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CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 12, 期 26, 页码 3143-3161出版社
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/092986705774933489
关键词
RNA interference; RNAi; RNA silencing; siRNA; miRNA; shRNA; RISC; therapeutic application
The discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) in eukaryotic cells has been the major recent breakthrough in molecular and cell biology. RNAi machineries exert biological functions in gene regulation, genome defense and chromatin architecture and dynamics. The potential of RNAi to silence any gene of interest in a highly specific and efficient manner via double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) has literally revolutionized modern genetics. RNAi-based functional genomics now permits, for the first time, to evaluate the cellular role of individual gene products on a genome-wide scale in higher organisms like mammals, presenting an alternative to the generation of animal knockouts often doomed to failure because of a lethal phenotypes. RNAi has had an enormous impact on the development of novel disease models in animals, and it is likely that small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which are the trigger molecules for RNA silencing, will become an invaluable tool for the treatment of genetic diseases. First clinical trials, using siRNAs directed against the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or one of its receptors, have been initiated recently for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Improving guidelines for the rational design of siRNAs, based on recent progress in understanding the mechanisms underlying RNAi, as well as the introduction of chemical modifications into siRNAs are expected to improve their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties for in vivo applications. Finally, successful therapeutic application of RNAi will depend on the development of improved siRNA delivery strategies that combine high specificity and efficiency with a low immunostimulatory and tumorigenic potential.
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