Potent in vivo antiangiogenic effects of GS-101 (5'-TATCCGGAGGGCTCGCCATGCTGCT-3'), an antisense oligonucleotide preventing the expression of insulin receptor substrate-1.
Angiogenesis is a complex phenomenon regulated by both pro- and antiangiogenic factors such as the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and inflammation may be involved in the process. Although antagonizing VEGF has been proposed as a therapeutic approach to limit corneal angiogenesis, alternative targets are needed. In this study, we demonstrate that, under proangiogenic experimental conditions, human endothelial cells (hECs) express more insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 proteins relative to quiescent cells. The antisense oligonucleotide, GS-101 (5'-TATCCGGAGGGCTCGCCATGCTGCT-3'), targeting IRS-1 mRNA, dose-dependently inhibited (p < 0.01) both IRS-1 expression and in vitro angiogenesis (hEC tube-like structure formation) with IC(50) of 8.51 +/- 3.01 microM (mean +/- S.E.M.) and 2.47 +/- 0.56 microM, respectively, demonstrating that partial IRS-1 down-regulation interferes with angiogenesis. The antiangiogenic effects of GS-101 were associated with a decrease in protein kinase B (Akt) activation but not mitogen-activated protein kinase-1/2 and a dose-dependent reduction in vascular endothelial growth factor-A (IC(50) = 5.59 +/- 2.76 microM) and the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1beta (IC(50) = 2.19 +/- 1.07 microM) mRNA expression. In accordance, once daily topical application of GS-101 dose-dependently inhibited injury-dependent corneal angiogenesis in vivo (p < 0.05). GS-101 in vivo efficacy was achieved at final tissue concentrations within in vitro EC(50) for IRS-1 down-regulation. In conclusion, these results suggest that IRS-1 is important for angiogenesis and that GS-101 could become a novel therapeutic tool against corneal angiogenesis.
Al-Mahmood
Salman
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Gene Signal Laboratories, Genopole, Evry, France. sam@genesignal.com
Colin
Sylvie
S
Farhat
Nada
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Thorin
Eric
E
Steverlynck
Céline
C
Chemtob
Sylvain
S
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D016510:Corneal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015854:Up-Regulation
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; C540750:GS 101; C526292:IRS1 protein, human; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense