scholarly journals Targeted delivery of antisense oligonucleotides by molecular conjugates

1992 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Bunnell ◽  
Frederick K. Askari ◽  
James M. Wilson
Author(s):  
Erik A.L. Biessen ◽  
Theo J.C. Van Berkel

While the promise of oligonucleotide therapeutics, such as (chemically modified) ASO (antisense oligonucleotides) and short interfering RNAs, is undisputed from their introduction onwards, their unfavorable pharmacokinetics and intrinsic capacity to mobilize innate immune responses, were limiting widespread clinical use. However, these major setbacks have been tackled by breakthroughs in chemistry, stability and delivery. When aiming an intervention hepatic targets, such as lipid and sugar metabolism, coagulation, not to mention cancer and virus infection, introduction of N-acetylgalactosamine aided targeting technology has advanced the field profoundly and by now a dozen of N-acetylgalactosamine therapeutics for these indications have been approved for clinical use or have progressed to clinical trial stage 2 to 3 testing. This technology, in combination with major advances in oligonucleotide stability allows safe and durable intervention in targets that were previously deemed undruggable, such as Lp(a) and PCSK9, at high efficacy and specificity, often with as little as 2 doses per year. Their successful use even the most visionary would not have predicted 2 decades ago. Here, we will review the evolution of N-acetylgalactosamine technology. We shall outline their fundamental design principles and merits, and their application for the delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics to the liver. Finally, we will discuss the perspectives of N-acetylgalactosamine technology and propose directions for future research in receptor targeted delivery of these gene medicines.


2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (13) ◽  
pp. 8796-8807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thazha P. Prakash ◽  
Mark J. Graham ◽  
Jinghua Yu ◽  
Rick Carty ◽  
Audrey Low ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 74 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Pastorino ◽  
D. Stuart ◽  
M. Ponzoni ◽  
T.M. Allen

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. S372
Author(s):  
Cristina Fonseca ◽  
Liliana Mendonça ◽  
João Nuno Moreira ◽  
António Cabrita ◽  
Artur Paiva ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (9) ◽  
pp. 3416-3429
Author(s):  
Laurent Knerr ◽  
Thazha P. Prakash ◽  
Richard Lee ◽  
William J. Drury III ◽  
Mehran Nikan ◽  
...  

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-379
Author(s):  
H. LOUGHREY ◽  
P. MACHY ◽  
O. ZELPHATI ◽  
L. LESERMAN

2003 ◽  
Vol 197 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 231-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Brignole ◽  
Gabriella Pagnan ◽  
Danilo Marimpietri ◽  
Emilio Cosimo ◽  
Theresa M. Allen ◽  
...  

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