Antisense drug technology : principles, strategies, and applications /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008.
Description:xvii, 825 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8047512
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Other authors / contributors:Crooke, Stanley T.
ISBN:9780849387968 (alk. paper)
0849387965 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Editor
  • Contributors
  • Part I. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Mechanisms of Antisense Drug Action, an Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The RNase H Mechanism
  • Chapter 3. Small RNA Silencing Pathways
  • Chapter 4. Splice Switching Oligonucleotides as Potential Therapeutics
  • Part II. The Basics of Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics
  • Chapter 5. Basic Principles of Antisense Drug Discovery
  • Chapter 6. The Medicinal Chemistry of Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 7. Basic Principles of the Pharmacokinetics of Antisense Oligonucleotide Drugs
  • Chapter 8. Routes and Formulations for Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 9. Liposomal Formulations for Nucleic Acid Delivery
  • Part III A. Hybridization-Based Drugs: Basic Properties 2'-O-Methoxyethyl Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 10. Pharmacological Properties of 2'-O-Methoxyethyl-Modified Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 11. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Properties of Phosphorothioate 2'-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)-Modified Antisense Oligonucleotides in Animals and Man
  • Chapter 12. Toxicologic Properties of 2'-O-Methoxyethyl Chimeric Antisense Inhibitors in Animals and Man
  • Chapter 13. An Overview of the Clinical Safety Experience of First- and Second-Generation Antisense Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 14. Manufacturing and Analytical Processes for 2'-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)-Modified Oligonucleotides
  • Part III B. Hybridization-Based Drugs: Basic Properties Duplex RNA Drugs
  • Chapter 15. Utilizing Chemistry to Harness RNA Interference Pathways for Therapeutics: Chemically Modified siRNAs and Antagomirs
  • Chapter 16. Discovery and Development of RNAi Therapeutics
  • Part IV. Other Chemical Classes of Drugs
  • Chapter 17. Optimization of Second-Generation Antisense Drugs: Going Beyond Generation 2.0
  • Chapter 18. Modulating Gene Function with Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA)
  • Chapter 19. Locked Nucleic Acid
  • Chapter 20. Morpholinos
  • Part V. Therapeutic Applications
  • Chapter 21. Potential Therapeutic Applications of Antisense Oligonucleotides in Ophthalmology
  • Chapter 22. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Applications
  • Chapter 23. Developing Antisense Drugs for Metabolic Diseases: A Novel Therapeutic Approach
  • Chapter 24. Inflammatory Diseases
  • Chapter 25. Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of Cancer
  • Chpater 26. Targeting Neurological Disorders with Antisense Oligonucleotides
  • Chapter 27. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications of Immune Modulatory Oligodeoxynucleotide and Oligoribonucleotide Ligands for Toll-Like Receptors
  • Chapter 28. Aptamer Opportunities and Challenges
  • Index