Patent ID: 8791085

Claim:
A method of upregulating a function of and/or the expression of an Antiviral gene polynucleotide having SEQ ID NO: 3 in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising: contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide 12 to 30 nucleotides in length wherein said at least one oligonucleotide is specific for a natural antisense polynucleotide of the antiviral acne and has at least 90% sequence identity to a 12 to 30 nucleotide ration of a reverse complement of the natural antisense polynucleotide of the Antiviral gene polynucleotide; thereby upregulating a function of and/or the expression of the Antiviral gene polynucleotide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro.