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Use of single-stranded antisense oligonucleotide in prevention or treatment of genetic diseases involving a trinucleotide repeat expansion

a technology of antisense oligonucleotide and single-stranded antisense, which is applied in the field of medicine, can solve the problems of fecd not being treated with other treatments, affecting the effect of fecd, and affecting the effect of fecd, and achieving the effect of preventing and treating genetic disorders

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-11-19
PROQR THERAPEUTICS II BV
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The present invention is about a special DNA molecule called an antisense oligonucleotide (AON) that can treat and prevent genetic diseases, especially eye dystrophy in humans. The AON works by targeting a repeated sequence of DNA in the gene that causes the disease. This repeated sequence of DNA can sequester proteins in the cell, leading to their malfunction. The AON can inhibit this sequestration and restore the normal function of the cell. The preferred AON has the sequence 5'-(CAG)m-3', where m is an integer ranging from 2 to 27. The AON can be administered through various methods such as intrastromal or intracameral injection. The invention is useful for preventing or treating genetic diseases caused by RNA toxicity.

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No other treatments are available for FECD.
Although corneal transplantation is a largely successful treatment it has the disadvantage that it is invasive and associated with approximate 30% rejection rate, which is not dissimilar to other solid organ allografts.
Both interventions suffer from lack of donor material, either transplantable corneal buttons or corneal derived endothelial cells derived from donor corneas.
FECD is also a risk for other procedures such as cataract surgery and is contraindicated for refractive surgery such as Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis (LAISK) as these techniques lead to additional corneal endothelial cell loss.
Loss of MBNL1 leads to disruption of developmentally regulated alternative polyadenylation in RNA-mediated disease.
Such proteins—through this sequestration—can no longer perform their normal function in the cells.
Despite the good results that can be achieved with full corneal transplantation or transplantation of the endothelial layer to treat FECD, it is clear that such procedures still encounter great disadvantages, which have been outlined above.

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ic Approach to Treating FECD Resulting from the Presence of TCF4 TNR Greater than 50 Repeats in Length

[0055]By using anti-sense oligonucleotides (AONs) directed at the expanded CUG TNRs in TCF4, specific sequence binding is achieved, such that this results in reducing the ability of such sequences to sequester RNA processing factors such as MBNL1. The binding of the RNA may additionally result in its degradation due to release from nuclear foci and increased exposure to the lariat debranching enzyme and / or RNases, thus further reducing the cellular pool of repeat-containing RNA that can sequester RNA processing factors. In FECD, the sequestration of MBNL1 leads to toxic RNA foci and aberrant splicing patterns of other RNAs. Targeting 5′-(CUG)n-3′ TNRs in TCF4 derived introns takes place by using AONs with complementary sequences formed either through canonical Watson-Crick base-pairs: 5′-(CAG)m-3′, or through wobble base-pairs, such as 5′-(CAI)m-3′, 5′-(CGG)m-3′, 5′-(CGI)m-3′, 5′-(C...

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the Corneal Endothelial Cell Layer Using Therapeutic Oligonucleotides

[0060]To investigate whether oligonucleotides could enter the corneal endothelium, ten Female Dutch Belted Rabbits were given a single intravitreal administration into both eyes of Cy-5-labelled oligonucleotide (with sequence unrelated to the present invention) utilizing 2′-O-methyl modifications at a single dose of 0.6 mg in 30 μl of PBS at a concentration of 20 mg / ml. Two rabbits were sacrificed at each time-point (6, 24, 48, 72 and 168 hour following intravitreal injection) by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbitone and exsanguination. Eyes were subsequently removed and placed into modified Davidson's fluid for fixation. Histological slides were then prepared and stained with Hematoxylin and eosin and then examined on a fluorescent microscope to specifically note structures within the eye that were associated with increased fluorescence which would reflect accumulation of labelled oligonucleotide (FIG....

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geted Therapeutic Oligonucleotide Reduces RNA Foci in FECD CEC

[0062]Predicted therapeutic oligonucleotide comprising a repeated CAG sequence with seven repeats ((CAG)7) was also shown to reduce RNA foci in human corneal endothelial cells derived from an FECD patient with a heterozygous expansion of greater than 40 CUG repeats. The allelic CUG TNR repeats were found to be 12 and 52 in the patient's TCF4 gene. Corneal endothelial cells were derived from this patient using methods known in the art (Peh et al. 2013 BMC Res Notes 6:176; Peh et al. 2015 Sci Rep 5:9167), and the effect of reducing RNA foci in these cells was investigated upon transfecting (CAG)7 into the in vitro held cells. Therapeutic oligonucleotide was used at a concentration of 200 nM and transfected with Dharmafect (0.5 ul per well as per manufacturer's instructions) for 24 hrs. Then, cells were fixed and subjected to FISH with a Cy3-labelled (CAG)7 oligonucleotide probe (performed as noted in Example 1) and viewed o...

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Abstract

The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides (AONs) comprising repetitive trinucleotide units for use in the treatment or prevention of genetic eye diseases, preferably eye dystrophy disorders caused by RNA toxicity such as Fuch's Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD). The oligonucleotides of the present invention are used to target trinucleotide repeat (TNR) sequence expansions present in intron sequences, to prevent the disease-related sequestration of cellular proteins that interact with such TNR expansions.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of medicine, in particular to the field of preventing and treating genetic disorders. More in particular, the present invention relates to the prevention and / or treatment of genetic diseases associated with trinucleotide repeat expansions, such as corneal endothelial disorders.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The corneal endothelium is a non-regenerative cell monolayer on the internal surface of the cornea, separating the corneal stroma from the anterior chamber fluid (see FIG. 1). The corneal endothelium is responsible for maintenance of corneal clarity by a continual process that prevents excessive hydration of cornea from an influx of cations and water molecules into the collagenous corneal stroma, generally referred to as ‘deturgescence’.[0003]Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) is a common inherited, corneal endothelial degeneration disorder associated with the presence of corneal guttae, which are mi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N15/113A61P27/02A61K9/00A61K31/7105
CPCC12N2310/315C12N2320/32C12N2310/321C12N2310/11C12N15/113A61K31/7105A61K9/0019A61K9/0048A61P27/02C12N2310/3521A61K31/7088
Inventor ADAMSON, PETERTURUNEN, JANNE JUHAPLATENBURG, GERARDUS JOHANNES
Owner PROQR THERAPEUTICS II BV
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