2019
A Positioning Device for the Placement of Mice During Intranasal siRNA Delivery to the Central Nervous System.
Ullah I, Chung K, Beloor J, Lee SK, Kumar P. A Positioning Device for the Placement of Mice During Intranasal siRNA Delivery to the Central Nervous System. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31475960, DOI: 10.3791/59201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemBlood-brain barrierNervous systemIntranasal drug deliveryBody temperatureMin rest periodMouse body temperatureCNS uptakeReceptor-binding domainRabies virus glycoproteinCNS deliveryAnesthetized miceDominant handNondominant handMiceInhalationDelivery of siRNASiRNA approachDelivery of drugsRest periodHeating padMouse headAdministrationVirus glycoproteinForward position
2018
Small Interfering RNA-Mediated Control of Virus Replication in the CNS Is Therapeutic and Enables Natural Immunity to West Nile Virus
Beloor J, Maes N, Ullah I, Uchil P, Jackson A, Fikrig E, Lee SK, Kumar P. Small Interfering RNA-Mediated Control of Virus Replication in the CNS Is Therapeutic and Enables Natural Immunity to West Nile Virus. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 23: 549-556.e3. PMID: 29606496, PMCID: PMC6074029, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersMicePlacebosRabies virusRNA, Small InterferingSurvival AnalysisVirus ReplicationWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionCell-mediated immune responsesLate-stage therapySubsequent WNV infectionWNV-infected miceLong-term immunityNile virusWNV E proteinViral burdenIntranasal routeVirus clearanceVirus infectionImmune responseMice succumbPeripheral tissuesNatural immunitySurvival rateDisease resultsDay 9Virus replicationInfectionImmunityCNSVirus
2014
Attachment of Cell-Binding Ligands to Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides Enables Cytosolic Translocation of Complexed siRNA
Zeller S, Choi CS, Uchil PD, Ban HS, Siefert A, Fahmy TM, Mothes W, Lee SK, Kumar P. Attachment of Cell-Binding Ligands to Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides Enables Cytosolic Translocation of Complexed siRNA. Cell Chemical Biology 2014, 22: 50-62. PMID: 25544044, PMCID: PMC4320807, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
T Cell-Specific siRNA Delivery Suppresses HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Mice
Kumar P, Ban HS, Kim SS, Wu H, Pearson T, Greiner DL, Laouar A, Yao J, Haridas V, Habiro K, Yang YG, Jeong JH, Lee KY, Kim YH, Kim SW, Peipp M, Fey GH, Manjunath N, Shultz LD, Lee SK, Shankar P. T Cell-Specific siRNA Delivery Suppresses HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Mice. Cell 2008, 134: 577-586. PMID: 18691745, PMCID: PMC2943428, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAntiviral siRNAsT cellsAnimal modelsCD4 T-cell countCD4 T-cell lossPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsSuppress HIV-1 infectionHu-HSC miceHu-PBL miceT-cell countsT cell lossHIV-1 infectionBlood mononuclear cellsNaive T cellsPreclinical animal modelsSuitable animal modelHumanized miceInfected miceMononuclear cellsSuppress viremiaCell countCell lossTherapeutic potentialHematopoietic stem cells
2007
Transvascular delivery of small interfering RNA to the central nervous system
Kumar P, Wu H, McBride JL, Jung KE, Hee Kim M, Davidson BL, Kyung Lee S, Shankar P, Manjunath N. Transvascular delivery of small interfering RNA to the central nervous system. Nature 2007, 448: 39-43. PMID: 17572664, DOI: 10.1038/nature05901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCell LineDrug Delivery SystemsEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseEncephalitis, JapaneseGene SilencingGenetic VectorsGlycoproteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansLentivirusLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsOligopeptidesRabies virusReceptors, NicotinicRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1Viral ProteinsConceptsRVG-9RBlood-brain barrierRabies virus glycoproteinNeuronal cellsTransvascular deliveryFatal viral encephalitisCentral nervous systemTherapeutic moleculesIntravenous treatmentViral encephalitisInflammatory cytokinesAntiviral siRNAIntravenous injectionNervous systemAcetylcholine receptorsNeurological diseasesAnti-peptide antibodiesChimaeric peptidesNoninvasive approachDelivery of siRNABrainSiRNAMiceVirus glycoproteinRobust protection