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TREATMENT OF TISSUE FIBROSIS BY BLOCKING THE SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
TREATMENT OF TISSUE FIBROSIS BY BLOCKING THE SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
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机译:阻断SP1转录因子治疗组织纤维化
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Sp1 is a transcription factor that is involved in the basal expression of ECM genes and is therefore important in fibrotic processes. The present invention relates to methods wherein transcriptional repression of the Sp1 gene by antisense Sp1 is used to reduce the expression of several ECM genes, without significant alteration in cell growth. The present invention further relates to decoy Sp1 binding oligonucleotides that interfere with Sp1 binding to its target DNA, thereby inhibiting ECM gene promoter activity both in vitro and in vivo. Targeting Sp1 will therefore allow for the efficient inhibition of ECM gene expression, and thereby allow for an alternative, non-toxic, therapeutic approach in the treatment of fibrotic disorders.
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