Claims
- 1. A compound having Formula I:
- 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein R6 independently represents H, OH, NH2, O NH2, alkyl, S-alkyl, O-alkyl, O-alkyl-S-alkyl, O-alkoxyalkyl, allyl, O-allyl, or fluoro.
- 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein each R1 and R2 independently represent O, alkyl, O-alkyl, or S.
- 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein R3, R4 and R8 independantly represent O, N, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or S.
- 5. The compound of claim 1, wherein said oligonucleotide comprising a sequence complementary to any of SEQ ID NOS. 1-4556 is an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule.
- 6. The compound of claim 1, wherein said oligonucleotide comprising a sequence complementary to any of SEQ ID NOS. 1-4556 is an antisense nucleic acid molecule.
- 7. The compound of claim 2, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is selected from the group consisting of Hammerhead, Inozyme, G-cleaver, DNAzyme, Amberzyme, and Zinzyme motifs.
- 8. The compound of claim 4, wherein said Inozyme enzymatic nucleic acid molecule comprises a stem II region of length greater than or equal to 2 base pairs.
- 9. The compound of claim 5, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid comprises between 12 and 100 bases complementary to an RNA derived from HCV.
- 10. The compound of claim 5, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid comprises between 14 and 24 bases complementary to an RNA derived from HCV.
- 11. The compound of claim 6, wherein said antisense nucleic acid comprises between 12 and 100 bases complementary to an RNA derived from HCV.
- 12. The compound of claim 6, wherein said antisense nucleic acid comprises between 14 and 24 bases complementary to an RNA derived from HCV.
- 13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 14. A mammalian cell comprising a compound of claim 1.
- 15. The mammalian cell of claim 14, wherein said mammalian cell is a human cell.
- 16. A method for treatment of cirrhosis, liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma comprising the step of administering to a patient a compound of claim 1, under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 17. A method of treatment of a patient having a condition associated with HCV infection comprising contacting cells of said patient with a compound of claim 1, and further comprising contacting said cells with one or more other therapeutic compounds under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 18. A method for inhibiting HCV replication in a mammalian cell comprising the step of administering to said cell the compound of claim 1 under conditions suitable for said inhibition.
- 19. A method of cleaving a separate RNA molecule comprising contacting the compound of claim 1 with said separate RNA molecule under conditions suitable for the cleavage of said separate RNA molecule.
- 20. The method of claim 19, wherein said cleavage is carried out in the presence of a divalent cation.
- 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said divalent cation is Mg2+.
- 22. The method of claim 19, wherein said cleavage is carried out in the presence of a protein nuclease.
- 23. The method of claim 22, wherein said protein nuclease is an RNAse L nuclease.
- 24. The compound of claim 1, wherein said compound is chemically synthesized.
- 25. The compound of claim 1, wherein said oligonucleotide comprises at least one 2′-sugar modification.
- 26. The compound of claim 1, wherein said oligonucleotide comprises at least one nucleic acid base modification.
- 27. The compound of claim 1, wherein said oligonucleotide comprises at least one phosphate modification.
- 28. The method of claim 17, wherein said therapeutic compound is type I interferon.
- 29. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon and the compound of claim 1 are administered simultaneously.
- 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon and the compound of claim 1 are administered separately.
- 31. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is interferon alpha.
- 32. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is interferon beta.
- 33. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is consensus interferon.
- 34. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is polyethylene glycol interferon.
- 35. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is polyethylene glycol interferon alpha 2a.
- 36. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is polyethylene glycol interferon alpha 2b.
- 37. The method of claim 28, wherein said type I interferon is polyethylene glycol consensus interferon.
- 38. The method of claim 17, wherein R5 in compound 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylamine and abasic moiety and said other therapeutic compound comprises an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule which is targeted against HCV replication.
- 39. The method of claim 17, wherein R5 in compound 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylamine and abasic moiety and said other therapeutic compound comprises an antisense nucleic acid molecule which is targeted against HCV replication.
- 40. A pharmaceutical composition comprising type I interferon and the compound of claim 1, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 41. The compound of claim 1, wherein said abasic moiety is selected from the group consisting of:
- 42. The compound of claim 41, wherein R7 represents H, OH, NH2, O—NH2, alkyl, S-alkyl, O-alkyl, O-alkyl-S-alkyl, O-alkoxyalkyl, allyl, O-allyl, fluoro, oligonucleotide, alkyl, alkylamine or abasic moiety.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of Blatt et al., U.S. Ser. No. (09/740,332), filed Dec. 18, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of Blatt et al., U.S. Ser. No. (09/611,931), filed Jul. 7, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of Blatt et al., Ser. No. 09/504,321, filed Feb. 15, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of Blatt et al., U.S. Ser. No. 09/274,553, filed Mar. 23, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of Blatt et al., U.S. Ser. No. 09/257,608, filed Feb. 24, 1999 (abandoned), which claims priority from Blatt et al., U.S. Ser. No. 60/100,842, filed Sep. 18, 1998, and McSwiggen et al., U.S. Ser. No. 60/083,217 filed Apr. 27, 1998, all of these earlier applications are entitled “ENZYMATIC NUCLEIC ACID TREATMENT OF DISEASES OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION”. Each of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety including the drawings.
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