VPR-DRIVEN DNA OR RNA CONSTRUCT AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF

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APP PUB NO 20030017137A1
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09120286

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The present invention relates to a DNA or RNA construct capable of expression of IL-2 in a warm-blooded animal or biological preparation, the recombinant DNA or RNA construct comprising a) a Vpr activated promoter; b) a transcribable DNA segment coding for IL-2 and; c) a secretory DNA encoding for a signal peptide functional in mammary cells and operably linked between the promoter and the DNA segment to facilitate secretion of the IL-2. The present invention also relates to a method for increasing the immune response of a warm-blooded animal or biological preparation. There is also described methods for inhibiting or stimulating expression of IL-8 of a warm-blooded animal or a biological preparation.

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HOPITAL SAINTE-JUSTINE3175 CHEMIN DE LA COTE SAINTE-CATHERINE MONTREAL QUEBEC H3T 1

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ALFIERI, CAROLINE DORION, CA 2 1
ROUX, PHILIPPE MONTREAL, CA 14 46
TANNER, JEROME DORION, CA 3 27

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