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ReviewOligonucleotides2007

Bioconjugation of oligonucleotides for treating liver fibrosis.

Zhaoyang Ye, Houssam S Hajj Houssein, Ram I Mahato

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Review in Oligonucleotides, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  6. Liver-targeted gene therapy: Approaches and challenges.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2015
    Review
  7. Article
  8. Targeted TFO delivery to hepatic stellate cells.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2011
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhaoyang YeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Houssam S Hajj Houssein
Ram I Mahato
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

SPINAL MATRIX METABOLISM UNDER ALTERING STRESS STATESP30AR047379 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI POSTLETHWAITE, ARNOLD E · 2001 to 2006
$3.0M
A Promoter-Specific TFO Prevents Liver FibrosisR01DK064366 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI GUNTAKA, RAMAREDDY V · 2004 to 2008
$1.4M
Targeted Delivery of TFOs for Treatment of Liver FibrosisR01EB003922 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI MAHATO, RAM I. · 2007 to 2010
$904k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR47379NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR047379NIBIB NIH HHS EB003922NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB003922NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK 064366NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK064366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver fibrosis results from chronic liver injury due to hepatitis B and C, excessive alcohol ingestion, and metal ion overload. Fibrosis culminates in cirrhosis and results in liver failure. Therefore, a potent antifibrotic therapy is urgently needed to reverse scarring and eliminate progression to cirrhosis. Although activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) remain the principle cell type responsible for liver fibrosis, perivascular fibroblasts of portal and central veins as well as periductular fibroblasts are other sources of fibrogenic cells. This review will critically discuss various treatment strategies for liver fibrosis, including prevention of liver injury, reduction of inflammation, inhibition of HSC activation, degradation of scar matrix, and inhibition of aberrant collagen synthesis. Oligonucleotides (ODNs) are short, single-stranded nucleic acids, which disrupt expression of target protein by binding to complementary mRNA or forming triplex with genomic DNA. Triplex forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) provide an attractive strategy for treating liver fibrosis. A series of TFOs have been developed for inhibiting the transcription of alpha1(I) collagen gene, which opens a new area for antifibrotic drugs. There will be in-depth discussion on the use of TFOs and how different bioconjugation strategies can be utilized for their site-specific delivery to HSCs or hepatocytes for enhanced antifibrotic activities. Various insights developed in individual strategy and the need for multipronged approaches will also be discussed.

Indexed as

Gene SilencingAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntioxidantsCollagen Type IDNAExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsHumansLiverLiver CirrhosisOligonucleotides, AntisenseVasoconstrictor AgentsVitaminsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntioxidantsCollagen Type IDNAOligonucleotides, Antisensetriplex DNAVasoconstrictor AgentsVitamins

Identifiers

PMID18154454
PMCPMC2777659
OpenAlexW2046387472

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