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Granted Patent B2
US 12,577,566 · App. 18/546,414 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Methods and compositions for modulating plasminogen

Inventors: Christian J. Kastrup (Milwaukee, WI); Amy W. Strilchuk (Vancouver, CA); Jerry Leung (Richmond, CA); Pieter R. Cullis (Vancouver, CA); Madelaine Robertson (Vancouver, CA)
Assignee: The University of British Columbia
C12N15/1137A61K9/127A61K47/14A61K47/24A61K47/28A61P7/04C12N2310/14
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Patent No.
US 12,577,566
App. No.
18/546,414
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule against plasminogen, the siRNA molecule containing modified or unmodified nucleotides and wherein at least one strand of the duplex or the single-stranded siRNA has a sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity to any one of SEQ NOs: 1 to 28. Further provided is a duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule against plasminogen, the siRNA molecule containing modified or unmodified nucleotides and is between 25 and 35 nucleotides in length. The siRNA molecule may be formulated in a lipid nanoparticle as described herein.

Claims (30)

1 . A duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule against plasminogen mRNA, the siRNA molecule containing modified or unmodified nucleotides and wherein at least one strand of the duplex or the single-stranded siRNA has a sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 and 15-28.

2 . The duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule of claim 1 , wherein the siRNA molecule is 20 to 35 nucleotides in length; or

wherein the siRNA molecule is 25 to 35 nucleotides in length.

3 . The siRNA molecule of claim 1 , wherein at least one strand of the sequence has at least 85% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 and 15-28;

wherein the sequence has at least 90% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 and 15-28;

wherein the sequence has at least 95% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 and 15-28;

wherein the sequence has at least 97% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID Nos: 1 to 28 NOs: 1-8 and 15-28; or

wherein the sequence has at least 98% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 and 15-28.

4 . The siRNA molecule of claim 3 , wherein the sequence consists essentially of the sequences of any one of SEQ ID Nos. NOs: 1-8 and 15-28.

5 . The siRNA molecule of claim 1 , wherein the sequence is a conjugate molecule.

6 . The siRNA molecule of claim 5 , wherein the conjugate molecule comprises a sugar group.

7 . The siRNA molecule of claim 6 , wherein the sugar group comprises GalNAc.

8 . The siRNA molecule of claim 1 , wherein the sequence has at least 80% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 or 21-28.

9 . The duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule of claim 1 , further comprising a lipid nanoparticle.

10 . A lipid nanoparticle comprising:

the duplex or single-stranded siRNA molecule of claim 1 ;

an ionizable, cationic lipid present at between 10 mol % and 85 mol %;

a neutral vesicle-forming lipid selected from at least one of a phospholipid and a triglyceride;

a sterol; and

a hydrophilic polymer-lipid conjugate present at between 0.5 mol % and 5 mol %.

11 . The siRNA molecule of claim 1 further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; an excipient; or both.

12 . A method of treating a patient having a bleeding disorder comprising administering the siRNA molecule of claim 1 to a patient in need of such treatment thereof.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bleeding disorder is selected from one or more of: hemophilia A; hemophilia B; von Willebrand Disease (VWD); a platelet disorder; and menorrhagia.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bleeding disorder is hemophilia A or hemophilia B.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bleeding disorder is hemophilia A.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bleeding disorder is hemophilia B.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bleeding disorder is VWD.

18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the siRNA molecule stabilizes clots against fibrinolysis; ameliorates bleeding; or both.

19 . The lipid nanoparticle of claim 10 , further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; an excipient; or both.

20 . An oligonucleotide comprising a contiguous nucleotide sequence of between 10-40, 15-35 or 25-35 nucleotides, wherein the contiguous nucleotide sequence is targeted to hybridize to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-8 or 21-28.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2024
From: KASTRUP, CHRISTIAN J.; STRILCHUK, AMY WONG; LEUNG, JERRY; CULLIS, PIETER R.; ROBERTSON, MADELAINE
To: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63149720 · Feb 16, 2021
Related Publication 20240141357A1 · May 2, 2024
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