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5' triphosphorylated small interfering RNAs control replication of hepatitis B virus and induce an interferon response in human liver cells and mice.
Gastroenterology 141, 696-706 (2011)
Approved therapies for chronic hepatitis B include systemic administration of interferon (IFN)-alfa and inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reverse-transcription. Systemic application of IFN-alfa is limited by side effects. Reverse-transcriptase inhibitors effectively control HBV replication, but rarely eliminate the virus and can select drug-resistant variants. We aimed to develop an alternative therapeutic approach that combines gene silencing with induction of IFN in the liver. METHODS:To stimulate an immune response while inhibiting HBV activity, we designed 3 small interfering (si)RNAs that target highly conserved sequences and multiple HBV transcripts of all genotypes. A 5'-triphosphate (3p) was added to the siRNAs, turning them into a ligand for the cytosolic helicase retinoic acid-inducible protein I, which becomes activated and induces expression of type-I IFNs. Antiviral activity was investigated in cell lines that replicate HBV, in HBV-infected primary human hepatocytes, and in HBV transgenic mice. RESULTS: 3p-double-stranded RNA (3p-RNA) activated retinoic acid-inducible protein I, induced a strong type I IFN response (expression of IFN-β) in liver cells and showed transient but strong antiviral activity. Bifunctional, HBV-specific, 3p-siRNAs controlled replication of HBV more efficiently and for longer periods of time than 3p-RNAs without silencing capacity or siRNAs that targeted identical sequences but did not contain 3p. CONCLUSIONS: HBV-specific 3p-siRNAs are bifunctional antiviral molecules that induce production of type I IFNs in the liver and target HBV RNAs to inhibit viral replication.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Virology; HBV Infection; Hepatitis B; Gene Silencing
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2011
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2011
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0016-5085
e-ISSN
1528-0012
Zeitschrift
Gastroenterology
Quellenangaben
Band: 141,
Heft: 2,
Seiten: 696-706
Verlag
Elsevier
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
Forschungsfeld(er)
Immune Response and Infection
Enabling and Novel Technologies
Enabling and Novel Technologies
PSP-Element(e)
G-502700-003
G-502700-004
G-500300-001
G-502700-004
G-500300-001
PubMed ID
21684282
Erfassungsdatum
2011-09-15