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Chesnokov A, Ivashchenko AA, Matsuzaki Y, Takashita E, Mishin VP, Ivachtchenko AV, Gubareva LV. Influenza C virus susceptibility to antivirals with different mechanisms of action. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2024; 68:e0172723. [PMID: 38587392 PMCID: PMC11064526 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01727-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Antiviral susceptibility of influenza viruses was assessed using a high-content imaging-based neutralization test. Cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitors, baloxavir and AV5116, were superior to AV5115 against type A viruses, and AV5116 was most effective against PA mutants tested. However, these three inhibitors displayed comparable activity (EC50 8-22 nM) against type C viruses from six lineages. Banana lectin and a monoclonal antibody, YA3, targeting the hemagglutinin-esterase protein effectively neutralized some, but not all, type C viruses.
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- Anton Chesnokov
- Influenza Division, NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Research Center for Influenza and Respiratory Viruses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Influenza Division, NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Influenza Division, NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Agrawal S. Considerations for Creating the Next Generation of RNA Therapeutics: Oligonucleotide Chemistry and Innate Immune Responses to Nucleic Acids. Nucleic Acid Ther 2024; 34:37-51. [PMID: 38578231 DOI: 10.1089/nat.2024.29009.sud] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Introduction and History of the Chemistry of Nucleic Acids Therapeutics. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2434:3-31. [PMID: 35213007 PMCID: PMC7612508 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2010-6_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This introduction charts the history of the development of the major chemical modifications that have influenced the development of nucleic acids therapeutics focusing in particular on antisense oligonucleotide analogues carrying modifications in the backbone and sugar. Brief mention is made of siRNA development and other applications that have by and large utilized the same modifications. We also point out the pitfalls of the use of nucleic acids as drugs, such as their unwanted interactions with pattern recognition receptors, which can be mitigated by chemical modification or used as immunotherapeutic agents.
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Agrawal S. The Evolution of Antisense Oligonucleotide Chemistry-A Personal Journey. Biomedicines 2021; 9:503. [PMID: 34063675 PMCID: PMC8147625 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9050503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Over the last four decades, tremendous progress has been made in use of synthetic oligonucleotides as therapeutics. This has been possible largely by introducing chemical modifications to provide drug like properties to oligonucleotides. In this article I have summarized twists and turns on use of chemical modifications and their road to success and highlight areas of future directions.
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- Sudhir Agrawal
- ARNAY Sciences LLC, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA; or
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 N Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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Markov AV, Kupryushkin MS, Goncharova EP, Amirkhanov RN, Vasilyeva SV, Pyshnyi DV, Zenkova MA, Logashenko EB. Antiviral Activity of a New Class of Chemically Modified Antisense Oligonucleotides against Influenza А Virus. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162019060268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hosono K, Kuwasaki T, Inagawa T, Takai K, Nakashima H, Saito T, Yamamoto N, Takaku H. Properties and Anti-Hiv Activity of Hairpin Antisense Oligonucleotides Containing 2′-Methoxynucleosides with Base-Pairing in the Stem Region at the 3′-End. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029600700205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A new type of hairpin antisense oligodeoxyribo-nucleotide, containing 2′-methoxynucleosides with base-pairing in the stem region at the 3′-end, was tested for 3′-exonuclease resistance and anti-HIV activity. An increased resistance to nuclease degradation has been observed by incubation of the hairpin oligo-nucleotides with DNA polymerase and foetal bovine serum. Of particular interest is the hairpin antisense oligonucleotide containing 2′-methoxynucleosides with base-pairing in the stem region at the 3′-end, which has increased nuclease resistance and hybridizes effectively with a complementary RNA. Furthermore, these compounds were assayed for inhibition of virus replication in HIV-1 infected MT-4 cells. In the anti-HIV activity test, the hairpin oligonucleotide phosphorothioate derivatives showed higher anti-HIV activities compared to their linear counterparts.
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- K. Hosono
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba 275, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba 275, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba 275, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Yamanashi Medical University, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-38, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba 275, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yamanashi Medical University, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-38, Japan
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- Health Science Laboratories, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba 275, Japan
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Discovery of Influenza A Virus Sequence Pairs and Their Combinations for Simultaneous Heterosubtypic Targeting that Hedge against Antiviral Resistance. PLoS Comput Biol 2016; 12:e1004663. [PMID: 26771381 PMCID: PMC4714944 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The multiple circulating human influenza A virus subtypes coupled with the perpetual genomic mutations and segment reassortment events challenge the development of effective therapeutics. The capacity to drug most RNAs motivates the investigation on viral RNA targets. 123,060 segment sequences from 35,938 strains of the most prevalent subtypes also infecting humans-H1N1, 2009 pandemic H1N1, H3N2, H5N1 and H7N9, were used to identify 1,183 conserved RNA target sequences (≥15-mer) in the internal segments. 100% theoretical coverage in simultaneous heterosubtypic targeting is achieved by pairing specific sequences from the same segment ("Duals") or from two segments ("Doubles"); 1,662 Duals and 28,463 Doubles identified. By combining specific Duals and/or Doubles to form a target graph wherein an edge connecting two vertices (target sequences) represents a Dual or Double, it is possible to hedge against antiviral resistance besides maintaining 100% heterosubtypic coverage. To evaluate the hedging potential, we define the hedge-factor as the minimum number of resistant target sequences that will render the graph to become resistant i.e. eliminate all the edges therein; a target sequence or a graph is considered resistant when it cannot achieve 100% heterosubtypic coverage. In an n-vertices graph (n ≥ 3), the hedge-factor is maximal (= n- 1) when it is a complete graph i.e. every distinct pair in a graph is either a Dual or Double. Computational analyses uncover an extensive number of complete graphs of different sizes. Monte Carlo simulations show that the mutation counts and time elapsed for a target graph to become resistant increase with the hedge-factor. Incidentally, target sequences which were reported to reduce virus titre in experiments are included in our target graphs. The identity of target sequence pairs for heterosubtypic targeting and their combinations for hedging antiviral resistance are useful toolkits to construct target graphs for different therapeutic objectives.
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Amirkhanov RN, Mazurkova NA, Amirkhanov NV, Zarytova VF. [Composites of Peptide Nucleic Acids with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles. IV+. Antiviral Activity of Nanocomposites Containing DNA/PNA Duplexes]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2015; 41:162-9. [PMID: 26165123 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162015020028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Antiviral activity of TiO2 · PL · DNA/PNA nanobiocomposites was studied on the MDCK cell culture infected with influenza A virus (subtype H3N2). PNA fragment in nanocomposites as a DNA/PNA heteroduplex is electrostatically bound to titanium dioxide nanoparticles precovered with polylysine (TiO2 · PL). It was shown that TiO2 · PL · DNA1/PNA1 nanobiocomposit bearing PNA1 fragment targeted to the 3'-end of the noncoding region of segment 5 of viral RNA specifically inhibited the virus reproduction with the efficiency of 99.8%. It was determined that the 50% cytotoxic concentration (TC50) of the TiO2 · PL · DNA1/PNA1 nanocomposite is more than 1200 mg/mL. And 50% effective inhibitory concentration (IC50) is less than 0.003 mg/mL. Based on these data, the selectivity index (SI) for TiO2 · PL · DNA1/PNA1 nanobiocomposite defined as the ratio TC50/LC50, is more than 400. Thus TiO2 · PL · DNA/PNA nanobiocomposites can not only penatrate through cell membrane, but and are able to exhibit a high specific antisense activity, without causing toxic effects on the living cells.
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Wickstrom E. DNA and RNA derivatives to optimize distribution and delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 87:25-34. [PMID: 25912659 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Synthetic, complementary DNA single strands and short interfering RNA double strands have been found to inhibit the expression of animal, plant, and viral genes in cells, animals, and patients, in a dose dependent and sequence specific manner. DNAs and RNAs, however, are readily digested in biological systems. Hence, chemists are obliged to design and synthesize nuclease-resistant analogs of normal DNA (Fig. 1).
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Potential of Antisense Technology in the Treatment of Immunological Disorders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03259283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Levina AS, Repkova MN, Ismagilov ZR, Shikina NV, Malygin EG, Mazurkova NA, Zinov'ev VV, Evdokimov AA, Baiborodin SI, Zarytova VF. High-performance method for specific effect on nucleic acids in cells using TiO2~DNA nanocomposites. Sci Rep 2012; 2:756. [PMID: 23091696 PMCID: PMC3477653 DOI: 10.1038/srep00756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles are used to solve the current drug delivery problem. We present a high-performance method for efficient and selective action on nucleic acid target in cells using unique TiO2·PL-DNA nanocomposites (polylysine-containing DNA fragments noncovalently immobilized onto TiO2 nanoparticles capable of transferring DNA). These nanocomposites were used for inhibition of human influenza A (H3N2) virus replication in infected MDCK cells. They showed a low toxicity (TC50 ≈ 1800 μg/ml) and a high antiviral activity (>99.9% inhibition of the virus replication). The specificity factor (antisense effect) appeared to depend on the delivery system of DNA fragments. This factor for nanocomposites is ten-times higher than for DNA in the presence of lipofectamine. IC50 for nanocomposites was estimated to be 1.5 μg/ml (30 nM for DNA), so its selectivity index was calculated as ~1200. Thus, the proposed nanocomposites are prospective for therapeutic application.
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- Asya S Levina
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Zhang T, Wang TC, Zhao PS, Liang M, Gao YW, Yang ST, Qin C, Wang CY, Xia XZ. Antisense oligonucleotides targeting the RNA binding region of the NP gene inhibit replication of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:2057-61. [PMID: 21933722 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2010] [Revised: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The H5N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) causes widespread infections in bird and human respiratory tracts, and vaccines and drug therapy are limited in their effectiveness. Recent studies of AIV structures have been published and provide new targets for designing antiviral drugs such as antisense oligonucleotides (AS ODNs), which effectively inhibit gene replication. In this study, we designed and synthesized three AS ODNs (NP267, NP628, NP749) that were specific for the RNA binding region of nucleoprotein (NP) based on AIV structure. Results showed that all three AS ODNs could inhibit viral replication in MDCK cells. The NP628 showed the best antiviral effect of all through viral titers, quantitative RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) assays. In addition, the liposome mediated NP628 could partially protect the mice from a lethal H5N1 influenza virus challenge. Moreover, the NP628 group had a lower viral titer and lung index in the infected mice when compared with the viral control. Our results showed that AS ODN targeting of the AIV NP gene could potently inhibit AIV H5N1 reproduction, thus, formulating a candidate for an emergent therapeutic drug for the pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus infection.
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- Tao Zhang
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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Zhang T, Zhao PS, Zhang W, Liang M, Gao YW, Yang ST, Wang TC, Qin C, Wang CY, Xia XZ. Antisense oligonucleotide inhibits avian influenza virus H5N1 replication by single chain antibody delivery system. Vaccine 2011; 29:1558-64. [PMID: 21215341 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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H5N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) causes widespread infections in poultry and wild birds, and has the potential to emerge as a pandemic threat to human. Antisense oligonucleotides (AS ODNs) are highly effective at inhibiting gene replication. Antibody-mediated delivery is a novel approach to target specific cells and tissues. In this study, we designed and synthesized three AS ODNs (PA4, PA492 and PA1203) specific for conserved region of AIV PA protein, and all the three AS ODNs could inhibit viral replication. The PA492 ODN showed the best antiviral effect by viral titers and quantitative RT-PCR in MDCK cells. The fusion protein scFv-tP was constructed as a single chain variable fragment (scFv) against AIV hemaglutinin antigen with a truncated protamine (tP). The results showed that scFv-tP fusion improved the antiviral effectiveness of PA492 in MDCK cells as measured by viral titers, quantitative RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) assays. In addition, scFv-tP-delivered PA492 was also found to partially protect mice from lethal H5N1 influenza virus challenge. Using scFv-tP delivery, fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled-PA492 was found to be significantly localized in the lungs, compared to liposome-delivered PA492. Moreover, the fusion protein mediated PA492 had a lower lung index and viral titers in the infected mice as compared with the liposome method. These results provided a potential method for using anti-HA fusion protein for the targeted delivery of AS ODNs against AIV H5N1.
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- Tao Zhang
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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Zhang D, Deng M, Xu L, Zhou Y, Yuwen J, Zhou X. The sensitive and selective optical detection of mercury(II) ions by using a phosphorothioate DNAzyme strategy. Chemistry 2009; 15:8117-20. [PMID: 19637166 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Dan Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei, Wuhan 430072, China
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Effect of ion pairing on the cellular transport of antisense oligonucleotide. Arch Pharm Res 2008; 20:438-42. [PMID: 18982486 DOI: 10.1007/bf02973936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/1997] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Antisense oligonucleotide represents an interesting tool for selective inhibition of gene expression. However, their low efficiency of introduction within intact cells remains to be overcome. Antisense-TGFbeta (25 mer) and antisense-TNFalpha (18 mer) were used to study the cellular transport and biological function of antisense oligonucleotide in vitro. Since TGF and TNF play on important role in regulating the nitric oxide production from macrophages, the action of the above antisense oligonucleotides was easily monitored by the determination of nitrite. Poly-L-lysine, benzalkonium chloride and tetraphenylphosphonium chloride were used as polycations, which neutralize the negative charge of antisense oligonucleotide. The production of nitric oxide mediated by gamma-IFN in mouse peritoneal macrophage was increased by antisense-TGFbeta in a dose-dependent manner. Antisense-TNFalpha reduced the nitric oxide release from activated RAW 264.7 cells. Significant enhancement in the nitric oxide production was investigated by the cotreatment of poly-L-lysine with antisense-TGFbeta. On the meanwhile, inhibition effect of antisense-TNFalpha is not changed by the addition of poly-L-lysine. These results demonstrate that control of expression of TGFbeta and TNFalpha gene is achieved using antisense technology and the cellular uptake of antisense oligonucleotide could be enhanced by ion-pairing.
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Saladino R, Ciambecchini U, Nencioni L, Palamara AT. Recent advances in the chemistry of parainfluenza-1 (Sendai) virus inhibitors. Med Res Rev 2003; 23:427-55. [PMID: 12710019 DOI: 10.1002/med.10036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Purine and pyrimidine derivatives, antioxidants, fusion inhibitors, statins, prostaglandins, antibiotic nucleosides, inhibitors of Ca(2+) homeostasis, carbohydrate derivatives, antisense polynucleotides and chimeras, are described as inhibitors of parainfluenza-1 (Sendai) viral infections.
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- Raffaele Saladino
- Agrobiological and Agrochemical Department, University of Tuscia, via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 00100, Viterbo, Italy.
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Inagawa T, Nakashima H, Karwowski B, Guga P, Stec WJ, Takeuchi H, Takaku H. Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication by P-stereodefined oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioate)s in a long-term infection model. FEBS Lett 2002; 528:48-52. [PMID: 12297278 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioate)s (S-ODNs), if prepared by conventional methods, consist of a mixture of diastereomers by virtue of the asymmetry of the phosphorus atom involved in the internucleotide linkages. This may affect the stability of the complexes formed between S-ODNs and complementary oligoribonucleotides, which is commonly accepted as the most important factor in determining the efficacy of an antisense approach. Using HIV-1-infected MOLT-4 cells via a long-term culture approach, we studied the influence of the P-chirality sense of stereodefined 28mer oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioate)s, [All-Rp]-S-ODN-gag-28-AUG and [All-Sp]-S-ODN-gag-28-AUG, complementary to the sequence starting at the AUG initiation codon of the gag mRNA of HIV-1, upon the anti-HIV-1 activity. The [All-Sp]-S-ODN-gag-28-AUG at a low concentration of 0.5 microM can completely suppress HIV-1(gag) p24 antigen expression in HIV-1-infected MOLT-4 clone 8 cells for 32 days. Cells treated with [All-Rp]-S-ODN-gag-28-AUG (0.5 microM) showed a high level of the antigen expression at day 16. Furthermore, satisfactory suppression could not be achieved from a random [Mix]-S-ODN-gag-28-AUG, consisting of a diastereomeric mixture of the oligonucleotides. Our results suggest that chemotherapy based upon the use of stereodefined antisense [All-Sp] S-ODN may be a more effective method for reducing the viral burden in HIV-1-infected individuals.
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- Takubumi Inagawa
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Japan
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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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Suzuki Y, Funato T, Munakata Y, Sato K, Hirabayashi Y, Ishii T, Takasawa N, Ootaka T, Saito T, Sasaki T. Chemically modified ribozyme to V gene inhibits anti-DNA production and the formation of immune deposits caused by lupus lymphocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 165:5900-5. [PMID: 11067951 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.10.5900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A variety of autoantibodies is responsible for the tissue injury in autoimmune diseases. We have demonstrated that the human anti-DNA Ab O-81, of which Ids are commonly detected in renal glomeruli of active lupus nephritis, uses the V3-7 gene. We tried to develop a new therapy for lupus nephritis by using chemically modified ribozymes to specifically inhibit the expression of the mRNA of Ig V gene. The transfection of hammerhead ribozyme or the addition of chemically modified ribozyme against the flanking region of V3-7 caused a potent and selective inhibition of anti-DNA production in V3-7-using B cell clones, but not in irrelevant V gene-using clones in vitro. Chemically modified ribozyme was long-acting and resistant to RNase, and nonspecific cytotoxicity of the ribozyme was negligible. To know the efficacy of the ribozyme in vivo, we used a model of immune complex nephritis in SCID mice in which 5 x 10(6) PBLs from patients with active lupus nephritis (lupus PBL) were transferred twice. The injection of lupus PBL in combination with chemically modified ribozyme to increase resistance to RNase significantly reduced anti-DNA Ab levels in blood and decreased levels of urinary protein in the immune deposit models. Immunofluorescence study also revealed a marked decrease in IgG deposits at renal glomeruli in the ribozyme-treated group. These results indicate an efficacy of chemically modified ribozyme therapy for autoantibody-mediated immune diseases.
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- Y Suzuki
- Second Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aobaku Sendai, Japan
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Hu RH, Chu SH. Suppression of tumor necrosis factor secretion from white blood cells by synthetic antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 2000; 22:445-52. [PMID: 10727755 DOI: 10.1016/s0192-0561(00)00009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this ex vivo, rather than in vitro, experiment, a synthetic antisense oligodeoxynucleotide was tested to suppress tumor necrosis factor - alpha(TNF) secretion from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated white blood cells. Antisense oligomer showed significant and specific suppressive effect to the secretion of TNF at concentrations of 1.0 and 10 microM. At the concentration of 1 microM, there were 68.4 and 63.9% suppression of TNF secretion at 2 and 24 h after resuspension of blood cells. At the concentration of 10 microM, the suppressions were slightly higher than those at 1 microM, which were 71.8 and 76.2%, respectively. A 50%-matched scrambler showed suppressive effect only at 10 microM concentration, and the suppression only occurred at 2 and 24 h after incubation. Sense oligomer showed no suppressive effects at any of the concentrations. The specificity of this oligomer was documented by dose-effect phenomenon, sequence-dependent suppression and absence of effect on the synthesis of another cytokine (interleukin-6). A series of parallel studies was performed and showed that all three oligomers at any concentration tested had no effect on the interleukin-6 secretion after LPS stimulation.In conclusion, properly designed antisense oligodeoxynucleotide can significantly and specifically suppress the secretion of TNF by blood cells in an ex vivo system and it may be a good "information" drug to treat diseases that are caused by over production of TNF.
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- R H Hu
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mizuta T, Fujiwara M, Hatta T, Abe T, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Shigeta S, Yokota T, Takaku H. Antisense oligonucleotides directed against the viral RNA polymerase gene enhance survival of mice infected with influenza A. Nat Biotechnol 1999; 17:583-7. [PMID: 10385324 DOI: 10.1038/9893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have investigated the ability of antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides to enhance the survival of mice infected with influenza A virus. The oligonucleotides were complementary to sequences surrounding the translation initiation codons of the viral PB2 or PA genes (PB2-as or PA-as, respectively) of the influenza A virus RNA polymerases. Intravenous administration of PB2-as in a complex with a cationic liposome, Tfx-10, significantly prolonged the mean survival time in days and increased overall survival rates of mice infected with the influenza A virus. Liposomally encapsulated PB2-as inhibited viral growth in lung tissues and reduced pulmonary consolidations. Liposomally encapsulated PB2-as could be an effective therapeutic agent against influenza A virus.
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- T Mizuta
- Rational Drug Design Laboratories, Makutsawa-Machi, Fukushima, Japan
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Abe T, Suzuki S, Hatta T, Takai K, Yokota T, Takaku H. Specific inhibition of influenza virus RNA polymerase and nucleoprotein gene expression by liposomally encapsulated antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides in MDCK cells. Antivir Chem Chemother 1998; 9:253-62. [PMID: 9875404 DOI: 10.1177/095632029800900306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated that antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides (S-ODNs) inhibit influenza A virus replication in MDCK cells. Liposomally encapsulated and free antisense S-ODNs with four target sites (PB1, PB2, PA and NP genes) were tested for their abilities to inhibit virus-induced cytopathogenic effects in a MTT assay using MDCK cells. The liposomally encapsulated S-ODN complementary to the site around the PB2 AUG initiation codon showed highly inhibitory effects. In contrast, the inhibitory effect of the liposomally encapsulated S-ODN targeted to PB1 was considerably decreased in comparison with that directed to the PB2 target site. The liposomally encapsulated antisense S-ODNs exhibited higher inhibitory activities than the free oligonucleotides, and showed sequence-specific inhibition, whereas free antisense S-ODNs were observed to inhibit viral adsorption to MDCK cells. Liposomal preparations of oligonucleotides facilitated their release from endocytic vesicles, and thus cytoplasmic and nuclear localization was observed. The activities of the antisense S-ODNs were effectively enhanced by using the liposomal carrier. Interestingly, the liposomally encapsulated FITC-S-ODN-PB2-as accumulated in the nuclear region of MDCK cells. However, weak fluorescence was observed within the endosomes and the cytoplasm of MDCK cells treated with the free antisense S-ODNs. The cationic lipid particles may thus be a potentially useful delivery vehicle for oligonucleotide-based therapeutics and transgenes, appropriate for use in vitro or in vivo.
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- T Abe
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
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Abe T, Takai K, Nakada S, Yokota T, Takaku H. Specific inhibition of influenza virus RNA polymerase and nucleoprotein gene expression by circular dumbbell RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotides containing antisense phosphodiester oligonucleotides. FEBS Lett 1998; 425:91-6. [PMID: 9541013 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00206-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We have designed a new class of oligonucleotides, 'dumbbell RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotides', consisting of a sense RNA sequence and its complementary antisense DNA sequence, with two hairpin loop structures. The reaction of the nicked (NDRDON) and circular (CDRDON) dumbbell RNA/ DNA chimeric oligonucleotides with RNase H gave the corresponding antisense phosphodiester oligodeoxynucleotide together with the sense RNA cleavage products. The liberated antisense phosphodiester oligodeoxynucleotide was bound to the target RNA, which gave RNA cleavage products by treatment with RNase H. The circular dumbbell RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotide showed more nuclease resistance than the linear antisense phosphodiester oligonucleotide (anti-ODN) and the nicked dumbbell RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotide. The CDRDON with four target sites (influenza virus A RNA polymerases (PB1, PB2, PA) and nucleoprotein (NP)) was synthesized and tested for inhibitory effects by a CAT-ELISA assay using the clone 76 cell line. The circular dumbbell DNA/ RNA chimeric oligonucleotide (CDRDON-PB2-as) containing an AUG initiation codon sequence as the target of PB2 showed highly inhibitory effects.
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- T Abe
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino, Japan
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Chan SW, Gallo SJ, Kim BK, Guo MJ, Blackburn GM, Zamecnik PC. P1,P4-dithio-P2,P3-monochloromethylene diadenosine 5',5'''-P1,P4-tetraphosphate: a novel antiplatelet agent. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:4034-9. [PMID: 9108100 PMCID: PMC20563 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.8.4034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We have previously demonstrated in a series of searches for antithrombotic agents that diadenosine 5',5"'-P1,P4-tetraphosphate (AppppA) and its analogues are competitive inhibitors of ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Among various analogues, the P2,P3-monochloromethylene analog of AppppA (AppCHClppA) is superior to unmodified AppppA in its antiplatelet and antithrombotic effects. In this communication, we compare the antiplatelet potency of five newly synthesized agents with that of AppCHClppA. The five new agents include four diadenosine polyphosphate analogues [Ap(s)pCHClpp(s)A (p(s) indicates a thiophosphate), dAppCHClppdA, dAp,pCHClpp(s)dA, and AppCHClpCHClppA], and an adenosine tetraphosphate analogue (AppCHClpCHClp). When tested for their inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation by ADP, the most promising agent among them was Ap(s)pCHClpp(s)A. Both molecular and functional integrity of this compound proved to be stable in blood at 37 degrees C for at least 3 h. It also showed an excellent heat stability. This agent inhibits a number of aspects of ADP-induced platelet activation-e.g., release reaction, cytoplasmic calcium mobilization, thromboxane production, fibrinogen binding sites, and platelet factor 3 activity. Moreover, platelet aggregation induced by agonists other than ADP-e.g., arachidonic acid, collagen, and epinephrine-was inhibited partially by Ap(s)pCHClpp(s)A. It is concluded that (i) Ap(s)pCHClpp(s)A is a promising antiplatelet agent; (ii) it is resistant to blood phosphodiesterases and stable to heat treatment; (iii) platelet aggregation induced by collagen, epinephrine, or arachidonic acid is also inhibited in part by this agent; and (iv) specificity of the inhibitory effects is presented by unmodified adenosine moieties of the agent. Resistance to phosphodiesterases raises the possibility of oral administration.
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- S W Chan
- Cypress Bioscience, Inc., Watertown, MA 02172, USA
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Hatta T, Takai K, Nakada S, Yokota T, Takaku H. Specific inhibition of influenza virus RNA polymerase and nucleoprotein genes expression by liposomally endocapsulated antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides: penetration and localization of oligonucleotides in clone 76 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 232:545-9. [PMID: 9125219 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Liposomally encapsulated phosphorothioate oligonucleotides with four target sites (PB1, PB2, PA, and NP) were synthesized and tested for inhibitory effects by a CAT-ELISA assay using the clone 76 cell line. The liposomally encapsulated phosphorothioate oligonucleotides (S-ODNs) complementary to the sites of the PB2-AUG and PA-AUG initiation codons showed highly inhibitory effects. Displacement of the target AUG initiation codon sequence to the 3'-end, 5'-end, and/or center sites on the antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides was studied with regard to the inhibition of influenza virus RNA polymerases and NP. The antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide containing the AUG initiation codon at the center site of the oligonucleotide had the highest inhibitory effects. The liposomally encapsulated phosphorothioate oligonucleotides exhibited higher inhibitory activity than the free oligonucleotides. Observation of clone 76 cells treated with the endocapsulated antisense phosphodiester oligonucleotide, FITC-ODNs-PB2-T3, by a confocal laser scanning microscope, revealed diffuse fluorescence, apparently within the cytoplasm. Interestingly, the endocapsulated antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide, FITC-S-ODNs-PB2-T3 accumulated in the nuclear region of clone 76 cells. However, weak fluorescence was observed in the endosomes and in the cytoplasms of the clone 76 cells treated with the free antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides.
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- T Hatta
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
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Cirino NM, Li G, Xiao W, Torrence PF, Silverman RH. Targeting RNA decay with 2',5' oligoadenylate-antisense in respiratory syncytial virus-infected cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:1937-42. [PMID: 9050883 PMCID: PMC20021 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.5.1937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Treatment of human cells with 2',5' oligoadenylate covalently linked to antisense (2-5A-antisense) results in the selective cleavage of targeted RNA species by 2-5A-dependent RNase L. Here we show that 2-5A-antisense containing stabilizing modifications at both termini are effective in suppressing the replication of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in human tracheal epithelial cells. The affinity of 2-5A-antisense for different regions in the RSV M2 and L mRNAs was predicted from a computer-generated model of the RNA secondary structure. The most potent 2-5A-antisense molecule caused a highly effective, dose-dependent suppression of RSV yields when added to previously infected cells. In contrast, control oligonucleotides, including an inactive dimeric form of 2-5A linked to antisense, 2-5A linked to a randomized sequence of nucleotides, and antisense molecules lacking 2-5A, had minimal effects on virus replication. The specificity of this approach was shown by reverse transcriptase-coupled PCR analysis of RSV M2, P, and N mRNA and of cellular glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA. The RSV M2 mRNA amounts were depleted after treating RSV-infected cells with 2-5A-antisense targeted to this mRNA, whereas the amounts of the other RNA species were unchanged. These studies demonstrate that 2',5' oligoadenylate covalently linked to antisense (2-5A-antisense) can effectively suppress RSV replication by directing the cellular RNase L to selectively degrade an essential viral mRNA.
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- N M Cirino
- Department of Cancer Biology, Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA
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Jairath S, Vargas PB, Hamlin HA, Field AK, Kilkuskie RE. Inhibition of respiratory syncytial virus replication by antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotides. Antiviral Res 1997; 33:201-13. [PMID: 9037376 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-3542(96)01015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides targeted against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) genomic RNA inhibited RSV replication in cell culture by an apparent antisense mechanism. HEp-2 cells were infected with RSV strain A2 and incubated in the presence of oligonucleotides. Virus replication was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), virus yield assay, or production of specific RSV mRNAs. Using ELISA, 50% effective concentration (EC50) values were about 0.5-1 microM for an antisense oligonucleotide targeted to the start of the NS2 gene. All oligonucleotides inhibited virus antigen production as measured by ELISA. In all assays, this antisense oligonucleotide was more potent than: (1) a control oligonucleotide containing the reverse sequence; (2) oligonucleotides targeted at RSV mRNA; (3) a random sequence oligonucleotide; and (4) ribavirin. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PT-PCR) showed sequence specific depletion of the genomic RNA target following treatment of cells with the antisense oligonucleotide. Specific cleavage of the genomic target RNA has been detected at the antisense oligonucleotide binding site, suggesting that cellular Rnase H participates in the reaction. These results indicate that antisense oligonucleotides targeted against RSV genomic RNA can effectively inhibit RSV replication and may have therapeutic value.
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- S Jairath
- Hybridon, Inc., Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Kilkuskie RE, Field AK. Antisense inhibition of virus infections. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 1997; 40:437-83. [PMID: 9217933 PMCID: PMC7129323 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)60147-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This chapter summarizes the new approaches to identify novel antiviral drug targets and to develop novel antiviral strategies. The chapter also reviews genetic pharmacology as it relates to antiviral antisense research and drug development. Antisense oligonucleotides are selective compounds by virtue of their interaction with specific segments of RNA. For potential antivirals, identification of appropriate target RNA sequences for antisense oligonucleotides is performed at two levels: the optimal gene within the virus, and the optimal sequence within the RNA. The importance of these oligonucleotide modifications in designing effective drugs is just now being evaluated, both in animal model systems and in the clinic. The first generation of widely used antisense oligonucleotides has been the phosphorothioate (PS) compounds and a body of data on biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and metabolism in animals and in humans is now available. Since the identification and sequencing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there has been a strong interest in identifying a potent oligonucleotide inhibitor that would have the potential for development as a therapy for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Numerous phosphorothioate oligonucleotides, with no apparent antisense sequence specificity, can have an anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV) effect. Oligonucleotides can be effective anti-influenza agents in cell culture assays. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein that is a transactivator has been also reported to be targeted successfully by antisense oligonucleotides in vivo. Several of picornaviruses have been targets for antisense oligonucleotide inhibition, and the studies demonstrate the versatility of the antisense approach. However, the fact that oligonucleotides may contribute numerous mechanisms toward the antiviral activity, in addition to the antisense mechanism, may in some cases be an asset in the pursuit of clinically useful antiviral drugs.
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Antisense oligonucleotides as antiviral agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s1075-8593(96)80102-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Davis DL, Doten IC, Barald KF, Axelrod D, Burch JB. Random sequence phosphorothioate oligonucleotides evoke dramatic phenotypic alterations in cardiac myocyte cultures. ANTISENSE & NUCLEIC ACID DRUG DEVELOPMENT 1996; 6:259-65. [PMID: 9012861 DOI: 10.1089/oli.1.1996.6.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cardiac myocytes displayed modest and uncoordinated contractile activity regardless of whether they are cultured in the presence or absence of unmodified random sequence oligonucleotides (oligos), as expected. Much to our surprise, however, when cardiac myocytes were cultured in the presence of random sequence phosphorothioate (PS) oligos, they reorganized into cablelike aggregates and displayed surging and coordinated contractile activity. Consistent with these observations, photobleaching experiments revealed that gap junction conductivity between affected cardiac myocytes was enhanced fourfold relative to control cultures. Furthermore, whereas atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) gene expression was induced in control cultures relative to intact hearts, this aberrant expression was selectively repressed in response to PS oligos. As PS oligos appear to mitigate deleterious effects that result from the proteolytic dispersal or culturing of cardiac myocytes or both, we suggest that these may useful cell culture reagents. It is interesting to contemplate whether cardiac myocytes might also be responsive to PS oligos within intact hearts, as this issue has potential clinical significance.
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- D L Davis
- Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Fu ZF, Wickstrom E, Jiang M, Corisdeo S, Yang J, Dietzschold B, Koprowski H. Inhibition of rabies virus infection by an oligodeoxynucleotide complementary to rabies virus genomic RNA. ANTISENSE & NUCLEIC ACID DRUG DEVELOPMENT 1996; 6:87-93. [PMID: 8843322 DOI: 10.1089/oli.1.1996.6.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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To develop antirabies virus-specific agents, eight oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) complementary to either rabies virus genomic RNA (negative polarity) or rabies virus transcripts (mRNA) were synthesized and tested for their activity to inhibit rabies virus infection in cell cultures. It was found that the ODN RH+1 complementary to rabies virus genomic RNA blocked almost completely rabies virus infection at concentrations as low as 2 microM, whereas ODN complementary to viral transcripts did poorly even at concentrations as high as 20 microM. The antigenomic ODN also has the ability to inhibit cell-to-cell spread of rabies virus, which is an indicator for protection of rabies virus infection in vivo. These results indicate that ODN complementary to rabies virus genomic RNA have strong ability to inhibit rabies virus infection in cell culture and may have the potential to be used for therapy in clinical rabies.
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- Z F Fu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Abdel Aleem AAH, Larsen E, Pedersen EB. Synthesis of a Carboxamide Linked UBr∗UBrDimer–Duplex and Triplex Stabilities of the Corresponding Oligodeoxynucleotides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1080/15257779508010721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sarin PS, Goldstein AL. Treatment of AIDS with drugs targeted to inhibit different stages of the HIV life cycle. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1995; 17:217-45. [PMID: 7650288 DOI: 10.3109/08923979509019748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- P S Sarin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA
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Metelev V, Lisziewicz J, Agrawal S. Study of antisense oligonucleotide phosphorothioates containing segments of oligodeoxynucleotides and 2′-o- methyloligoribonucleotides. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)80842-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stec WJ, Wilk A. Stereokontrollierte Synthese von Oligonucleosidphosphorothioaten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1994. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19941060704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Padmapriya AA, Tang J, Agrawal S. Large-scale synthesis, purification, and analysis of oligodeoxynucleotide phosphorothioates. ANTISENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1994; 4:185-99. [PMID: 7849489 DOI: 10.1089/ard.1994.4.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Synthesis of oligonucleotides has been carried out on 1-, 2-, and 5-mmol scales using an appropriately modified automated, commercially available DNA synthesizer. The reaction cycles were optimized to obtain efficient coupling (> or = 97%). The synthesized oligonucleotide was purified by preparative reversed-phase liquid chromatography, followed by detritylation and desalting to obtain the oligonucleotides in the Na+ form. The purified oligonucleotides were characterized by 31P NMR, mass spectrometry, capillary gel electrophoresis, and ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. By using these protocols, a 25-mer oligodeoxyribonucleotide can be synthesized on a 1-, 2-, or 5-mmole scale to obtain approximately 2.4, 4.8, or 12 g of purified product.
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In this chapter I have attempted to outline the rationale that underlies the antisense approach to treatment of virus infection, to catalog the effector molecules that are currently available, and to estimate the relative worth of each. In so doing I have tried to describe the criteria that might be employed in their design and the factors that may determine their efficacy in tissue culture and, perhaps, in vivo. Finally, I have described the few examples presently available that indicate that antisense approaches may one day be therapeutically useful in treatment of disease of viral or nonviral origin.
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- J L Whitton
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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Cohen JS. Gene-mimetic substances: drugs designed to intervene in gene expression. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 1994; 25:319-39. [PMID: 8204505 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)60436-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- J S Cohen
- Cancer Pharmacology Section, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007
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Poddevin B, Meguenni S, Elias I, Vasseur M, Blumenfeld M. Improved anti-herpes simplex virus type 1 activity of a phosphodiester antisense oligonucleotide containing a 3'-terminal hairpin-like structure. ANTISENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1994; 4:147-54. [PMID: 7849485 DOI: 10.1089/ard.1994.4.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We synthesized a series of 20-mer antisense phosphodiester oligonucleotides constituting of a 5'-dodecameric sequence, complementary to the acceptor splice junction of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) pre-mRNAs IE4 and IE5, flanked in 3' by octameric sequences adopting hairpin-like structures of different stabilities. The presence of the minihairpins in 3' protected the 20-mer phosphodiester oligonucleotides against serum nuclease degradation, this protection being well correlated to the reported melting temperatures of the minihairpins, and to the gel mobilities of the 20-mer oligonucleotides. While no protection was observed using a linear 8-mer, the addition in 3' of the most stable minihairpin--H8--increased more than eightfold the nuclease resistance of the linear antisense dodecamer. We analyzed the effect of such a protection on the anti-HSV-1 antisense activities of the oligonucleotides. When bearing H8 in 3', the antisense dodecamer was 10 times more active than in the absence of 3'-flanking sequence, while a linear 20-mer control containing the antisense sequence was only 3 times more active. This work provides the basis for a further rational design of phosphodiester antisense oligonucleotides, taking advantage of the specific properties conferred by their conformations.
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- B Poddevin
- Department of Therapeutical Research, GENSET, Paris, France
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Hatta T, Kim SG, Nakashima H, Yamamoto N, Sakamoto K, Yokoyama S, Takaku H. Mechanisms of the inhibition of reverse transcription by unmodified and modified antisense oligonucleotides. FEBS Lett 1993; 330:161-4. [PMID: 7689980 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80264-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We demonstrated that unmodified and modified (phosphorothioate) oligonucleotides prevent cDNA synthesis by AMV or HIV reverse transcriptases. Antisense oligonucleotide/RNA hybrids specifically arrest primer extension. The blockage involves the degradation of the RNA fragment bound to the antisense oligonucleotide by the reverse transcriptase-associated RNase H activity. However, the phosphorothioate oligomer inhibited polymerization by binding to the AMV RT rather than to the template RNA, whereas there was no competitive binding of the phosphorothioate oligomer on the HIV RT during reverse transcription.
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- T Hatta
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
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Because of the specificity of Watson-Crick base pairing, attempts are now being made to use oligodeoxynucleotides (oligos) in the therapy of human disease. However, for a successful outcome, the oligo must meet at least six criteria: (i) the oligos can be synthesized easily and in bulk; (ii) the oligos must be stable in vivo; (iii) the oligos must be able to enter the target cell; (iv) the oligos must be retained by the target cell; (v) the oligos must be able to interact with their cellular targets; and (vi) the oligos should not interact in a non-sequence-specific manner with other macromolecules. Phosphorothioate oligos are examples of oligos that are being considered for clinical therapeutic trials and meet some, but not all, of these criteria. The potential use of phosphorothioate oligos as inhibitors of viral replication is highlighted.
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- C A Stein
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Beaucage SL, Iyer RP. The synthesis of modified oligonucleotides by the phosphoramidite approach and their applications. Tetrahedron 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)87958-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tang JY, Temsamani J, Agrawal S. Self-stabilized antisense oligodeoxynucleotide phosphorothioates: properties and anti-HIV activity. Nucleic Acids Res 1993; 21:2729-35. [PMID: 8392706 PMCID: PMC309610 DOI: 10.1093/nar/21.11.2729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A new class of oligodeoxyribonucleotides has been designed, referred to here as 'self-stabilized' oligonucleotides. These oligonucleotides have hairpin loop structures at their 3' ends, and show increased resistance to degradation by snake venom phosphodiesterase, DNA polymerase I and fetal bovine serum. The self-stabilized region of the oligonucleotide does not interfere in hybridization with complementary nucleic acids as shown by melting temperature, mobility-shift and RNase H cleavage studies. Various self-stabilized oligonucleotides containing increasingly stable hairpin loop regions were studied for their anti-HIV activity. Pharmacokinetic and stability studies in mice showed increased in vivo persistence of self-stabilized oligonucleotides with respect to their linear counterparts.
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- J Y Tang
- Hybridon, Inc., Worcester, MA 01605
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Anti-HIV activities and physicochemical properties of phosphorothioate analogues complementary to HIV sequences. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)80320-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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High-performance liquid chromatography and capillary gel electrophoresis as applied to antisense DNA. J Chromatogr A 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(93)83441-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Xing Z, Whitton JL. An anti-lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus ribozyme expressed in tissue culture cells diminishes viral RNA levels and leads to a reduction in infectious virus yield. J Virol 1993; 67:1840-7. [PMID: 8445712 PMCID: PMC240243 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.67.4.1840-1847.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Ribozymes, RNA molecules which cleave RNA in a sequence-specific manner, are a promising tool in the development of specific antiviral therapies. The viruses most susceptible to ribozymes may be those in which all aspects of the viral life cycle depend on RNA, with no DNA intermediate. Consequently, we have chosen as a model one such virus, the arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), and have previously reported the design of specific anti-LCMV ribozymes (Z. Xing and J. L. Whitton, J. Virol. 66:1361-1369, 1992). Here we describe the establishment of several cell lines, each stably expressing an antiarenaviral ribozyme of different specificity. Expression of a single ribozyme leads to a reduction in LCMV RNA levels, and stimulation of ribozyme transcription amplifies the effect. Target site selection may be an important determinant of antiviral effectiveness, since the extent of the antiviral effect, measured by assay of viral RNA, varies with the specificity of the antiviral ribozyme expressed. Furthermore, infectious virus production is reduced approximately 100-fold. This effect is LCMV specific, as yield of a related arenavirus is not similarly curtailed. We are currently investigating the mechanism underlying the ribozyme-mediated antiviral effect.
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- Z Xing
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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Akhtar S, Basu S, Wickstrom E, Juliano RL. Interactions of antisense DNA oligonucleotide analogs with phospholipid membranes (liposomes). Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:5551-9. [PMID: 1945832 PMCID: PMC328956 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.20.5551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Antisense oligonucleotides have the ability to inhibit individual gene expression in the potential treatment of cancer and viral diseases. However, the mechanism by which many oligonucleotide analogs enter cells to exert the desired effects is unknown. In this study, we have used phospholipid model membranes (liposomes) to examine further the mechanisms by which oligonucleotide analogs cross biological membranes. Permeation characteristics of 32P or fluorescent labelled methylphosphonate (MP-oligo), phosphorothioate (S-oligo), alternating methylphosphonate-phosphodiester (Alt-MP) and unmodified phosphodiester (D-oligo) oligodeoxynucleotides were studied using liposomal membranes. Efflux rates (t1/2 values) at 37 degrees C for oligonucleotides entrapped within liposomes ranged from 7-10 days for D-, S- and Alt-MP-oligos to about 4 days for MP-oligos. This suggests that cellular uptake of oligonucleotides by passive diffusion may be an unlikely mechanism, even for the more hydrophobic MP-oligos, as biological effects are observed over much shorter time periods. We also present data that suggest oligonucleotides are unlikely to traverse phospholipid bilayers by membrane destabilization. We show further that MP-oligos exhibit saturable binding (adsorption) to liposomal membranes with a dissociation constant (Kd) of around 20nM. Binding appears to be a simple interaction in which one molecule of oligonucleotide attaches to a single lipid site. In addition, we present water-octanol partition coefficient data which shows that uncharged 12-15 mer MP-oligos are 20-40 times more soluble in water than octanol; the low organic solubility is consistent with the slow permeation of MP-oligos across liposome membranes. These results are thought to have important implications for both the cellular transport and liposomal delivery of modified oligonucleotides.
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- S Akhtar
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7365
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Vickers T, Baker BF, Cook PD, Zounes M, Buckheit RW, Germany J, Ecker DJ. Inhibition of HIV-LTR gene expression by oligonucleotides targeted to the TAR element. Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:3359-68. [PMID: 2062653 PMCID: PMC328335 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.12.3359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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All human immunodeficiency virus mRNAs contain a sequence known as TAR (trans-activating responsive sequence). The TAR element forms a stable RNA stem-loop structure which binds the HIV tat (trans-activator) protein and mediates increased viral gene expression. In principle, molecules which bind to the TAR RNA structure would inhibit trans-activation by perturbing the native RNA secondary structure. We have constructed a series of phosphodiester and phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotides which specifically bind to the HIV TAR element. Specific binding to the TAR element was demonstrated in vitro with enzymatically synthesized TAR RNA. The TAR-directed phosphorothioates inhibited trans-activation in a sequence-dependent fashion in a cell culture model using an HIV LTR/human placental alkaline phosphatase gene fusion and tat protein supplied in trans. The molecules also inhibited HIV replication in both acute and chronically infected viral assays, but without sequence specificity. We have constructed a series of vectors consisting of the MMTV promoter and 5'-untranslated region of four different mRNAs, including the TAR region, to study the effect of TAR on gene expression in heterologous systems. The results suggest that, in the absence of the HIV LTR, the TAR element has a repressive effect on gene expression, which is relieved by tat.
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- T Vickers
- ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Kibler-Herzog L, Zon G, Uznanski B, Whittier G, Wilson WD. Duplex stabilities of phosphorothioate, methylphosphonate, and RNA analogs of two DNA 14-mers. Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:2979-86. [PMID: 1711677 PMCID: PMC328260 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.11.2979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The duplex stabilities of various phosphorothioate, methylphosphonate, RNA and 2'-OCH3 RNA analogs of two self-complementary DNA 14-mers are compared. Phosphorothioate and/or methylphosphonate analogs of the two sequences d(TAATTAATTAATTA) [D1] and d(TAGCTAATTAGCTA) [D2] differ in the number, position, or chirality (at the 5' terminal linkage) of the modified phosphates. Phosphorothioate derivatives of D1 are found to be less destabilized when the linkage modified is between adenines rather than between thymines. Surprisingly, no base sequence effect on duplex stabilization is observed for any methylphosphonate derivatives of D1 or D2. Highly modified phosphorothioates or methylphosphonates are less stable than their partially modified counterparts which are less stable than the unmodified parent compounds. The 'normal' (2'-OH) RNA analog of duplex D1 is slightly destabilized, whereas the 2'-OCH3 RNA derivative is significantly stabilized relative to the unmodified DNA. For the D1 sequence, at approximately physiological salt concentration, the order of duplex stability is 2'-OCH3 RNA greater than unmodified DNA greater than 'normal' RNA greater than methylphosphonate DNA greater than phosphorothioate DNA. D2 and the various D2 methylphosphonate analogs investigated all formed hairpin conformations at low salt concentrations.
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