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17150601

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
48
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
The RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism is a recently observed process in which the introduction of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into a cell causes the specific degradation of an mRNA containing the same sequence. The 21-23 nt guide RNAs, generated by RNase III cleavage from longer dsRNAs, are associated with sequence-specific mRNA degradation. Here, we show that vector derived dsRNA specifically inhibit the replication of HCV RNA in HCV replicon cells. We designed a long dsRNA targeted to the full length HCV IRES region (1-377 nt). Real Time RT-PCR was performed with a TaqMan RT-PCR, to solely amplify and enable quantification of HCV RNA. Our results indicated HCV replication reduction to near background levels in a sequence-specific manner by the long-dsRNAs in the HCV replicon cells. Our results support the potential of using siRNA gene therapy to inhibit HCV replication, which may prove to be valuable in the treatment of hepatitis C.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1746-8272
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
RNAi expression mediated inhibition of HCV replication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article