Abstract: Oligodeoxynucleotides complementary to genomic RNA of a negative-stranded nonsegmented RNA virus are provided. Methods of inhibiting infection of cells by a negative-stranded nonsegmented RNA virus and treating animals infected with a negative-stranded nonsegmented RNA virus using these oligodeoxynucleotides are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 1998
Date of Patent:
March 12, 2002
Assignee:
Thomas Jefferson University
Inventors:
Zhen Fang Fu, Eric Wickstrom, Bernhard Dietzschold, Hilary Koprowski