Patent ID: 8227446

Claim:
An isolated stabilized D-type oligodeoxynucleotide of no more than 30 nucleotides in length comprising the nucleic acid sequence set forth as (SEQ ID NO: 18) 5′XXTGCGCCGATGCAGGGGGG3′; (SEQ ID NO: 19) 5′XXTGCATCGACGCAGGGGGG3′; (SEQ ID NO: 20) 5′XXTGCGTCGGTGCAGGGGGG3′ or (SEQ ID NO: 30) 5′GGTGCATCGTTGCAGGGGGG3′, wherein the oligodeoxynucleotide comprises an unmethylated CpG motif and wherein the stabilized D-type oligodeoxynucleotide induces interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production.