Document Type
Patent
Patent Number
US Patent 7,776,344
Patent agency
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Publication Date
8-17-2010
Assignee
University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, IA, US) ; Coley Pharmaceutical GmbH (Düsseldorf, DE) ; Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (New York, NY, US)
Application Number
11/179,008
Date Filed
2005-07-08
Total Pages
89 pages
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for extending the clinical utility of IFN-α in the treatment of a variety of viral and proliferative disorders. Among other aspects, the invention provides methods which increase the efficacy of IFN-α treatment and reduce IFN-α treatment-related side effects. In addition, methods are provided for supporting the survival and for activating natural interferon producing cells (IPCs) in vitro without exogenous IL-3 or GM-CSF. The invention is based on the discovery that certain CpG and non-CpG ISNAs promote survival and stimulation of IPCs.
Recommended Citation
Hartmann, Gunther; Bratzler, Robert L.; and Krieg, Arthur M. Methods related to immunostimulatory nucleic acid-induced interferon. US Patent 7,776,344 filed July 08, 2005 and issued August 17, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/patents/518
URL
https://ir.uiowa.edu/patents/518