期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
卷 17, 期 4, 页码 970-978出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14100
关键词
animal models: porcine; basic (laboratory) research; science; infection and infectious agents; liver transplantation; hepatology; molecular biology: micro RNA; organ perfusion and preservation; organ transplantation in general; translational research; science; viral: hepatitis C
资金
- Uwe Mummenhoff
- Birmingham family
- ASTS-Astellas Fellowship in Transplantation Grant
- Roche Pharmaceuticals Innovation Center
- Canadian Liver Foundation
- Astellas Pharma Canada
Normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) offers the potential to optimize graft function prior to liver transplantation (LT). Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is dependent on the presence of miRNA(microRNA)-122. Miravirsen, a locked-nucleic acid oligonucleotide, sequesters miR-122 and inhibits HCV replication. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of delivering miravirsen during NEVLP to inhibit miR-122 function in a pig LT model. Pig livers were treated with miravirsen during NEVLP or cold storage (CS). Miravirsen absorption, miR-122 sequestration, and miR-122 target gene derepression were determined before and after LT. The effect of miravirsen treatment on HCV infection of hepatoma cells was also assessed. NEVLP improved miravirsen uptake versus CS. Significant miR-122 sequestration and miR-122 target gene derepression were seen with NEVLP but not with CS. In vitro data confirmed miravirsen suppression of HCV replication after established infection and prevented HCV infection with pretreatment of cells, analogous to the pretreatment of grafts in the transplant setting. In conclusion, miravirsen delivery during NEVLP is a potential strategy to prevent HCV reinfection after LT. This is the first large-animal study to provide proof of concept for using NEVLP to modify and optimize liver grafts for transplantation.
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