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LIPOSOMES CONTAINING NOVEL TARGETING AND/OR FUSOGENIC PEPTIDES, PREPARATION CONTAINING THEM AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF
A novel targeting peptide from the C-terminal of endothelin and/or a novel fusogenic peptide from hemagglutinin are optionally conjugated to the carboxy group of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-succinate and incorporated into liposomes for therapeutic treatment. The novel targeting peptide directs liposomes to lung cells, and, therefore, is useful for delivering liposomes encapsulating cholinesterase genes, particularly, the human serum butyryl cholinesterase (Hu BChE) gene, as a treatment against nerve agents. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader quickly to ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the appended issued claims. 37 CFR .sctn.1.72(b).
Docket:WRAIR 2003-66
Publication/Issued No.:7,741,431
Publication/Issue Date:2006-01-25
Categories: Device
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Lab:WRAIR
Inventor(s):ALLON, N.; CHAMBERS, C.; SAXENA, A.; DOCTOR, B.