title: A novel nonsteroidal antifibrotic oligo decoy containing the TGF-beta element found in the COL1A1 gene which regulates murine schistosomiasis liver fibrosis.
abstract: Schistosomiasis mansoni disseminated worm eggs in mice and humans induce granulomatous inflammations and cumulative fibrosis causing morbidity and possibly mortality. In this study, intrahepatic and I.V. injections of a double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide decoy containing the TGF-beta regulatory element found in the distal promoter of the COL1A1 gene into worm-infected mice suppressed TGF-beta1, COL1A1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, and decreased COL3A1 mRNAs to a lesser extent. Sequence comparisons within the mouse genome found homologous sequences within the COL3A1, TGF-beta1, and TIMP-1 5' flanking regions. Cold competition gel mobility shift assays using these homologous sequences with 5' and 3' flanking regions found in the natural COL1A1 gene showed competition. Competitive gel mobility assays in a separate experiment showed no competition using a 5-base mutated or scrambled sequence. Explanted liver granulomas from saline-injected mice incorporated 10.45 +/- 1.7% (3)H-proline into newly synthesized collagen, whereas decoy-treated mice showed no collagen synthesis. Compared with the saline control schistosomiasis mice phosphorothioate double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide treatment decreased total liver collagen content (i.e. hydroxy-4-proline) by 34%. This novel molecular approach has the potential to be employed as a novel antifibrotic treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Boros
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cutroneo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000235:genetics*; D000090602:Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004247:DNA; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006099:Granuloma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009154:Mutation; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000235:genetics*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D000090602:Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D003094:Collagen; D004247:DNA; D006909:Hydroxyproline