| Title:  Alicaforsen CAS Registry Number:  185229-68-9 CAS Name:  d[(R)-P-Thio](G-C-C-C-A-A-G-C-T-G-G-C-A-T-C-C-G-T-C-A)deoxyribonucleic acid Literature References:  Synthetic 20 base phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide designed to inhibit expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), a key mediator of inflammation.  Prepn:  C. F. Bennett, C. K. Mirabelli, WO 9405333; eidem, US 5514788 (1994, 1996 both to Isis).  Purifn and scale up:  R. R. Deshmukh et al., Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 20, 567 (2001).  ICAM-1 inhibition in cell culture:  C. F. Bennett et al., J. Immunol. 152, 3530 (1994).  Clinical pharmacokinetics:  J. M. Glover et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 282, 1173 (1997).  ELISA determn in plasma:  R. Z. Yu et al., Anal. Biochem. 304, 19 (2002).  Clinical evaluation in Crohn's disease:  B. R. Yacyshyn et al., Gut 51, 30 (2002); in ulcerative colitis:  S. J. H. van Deventer et al., ibid. 53, 1646 (2004).  Review of toxicology:  S. P. Henry et al., Toxicol. Pathol. 27, 95-100 (1999); A. A. Levin, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1489, 69-84 (1999); of pharmacology and clinical development:  W. R. Shanahan, Jr., Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 8, 1417-1429 (1999); C. F. Barish, Expert Opin. Biol. Ther. 5, 1387-1391 (2005).   Derivative Type:  Sodium salt  CAS Registry Number:  331257-52-4 Manufacturers' Codes:  ISIS-2302   Therap-Cat:  Anti-inflammatory. Keywords:  Anti-inflammatory (Biological Response Modifier); Anti-inflammatory (Gastrointestinal).  |