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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Alexandra Forsbach, Ratingen, DE;
Jorg Vollmer, Dusseldorf, DE;
Grayson B. Lipford, Watertown, MA (US);
Alexandra Forsbach, Ratingen, DE;
Jorg Vollmer, Dusseldorf, DE;
Grayson B. Lipford, Watertown, MA (US);
Coley Pharmaceutical GmbH, Langenfeld, DE;
Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Wellesley, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides immunostimulatory compositions and use of those compounds in the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of disease as well as in vitro uses. In particular, the compositions of the invention include immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides that incorporate a sequence-dependent immunostimulatory sequence motif. Specific modifications involving phosphate linkages, nucleotide analogs, adducts, and combinations thereof are provided. Compositions of the invention, which optionally can include an antigen, can be used alone or together with other treatments to stimulate or enhance an immune response. Also provided are compositions and methods useful for treating a subject having an infection, a cancer, an allergic condition, asthma, airway remodeling, or immunodeficiency. Immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides of the invention are believed to stimulate Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8).