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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by helper dependent adenoviral vectors expressing artificial anti-HBV pri-miRs from a liver-specific promoter.

Mohube Betty Mowa, Carol Crowther, Abdullah Ely, Patrick Arbuthnot

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohube Betty MowaAntiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
Carol CrowtherAntiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
Abdullah ElyAntiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
Patrick ArbuthnotAntiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on applying RNA interference (RNAi) to counter HBV replication has led to identification of potential therapeutic sequences. However, before clinical application liver-specific expression and efficient delivery of these sequences remain an important objective. We recently reported short-term inhibition of HBV replication in vivo by using helper dependent adenoviral vectors (HD Ads) expressing anti-HBV sequences from a constitutively active cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. To develop the use of liver-specific transcription regulatory elements we investigated the utility of the murine transthyretin (MTTR) promoter for expression of anti-HBV primary microRNAs (pri-miRs). HD Ads containing MTTR promoter effected superior expression of anti-HBV pri-miRs in mice compared to HD Ads containing the CMV promoter. MTTR-containing HD Ads resulted in HBV replication knockdown of up to 94% in mice. HD Ads expressing trimeric anti-HBV pri-miRs silenced HBV replication for 5 weeks. We previously showed that the product of the codelivered lacZ gene induces an immune response, and the duration of HBV silencing in vivo is likely to be attenuated by this effect. Nevertheless, expression of anti-HBV pri-miRs from MTTR promoter is well suited to countering HBV replication and development of HD Ads through attenuation of their immunostimulatory effects should advance their clinical utility.

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Promoter Regions, GeneticAdenoviridaeAnimalsBase SequenceCell Line, TumorCytomegalovirusGene Expression Regulation, ViralGene SilencingGenes, ReporterGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHelper VirusesHepatitis B virusHumansLiverMiceMicroRNAsPrealbuminRNA Polymerase II

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PMID25003129
PMCPMC4066856
OpenAlexW2168518897

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