Abstract: The present invention is directed to an RNAi-inducing agent capable of reducing and/or inhibiting the expression of proteins associated with the tight junction complex joining Schlemm's canal endothelial cells (SCEC) in the eye of a subject for use in the prevention and/or treatment of glaucoma. Specifically, the RNAi-inducing agent is capable of reducing and/or inhibiting the expression of proteins expressed in the tight junction complex or supporting the tight junction complex joining Schlemm's canal endothelial cells (SCEC) in the eye of a subject for use in the prevention and/or treatment of glaucoma. Methods using this RNAi-inducing agent are also contemplated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2024
Assignees:
PROV FELLOWS COLLEGE HOLY TRINITY QUEEN ELIZABETH, IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED, DUKE UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Peter Humphries, Marian Humphries, Matthew Campbell, Anna-Sophia Kiang, Daniel Stamer, Darryl Ray Overby, Chi Shing Lawrence Tam