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Thazha P Prakash1, Jinghua Yu1, Wen Shen1, Cheryl Li De Hoyos1, Andres Berdeja1, Hans Gaus1, Xue-Hai Liang1, Stanley T Crooke1, Punit P Seth1.
Abstract
Site-specific incorporation of 2'-modifications and neutral linkages in the deoxynucleotide gap region of toxic phosphorothioate (PS) gapmer ASOs can enhance therapeutic index and safety. In this manuscript, we determined the effect of introducing 2',5'-linked RNA in the deoxynucleotide gap region on toxicity and potency of PS ASOs. Our results demonstrate that incorporation of 2',5'-linked RNA in the gap region dramatically improved hepatotoxicity profile of PS-ASOs without compromising potency and provide a novel alternate chemical approach for improving therapeutic index of ASO drugs.Entities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 34141070 PMCID: PMC8201499 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00072
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.632