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ArticleScientific reports2019

Amido-bridged nucleic acid (AmNA)-modified antisense oligonucleotides targeting α-synuclein as a novel therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Takuya Uehara, Chi-Jing Choong, Masayuki Nakamori, Hideki Hayakawa, Kumiko Nishiyama, Yuuya Kasahara, Kousuke Baba, Tetsuya Nagata, Takanori Yokota, Hiroshi Tsuda and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takuya UeharaGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Chi-Jing ChoongGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Masayuki NakamoriGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Hideki HayakawaGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Kumiko NishiyamaGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Yuuya KasaharaNational Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Suita, Japan.
Kousuke BabaGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Tetsuya NagataGraduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takanori YokotaGraduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi TsudaGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Satoshi ObikaNational Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Suita, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6842-6812
Hideki MochizukiGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan. hmochzuki@neurol.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-7542
The University of Osaka · JPNational Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. A characteristic pathological feature of PD is cytoplasmic accumulation of α-synuclein (SNCA) protein. Multiplication of the SNCA gene in familial PD and pathological accumulation of SNCA protein during progression of sporadic PD suggest that increased SNCA protein levels increase the risk of PD. Thus, reducing SNCA expression levels could delay PD onset or modify the disease course. For efficient knock down, we designed and synthesized an amido-bridged nucleic acids (AmNA)-modified antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that targeted SNCA with improved stability and cellular uptake in vivo. AmNA-ASO efficiently downregulated SNCA at both the mRNA and protein level in vitro and in vivo. Notably, AmNA-ASO was efficiently delivered into the mouse brain by intracerebroventricular injection without the aid of additional chemicals. Furthermore, administration of AmNA-ASO ameliorated neurological defects in PD model mice expressing human wild type SNCA. Taken together, these findings suggest that AmNA-ASO is a promising therapeutic strategy for SNCA-associated pathology in PD.

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alpha-SynucleinAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAOligonucleotidesParkinson DiseaseRNA, AntisenseRNAi TherapeuticsRNA, Messengeralpha-SynucleinOligonucleotidesRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerSnca protein, mouse

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PMCPMC6527855
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