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 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 α1 antitrypsin (AAT) related disorders such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.