IL-1 cytokines in cardiovascular disease: diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications

S Apostolakis, K Vogiatzi, E Krambovitis… - … Agents in Medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Interleukins (ILs) are key mediators in the chronic vascular inflammatory response
underlying several aspects of cardiovascular disease. Due to their powerful pro …

Comparative analysis of antisense oligonucleotide sequences for targeted skipping of exon 51 during dystrophin pre-mRNA splicing in human muscle

V Arechavala-Gomeza, IR Graham… - Human gene …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that
result in the absence of functional protein. In the majority of cases these are out-of-frame …

Therapeutic targeting of Myc

EV Prochownik, PK Vogt - Genes & cancer, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Protein–protein interactions between members of the Myc transcription factor network are
potential targets of small molecule inhibitors and stabilizers. Diverse screening strategies …

Drug-eluting coronary stents

AM Salam, J Al Suwaidi, DR Holmes Jr - Current problems in cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier
The introduction and widespread use of coronary stents have been the most important
advancement in the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease since the …

[HTML][HTML] Antisense oligonucleotide induced exon skipping and the dystrophin gene transcript: cocktails and chemistries

AM Adams, PL Harding, PL Iversen, C Coleman… - BMC molecular …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background Antisense oligonucleotides (AOs) can interfere with exon recognition
and intron removal during pre-mRNA processing, and induce excision of a targeted exon …

Sustained release of Cx43 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides from coated collagen scaffolds promotes wound healing

DJ Gilmartin, A Soon, C Thrasivoulou… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides targeting the mRNA of the gap junction protein Cx43
promote tissue repair in a variety of different wounds. Delivery of the antisense drug has …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of basic peptides-and lipid-based strategies for the delivery of splice correcting oligonucleotides

AR Thierry, S Abes, S Resina, A Travo… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2006 - Elsevier
Expression of alternatively spliced mRNA variants at specific stages of development or in
specific cells and tissues contributes to the functional diversity of the human genome …

Inhibition of aortic intimal hyperplasia and cell cycle protein and extracellular matrix protein expressions by BuYang HuanWu Decoction

L Wu, W Zhang, H Li, BY Chen, GM Zhang… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: The inhibitive effect of BuYang HuanWu Decoction (BYHWD) and its
major components on vascular intimal hyperplasia and the expressions of cell cycle protein …

Modulating the functional contributions of c-Myc to the human endothelial cell cyclic strain response

NE Hurley, LA Schildmeyer, KA Bosworth… - Journal of vascular …, 2009 - karger.com
This study addresses whether pathological levels of cyclic strain activate the c-Myc
promoter, leading to c-Myc transcription and downstream gene induction in human umbilical …

RNA splicing manipulation: strategies to modify gene expression for a variety of therapeutic outcomes

SD Wilton, S Fletcher - Current gene therapy, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Antisense oligomers initially showed promise as compounds to modify gene expression,
primarily through RNaseH induced degradation of the target transcript. Expansion of the …