The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for treating human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The dsRNA comprises an antisense strand having a nucleotide sequence which is less that 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-25 nucleotides in length, and which is substantially complementary to at least a part of an HPV Target gene selected from among HPV E1, HPV E6 and the human E6AP gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by HPV infection and the expression of the E6AP gene using the pharmaceutical composition; and methods for inhibiting the expression of the HPV Target genes in a cell.
该发明涉及一种用于治疗人类乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染的双链
核糖核酸(dsRNA)。该dsRNA包括一条具有核苷酸序列的反义链,其长度不超过30个核苷酸,通常为19-25个核苷酸,并且与HPV E1、HPV E6和人类E6AP
基因中的至少一部分基本互补。该发明还涉及一种包括dsRNA和药学上可接受的载体的药物组合物;使用该药物组合物治疗由HPV感染引起的疾病和E6AP
基因的表达的方法;以及在细胞中抑制HPV靶
基因表达的方法。