Modified antisense nucleotides complementary to a section of the human Ha-ras gene

• Main Authors: PEYMAN ANUSCHIRWAN, PIROLLO KATHLEEN, UHLMANN EUGEN, WILL DAVID WILLIAM, RAIT ANTONINA, CHANG ESTHER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; SUGARS; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention relates to a specific modified oligonucleotide complementary to a section of the human Ha-ras gene and mRNA, and its use to specifically regulate, modulate or inhibit expression of the HA-ras gene, and its use as a pharmaceutical for the treatment of conditions arising from the abnormal expression of the Ha-Ras gene, in particular in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The modified oligodeoxynucleotide according to the invention has the sequence 5'-TxAxTxTxCxCxGxTxCxAxT-3'-O-PO2-O-R (SEQ ID NO:1), wherein X is an internucleotide linkage of type o or s, with the proviso that x is an s linkage at least 4 times and at most 9 times, and o means a phosphodiester internucleoside linkage, s means a phosphorothioate internucleoside linkage, R means a C8-C21 alkyl group, -(CH2-CH2O)n-(CH2)m-CH3, or -CH2-CH(OH)CH2O-(CH2)q-CH3 wherein n is an integer from 1 to 6, m is an integer from 0 to 20 and q is an integer from 7 to 20 and A is 2'-deoxyadenosine, G is 2'-deoxyguanosine, C is 2'-deoxycytidine and T is thymidine.