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  • Title: Antisense gene suppression against human ICAM-1, ELAM-1, and VCAM-1 in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
    Author: Lee CH, Chen HH, Hoke G, Jong JS, White L, Kang YH.
    Journal: Shock; 1995 Jul; 4(1):1-10. PubMed ID: 7552771.
    Abstract:
    Antisense gene suppression has been carried out for human ICAM-1, ELAM-1, and VCAM-1 in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) stimulated by lipopolysaccharide, tumor necrosis factor alpha, or interleukin-1 beta. A panel of antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides (PS-ODN), complementary to mRNA or pre-mRNA of these molecules, were tested for their gene suppression activity monitored by radioimmunoassay of the respective cell surface adhesion molecules. Sequences targeted by effective antisense PS-ODNs were located throughout the mRNA and pre-mRNA. "Hot spots" of gene suppression sites for each region were observed. Shift of the PS-ODN hybridizing site upstream or downstream by a few bases resulted in drastic change of gene suppression efficiency. In addition to translation arrest and RNase H activity, a third mechanism was proposed for antisense gene suppression, involving multiple binding sites for PS-ODN and the activities of RNase H and RNases other than RNase H. Suppression of ICAM-1, ELAM-1, or VCAM-1 in HUVEC by their antisense PS-ODNs resulted in the reduction of adhesion of monocytes and U937 to HUVEC. This may suggest cooperativity among the adhesion molecule pairs in endothelial-leukocyte adhesion, since decrease of a single adhesion molecule on EC surface significantly reduced cell-cell adherence.
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