Patent ID: 8420615

Claim:
A method for treating a patient having airway inflammation, allergy, or asthma, such method comprising administering to the patient an immunostimulatory oligonucleotide having the structure 5′-TCG 1 AACG 1 TTCG 1 -X-G 1 CTTG 1 CAAG 1 CT-5′[SEQ ID NO. 1], 5′-CTGTCoG 2 TTCTC-X-CTCTTG 2 oCTGTC-5′[SEQ ID NO. 29], 5′-CTGTCG 2 TTCTCo-X-oCTCTTG 2 CTGTC-5′[SEQ. ID NO. 28], 5′-TCG 1 AACG 1 TTCG 1 -Y-TCTTG 2 CTGTCT-5′[SEQ ID NOs 22 AND 35], or 5′-TCG 1 AACG 1 TTCG 1 -Y-GACAG 1 CTGTCT-5′ [SEQ ID NOs. 32 AND 38]; wherein X is a glycerol linker, Y is a C3-linker, G 1 is 2′-deoxy-7-deazaguanosine, G 2 is arabinoguanosine and o is phosphodiester linkage.