RNA-targeted therapeutics

ST Crooke, JL Witztum, CF Bennett, BF Baker - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
RNA-targeted therapies represent a platform for drug discovery involving chemically
modified oligonucleotides, a wide range of cellular RNAs, and a novel target-binding motif …

Preclinical and clinical advances of GalNAc-decorated nucleic acid therapeutics

Y Huang - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2017 - cell.com
A main challenge in realizing the full potential of nucleic acid therapeutics is efficient
delivery of them into targeted tissues and cells. N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) is a well …

Antisense oligonucleotides: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

M Shadid, M Badawi, A Abulrob - Expert opinion on drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have emerged as a promising
novel drug modality that aims to address unmet medical needs. A record of six ASO drugs …

RNA targeting and gene editing strategies for transthyretin amyloidosis

A Ioannou, M Fontana, JD Gillmore - BioDrugs, 2023 - Springer
Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric protein synthesized primarily by the liver. TTR can misfold
into pathogenic ATTR amyloid fibrils that deposit in the nerves and heart, causing a …

Ligand conjugated antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis: preclinical and phase 1 data

NJ Viney, S Guo, LJ Tai, BF Baker, M Aghajan… - ESC heart …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Amyloidogenic transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis is a fatal disease characterized by
progressive cardiomyopathy and/or polyneuropathy. AKCEA‐TTR‐LRx (ION‐682884) is a …

Docosanoic acid conjugation to siRNA enables functional and safe delivery to skeletal and cardiac muscles

A Biscans, J Caiazzi, N McHugh, V Hariharan… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Oligonucleotide therapeutics hold promise for the treatment of muscle-and heart-related
diseases. However, oligonucleotide delivery across the continuous endothelium of muscle …

In vivo and in vitro studies of antisense oligonucleotides–a review

A Kilanowska, S Studzińska - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The potential of antisense oligonucleotides in gene silencing was discovered over 40 years
ago, which resulted in the growing interest in their chemistry, mechanism of action, and …

Bioanalysis of oligonucleotide by LC–MS: effects of ion pairing regents and recent advances in ion-pairing-free analytical strategies

A Liu, M Cheng, Y Zhou, P Deng - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oligonucleotides (OGNs) are relatively new modalities that offer unique opportunities to
expand the therapeutic targets. Reliable and high-throughput bioanalytical methods are …

Angiopoietin-like 3: An important protein in regulating lipoprotein levels

KH Burks, D Basu, IJ Goldberg, NO Stitziel - Best Practice & Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
ANGPTL3 has emerged as a therapeutic target whose inhibition results in profound
reductions of plasma lipids, including atherogenic triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and low …

Efficient liver targeting by polyvalent display of a compact ligand for the asialoglycoprotein receptor

CA Sanhueza, MM Baksh, B Thuma… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A compact and stable bicyclic bridged ketal was developed as a ligand for the
asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR). This compound showed excellent ligand efficiency …