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  • Title: Novel approach to specific growth factor inhibition in vivo: antagonism of platelet-derived growth factor in glomerulonephritis by aptamers.
    Author: Floege J, Ostendorf T, Janssen U, Burg M, Radeke HH, Vargeese C, Gill SC, Green LS, Janjić N.
    Journal: Am J Pathol; 1999 Jan; 154(1):169-79. PubMed ID: 9916931.
    Abstract:
    Mesangial cell proliferation and matrix accumulation, driven by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), contribute to many progressive renal diseases. In a novel approach to antagonize PDGF, we investigated the effects of a nuclease-resistant high-affinity oligonucleotide aptamer in vitro and in vivo. In cultured mesangial cells, the aptamer markedly suppressed PDGF-BB but not epidermal- or fibroblast-growth-factor-2-induced proliferation. In vivo effects of the aptamer were evaluated in a rat mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis model. Twice-daily intravenous (i.v.) injections from days 3 to 8 after disease induction of 2.2 mg/kg PDGF-B aptamer, coupled to 40-kd polyethylene glycol (PEG), led to 1) a reduction of glomerular mitoses by 64% on day 6 and by 78% on day 9, 2) a reduction of proliferating mesangial cells by 95% on day 9, 3) markedly reduced glomerular expression of endogenous PDGF B-chain, 4) reduced glomerular monocyte/macrophage influx on day 6 after disease induction, and 5) a marked reduction of glomerular extracellular matrix overproduction (as assessed by analysis of fibronectin and type IV collagen) both on the protein and mRNA level. The administration of equivalent amounts of a PEG-coupled aptamer with a scrambled sequence or PEG alone had no beneficial effect on the natural course of the disease. These data show that specific inhibition of growth factors using custom-designed, high-affinity aptamers is feasible and effective.
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