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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Michael J. Tolentino, Villanova, PA (US);
Samuel Jotham Reich, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Tolentino, Villanova, PA (US);
Samuel Jotham Reich, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/11 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
RNA interference using small interfering RNAs which are specific for the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and the VEGF receptor genes Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR inhibit expression of these genes. Diseases which involve antiogenesis stimulated by overexpression of VEGF, such as diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration and many types of cancer, can be treated by administering the small interfering RNAs.