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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Carlo M. Croce, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61K 38/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); A61K 38/191 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/136 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/178 (2013.01);
Abstract
It is disclosed herein that miR-221 and miR-222 down-regulate PTEN and TIMP3 tumor suppressors, resulting in TRAIL resistance. The present invention provides research, diagnostic, and therapeutic tools and methods related to this discovery. Diagnostics, prognostics and treatments for human hepatocellular cancer and non-small cell lung carcinoma having a TRAIL resistance are particularly described herein.