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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2017

A Novel Single-Strand RNAi Therapeutic Agent Targeting the (Pro)renin Receptor Suppresses Ocular Inflammation.

Atsuhiro Kanda, Erdal Tan Ishizuka, Atsushi Shibata, Takahiro Matsumoto, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Kousuke Noda, Kenichi Namba, Susumu Ishida

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Atsuhiro KandaLaboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan. Electronic address: kanda@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
Erdal Tan IshizukaLaboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan.
Atsushi ShibataDivision of Research and Development, BONAC Corporation, Fukuoka BIO Factory, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan.
Takahiro MatsumotoDivision of Research and Development, BONAC Corporation, Fukuoka BIO Factory, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan.
Hidekazu ToyofukuDivision of Research and Development, BONAC Corporation, Fukuoka BIO Factory, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan.
Kousuke NodaLaboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan.
Kenichi NambaLaboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan.
Susumu IshidaLaboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan. Electronic address: ishidasu@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
Hokkaido University · JPBridge Of Nucleic Acids Chemistry (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The receptor-associated prorenin system (RAPS) refers to the pathogenic mechanism whereby prorenin binding to the (pro)renin receptor [(P)RR] dually activates the tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and RAS-independent intracellular signaling. Here we revealed significant upregulation of prorenin and soluble (P)RR levels in the vitreous fluid of patients with uveitis compared to non-inflammatory controls, together with a positive correlation between these RAPS components and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 among several upregulated cytokines. Moreover, we developed a novel single-strand RNAi agent, proline-modified short hairpin RNA directed against human and mouse (P)RR [(P)RR-PshRNA], and we determined its safety and efficacy in vitro and in vivo. Application of (P)RR-PshRNA in mice caused significant amelioration of acute (uveitic) and chronic (diabetic) models of ocular inflammation with no apparent adverse effects. Our findings demonstrate the significant implication of RAPS in the pathogenesis of human uveitis and the potential usefulness of (P)RR-PshRNA as a therapeutic agent to reduce ocular inflammation.

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angiogenesisinflammationmolecular targeting therapy(pro)renin receptorreceptor-associated prorenin systemrenin-angiotensin systemRNA interference

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PMID28624188
PMCPMC5415971
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