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Cholesterol-GalNAc Dual Conjugation Strategy for Reducing Renal Distribution of Antisense Oligonucleotides.

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Recently, some studies have reported nephrotoxicity associated with a certain class of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in humans. One possibility for reducing the potential nephrotoxicity of ASOs is to alter their pharmacokinetics. In this study, we investigated the effect of a ligand conjugation strategy on the renal accumulation of ASOs. We selected two ligands, cholesterol and N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), with the purpose of reducing renal distribution and liver targeting, and then designed a series of cholesterol-GalNAc dual conjugated ASOs. The gene-silencing activity of the cholesterol-GalNAc dual conjugated ASO in the liver was slightly lower than that of a GalNAc-conjugated ASO. On the other hand, the renal distribution of the cholesterol-GalNAc dual conjugated ASO was considerably decreased compared with the GalNAc-conjugated ASO, as we expected. As dual conjugation was successful in reducing the renal distribution of ASO, it should be an effective strategy for reducing the nephrotoxic potential of ASOs.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Nucleic acid therapeutics
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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2159-3337
URL
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http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/nat.2017.0698?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
DOI
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10.1089/nat.2017.0698
Short Title
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Nucleic Acid Ther
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