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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Quantifying the activity profile of ASO and siRNA conjugates in glioblastoma xenograft tumors in vivo.

Samantha L Sarli, Hassan H Fakih, Karen Kelly, Gitali Devi, Julia M Rembetsy-Brown, Holly R McEachern, Chantal M Ferguson, Dimas Echeverria, Jonathan Lee, Jacquelyn Sousa and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 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

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Samantha L SarliRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Hassan H FakihRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Karen KellyRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Gitali DeviRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Julia M Rembetsy-BrownRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Holly R McEachernRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Chantal M FergusonRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9442-1249
Dimas EcheverriaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1040-0855
Jonathan LeeRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Jacquelyn SousaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Hanadi F SleimanDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Anastasia KhvorovaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Jonathan K WattsRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5706-1734
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USMcGill University · CA

Funding

Expanding the chemical diversity of therapeutic oligonucleotides to treat neurodegenerative disordersR01NS104022 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANASTASIA KHVOROVA · 2017 to 2026
$6.0M
Next-generation antisense therapeutics for ALS and frontotemporal dementiaR01NS111990 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Robert H Brown, Jonathan K Watts · 2019 to 2026
$5.2M
Chemical engineering of therapeutic RNAs for extrahepatic deliveryR35GM131839 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANASTASIA KHVOROVA · 2019 to 2026
$3.1M
Mid-Scale RNA Synthesis, Purification and Quality Control SystemS10OD020012 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA · 2015 to 2015
$563k
Development of Advanced Oligonucleotides for Glioblastoma TherapeuticsF31CA261151 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SARLI, SAMANTHA · 2021 to 2023
$97k
American Cancer SocietyNCI NIH HHS F31 CA261151NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131839NIH HHS F31 CA261151NIH HHS S10 OD020012NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104022NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme is a universally lethal brain tumor that largely resists current surgical and drug interventions. Despite important advancements in understanding GBM biology, the invasiveness and heterogeneity of these tumors has made it challenging to develop effective therapies. Therapeutic oligonucleotides-antisense oligonucleotides and small-interfering RNAs-are chemically modified nucleic acids that can silence gene expression in the brain. However, activity of these oligonucleotides in brain tumors remains inadequately characterized. In this study, we developed a quantitative method to differentiate oligonucleotide-induced gene silencing in orthotopic GBM xenografts from gene silencing in normal brain tissue, and used this method to test the differential silencing activity of a chemically diverse panel of oligonucleotides. We show that oligonucleotides chemically optimized for pharmacological activity in normal brain tissue do not show consistent activity in GBM xenografts. We then survey multiple advanced oligonucleotide chemistries for their activity in GBM xenografts. Attaching lipid conjugates to oligonucleotides improves silencing in GBM cells across several different lipid classes. Highly hydrophobic lipid conjugates cholesterol and docosanoic acid enhance silencing but at the cost of higher neurotoxicity. Moderately hydrophobic, unsaturated fatty acid and amphiphilic lipid conjugates still improve activity without compromising safety. These oligonucleotide conjugates show promise for treating glioblastoma.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Small InterferingXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene SilencingHumansMiceMice, NudeOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Small Interfering

Identifiers

PMID38613388
PMCPMC11109979
OpenAlexW4394785986

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