Advances of Antisense Oligonucleotide Technology in the Treatment of Hereditary Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Abstract
Antisense nucleic acids are single-stranded oligonucleotides that have been specially chemically modified, which can bind to RNA expressed by target genes through base complementary pairing and affect protein synthesis at the level of posttranscriptional processing or protein translation. In recent years, the application of antisense nucleic acid technology in the treatment of neuromuscular diseases has made remarkable progress. In 2016, the US FDA approved two antisense nucleic acid drugs for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and the development to treat other neurodegenerative diseases has also entered the clinical stage. Therefore, ASO represents a treatment with great potential. The article will summarize ASO therapies in terms of mechanism of action, chemical modification, and administration methods and analyze their role in several common neurodegenerative diseases, such as SMA, DMD, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This article systematically summarizes the great potential of antisense nucleic acid technology in the treatment of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases.
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  • Nantong Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (JC2020101, MA2020019, TFM202009)
  • Municipal Health Commission of Nantong (JC2020101, MA2020019, TFM202009)
  • Maternity and Child Specialist Union of Nantong (JC2020101, MA2020019, TFM202009)

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