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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2025

Application of antisense oligonucleotide drugs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington's disease.

Kaili Ou, Qingqing Jia, Dandan Li, Shihua Li, Xiao-Jiang Li, Peng Yin

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Advances in antisense oligonucleotide treatment for cancer.Japanese journal of clinical oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kaili OuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Qingqing JiaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Dandan LiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Shihua LiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xiao-Jiang LiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. xjli33@jnu.edu.cn.
Peng YinState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. yinpeng177@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-6956

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington's disease (HD) are diverse in clinical presentation and are caused by complex and multiple factors, including genetic mutations and environmental factors. Numerous therapeutic approaches have been developed based on the genetic causes and potential mechanisms of ALS and HD. Currently, available treatments for various neurodegenerative diseases can alleviate symptoms but do not provide a definitive cure. Gene therapy, which aims to modify or express specific proteins for neuroprotection or correction, is considered a powerful tool in managing neurodegenerative conditions. To date, antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs targeting the pathological genes associated with ALS and HD have shown promising results in numerous animal studies and several clinical trials. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the development, mechanisms of action, limitations, and clinical applications of ASO drugs in neurodegenerative diseases, with a specific focus on ALS and HD therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisGenetic TherapyHuntington DiseaseNeuroprotective AgentsOligonucleotides, AntisenseAnimalsHumansNeuroprotective AgentsOligonucleotides, AntisenseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAntisense oligonucleotideClinical trialHuntington’s disease

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PMID39838446
PMCPMC11748355

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