression of NMDAR1 messenger RNA and protein in neurons in the neostriatum. The modification in the expression of NMDAR1 has differential effects in the expression of NMDAR2 subunits. Gene expression of the native NMDAR subunits is likely to be a dynamic process. The change in gene expression of the NMDAR subunits in the neostriatum may have a profound effect on the motor behaviors of rats.
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- S K Lai
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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Gijón MA, Spencer DM, Leslie CC. Recent advances in the regulation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2). ADVANCES IN ENZYME REGULATION 2000; 40:255-68. [PMID: 10828354 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2571(99)00031-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- M A Gijón
- Division of Basic Science, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Akie K, Dosaka-Akita H, Murakami A, Kawakami Y. A combination treatment of c-myc antisense DNA with all-trans-retinoic acid inhibits cell proliferation by downregulating c-myc expression in small cell lung cancer. ANTISENSE & NUCLEIC ACID DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2000; 10:243-9. [PMID: 10984118 DOI: 10.1089/108729000421420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The dysregulation of both c-myc expression and retinoid signaling pathways commonly occurs in small cell lung cancers (SCLC), frequently accompanying tumor relapse, and contributing to the poor prognosis of patients with SCLC. In this study, we investigated whether c-myc antisense oligodeoxynucleoside phosphorothioate (OPT) covering the translational initiation site of c-myc mRNA used in combination with all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) would be more effective than either agent alone in inhibiting the growth of an SCLC cell line, NCI-H82, overexpressing c-myc with amplification of this gene, and whether this combination could be an experimental therapeutic tool against SCLC. c-myc antisense OPT decreased c-myc expression in Northern and Western blot analyses, thus inducing 40% and 20% cell growth inhibition compared with scrambled and sense OPT and with scrambled four guanosine-containing OPT (p < 0.01, and p < 0.01, respectively). All-trans-RA also inhibited cell proliferation at the rate of 40% by downregulating c-myc expression. Having obtained these results, we tested the hymothesis that c-myc antisense OPT in combination with all-trans-RA may further reduce c-myc expression and lead to improved cell growth control. This combination showed a greater inhibition of cell proliferation than either agent given alone (p < 0.01) (60% inhibition of cell growth compared with treatment of control scrambled or sense OPT alone, p < 0.01) through enhanced downregulation of c-myc expression. In conclusion, c-myc antisense DNA in combination with other modalities for c-myc downregulation may represent an attractive gene regulation-based therapy of SCLC in the future. Further efforts, however, using new oligodeoxynucleotide analogs, specific interventions for DNA delivery into cells, and more potent therapeutic agents are required to increase the potentiation of c-myc downregulation and cell growth inhibition.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Apoptosis
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/pathology
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Down-Regulation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Genes, myc/genetics
- Humans
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Thionucleotides/genetics
- Thionucleotides/pharmacology
- Tretinoin/pharmacology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- K Akie
- First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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