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Courtenay AJ, McAlister E, McCrudden MTC, Vora L, Steiner L, Levin G, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Shterman N, Kearney MC, McCarthy HO, Donnelly RF. Hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays as a therapeutic option for transdermal esketamine delivery. J Control Release 2020; 322:177-186. [PMID: 32200001 PMCID: PMC7262583 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Treatment resistant depression is, by definition, difficult to treat using standard therapeutic interventions. Recently, esketamine has been shown as a viable rescue treatment option in patients in depressive crisis states. However, IV administration is associated with a number of drawbacks and advanced delivery platforms could provide an alternative parenteral route of esketamine dosing in patients. Hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays facilitate transdermal delivery of drugs by penetrating the outer layer of the skins surface, absorbing interstitial skin fluid and swelling. This subsequently facilitates permeation of medicines into the dermal microcirculation. This paper outlines the in vitro formulation development for hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays containing esketamine. Analytical methods for the detection and quantitation of esketamine were developed and validated according to International Conference on Harmonisation standards. Hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays were fully characterised for their mechanical strength and skin insertion properties. Furthermore, a series of esketamine containing polymeric films and lyophilised reservoirs were assessed as drug reservoir candidates. Dissolution testing and content drug recovery was carried out, followed by permeation studies using 350 μm thick neonatal porcine skin in modified Franz cell apparatus. Lead reservoir candidates were selected based on measured physicochemical properties and brought forward for testing in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Plasma samples were analysed using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography for esketamine. Both polymeric film and lyophilised reservoirs candidate patches achieved esketamine plasma concentrations higher than the target concentration of 0.15-0.3 μg/ml over 24 h. Mean plasma concentrations in rats, 24 h post-application of microneedle patches with drug reservoir F3 and LW3, were 0.260 μg/ml and 0.498 μg/ml, respectively. This developmental study highlights the potential success of hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays as a transdermal drug delivery platform for ESK and supports moving to in vivo tests in a larger animal model.
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- Aaron J Courtenay
- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom; School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
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- TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Basel Street 5, Petah Tikvah, Netanya Area, Israel
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- TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Basel Street 5, Petah Tikvah, Netanya Area, Israel
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- TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Basel Street 5, Petah Tikvah, Netanya Area, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom.
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Thio H, Burstein P, Thaci D. Seborrhoeic keratosis removal in a multicentre phase I/II clinical trial using a novel topical formulation (BL-5010). Br J Dermatol 2015; 173:247-9. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Dermatology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- Innovative Pharmaceutical Concepts Inc.; Ramat HaSharon Israel
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- Comprehensive Center of Inflammation Medicine; University Hospital Schleswig Holstein Campus Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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Pridgen EM, Alexis F, Kuo TT, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Karnik R, Blumberg RS, Langer R, Farokhzad OC. Transepithelial transport of Fc-targeted nanoparticles by the neonatal fc receptor for oral delivery. Sci Transl Med 2014; 5:213ra167. [PMID: 24285486 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nanoparticles are poised to have a tremendous impact on the treatment of many diseases, but their broad application is limited because currently they can only be administered by parenteral methods. Oral administration of nanoparticles is preferred but remains a challenge because transport across the intestinal epithelium is limited. We show that nanoparticles targeted to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), which mediates the transport of immunoglobulin G antibodies across epithelial barriers, are efficiently transported across the intestinal epithelium using both in vitro and in vivo models. In mice, orally administered FcRn-targeted nanoparticles crossed the intestinal epithelium and reached systemic circulation with a mean absorption efficiency of 13.7%*hour compared with only 1.2%*hour for nontargeted nanoparticles. In addition, targeted nanoparticles containing insulin as a model nanoparticle-based therapy for diabetes were orally administered at a clinically relevant insulin dose of 1.1 U/kg and elicited a prolonged hypoglycemic response in wild-type mice. This effect was abolished in FcRn knockout mice, indicating that the enhanced nanoparticle transport was specifically due to FcRn. FcRn-targeted nanoparticles may have a major impact on the treatment of many diseases by enabling drugs currently limited by low bioavailability to be efficiently delivered though oral administration.
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- Eric M Pridgen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Khan W, Pawar RP, Tabakman R, Naftali E, Winkler I, Kaufman O, Klapper L, Domb AJ. Pharmacokinetic and efficacy study of cisplatin and paclitaxel formulated in a new injectable poly(sebacic-co-ricinoleic acid) polymer. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2012; 82:85-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Xiao Z, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Alexis F, Lupták A, Teply BA, Chan JM, Shi J, Digga E, Cheng J, Langer R, Farokhzad OC. Engineering of targeted nanoparticles for cancer therapy using internalizing aptamers isolated by cell-uptake selection. ACS Nano 2012; 6:696-704. [PMID: 22214176 PMCID: PMC3515647 DOI: 10.1021/nn204165v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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One of the major challenges in the development of targeted nanoparticles (NPs) for cancer therapy is to discover targeting ligands that allow for differential binding and uptake by the target cancer cells. Using prostate cancer (PCa) as a model disease, we developed a cell-uptake selection strategy to isolate PCa-specific internalizing 2'-O-methyl RNA aptamers (Apts) for NP incorporation. Twelve cycles of selection and counter-selection were done to obtain a panel of internalizing Apts, which can distinguish PCa cells from nonprostate and normal prostate cells. After Apt characterization, size minimization, and conjugation of the Apts with fluorescently labeled polymeric NPs, the NP-Apt conjugates exhibit PCa specificity and enhancement in cellular uptake when compared to nontargeted NPs lacking the internalizing Apts. Furthermore, when docetaxel, a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of PCa, was encapsulated within the NP-Apt, a significant improvement in cytotoxicity was achieved in targeted PCa cells. Rather than isolating high-affinity Apts as reported in previous selection processes, our selection strategy was designed to enrich cancer cell-specific internalizing Apts. A similar cell-uptake selection strategy may be used to develop specific internalizing ligands for a myriad of other diseases and can potentially facilitate delivering various molecules, including drugs and siRNAs, into target cells.
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- Zeyu Xiao
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- To whom correspondence may be addressed.
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Xiao Z, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Aizu W, Langer R, Farokhzad O. Abstract 367: Engineering of targeted nanoparticles for cancer therapy using internalizing aptamers isolated by cell-uptake selection. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2011-367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There has been a substantial interest in the development of targeted nanoparticles (NPs) that provide increased efficacy and lower toxicity for cancer therapy. One of the major obstacles has been the paucity of optimal targeting ligands that can discriminate between the expression of antigens on cancer cells and normal cells, and subsequently deliver a therapeutic payload into the cancer cells. Using prostate cancer (PCa) as a model disease, we have addressed the difficulty by developing a “cell-uptake selection” strategy to isolate PCa-specific internalizing 2′-O-methyl RNA aptamers (Apts). Twelve cycles of selection and counter-selection were done to obtain a panel of PCa-specific internalizing Apts, with little or no internalization into non-prostate and normal prostate cells. After Apt characterization, size minimization, improvement of nuclease stabilization, and conjugation of the Apts with fluorescently-labeled polymeric NPs, the NP-Apt bioconjugates exhibit PCa specificity and enhancement in cellular uptake when compared to non-targeted NPs lacking the internalizing Apts. Furthermore, when docetaxel (Dtxl), a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of PCa, was encapsulated within the NP-Apt, a significant improvement in cytotoxicity was achieved in targeted PCa cells. Further application of this Apt by conjugating with gold nanorods demostrated remarkable anti-tumor efficacy in vivo. To our knowledge, this is the first report of designing selection to enrich cancer cell-specific internalizing aptamers rather than highest affinity aptamers in previously reported selection process. A similar cell-uptake selection strategy may be used for developing specific internalizing ligands for a myriad of other diseases and can potentially facilitate delivering various molecules, including drugs and siRNAs, into cells.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 367. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-367
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- Zeyu Xiao
- 1Brigham & Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- 1Brigham & Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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- 1Brigham & Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Gaidukov L, Bar D, Yacobson S, Naftali E, Kaufman O, Tabakman R, Tawfik DS, Levy-Nissenbaum E. In vivo administration of BL-3050: highly stable engineered PON1-HDL complexes. BMC Clin Pharmacol 2009; 9:18. [PMID: 19922610 PMCID: PMC2785756 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6904-9-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Background Serum paraoxonase (PON1) is a high density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated enzyme involved in organophosphate (OP) degradation and prevention of atherosclerosis. PON1 comprises a potential candidate for in vivo therapeutics, as an anti-atherogenic agent, and for detoxification of pesticides and nerve agents. Because human PON1 exhibits limited stability, engineered, recombinant PON1 (rePON1) variants that were designed for higher reactivity, solubility, stability, and bacterial expression, are candidates for treatment. This work addresses the feasibility of in vivo administration of rePON1, and its HDL complex, as a potentially therapeutic agent dubbed BL-3050. Methods For stability studies we applied different challenges related to the in vivo disfunctionalization of HDL and PON1 and tested for inactivation of PON1's activity. We applied acute, repetitive administrations of BL-3050 in mice to assess its toxicity and adverse immune responses. The in vivo efficacy of recombinant PON1 and BL-3050 were tested with an animal model of chlorpyrifos-oxon poisoning. Results Inactivation studies show significantly improved in vitro lifespan of the engineered rePON1 relative to human PON1. Significant sequence changes relative to human PON1 might hamper the in vivo applicability of BL-3050 due to adverse immune responses. However, we observed no toxic effects in mice subjected to repetitive administration of BL-3050, suggesting that BL-3050 could be safely used. To further evaluate the activity of BL-3050 in vivo, we applied an animal model that mimics human organophosphate poisoning. In these studies, a significant advantages of rePON1 and BL-3050 (>87.5% survival versus <37.5% in the control groups) was observed. Furthermore, BL-3050 and rePON1 were superior to the conventional treatment of atropine-2-PAM as a prophylactic treatment for OP poisoning. Conclusion In vitro and in vivo data described here demonstrate the potential advantages of rePON1 and BL-3050 for treatment of OP toxicity and chronic cardiovascular diseases like atherosclerosis. The in vivo data also suggest that rePON1 and BL-3050 are stable and safe, and could be used for acute, and possibly repeated treatments, with no adverse effects.
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- Leonid Gaidukov
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Alexis F, Basto P, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Radovic-Moreno AF, Zhang L, Pridgen E, Wang AZ, Marein SL, Westerhof K, Molnar LK, Farokhzad OC. HER-2-targeted nanoparticle-affibody bioconjugates for cancer therapy. ChemMedChem 2008; 3:1839-43. [PMID: 19012296 PMCID: PMC3515656 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200800122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Affibodies are a class of polypeptide ligands that are potential candidates for cell- or tissue-specific targeting of drug-encapsulated controlled release polymeric nanoparticles (NPs). Here we report the development of drug delivery vehicles comprised of polymeric NPs that are surface modified with Affibody ligands that bind to the extracellular domain of the trans-membrane human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) for targeted delivery to cells which over express the HER-2 antigen. NPs lacking the anti-HER-2 Affibody did not show significant uptake by these cells. Using paclitaxel encapsulated NP-Affibody (1 wt% drug loading), we demonstrated increased cytotoxicity of these bioconjugates in SK-BR-3 and SKOV-3 cell lines. These targeted, drug encapsulated NPAffibody bioconjugates may be efficacious in treating HER-2 expressing carcinoma.
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- Frank Alexis
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Radovic-Moreno AF, Wang AZ, Langer R, Farokhzad OC. Nanotechnology and aptamers: applications in drug delivery. Trends Biotechnol 2008; 26:442-9. [PMID: 18571753 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2007] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nucleic acid ligands, also known as aptamers, are a class of macromolecules that are being used in several novel nanobiomedical applications. Aptamers are characterized by high affinity and specificity for their target, a versatile selection process, ease of chemical synthesis and a small physical size, which collectively make them attractive molecules for targeting diseases or as therapeutics. These properties will enable aptamers to facilitate innovative new nanotechnologies with applications in medicine. In this review, we will highlight recent developments in using aptamers in nanotechnology solutions for treating and diagnosing disease.
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- Etgar Levy-Nissenbaum
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Bagalkot V, Zhang L, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Jon S, Kantoff PW, Langer R, Farokhzad OC. Quantum dot-aptamer conjugates for synchronous cancer imaging, therapy, and sensing of drug delivery based on bi-fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Nano Lett 2007; 7:3065-70. [PMID: 17854227 DOI: 10.1021/nl071546n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 630] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We report a novel quantum dot (QD)-aptamer(Apt)-doxorubicin (Dox) conjugate [QD-Apt(Dox)] as a targeted cancer imaging, therapy, and sensing system. By functionalizing the surface of fluorescent QD with the A10 RNA aptamer, which recognizes the extracellular domain of the prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), we developed a targeted QD imaging system (QD-Apt) that is capable of differential uptake and imaging of prostate cancer cells that express the PSMA protein. The intercalation of Dox, a widely used antineoplastic anthracycline drug with fluorescent properties, in the double-stranded stem of the A10 aptamer results in a targeted QD-Apt(Dox) conjugate with reversible self-quenching properties based on a Bi-FRET mechanism. A donor-acceptor model fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between QD and Dox and a donor-quencher model FRET between Dox and aptamer result when Dox intercalated within the A10 aptamer. This simple multifunctional nanoparticle system can deliver Dox to the targeted prostate cancer cells and sense the delivery of Dox by activating the fluorescence of QD, which concurrently images the cancer cells. We demonstrate the specificity and sensitivity of this nanoparticle conjugate as a cancer imaging, therapy and sensing system in vitro.
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- Vaishali Bagalkot
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Cheng J, Teply BA, Sherifi I, Sung J, Luther G, Gu FX, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Radovic-Moreno AF, Langer R, Farokhzad OC. Formulation of functionalized PLGA-PEG nanoparticles for in vivo targeted drug delivery. Biomaterials 2006; 28:869-76. [PMID: 17055572 PMCID: PMC2925222 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 896] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 09/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nanoparticle (NP) size has been shown to significantly affect the biodistribution of targeted and non-targeted NPs in an organ specific manner. Herein we have developed NPs from carboxy-terminated poly(d,L-lactide-co-glycolide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLGA-b-PEG-COOH) polymer and studied the effects of altering the following formulation parameters on the size of NPs: (1) polymer concentration, (2) drug loading, (3) water miscibility of solvent, and (4) the ratio of water to solvent. We found that NP mean volumetric size correlates linearly with polymer concentration for NPs between 70 and 250 nm in diameter (linear coefficient=0.99 for NPs formulated with solvents studied). NPs with desirable size, drug loading, and polydispersity were conjugated to the A10 RNA aptamer (Apt) that binds to the prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), and NP and NP-Apt biodistribution was evaluated in a LNCaP (PSMA+) xenograft mouse model of prostate cancer. The surface functionalization of NPs with the A10 PSMA Apt significantly enhanced delivery of NPs to tumors vs. equivalent NPs lacking the A10 PSMA Apt (a 3.77-fold increase at 24h; NP-Apt 0.83%+/-0.21% vs. NP 0.22%+/-0.07% of injected dose per gram of tissue; mean+/-SD, n=4, p=0.002). The ability to control NP size together with targeted delivery may result in favorable biodistribution and development of clinically relevant targeted therapies.
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- Jianjun Cheng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
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- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- MIT-Harvard Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
- Correspondence should be addressed to OCF (Phone: 617-732-6093; )
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Bar-Natan M, Frydman M, Pras E. Confirmation of the association between male pattern baldness and the androgen receptor gene. Eur J Dermatol 2005; 15:339-40. [PMID: 16172040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/13/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Male pattern baldness (MPB) is a common phenomenon with a complex mode of inheritance. A recent report has implicated the androgen receptor gene in MPB, but this result has not been confirmed. We analyzed a silent polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene (AR) in a group of 41 bald males and 39 non-bald males, and found a significant association (p < 0.0026), thus confirming the previously reported association between MPB and the AR gene.
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- Etgar Levy-Nissenbaum
- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Betz RC, Frydman M, Simon M, Lahat H, Bakhan T, Goldman B, Bygum A, Pierick M, Hillmer AM, Jonca N, Toribio J, Kruse R, Dewald G, Cichon S, Kubisch C, Guerrin M, Serre G, Nöthen MM, Pras E. Hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp is associated with nonsense mutations in CDSN encoding corneodesmosin. Nat Genet 2003; 34:151-3. [PMID: 12754508 DOI: 10.1038/ng1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2003] [Accepted: 04/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have identified nonsense mutations in the gene CDSN (encoding corneodesmosin) in three families suffering from hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp (HSS; OMIM 146520). CDSN, a glycoprotein expressed in the epidermis and inner root sheath (IRS) of hair follicles, is a keratinocyte adhesion molecule. Truncated CDSN aggregates were detected in the superficial dermis and at the periphery of hair follicles. Our findings suggest that CDSN is important in normal scalp hair physiology.
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- Etgar Levy-Nissenbaum
- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel and Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Sidi R, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Kreiss Y, Kreiss I, Pras E. Clinical manifestations in Israeli cystinuria patients and molecular assessment of carrier rates in Libyan Jewish controls. Isr Med Assoc J 2003; 5:439-42. [PMID: 12841020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disease that is manifested by the development of kidney stones. Mutations in SLC3A1 cause type I disease, while mutations in SLC7A9 are associated with non-type I disease. In Israel, cystinuria is especially common among Libyan Jews who suffer from non-type I disease. OBJECTIVES To compare clinical manifestations of patients with mutations in SLC3A1 to those with mutations in SLC7A9, and to assess the carrier rate among unaffected Libyan Jewish controls. METHODS Clinical manifestations were evaluated in patients with mutations in SLC3A1 and in patients with mutations in SLC7A9. Carrier rates for two SLC7A9 mutations were assessed in 287 unaffected Libyan Jewish controls. RESULTS Twelve patients with mutations in SLC3A1 were compared to 15 patients with mutations in SLC7A9. No differences were detected between the patients with mutations in SLC3A1 and those with mutations in SLC7A9 in relation to the age of disease onset, the estimated number of stones, the number of invasive procedures, the number of patients receiving drug therapy, or the patients' urinary pH. Eleven of the unaffected Libyan Jewish controls were found to be heterozygotes for the V170M mutation, establishing a carrier rate of 1:25. The 1584 + 3 del AAGT mutation was not found in any of the Libyan Jewish controls. CONCLUSION Mutations in SLC3A1 and SLC7A9 cystinuria patients result in indistinguishable disease manifestations. The high carrier rate among Libyan Jews is a result of a single missense mutation, V170M.
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- Roy Sidi
- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Ben-Zeev B, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Lahat H, Anikster Y, Shinar Y, Brand N, Gross-Tzur V, MacGregor D, Sidi R, Kleta R, Frydman M, Pras E. Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts; a founder effect in Israeli patients and a higher than expected carrier rate among Libyan Jews. Hum Genet 2002; 111:214-8. [PMID: 12189496 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0770-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2002] [Accepted: 05/14/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) is a progressive inherited neurological disorder characterized by macrocephaly, deterioration in motor functions and cerebellar ataxia. In Israel the disease is found in an increased frequency among Libyan Jews. The disease is caused by mutations in the MLC1 gene, which encodes a putative CNS membrane transporter. We describe three novel mutations (p.G59E, p.P92S, and 134_136insC) in seven MLC families. One of these mutations, p.G59E, was found in the vast majority of MLC patients in Israel. Screening of 200 normal Libyan Jewish individuals for the p.G59E mutation, revealed a carrier rate of 1/40 compared with an expected carrier rate of 1/81. Several explanations could account for this difference the most likely one is an admixture of the Libyan Jewish population.
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Levy-Nissenbaum E, Eldar M, Wang Q, Lahat H, Belhassen B, Ries L, Friedman E, Pras E. Genetic analysis of Brugada syndrome in Israel: two novel mutations and possible genetic heterogeneity. Genet Test 2002; 5:331-4. [PMID: 11960580 DOI: 10.1089/109065701753617480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in patients with an electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern of right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation in leads V1 to V3 (now frequently called Brugada syndrome) is associated with a high incidence of syncopal episodes or sudden death. The disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Mutations in SCN5A, a cardiac sodium channel gene, have been recently associated with Brugada syndrome. We have analyzed 7 patients from Israel affected with Brugada syndrome. The families of these patients are characterized by a small number of symptomatic members. Sequencing analysis of SCN5A revealed two novel mutations, G35S and R104Q, in two Brugada patients, and a possible R34C polymorphism in two unrelated controls. No mutations were detected in 5 other patients, suggesting genetic heterogeneity. Low penetrance is probably the cause for the small number of symptomatic members in the two families positive for the SCN5A mutations.
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- E Levy-Nissenbaum
- Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
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Pras E, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Bakhan T, Lahat H, Assia E, Geffen-Carmi N, Frydman M, Goldman B, Pras E. A missense mutation in the LIM2 gene is associated with autosomal recessive presenile cataract in an inbred Iraqi Jewish family. Am J Hum Genet 2002; 70:1363-7. [PMID: 11917274 PMCID: PMC447612 DOI: 10.1086/340318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2002] [Accepted: 02/13/2002] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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In an inbred Iraqi Jewish family, we have studied three siblings with presenile cataract first noticed between the ages of 20 and 51 years and segregating in an autosomal recessive mode. Using microsatellite repeat markers in close proximity to 25 genes and loci previously associated with congenital cataracts in humans and mice, we identified five markers on chromosome 19q that cosegregated with the disease. Sequencing of LIM2, one of two candidate genes in this region, revealed a homozygous T-->G change resulting in a phenylalanine-to-valine substitution at position 105 of the protein. To our knowledge, this constitutes the first report, in humans, of cataract formation associated with a mutation in LIM2. Studies of late-onset single-gene cataracts may provide insight into the pathogenesis of the more common age-related cataracts.
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- Eran Pras
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba; and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Lahat H, Pras E, Olender T, Avidan N, Ben-Asher E, Man O, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Khoury A, Lorber A, Goldman B, Lancet D, Eldar M. A missense mutation in a highly conserved region of CASQ2 is associated with autosomal recessive catecholamine-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in Bedouin families from Israel. Am J Hum Genet 2001; 69:1378-84. [PMID: 11704930 PMCID: PMC1235548 DOI: 10.1086/324565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2001] [Accepted: 09/25/2001] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Catecholamine-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is characterized by episodes of syncope, seizures, or sudden death, in response to physical activity or emotional stress. Two modes of inheritance have been described: autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive. Mutations in the ryanodine receptor 2 gene (RYR2), which encodes a cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-release channel, were recently shown to cause the autosomal dominant form of the disease. In the present report, we describe a missense mutation in a highly conserved region of the calsequestrin 2 gene (CASQ2) as the potential cause of the autosomal recessive form. The CASQ2 protein serves as the major Ca(2+) reservoir within the SR of cardiac myocytes and is part of a protein complex that contains the ryanodine receptor. The mutation, which is in full segregation in seven Bedouin families affected by the disorder, converts a negatively charged aspartic acid into a positively charged histidine, in a highly negatively charged domain, and is likely to exert its deleterious effect by disrupting Ca(2+) binding.
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- Hadas Lahat
- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics and Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Crown Human Genome Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; and Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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Pras E, Pras E, Bakhan T, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Lahat H, Assia EI, Garzozi HJ, Kastner DL, Goldman B, Frydman M. A gene causing autosomal recessive cataract maps to the short arm of chromosome 3. Isr Med Assoc J 2001; 3:559-62. [PMID: 11519376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fourteen loci have been associated with autosomal dominant cataract, but only one with the recessive form of the disease. OBJECTIVES To find the chromosomal location of a gene causing autosomal recessive cataract in three inbred Arab families. METHODS A single nucleotide polymorphism-based genome-wide search, with the Effvmetrix GeneChip HuSNP genotyping array, was performed on a pooled DNA sample from six affected family members in a search for regions showing homozygosity. Using conventional microsatellite markers, regions of homozygosity were further analyzed in all the families. RESULTS A region on chromosome 3p spanning 43 megabases showed homozygosity with 13 consecutive SNPs. Three microsatellite markers from this region yielded lod scores > 3.00. A maximal two-point lod of 4.83 was obtained with the marker D3S1298 at theta = 0.004. Haplotype analysis placed the disease gene in a 20 Mb interval between D3S1768 and D3S2409. CONCLUSIONS A gene causing autosomal recessive cataract maps to the short arm of chromosome 3.
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- E Pras
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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Lahat H, Eldar M, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Bahan T, Friedman E, Khoury A, Lorber A, Kastner DL, Goldman B, Pras E. Autosomal recessive catecholamine- or exercise-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: clinical features and assignment of the disease gene to chromosome 1p13-21. Circulation 2001; 103:2822-7. [PMID: 11401939 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.103.23.2822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is characterized by episodes of syncope, seizures, or sudden death in response to physiological or emotional stress. In 2 families with autosomal dominant inheritance, the disease gene was mapped to chromosome 1q42-43. The objectives of this study were to characterize the clinical features of the disease in a Bedouin tribe from Israel and to map the disease gene. METHODS AND RESULTS In this Bedouin tribe, 9 children (age, 7+/-4 years) from 7 related families have died suddenly during the past decade, and 12 other children suffered from recurrent syncope and seizures starting at the age of 6+/-3 years. Parents of affected individuals were asymptomatic and were all related (first-, second-, or third-degree cousins). Segregation analysis suggested autosomal recessive inheritance. All 12 symptomatic patients and 1 asymptomatic sibling (mean age, 13+/-7 years) were found to have a relative resting bradycardia (64+/-13 bpm, versus 93+/-12 bpm in the unaffected siblings), as well as PVT induced by treadmill or isoproterenol infusion and appearing at a mean sinus rate of 110+/-10 bpm. Patients responded favorably to treatment with beta-blockers. A genome-wide search using polymorphic DNA markers mapped the disease locus to a 16-megabase interval on chromosome 1p13-21. A maximal lod score of 8.24 was obtained with D1S189 at theta=0.00. Sequencing of KCND3, a gene that encodes an I(tO) potassium channel transporter, did not reveal any significant sequence alterations. CONCLUSIONS This unique form of autosomal recessive PVT affects young children and may be lethal if left untreated. Linkage analysis maps this disorder to chromosome 1p13-21.
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- H Lahat
- Danek Gartner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel (affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
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Pras E, Frydman M, Levy-Nissenbaum E, Bakhan T, Raz J, Assia EI, Goldman B, Pras E. A nonsense mutation (W9X) in CRYAA causes autosomal recessive cataract in an inbred Jewish Persian family. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2000; 41:3511-5. [PMID: 11006246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To identify the genetic defect causing autosomal recessive cataract in two inbred families. METHODS Linkage analysis was performed with polymorphic markers close to 14 loci previously shown to be involved in autosomal dominant congenital cataract. In one of the families a gene segregating with the disease was analyzed by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and eventually sequenced. RESULTS Three polymorphic markers close to the CRYAA gene located on chromosome 21q segregated with the disease phenotype in one of the families, but not in the other. Sequencing of the CRYAA in this Jewish Persian family revealed a G-to-A substitution, resulting in the formation of a premature stop codon (W9X). CONCLUSIONS A nonsense mutation in the CRYAA gene causes autosomal recessive cataract in one family. This constitutes the first description of the molecular defect underlying nonsyndromic autosomal recessive congenital cataract. That there was no linkage to this locus in another family provides evidence for genetic heterogeneity.
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- E Pras
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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