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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Robert F. Rando, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Susan Fennewald, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Joseph G. Zendegui, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Joshua O. Ojwang, Spring, TX (US);
Michael E. Hogan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Yves Pommier, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abhijit Mazumder, Bethesda, MD (US);
Aronex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and compositions for treating viral infection (IV) vitro and in vivo using a guanosine-rich oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotides have sufficient guanosine to form a guanosine tetrad. Also provided are oligonucleotides of at least two runs of at least two guanosines. Also provided are guanosine-rich oligonucleotides and methods for treating viral infections in humans, and a method for designing guanosine-rich oligonucleotides having anti-viral activity and integrase inhibition activity.