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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

William A. Carter, Spring City, PA (US);

David Strayer, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);

Assignee:

HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC., Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/7105 (2006.01); A61K 31/713 (2006.01); C12N 15/117 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2013.01); A61K 31/713 (2013.01); A61K 31/7105 (2013.01); C12N 15/117 (2013.01); C12N 2310/17 (2013.01); C12N 2310/331 (2013.01); C12N 2310/533 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to our discovery of a novel double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) having specific biological activities, which includes acting as a selective agonist for activation of the Toll-like receptor 3. Its 'rugged' molecular structure as measured by physico-chemical techniques is resistant to molecular unfolding (i.e., denaturation). This structure appears to be responsible for increased efficacy of dsRNA in therapeutic applications and improved biological activity (e.g., used as an immunoregulatory agent). Medicaments, processes for their manufacture, and methods for their use are provided herein.


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