Biognostik Gesellschaft Fur Biomolekulare Diagnostik Mbh

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Biognostik Ges. Fur Biomolekulare Diagnostik Mbh

Wolfgang Brysch

Karl-Hermann Schlingensiepen

Reimar Schlingensiepen

Georg-Ferdinand Schlingensiepen

Ulrich Bogdahn

Georg-F Schlingensiepen

Method for stimulating the immune system

Antisense-oligonucleotides or effective derivatives thereof hybridizing with an area of a gene coding for transforming growth factor-&#x3b2; (TGF-&#x3b2;) comprising the following nucleic acid sequences identified in the sequence listing under SEQ ID NO. 1-56 and 137 or comprising the following nucleic acid sequences identified in the sequence listing under SEQ ID NO. 57 to 136 each of the nucleic acids having a DNA- or RNA-type structure.

Antisense-oligonucleotides for the treatment of immuno-suppressive effects of transforming growth factor-&#x3b2; (TGF-&#x3b2;)

A method for the preparation of an antisense oligonucleotide or derivative thereof comprising the steps of: selecting a target nucleic acid, if necessary elucidating its sequence; generating the antisense oligonucleotide with the proviso that: the oligonucleotide comprises at least 8 residues; the oligonucleotide comprises at maximum twelve elements, which are capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each to cytosine bases; the oligonucleotide does not contain four or more consecutive elements, capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each with four consecutive cytosine bases (CCCC) within the target molecule or alternatively four or more consecutive elements of GGGG; the oligonucleotide does also not contain 2 or more series of three consecutive elements, capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each with three consecutive cytosine bases (CCC) within the target molecule, or alternatively 2 or more series of three consecutive elements of GGG; and the ratio between residues forming two hydrogen bonds per residue (2H-bond-R) with the target molecule and those residues forming three hydrogen bonds per residue (3H-bond-R) with the target molecule, is ruled by the following specifications: 3H-bond-R/3H-bond-R+2H-bond-R&#x2267;0.29; and synthesizing the oligonucleotide thus generated in a per se known manner.

Antisense oligonucleotide preparation method

A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound which is capable from preventing and treating neuronal injury, degeneration, cell death and/or neoplasms in which expression of c-jun, c-fos or jun-B plays a causal role which compound being an antisense nucleic acid or effective derivative thereof, said antisense nucleic acid hybridizing with an area of the messenger RNA (mRNA) and/or DNA encoding c-jun, c-fos or jun-B.

Pharmaceutical composition comprising antisense-nucleic acid for prevention and/or treatment of neuronal injury, degeneration and cell death and for the treatment of neoplasms

A method for the preparation of an antisense oligonucleotide or derivative thereof comprising the steps of: selecting a target nucleic acid, if necessary elucidating its sequence; generating the antisense oligonucleotide with the proviso that: the oligonucleotide comprises at least 8 residues; the oligonucleotide comprises at maximum twelve elements, which are capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each to cytosine bases; the oligonucleotide does not contain four or more consecutive elements, capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each with four consecutive cytosine bases (CCCC) within the target molecule or alternatively four or more consecutive elements of GGGG; the oligonucleotide does also not contain 2 or more series of three consecutive elements, capable of forming three hydrogen bonds each with three consecutive cytosine bases (CCC) within the target molecule, or alternatively 2 or more series of three consecutive elements of GGG; and the ratio between residues forming two hydrogen bonds per residue (2H-bond-R) with the target molecule and those residues forming three hydrogen bonds per residue (3H-bond-R) with the target molecule, is ruled by the following specifications: 3H-bond-R/3H-bond-R+2H-bond-R&#x2267;0.29, and synthesizing the oligonucleotide thus generated in a per se known manner.

Antisense-oligonucleotides or effective derivatives thereof hybridizing with an area of a gene coding for transforming growth factor-&bgr; (TGF-&bgr;) comprising the following nucleic acid sequences identified in the sequence listing under SEQ ID NO. 1-56 and 137 or comprising the following nucleic acid sequences identified in the sequence listing under SEQ ID NO. 57 to 136 each of the nucleic acids having a DNA- or RNA-type structure.

Antisense-oligonucleotides for transforming growth factor-&bgr; (TGF-&bgr;)

The present invention is related to an antisense-nucleic acid or effective derivatives thereof hybridizing with an area of the messenger RNA (mRNA) or the DNA, encoding the p185 receptor (also termed c-erbB-2, HER2 or neu), a pharmaceutical composition, comprising an antisense nucleic acid or effective derivatives thereof hybridizing with an area of the messenger RNA (mRNA) or the DNA, encoding the c-erbB-2 receptor as well as the use of said antisense nucleic acids and derivatives thereof for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of neoplasms and/or immune diseases and/or diseases involving pathological angiogenesis.

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Göttingen, Germany

Wolfgang Brysch