A Novel Family of Small Molecules that Enhance the Intracellular Delivery and Pharmacological Effectiveness of Antisense and Splice Switching Oligonucleotides
| Autor: | Yamuna Ariyarathna, Xin Ming, Silvia M. Kreda, William P. Janzen, Bing Yang, Melissa A. Porter, Lindsey I. James, Ling Wang, Rudolph L. Juliano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Endosome RNA Splicing Oligonucleotides Biology Biochemistry Article Small Molecule Libraries Mice 03 medical and health sciences Drug Delivery Systems Splice switching Animals Humans Microscopy Confocal Oligonucleotide General Medicine Oligonucleotides Antisense Small molecule Cell biology Cytosol 030104 developmental biology Murine model RNA splicing Molecular Medicine Lysosomes Intracellular HeLa Cells |
| Zdroj: | ACS Chemical Biology. 12:1999-2007 |
| ISSN: | 1554-8937 1554-8929 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acschembio.7b00242 |
| Popis: | The pharmacological effectiveness of oligonucleotides has been hampered by their tendency to remain entrapped in endosomes, thus limiting their access to cytosolic or nuclear targets. We have previously reported a group of small molecules that enhance the effects of oligonucleotides by causing their release from endosomes. Here, we describe a second novel family of oligonucleotide enhancing compounds (OECs) that is chemically distinct from the compounds reported previously. We demonstrate that these molecules substantially augment the actions of splice switching oligonucleotides (SSOs) and antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in cell culture. We also find enhancement of SSO effects in a murine model. These new compounds act by increasing endosome permeability and causing partial release of entrapped oligonucleotides. While they also affect the permeability of lysosomes, they are clearly different from typical lysosomotropic agents. Current members of this compound family display a relatively narrow window between effective dose and toxic dose. Thus, further improvements are necessary before these agents can become suitable for therapeutic use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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