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Antisense antiviral compound and method for treating picornavirus infection

US8329668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2006
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2770/32711
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

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.

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