摘要 |
<p>A method for enhancing the clinical responsiveness to an anti-inflammatory therapy in a patient afflicted with an inflammatory condition, comprising administering an oligonucleotide having the sequence 5′-Xm-CG-Yn-3′in an effective amount to said patient, and wherein X is A, T, C or G; Y is A, T, C or G; m=1-40; n=1-40 and wherein at least one CG dinucleotide is unmethylated. The invention also encompasses the use of such an oligonucleotide for the manufacture of a medicament for enhancing steroid efficacy in the treatment of a patient afflicted with an inflammatory condition.</p> |