Models of malignant brain cancer, and therapeutic siRNAs against oncogenic signaling pathways, and methods and kits for uses therefor
US8420884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K2267/0331
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for screening compounds to treat an oncological disorder regulated through a tumor-inducing pathway are provided. The compounds are administered to non-human animal subjects having a disease model, so that the subjects display pathology symptoms that correspond to the oncological disorder in humans. The subjects carry a regulatable transgene expression, of which is associated with tumor formation, and further carry regulatable genes for suppression of tumor formation. The disease-pathology symptoms are induced using a site-specific recombination system to induce expression of the transgene associated with tumor formation and negatively regulate or eliminate the genes for suppression of the tumor formation. The methods further involve analyzing tumor formation in subjects administered the compound and comparing appearance and amount of tumors in the subjects administered the compound with control subjects not administered the compound. Also included are a vector for engineering a disease model and a kit for its use.
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