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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Jack J. Hawiger, Nashville, TN (US);
Daniel Robinson, Lexington, KY (US);
Ruth Ann Veach, Brentwood, TN (US);
Xue Yan Liu, Nashville, TN (US);
Danya Liu, Nashville, TN (US);
Sheila Timmons, Nashville, TN (US);
Robert D. Collins, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the delivery of biologically active molecules, such as peptides, nucleic acids and therapeutic agents, into the interior of cells by administering to the cells a complex comprising the molecule linked to an importation competent signal peptide. Such delivery can be utilized for purposes such as peptide therapy, gene transfer, and antisense therapy to regulate and/or eradicate systemic inflammatory response syndromes such as endotoxic shock.