摘要
Many Aurora-A inhibitors have been developed for cancer therapy; however, the specificity and safety of Aurora-A inhibitors remain uncertain. The Aurora-A mRNA yields nine different 5′-UTR isoforms, which result from mRNA alternative splicing. Interestingly, we found that the exon 2-containing Aurora-A mRNA isoforms are predominantly expressed in cancer cell lines as well as human colorectal cancer tissues, making the Aurora-A mRNA exon 2 a promising treatment target in Aurora-A-overexpressing cancers. In this study, a selective siRNA, siRNA-2, which targets Aurora-A mRNA exon 2, was designed to translationally inhibit the expression of Aurora-A in cancer cells but not normal cells; locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified siRNA-2 showed improved efficacy in inhibiting Aurora-A mRNA translation and tumor growth. Xenograft animal models combined with noninvasion in vivo imaging system (IVIS) analysis further confirmed the anticancer effect of LNA-siRNA-2 with improved efficiency and safety and reduced side effects. Mice orthotopically injected with colorectal cancer cells, LNA-siRNA-2 treatment not only inhibited the tumor growth but also blocked liver and lung metastasis. The results of our study suggest that LNA-siRNA-2 has the potential to be a novel therapeutic agent for cancer treatment.
原文 | English |
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頁(從 - 到) | 97-107 |
頁數 | 11 |
期刊 | Cancer Letters |
卷 | 472 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | Published - 2020 三月 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oncology
- Cancer Research