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Nature ; 447(7140): 87-91, 2007 May 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17450125

RESUMO

Nonsense mutations promote premature translational termination and cause anywhere from 5-70% of the individual cases of most inherited diseases. Studies on nonsense-mediated cystic fibrosis have indicated that boosting specific protein synthesis from <1% to as little as 5% of normal levels may greatly reduce the severity or eliminate the principal manifestations of disease. To address the need for a drug capable of suppressing premature termination, we identified PTC124-a new chemical entity that selectively induces ribosomal readthrough of premature but not normal termination codons. PTC124 activity, optimized using nonsense-containing reporters, promoted dystrophin production in primary muscle cells from humans and mdx mice expressing dystrophin nonsense alleles, and rescued striated muscle function in mdx mice within 2-8 weeks of drug exposure. PTC124 was well tolerated in animals at plasma exposures substantially in excess of those required for nonsense suppression. The selectivity of PTC124 for premature termination codons, its well characterized activity profile, oral bioavailability and pharmacological properties indicate that this drug may have broad clinical potential for the treatment of a large group of genetic disorders with limited or no therapeutic options.


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Códon sem Sentido/genética , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/genética , Oxidiazóis/farmacologia , Oxidiazóis/uso terapêutico , Biossíntese de Proteínas/efeitos dos fármacos , Alelos , Animais , Disponibilidade Biológica , Distrofina/biossíntese , Distrofina/genética , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/sangue , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos mdx , Oxidiazóis/administração & dosagem , Oxidiazóis/farmacocinética , Fenótipo , Biossíntese de Proteínas/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Especificidade por Substrato
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