Clinico-pathological rescue of a model mouse of Huntington's disease by siRNA.

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.

journal_name

Neurosci Res

journal_title

Neuroscience research

authors

Wang YL,Liu W,Wada E,Murata M,Wada K,Kanazawa I

doi

10.1016/j.neures.2005.06.021

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-11-01 00:00:00

pages

241-9

issue

3

eissn

0168-0102

issn

1872-8111

pii

S0168-0102(05)00192-6

journal_volume

53

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