The present invention provides compositions comprising therapeutic nucleic acids (e.g., interfering RNA such as siRNA) that target Ebola virus (EBOV) gene expression and methods of using such compositions to silence EBOV gene expression. More particularly, the invention provides unmodified and chemically modified interfering RNA which silence EBOV gene expression and methods of use thereof, e.g., for preventing or treating EBOV infections caused by one or more EBOV species such as Zaire EBOV. The invention also provides serum-stable nucleic acid-lipid particles comprising one or more interfering RNA molecules, a cationic lipid, and a non-cationic lipid, which can further comprise a conjugated lipid that inhibits aggregation of particles. Methods of silencing EBOV gene expression by administering one or more interfering RNA molecules to a mammalian subject are also provided.
本发明提供了包含治疗性核酸(例如干扰RNA,如siRNA)的组合物,其靶向埃博拉病毒(
EBOV)
基因表达,并使用这些组合物来沉默
EBOV
基因表达的方法。更具体地,本发明提供了未修饰和
化学修饰的干扰RNA,其沉默
EBOV
基因表达的方法以及使用这些方法,例如预防或治疗由一个或多个
EBOV物种(例如扎伊尔
EBOV)引起的
EBOV感染。本发明还提供了血清稳定的核酸-脂质颗粒,包括一个或多个干扰RNA分子,一个阳离子脂质和一个非阳离子脂质,其还可以包括一种共轭脂质,抑制颗粒的聚集。本发明还提供了通过向哺乳动物受试者注射一个或多个干扰RNA分子来沉默
EBOV
基因表达的方法。