Uses of polystyrenesulfonate and related compounds as inhibitors of transactivating transcription factor (TAT) and as therapeutics for HIV infection and AIDS
AssigneeBlue Marble Research, Inc.
InventorJung J. Lee
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Abstract
The uses of polystyrenesulfonate and related compounds to inhibit HIV Tat function/replication and for therapy of HIV/AIDS.
Claims11
The method of treating HIV retrovirus infected cells, comprising providing polystyrenesulfonate (PSS) to the patient and sequestering transactivating transcription factor (Tat) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with said (PSS) in order to block replication of the HIV, and to block blocking viral adhesion and entry into not-yet-infected immune cells and tissues by said (HIV) virus.
The method of treating HIV retrovirus infected cells, comprising providing PSS to the cells and sequestering transactivating transcription factor (Tat) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for blocking replication of the HIV.
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