INFLUENCING METABOLISM OF ARACHIDONIC ACID BY MEANS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US91/02628 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 3, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 3, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 17, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/16901 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 14, 1991.Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases amenable to modulation of the synthesis or metabolism of arachidonic acid and related compounds. In accordance with preferred embodiments, oligonucleotides and oligonucleotide analogs are provided which are specifically hybridizable with nucleic acids encoding 5-lipoxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase activating proteins, LTA4 hydrolase, phospholipase A2, phospholipase C, and coenzyme A-independent transacylase. The oligonucleotide comprises nucleotide units sufficient in identity and number to effect said specific hybridization. In other preferred embodiments, the oligonucleotides are specifically hybridizable with a transcription initiation site, a translation initiation site, and intron/exon junction. Methods of treating animals suffering from disease amenable to therapeutic intervention by modulating arachidonic acid synthesis or metabolism with an oligonucleotide or oligonucleotide analog specifically hybridizable with RNA or DNA corresponding to one of the foregoing proteins are disclosed. Methods for treatment of diseases responding to modulation of arachidonic acid synthesis or metabolism are disclosed.