Li Niu - Loundonville NY, US Zhen Huang - Albany NY, US Hua Shi - Ithaca NY, US John T. Lis - Ithaca NY, US
Assignee:
Cornell University - Ithaca NY The Research Foundation of State University of New York - Albany NY
International Classification:
C07H 21/02
US Classification:
536 231, 506 16, 506 13, 506 23, 506 7
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel nucleic acid ligands or aptamers that bind to and inhibit the activation of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Also disclosed is a novel combination of technologies, i. e. , SELEX and laser pulse photolysis for the selection and screening of aptamers that inhibit receptor function and are useful therefore, in the treatment of diseases associated with excessive activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors.
The present invention relates to novel nucleic acid ligands or aptamers that bind to and inhibit the activation of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Also disclosed is a novel combination of technologies, i. e. , SELEX and laser pulse photolysis for the selection and screening of aptamers that inhibit receptor function and are useful therefore, in the treatment of diseases associated with excessive activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors.
Li Niu - Loudonville NY, US Zhen Huang - Albany NY, US Hua Shi - Ithaca NY, US John T. Lis - Ithaca NY, US
Assignee:
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany NY Cornell University - Ithaca NY
International Classification:
A61K 48/00 C07H 19/00 C07H 21/00 C07H 21/02
US Classification:
536 221, 536 231, 514 44 R
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel nucleic acid ligands or aptamers that bind to and inhibit the activation of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Also disclosed is a novel combination of technologies, i. e. , SELEX and laser pulse photolysis for the selection and screening of aptamers that inhibit receptor function and are useful therefore, in the treatment of diseases associated with excessive activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors.