This book is a practical, state-of-the-art treatise on antisense oligodeoxynucleotide and antisense RNA technology and the potential application of these strategies in therapeutics. Critical analyses of the specificity of the agents are featured, and the possibility of antisense oligomers acting through non-antisense mechanisms is considered. Novel Pharmacological and Therapeutic Agents cover: the history of early development of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and their chemical modification to increase their stability, delivery and penetration into cells; Non-antisense effects of antisense oligonucleotides; Pharmacokinetic properties; In vitro and in vivo model systems; Clinical trials, and much more.
