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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Eric Olson, Dallas, TX (US);
Eva Van Rooij, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Eric Olson, Dallas, TX (US);
Eva Van Rooij, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the identification of a microRNA, miR-208, that induces the expression of β-myosin heavy chain (β-MHC) and represses fast skeletal muscle contractile protein genes. Inhibition of this function is proposed as a treatment for cardiac fibrosis, hypertrophy and/or heart failure, and augmentation of this function can be used to repress slow fiber genes and activate fast fiber genes in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.