一种治疗BK病毒感染的新型反义寡核苷酸的设计和体外评价。

IF 4.7 2区 医学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Nucleic acid therapeutics Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-04 DOI:10.1089/nat.2025.0010
Jurriën Prins, Janneke Kouwenberg, Anouk Spruit, Lizanne Daleman, Iris van Wissen, Bianca Matthee, Angela Koudijs, Caroline de Brouwer, Ellen Lievers, Franca Witjas, Vita Dauksaite, Carla van Alem, Roel Bijkerk, Annemieke Aartsma-Rus, Jessica Sipkens, Ton Rabelink, Mariet Feltkamp, Tamara Pfaff, Holger Zimmermann, Anton Jan van Zonneveld, Peter Lischka, Eric van der Veer
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摘要

BK多瘤病毒是一种潜伏在人肾小管上皮细胞中的病毒,是肾移植中免疫功能低下患者的主要临床问题。除了减少免疫抑制剂外,没有证实有效的特异性抗病毒疗法存在。我们利用剪接调节反义寡核苷酸(ASOs)阻断病毒“看门人蛋白”T抗原的表达,特异性抑制病毒复制。候选寡核苷酸在BK病毒感染细胞中筛选抑制活性,导致病毒T抗原mRNA和病毒包封蛋白减少高达97%。最有希望的ASO候选物在BK病毒感染的人肾上皮细胞中得到验证,显示出通过化学修饰而加剧的序列特异性活性。在小鼠中施用候选寡核苷酸显示在BK病毒驻留的肾近端小管中长期摄取。最后一轮优化产生了具有优越活性的寡核苷酸。对转化细胞的研究显示,在打乱对照中没有观察到T抗原剪接的明显变化,这表明靶向供体剪接位点是观察到的效果的原因。在这里,我们证明了一种直接作用的、剪接调节的、通用的ASO的原理证明,它分布在BK病毒复制发生的部位,保证了这种新的治疗方法的进一步发展,以对抗肾移植患者中BK病毒的复制。
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Design and In Vitro Evaluation of a Novel Antisense Oligonucleotide for Treatment of BK Virus Infection.

BK polyomavirus, a virus that latently resides in tubular epithelial cells of human kidneys, represents a major clinical problem for immunocompromised patients undergoing kidney transplantation. No proven effective specific antiviral therapies other than reduction of immunosuppressants exist. We exploited splice-modulating antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to block expression of the viral "gatekeeper protein" T antigen to specifically inhibit viral replication. Candidate oligonucleotides were screened for inhibitory activity in BK virus-infected cells, resulting in up to 97% reduction of viral T antigen mRNA and virus-encapsulating protein. The most promising ASO candidates were validated in BK virus-infected human kidney epithelial cells, showing sequence-specific activity that was exacerbated by chemical modifications. Administration of the candidate oligonucleotide in mice revealed long-lasting uptake in proximal tubules of the kidney, where BK virus resides. A final optimization round yielded an oligonucleotide displaying superior activity. Studies in transformed cells revealed a discernible shift in T antigen splicing not observed with a scrambled control, indicating that targeting of the donor splice site was responsible for the observed effects. Here, we demonstrate proof-of-principle for a direct-acting, splice-modulating, universal ASO that distributes to sites where BK viral replication occurs, warranting further development of this novel therapeutic to combat BK virus replication in kidney transplant patients.

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Nucleic acid therapeutics
Nucleic acid therapeutics BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
CiteScore
7.60
自引率
7.50%
发文量
47
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Nucleic Acid Therapeutics is the leading journal in its field focusing on cutting-edge basic research, therapeutic applications, and drug development using nucleic acids or related compounds to alter gene expression. The Journal examines many new approaches for using nucleic acids as therapeutic agents or in modifying nucleic acids for therapeutic purposes including: oligonucleotides, gene modification, aptamers, RNA nanoparticles, and ribozymes.
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