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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Heh-In Im, Seoul, KR;
Byung Sun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/7105 (2006.01); A61P 25/34 (2006.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/7105 (2013.01); A61P 25/34 (2018.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 15/86 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms. The pharmaceutical composition includes miR-137 as an active ingredient. Overexpression of miR-137 in an animal model having nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms results in relief, prevention or amelioration of the symptoms. Therefore, the use of miR-137 contributes to the prevention or treatment of nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms and is expected to be useful for developing relevant therapeutic agents.