COMPOSITONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING EXPRESSION OF IL-18 GENES

摘要

The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a IL-18 gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA or nucleic acid molecules or vectors encoding the same together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of a IL-18 gene using said pharmaceutical composition; and methods for inhibiting the expression of IL-18 in a cell.