摘要:
The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Arenaviridae family and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of Arenavirus infection in a mammal. The antisense antiviral compounds are substantially uncharged morpholino oligonucleotides have a sequence of 12-40 subunits, including at least 12 subunits having a targeting sequence that is complementary to a region associated with viral RNA sequences within a 19 nucleotide region of the 5′-terminal regions of the viral RNA, viral complementary RNA and/or mRNA identified by SEQ ID NO:1.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了反义抗病毒化合物及其在抑制竞争链球菌科家族病毒生长和用于病毒感染治疗中的用途和生产方法。 这些化合物特别可用于治疗哺乳动物中的雷亚病毒感染。 反义抗病毒化合物是基本上不带电荷的吗啉代寡核苷酸具有12-40个亚基的序列,包括至少12个亚基,其具有与5'末端区域的19个核苷酸区域内的病毒RNA序列相关的区域互补的靶向序列 的病毒RNA,由SEQ ID NO:1鉴定的病毒互补RNA和/或mRNA。
摘要:
The present invention provides an improved method for reducing the risk or severity of restenosis following cardiac angioplasty. The method includes administering to a target vessel region, a morpholino antisense compound having a phosphorus-containing backbone linkages, and spanning the start codon of a human c-myc mRNA. Also disclosed are novel antisense compounds and compositions, and a method for assaying the effectiveness of antisense delivery and uptake to a target vessel region.
摘要:
The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Filoviridae family, and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds and methods relate to the treatment of viral infections in mammals including primates by Ebola and Marburg viruses. The antisense antiviral compounds are substantially uncharged morpholino oligonucleotides having: a) a nuclease resistant backbone, b) 15-40 nucleotide bases, and c) a targeting sequence of at least 15 bases in length that hybridizes to a target region selected from the following: i) the AUG start site region of VP35, as exemplified by antisense compounds SEQ ID NO:21-26, ii) the AUG start site region of VP24, as exemplified by antisense compound SEQ ID NO:34, iii) the region 85 to 65 base pairs upstream of the AUG start site of VP24, as exemplified by SEQ ID NO:39, iv) the AUG start site region of polymerase L, as exemplified by antisense compound SEQ ID NO: 17, and v) combinations of (i), (ii), (iii), and/or (iv).
摘要翻译:本发明提供了反义抗病毒化合物及其在抑制丝状病毒科病毒生长和用于病毒感染治疗中的用途和生产方法。 该化合物和方法涉及哺乳动物中的病毒感染的治疗,包括埃博拉和马尔堡病毒的灵长类动物。 反义抗病毒化合物是基本上不带电荷的吗啉代寡核苷酸,其具有:a)核酸酶抗性主链,b)15-40个核苷酸碱基,和c)长度为至少15个碱基的靶向序列与选自以下的靶区域杂交: i)VP35的AUG起始位点区域,如反义化合物SEQ ID NO:21-26所示,ii)VP24的AUG起始位点区域,如反义化合物SEQ ID NO:34所示,iii)区域85至 VP24的AUG起始位点上游65个碱基对,如SEQ ID NO:39所示,iv)聚合酶L的AUG起始位点区域,如反义化合物SEQ ID NO:17所示,v)(i ),(ii),(iii)和/或(iv)。
摘要:
A method and composition for of treating cancer, and in particular, for arresting the progression of a solid or primary cancer to a more invasive, metastatic state, are disclosed. The composition includes a substantially uncharged antisense compound (i) having a nuclease-resistant backbone, (ii) capable of uptake by target cancer cells in the subject, (iii) containing between 10-40 nucleotide bases, and (iv) having a base sequence effective to hybridize to a region of processed or preprocessed human SNAIL RNA transcript. The compound, when administered to the subject, is effective to form within target cancer cells in the subject, a base-paired heteroduplex structure composed of human SNAIL RNA transcript and the oligonucleotide compound, where this structure is characterized by a Tm of dissociation of at least 45° C. The compound is administered in an amount sufficient to inhibit SNAIL expression in target cancer cells, thereby to inhibit the progression of the patient's cancer to a more invasive, metastatic state. Also disclosed are methods for preventing the transdifferentiation of peritoneal mesothelial cells and failure of ultrafiltration in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis, by including the compound in the patient dialysis fluid.
摘要:
Antisense oligomers directed to bacterial cell division and cell cycle-encoding nucleic acids are capable of selectively modulating the biological activity thereof, and are useful in treatment and prevention of bacterial infection. The antisense oligomers are substantially uncharged, and contain from 8 to 40 nucleotide subunits, including a targeting nucleic acid sequence at least 10 nucleotides in length which is effective to hybridize to (i) a bacterial tRNA or (ii) a target sequence, containing a translational start codon, within a bacterial nucleic acid which encodes a protein associated with cell division or the cell cycle. Such proteins include zipA, sulA, secA, dicA, dicB, diCc, dicF, ftsA, ftsl,ftsN, ftsK, ftsL, ftsQ, ftsw, ftsZ, murC, murD, murE, murF, murg, minC, minD, minE, mraY, mraW, mraZ, seqA, ddlB, carbamate kinase, D-ala D-ala ligase, topoisomerase, alkyl hydroperoxide reductase, thioredoxin reductase, dihydrofolate reductase, and cell wall enzyme.
摘要:
A method and oligonucleotide compound for inhibiting replication of a nidovirus in virus-infected animal cells are disclosed. The compound (i) has a nuclease-resistant backbone, (ii) is capable of uptake by the infected cells, (iii) contains between 8-25 nucleotide bases, and (iv) has a sequence capable of disrupting base pairing between the transcriptional regulatory sequences in the 5′ leader region of the positive-strand viral genome and negative-strand 3′ subgenomic region. In practicing the method, infected cells are exposed to the compound in an amount effective to inhibit viral replication.
摘要:
A method and compound for enhancing the lethality of an anti-cancer therapy, such as radiation, chemotherapy, or TRAIL protein, are disclosed. The compound is composed of morpholino subunits joined by phosphorodiamidate linkages, and has a targeting sequence that is complementary to an AUG start, IRES, or splice-donor region of the transcript for human X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP). The method includes exposing cancer cells to the compound.
摘要:
The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use in inhibition of growth of viruses of the picornavirus, calicivirus, togavirus and flavivirus families, as in treatment of a viral infection. The antisense antiviral compounds have morpholino subunits linked by uncharged phosphorodiamidate linkages interspersed with cationic phosphorodiamidate linkages.
摘要:
An antibacterial antisense conjugate and method of using the same for treating a bacterial infection in a mammalian host are disclosed. The conjugate includes an antisense oligonucleotide conjugated to a carrier peptide that significantly enhances the antibacterial activity of the oligonucleotide. The antisense oligonucleotide contains 10-20 nucleotide bases and has a targeting nucleic acid sequence complementary to a target sequence containing or within 10 bases, in a downstream direction, of the translational start codon of a bacterial mRNA that encodes a bacterial protein essential for bacterial replication, where the compound binds to a target mRNA with a Tm of between 50° to 60° C. The carrier peptide is an arginine-rich peptide containing between 6 and 12 amino acids.
摘要:
The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Picornaviridae family and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of Enterovirus and/or Rhinovirus infection in a mammal. The antisense antiviral compounds are substantially uncharged, including partially positively charged, morpholino oligonucleotides have a sequence of 12-40 subunits, including at least 12 subunits having a targeting sequence that is complementary to a region associated with viral RNA sequences within a 32 nucleotide region of the viral 5′ untranslated region identified by SEQ ID NO:4.
摘要翻译:本发明提供反义抗病毒化合物及其在抑制小核糖核酸病毒科家族病毒生长和用于病毒感染治疗中的用途和生产方法。 所述化合物特别可用于治疗哺乳动物中的肠病毒和/或鼻病毒感染。 反义抗病毒化合物是基本上不带电的,包括部分带正电荷的吗啉代寡核苷酸具有12-40个亚基的序列,包括至少12个亚基,其具有与与32个核苷酸区域内的病毒RNA序列相关的区域互补的靶向序列 由SEQ ID NO:4鉴定的病毒5'非翻译区。