Inhibition of protein kinase C-alpha expression in mice after systemic administration of phosphorothioate antisense oligodeoxynucleotides.
AUTOR(ES)
Dean, N M
RESUMO
A 20-mer phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide designed to hybridize to the AUG translation initiation codon of mRNA encoding murine protein kinase C-alpha (PKC-alpha) inhibits the expression of PKC-alpha both in vitro and in vivo. In mouse C127 mammary epithelial cells, the reduction in PKC-alpha mRNA expression was both dose and time dependent. The oligodeoxynucleotide exhibited an IC50 value of 100-200 nM and reduced PKC-alpha mRNA expression for up to 48 hr. This reduction was specific for PKC-alpha versus other PKC isozymes (delta, epsilon, and zeta) and completely dependent upon oligodeoxynucleotide sequence. When administered intraperitoneally in mice, the same oligodeoxynucleotide caused a dose-dependent, oligodeoxynucleotide sequence-dependent reduction of PKC-alpha mRNA in liver, with an IC50 value of 30-50 mg/kg of body weight. Inhibition of expression was 64 +/- 11% after a single 50-mg/kg dose. The expression of PKC-delta, epsilon, and zeta mRNA was unaffected by this treatment. The oligodeoxynucleotide activity in vivo did not require the presence of cationic liposomes or any other delivery systems, although in vitro, the oligodeoxynucleotide required cationic liposomes for inhibition of PKC-alpha expression. This study demonstrates the utility of phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides as specific inhibitors of gene expression in vivo after systemic administration.
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