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ReviewCirculation research2020

Preclinical and Clinical Development of Noncoding RNA Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease.

Cheng-Kai Huang, Sabine Kafert-Kasting, Thomas Thum

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Circulation research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 130 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT03603431 phase1completednot on this map

A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose-escalation Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamic Activity of MRG-110 Following Local Intradermal Injection After Skin Excisional Wound Creation in Normal Healthy Volunteers

TypeinterventionalSponsormiRagen Therapeutics, Inc.Ran2018 to 2019Enrolled42ConditionsHealthy VolunteerArmsMRG-110, Placebo
NCT04045405 phase1completednot on this map

Phase I, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess Safety, PK and PD Parameters of CDR132L in Patients With Stable Heart Failure of Ischemic Origin (NYHA 1- 3)

TypeinterventionalSponsorCardior Pharmaceuticals GmbHRan2019 to 2020Enrolled28ConditionsHeart FailureArmsCDR132L
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. The dark genome in cardiovascular medicine.European heart journal · 2026
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  4. Are RNA Therapies a Solid Foundation or a Frontier Yet to Be Conquered?International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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70 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Cheng-Kai HuangFrom the Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (C.-K.H., S.K.-K., T.T.), Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Sabine Kafert-KastingFrom the Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (C.-K.H., S.K.-K., T.T.), Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Thomas ThumFrom the Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (C.-K.H., S.K.-K., T.T.), Hannover Medical School, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA modulation has become a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of several types of disease. The emerging field of noncoding RNA-based therapies has now come to the attention of cardiovascular research, in which it could provide valuable advancements in comparison to current pharmacotherapy such as small molecule drugs or antibodies. In this review, we focus on noncoding RNA-based studies conducted mainly in large-animal models, including pigs, rabbits, dogs, and nonhuman primates. The obstacles and promises of targeting long noncoding RNAs and circRNAs as therapeutic modalities in humans are specifically discussed. We also describe novel ex vivo methods based on human cells and tissues, such as engineered heart tissues and living myocardial slices that could help bridging the gap between in vivo models and clinical applications in the future. Finally, we summarize antisense oligonucleotide drugs that have already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for targeting mRNAs and discuss the progress of noncoding RNA-based drugs in clinical trials. Additional factors, such as drug chemistry, drug formulations, different routes of administration, and the advantages of RNA-based drugs, are also included in the present review. Recently, first therapeutic miRNA-based inhibitory strategies have been tested in heart failure patients as well as healthy volunteers to study effects on wound healing (NCT04045405; NCT03603431). In summary, a combination of novel therapeutic RNA targets, large-animal models, ex vivo studies with human cells/tissues, and new delivery techniques will likely lead to significant progress in the development of noncoding RNA-based next-generation therapeutics for cardiovascular disease.

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AnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesClinical Trials as TopicHumansRNAi TherapeuticsTranslational Research, Biomedicalanimal modelscardiovascular diseasesnucleic acidsnucleosidesnucleotidestherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID32105576
PMCPMC7043728

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