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Method for the inhibition of function of STAT transcription factors

US7002003B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1999
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2310/13
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided a method of modulating the function of transcription factor by administering an effective amount of an oligonucleotide containing optimal nucleotide binding sites for the transcription factor. A therapeutic agent having an effective amount of an oligonucleotide for modulating function of transcription factors and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is also provided. Also provided is a treatment of patients having illnesses in which the activation of transcription factors play a role by administering to a patient an effective amount of an oligonucleotide which competitively binds the related transcription factor.

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