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

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Sarli, Samantha L, Fakih, Hassan H, Kelly, Karen, Devi, Gitali, Rembetsy-Brown, Julia M, McEachern, Holly R, Ferguson, Chantal M, Echeverria, Dimas +5 more·2024·Nucleic Acids Research

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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.

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Sarli, S. L., Fakih, H. H., Kelly, K., Devi, G., Rembetsy-Brown, J. M., McEachern, H. R., Ferguson, C. M., Echeverria, D., Lee, J., Sousa, J., Sleiman, H. F., Khvorova, A., & Watts, J. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
  • McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author
Watts, Jonathan K
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Published
2024-04-13
Volume
52
Issue
9
Pages
4799-4817
ISSN
  • 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-4962
OpenAlex
W4394785986
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References
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2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 4
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  • Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • NIH (F31 CA261151, R01 NS111990, R01 NS104022, S10 OD020012)
  • American Cancer Society
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
glioblastoma, antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, oligonucleotide conjugates, lipid conjugates, gene silencing, orthotopic xenograft, oligonucleotide chemistry, cholesterol, docosanoic acid, neurotoxicity, brain tumor therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain Neoplasms, Glioblastoma, Humans, Mice, Nude, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Gene Silencing, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, RNA, Small Interfering, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice

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