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Targeting Kupffer cells with antisense oligonucleotides.

Biddanda C Ponnappa1, Yedy Israel

  • 1Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology and Alcohol Research Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Biddanda.Ponnappa@mail.tju.edu

Frontiers in Bioscience : a Journal and Virtual Library
|May 7, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) offer potential for treating liver injury by targeting Kupffer cells. However, effective in vivo delivery to these cells remains a challenge, with pH-sensitive liposomes showing promise.

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Area of Science:

  • Hepatology
  • Immunology
  • Drug Delivery Systems

Background:

  • Proinflammatory reactions cause liver injury by releasing cytokines and prostanoids, primarily from Kupffer cells.
  • Kupffer cell ablation prevents liver damage, highlighting their critical role in disease pathogenesis.
  • Current therapies targeting cytokines, like anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antibodies, show promise but face challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) as a therapeutic strategy against Kupffer cell-mediated liver inflammation.
  • To address the challenges in designing and delivering ASOs effectively to target Kupffer cells in vivo.
  • To evaluate novel delivery systems for enhancing ASO efficacy in targeting Kupffer cells.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting specific mRNAs to control inflammatory peptide production.

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  • Utilized computer-aided configurational analysis to design effective ASOs with viable motifs (GGGA).
  • Evaluated anionic liposomes, lactosylated low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and pH-sensitive liposomes for in vivo ASO delivery to Kupffer cells.

    • Main Results:

    • ASOs demonstrate potential for gene expression modulation in controlling inflammatory responses.
    • Challenges in ASO design, in vivo delivery, and cellular uptake persist.
    • pH-sensitive liposomes and LDL-based systems show promise for targeted delivery of ASOs to Kupffer cells.

    Conclusions:

    • ASOs represent a novel therapeutic class for targeting Kupffer cell-derived pro-inflammatory mediators.
    • Effective in vivo delivery of ASOs to Kupffer cells remains a significant hurdle.
    • pH-sensitive liposomes and LDL offer promising strategies for targeted Kupffer cell delivery of ASOs.