Antisense Oligonucleotides Containing Conformationally Constrained 2′,4′-(<i>N</i>-Methoxy)aminomethylene and 2′,4′-Aminooxymethylene and 2′-<i>O</i>,4′-<i>C</i>-Aminomethylene Bridged Nucleoside Analogues Show Improved Potency in Animal Models
作者:Thazha P. Prakash、Andrew Siwkowski、Charles R. Allerson、Michael T. Migawa、Sam Lee、Hans J. Gaus、Chris Black、Punit P. Seth、Eric E. Swayze、Balkrishen Bhat
DOI:10.1021/jm9013295
日期:2010.2.25
To identify chemistries and strategies to improve the potency of MOE second generation ASOs, we have evaluated gapmer antisense oligonucleotides containing BNAs having N-O bonds. These modifications include N-MeO-amino BNA, N-Me-aminooxy BNA, 2'4'-BNA(NC)[NMe], and 2',4'-BNA(NC) bridged nucleoside analogues. These modifications provided increased thermal stability and improved in vitro activity compared to the corresponding ASO containing the MOE modification. Additionally, ASOs containing N-MeO-amino BNA, N-Me-aminooxy BNA, and 2',4'-BNA(NC)[NMe] modifications showed improved in vivo activity (> 5-fold) compared to MOE ASO. Importantly, toxicity parameters, such as AST, ALT, liver, kidney, and body weights, were found to be normal for N-MeO-amino BNA, N-Me-aminooxy BNA, and 2'4'-BNA(NC)[NMe] ASO treated animals. The data generated in these experiments suggest that N-MeO-amino BNA, N-Me-aminooxy BNA, and 2'4'-BNA(NC)[NMe] are useful modifications for applications in both antisense and other oligonucleotide based drug discovery efforts.