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ArticleScientific reports2025

Antisense mediated blockade of Dickkopf 1 attenuates tumor survival, metastases and bone damage in experimental osteosarcoma.

Andrew Haskell, Simin Pan, Robert Reese, Anthony Powers, Megan G Lopez, Sebastian Lomeli, Christopher Story, Joshua Benton, J Chris Blazier, Roland Kaunas and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Andrew Haskell *Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Simin Pan *Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Robert ReeseDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Emerging Technologies Building, College Station, TX, USA.
Anthony PowersDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Emerging Technologies Building, College Station, TX, USA.
Megan G LopezDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Sebastian LomeliDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Christopher StoryDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Joshua BentonDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
J Chris BlazierTexas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society, College Station, TX, USA.
Roland KaunasDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA.
Carl A GregoryDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA. cgregory@tamu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-5541

Funding

A Dkk-1 targeting antisense therapy for human osteosarcoma, developed with help from man’s best friendR21CA286523 · NCI · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI CARL A. GREGORY · 2025 to 2026
$387k
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP170496, RP160765NCI NIH HHS R21 CA286523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone malignancy. The canonical Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) has been implicated in bone destruction, tumor survival and metastases during OS. We examined the role of Dkk-1 in OS disease progression and explored strategies for targeting its activity. Dkk-1 enhances OS survival by amplifying a non-canonical Wnt pathway that upregulates aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1. Targeting of Dkk-1 transcription with a vivo morpholino (DkkMo) reduced OS survival and enhanced osteogenic activity of OS in vitro. DkkMo as a single agent slowed tumor expansion, increased tumor necrosis, inhibited metastases and preserved bone in a PDX model of OS. DkkMo also reduced the frequency of dividing tumor cells and reinitiated a regenerative osteogenic phenotype in tumors and stroma while reducing infiltration of inflammatory cells. These findings indicate that DkkMo has the potential to safely target osteosarcoma growth, survival, metastases and bone destruction.

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Bone NeoplasmsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOligonucleotides, AntisenseOsteosarcomaAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalHumansMiceNeoplasm MetastasisOsteogenesisWnt Signaling PathwayDKK1 protein, humanIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOligonucleotides, AntisenseAntisense morpholinoDickkopf-1OsteosarcomaWnt

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PMID39805917
PMCPMC11730318

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