Abstract:
The present invention provides novel methods for gene delivery and expression in areas that are currently inaccessible through the use of conventional direct protein delivery techniques. In particular, the methods and related products provided herein can be used in the treatment of alpha 1 antitrypsin (AAT) related disorders such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of treating cystic fibrosis in a human subject diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, comprising administering to the subject, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an effective amount of a fusion protein, comprising a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and a membrane translocation sequence (MST), whereby the fusion protein can be taken up by affected cells in the subject, thereby treating cystic fibrosis. The present invention also provides a fusion protein comprising a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and a membrane translocation sequence.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of treating cystic fibrosis in a human subject diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, comprising administering to the subject, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an effective amount of a fusion protein, comprising a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and a membrane translocation sequence (MST), whereby the fusion protein can be taken up by affected cells in the subject, thereby treating cystic fibrosis. The present invention also provides a fusion protein comprising a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and a membrane translocation sequence.
Abstract:
A vector and methods of inhibiting replication of an RNA virus which replicates in the cytoplasm of a cell in a subject, comprising administering to the cell of the subject a composition comprising a vector comprising a promoter functionally linked to a nucleic acid comprising a viral gene, wherein the nucleic acid is in antisense orientation relative to the promoter and wherein the cell is capable of promoting expression from the promoter, thereby transcribing the nucleic acid and inhibiting replication of the RNA virus in the subject. In particular, provided are vectors and methods for treating a respiratory syncytial virus infection.