Inventors:
Krishnan Chakravarthy - Williamsville NY, US
Suryaprakash Sambhara - Atlanta GA, US
Paul Knight - Grand Island NY, US
Assignee:
NANOAXIS - Williamsville NY
International Classification:
A61K 31/713, A61P 31/12, C07H 21/02, A61K 9/12, B82Y 5/00
US Classification:
424 43, 536 245, 536 231, 514 44 A, 977774
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of enhancing resistance to viral infections through targeted delivery of 5′PPP negative stranded siRNA via nanoparticles, specifically gold nanorods. The 5′PPP activates type I interferon through the signaling cascade providing a novel therapeutic and prophylactic for seasonal and pandemic influenza. The technology described herein also extends the findings to the use of nanoparticles for delivery of genetic material including but not limited to siRNA and microRNA to accomplish targeted nanoparticle based gene therapy.