RNA INTERFERENCE IN DERMAL AND FIBROTIC INDICATIONS
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Abstract
The present invention relates to RNAi constructs with improved tissue and cellular uptake characteristics and methods of use of these compounds in dermal and fibrotic applications.
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62 Claims
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- 34. A method for treating or preventing a fibrotic disorder, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) directed against CTGF comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand, wherein the sense strand comprises at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence selected from the group consisting of
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57. A method for treating or preventing a fibrotic disorder, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) directed against CTGF comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand, wherein the sense strand comprises at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 2459 (GUGACCAAAAGUA) or 3493 (G.mU. G. A.mC.mC. A. A. A. A. G*mU*mA.TEG-Chl) and/or wherein the antisense strand comprises at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs;
2460 (UACUUUUGGUCACACUCUC) or 3494 (P.mU. A.fC.fU.fU.fU.fU. G. G.fU.mC. A.mC* A*mC*mU*mC*mU* C.), wherein the dsRNA is an sd-rxRNA,wherein the antisense strand is 16-23 nucleotides long and the sense strand is 8-15 nucleotides long, wherein the sd-rxRNA includes a double-stranded region and a single-stranded region, wherein the double-stranded region is from 8-15 nucleotides long, wherein the single-stranded region is at the 3′
end of the antisense strand and is 4-12 nucleotides long, wherein the single-stranded region contains 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 phosphorothioate modifications, and wherein at least 40% of the nucleotides of the isolated double-stranded nucleic acid molecule are modified. - View Dependent Claims (58)
- 2459 (GUGACCAAAAGUA) or 3493 (G.mU. G. A.mC.mC. A. A. A. A. G*mU*mA.TEG-Chl) and/or wherein the antisense strand comprises at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs;
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