Abstract:
:Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant inheritable neurodegenerative disorder currently without effective treatment. It is caused by an expanded polyglutamine (poly Q) tract in the corresponding protein, huntingtin (htt), and therefore suppressing the huntingtin expression in brain neurons is expected to delay the onset and mitigate the severity of the disease. Here, we have used small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) directed against the huntingtin gene to repress the transgenic mutant huntingtin expression in an HD mouse model, R6/2. Results showed that intraventricular injection of siRNAs at an early postnatal period inhibited transgenic huntingtin expression in brain neurons and induced a decrease in the numbers and sizes of intranuclear inclusions in striatal neurons. Treatments using this siRNA significantly prolonged model mice longevity, improved motor function and slowed down the loss of body weight. This work suggests that siRNA-based therapy is promising as a future treatment for HD.
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Neurosci Resjournal_title
Neuroscience researchauthors
Wang YL,Liu W,Wada E,Murata M,Wada K,Kanazawa Idoi
10.1016/j.neures.2005.06.021subject
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2005-11-01 00:00:00pages
241-9issue
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0168-0102issn
1872-8111pii
S0168-0102(05)00192-6journal_volume
53pub_type
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