A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal
Towards genomic drug therapy with antisense oligonucleotides
Authors: Lonnberg H, Vuorio E
Publisher: BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 1996
Journal:: Annals of Medicine
Journal name in source: ANNALS OF MEDICINE
Journal acronym: ANN MED
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
First page : 511
Last page: 522
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 0785-3890
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/07853899608999115
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides represent a novel class of potential drugs for highly selective blocking of genes, The basic concept of antisense strategy is simple: an antisense molecule recognizes a complementary mRNA (or DNA) by sequence-specific base pairing, and hence prevents translation (or transcription), resulting in a selective inhibition of protein synthesis. Because of these properties, antisense oligonucleotides have great potential as therapeutic agents in several human diseases, such as viral diseases, malignancies and dominant hereditary diseases, However, technical difficulties have slowed down their use as drugs: structural modifications are needed to increase the stability and potency of synthetic oligonucleotides, specific delivery systems are required to facilitate their entry into target cells, and more information is needed on their mechanism of action, Much of the current research on antisense oligonucleotides takes place at the interface of chemistry and biomedical sciences, a multidisciplinary field where finding a common language is sometimes difficult, The aim of this review is to present an overview of the antisense strategy in terms which should be understandable for chemists, biologists and physicians.
Antisense oligonucleotides represent a novel class of potential drugs for highly selective blocking of genes, The basic concept of antisense strategy is simple: an antisense molecule recognizes a complementary mRNA (or DNA) by sequence-specific base pairing, and hence prevents translation (or transcription), resulting in a selective inhibition of protein synthesis. Because of these properties, antisense oligonucleotides have great potential as therapeutic agents in several human diseases, such as viral diseases, malignancies and dominant hereditary diseases, However, technical difficulties have slowed down their use as drugs: structural modifications are needed to increase the stability and potency of synthetic oligonucleotides, specific delivery systems are required to facilitate their entry into target cells, and more information is needed on their mechanism of action, Much of the current research on antisense oligonucleotides takes place at the interface of chemistry and biomedical sciences, a multidisciplinary field where finding a common language is sometimes difficult, The aim of this review is to present an overview of the antisense strategy in terms which should be understandable for chemists, biologists and physicians.
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