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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Zewert, Boston, MA (US);
Uwe Pliquett, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert S Langer, Newton, MA (US);
James C Weaver, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 49 ; 604 20 ;
Abstract
A method for delivering a nucleotide into an organism includes applying a composition which includes a nucleotide component to epidermis of the organism. The epidermis is electroporated, whereby at least a portion of the composition enters or passes across the epidermis, thereby delivering the nucleotide into the organism. An example of a suitable nucleotide which can be delivered by the method of the invention includes antisense oligodeoxynucleotides for treatment of melanomas.