Casimersen: first approval

M Shirley - Drugs, 2021 - Springer
Casimersen (Amondys 45™) is an antisense oligonucleotide of the phosphorodiamidate
morpholino oligomer subclass developed by Sarepta Therapeutics for the treatment of …

The challenges and strategies of antisense oligonucleotide drug delivery

M Gagliardi, AT Ashizawa - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are used to selectively inhibit the translation of disease-
associated genes via Ribonuclease H (RNaseH)-mediated cleavage or steric hindrance …

Viltolarsen: first approval

S Dhillon - Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Viltolarsen (Viltepso® in Japan) is a phosphorodiamidate morpholino antisense
oligonucleotide being developed by Nippon Shinyaku, in collaboration with the National …

Modification of lipid-based nanoparticles: An efficient delivery system for nucleic acid-based immunotherapy

C Zhang, Y Ma, J Zhang, JCT Kuo, Z Zhang, H Xie… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipid-based nanoparticles (LBNPs) are biocompatible and biodegradable vesicles that are
considered to be one of the most efficient drug delivery platforms. Due to the prominent …

Innovations in the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB): current landscape and prospects

PC Hou, N Del Agua, SM Lwin, CK Hsu… - … and Clinical Risk …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is one of the major types of EB, a rare hereditary
group of trauma-induced blistering skin disorders. DEB is caused by inherited pathogenic …

Developing DMD therapeutics: a review of the effectiveness of small molecules, stop-codon readthrough, dystrophin gene replacement, and exon-skipping therapies

O Sheikh, T Yokota - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused
by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Most patients die from respiratory failure or …

Investigational treatments for epidermolysis bullosa

PC Hou, HT Wang, S Abhee, WT Tu… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited blistering skin
disorders characterized by skin fragility following minor trauma, usually present since birth …

2019 FDA TIDES (peptides and oligonucleotides) harvest

D Al Shaer, O Al Musaimi, F Albericio, BG de la Torre - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
2019 has been an excellent year in terms of peptides and oligonucleotides (TIDES)
approved by the FDA. Despite the drop in the number of total drugs approved by the FDA in …

Molecular therapeutics in development for epidermolysis bullosa: update 2020

C Has, A South, J Uitto - Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy, 2020 - Springer
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare genetic disorders for which significant progress
has been achieved in the development of molecular therapies in the last few decades. Such …

Clinical and molecular diagnosis of Joubert syndrome and related disorders

ARR Devi, SM Naushad, L Lingappa - Pediatric neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Joubert syndrome and related disorders are a group of ciliopathies
characterized by mid-hindbrain malformation, developmental delay, hypotonia, oculomotor …