Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, November 27th, 2003
According to researchers in the United States, "this study was undertaken to investigate the role of mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) oncogene in prostate cancer growth and the potential of MDM2 as a target for prostate cancer therapy. An antisense anti-human-MDM2 mixed-backbone oligonucleotide was tested in human prostate cancer models with various p53 statuses, LNCaP (p53(wt/wt)), DU145 (p53(mt/mt)), and PO (p53(null)). In a dose- and time-dependent manner, it specifically inhibited MDM2 expression and modified expression of several genes, at both mRNA and protein levels."
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2003-11-27)
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