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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | RNA interference therapeutics targeting angiotensinogen ameliorate preeclamptic phenotype in rodent models |
| Creators Name: | Haase, N., Foster, D.J., Cunningham, M.W., Bercher, J., Nguyen, T., Shulga-Morskaya, S., Milstein, S., Shaikh, S., Rollins, J., Golic, M., Herse, F., Kräker, K., Bendix, I., Serdar, M., Napieczynska, H., Heuser, A., Gellhaus, A., Thiele, K., Wallukat, G., Müller, D.N., LaMarca, B. and Dechend, R. |
| Abstract: | Preeclampsia, with the hallmark features of new-onset hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation, is a major cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Studies have demonstrated a role for the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in its pathogenesis; however, small-molecule RAS blockers are contraindicated because of fetal toxicity. We evaluated whether siRNA targeting maternal hepatic angiotensinogen (Agt) could ameliorate symptoms of preeclampsia without adverse placental or fetal effects in 2 rodent models. The first model used a cross of females expressing human Agt with males expressing human renin, resulting in upregulation of the circulating and uteroplacental RAS. The second model induced ischemia/reperfusion injury and subsequent local and systemic inflammation by surgically reducing placental blood flow midgestation (reduced uterine perfusion pressure [RUPP]). These models featured hypertension, proteinuria, and fetal growth restriction, with altered biomarkers. siRNA treatment ameliorated the preeclamptic phenotype in both models, reduced blood pressure, and improved intrauterine growth restriction, with no observed deleterious effects on the fetus. Treatment also improved the angiogenic balance and proteinuria in the transgenic model, and it reduced angiotensin receptor activating antibodies in both. Thus, an RNAi therapeutic targeting Agt ameliorated the clinical sequelae and improved fetal outcomes in 2 rodent models of preeclampsia. |
| Keywords: | Angiotensinogen, Animal Disease Models, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, RNA Interference, Sprague-Dawley Rats, Transgenic Rats, Animals, Rats |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Investigation |
| ISSN: | 0021-9738 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| Volume: | 130 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Page Range: | 2928-2942 |
| Date: | 1 June 2020 |
| Additional Information: | Copyright: © 2020, American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI99417 |
| External Fulltext: | View full text on PubMed Central |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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