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8168416 Modified lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase enzymes  
The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, thrombosis, and for decreasing or prevention of accumulation of...
8163699 Method for the treatment of valvular disease  
A method for treating valvular stenosis. The method involves the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a reverse lipid (in particular cholesterol) transport agonist to a mammal....
8143265 Method of treating atherosclerosis  
A method of treating atherosclerosis in a subject is carried out by administering the subject 2-aminopurine or a pharmaceutically salt thereof in a treatment effective amount. Optionally, the...
8133857 NOTCH inhibition in the treatment of atherosclerosis  
The present invention is directed to methods of treating or preventing atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases by administering agents that inhibit or modulate the NOTCH signaling...
8124580 Apolipoprotein A1 mimetics and uses thereof  
The present invention provides peptidomimetics derived from Apolipoprotein A-I, which is useful for beneficially influencing lipid parameters and/or plasma cholesterol levels. The invention also...
8124582 Treatment of diabetes  
The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating glucose metabolism, achieving glucose homeostasis, and decreasing blood glucose levels. Methods and compounds for treating or...
8110543 Anti-invasive and anti-angiogenic compositions  
A peptide compound having the sequence Lys-Pro-Ser-Ser-Pro-Pro-Glu-Glu [SEQ ID NO:2] or a substitution variant, addition variant or other chemical derivative thereof inhibits cell invasion,...
8101565 Sustained release of Apo A-I mimetic peptides and methods of treatment  
A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a composition including a sustained-release carrier and...
8084423 Synthetic single domain polypeptides mimicking apolipoprotein E and methods of use  
The present invention is directed to a synthetic apolipoprotein-E mimicking polypeptide consisting of a single domain. The invention is also directed to nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide,...
8048015 Methods and apparatus for creating particle derivatives of HDL with reduced lipid content  
The present invention is directed to systems, apparatus and methods for creating derivatives of at least one form of HDL without substantially affecting LDL. These derivatives of HDL are particles...
8048851 Peptides and peptide mimetics to treat pathologies characterized by an inflammatory response  
This invention provides novel active agents (e.g. peptides, small organic molecules, amino acid pairs, etc.) peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis and/or other...
8030277 Polypeptide and gene encoding the same  
A polypeptide having the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, or 6, a DNA encoding the same, and an antibody against said polypeptide, and the use thereof. The above amino acid...
8030464 Stabilized bioactive peptides and methods of identification, synthesis, and use  
An intracellular selection system allows screening for peptide bioactivity and stability. Randomized recombinant peptides are screened for bioactivity in a tightly regulated expression system,...
8030281 Methods and apparatus for creating particle derivatives of HDL with reduced lipid content  
The present invention is directed to systems, apparatus and methods for creating derivatives of at least one form of HDL without substantially affecting LDL. These derivatives of HDL are particles...
8030276 Treating cardiovascular disease with TRPC3 channel protein  
The invention refers to the use of a TRPC channel, an inactivating mutant thereof, or a nucleotide sequence coding for the TRPC channel or for the inactivating mutant for the production of a...
7985727 Apo A-I mimetic peptides and methods of treatment  
A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a synthetic apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-I) mimetic peptide...
7966746 Needle penetrable and laser resealable lyophilization method  
A device and related method are provided for lyophilizing a substance within the device and storing therein the lyophilized substance. The device is penetrable by a needle for filling the device...
7919084 Methods of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease  
The invention provides methods for diagnosis or prognosis of cardiovascular disease involving the detection of an elevated amount of MIC-1 in a test body sample. The invention also provides methods...
7897561 Methods for treatment or prophylaxis of atherosclerosis and reperfusion injury  
The invention includes a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of atherosclerosis, and/or for the treatment or prophylaxis of reperfusion injury in a subject in need of treatment by administering...
7892556 Apoptotically active peptides  
Specific amino acid sequences and peptides and/or peptide mimetics deducted therefrom influencing apoptosis, and the use thereof for the production of pharmaceuticals as diagnostic tools are shown.
7883699 Methods for enlarging the lumen of an obstructed biological conduit  
The invention provides methods to for treating a an obstructed biological conduit that include administering to the conduit an agent that can degrade extracellular matrix of obstructing tissue....
7858577 Use of the long pentraxin PTX3 for the treatment of diseases caused by an altered activation of the growth factor FGF-2  
The use of the long pentraxin PTX3 (PTX3) or one of its functional derivatives is described for the preparation of medicament which inhibits the biological activity of the growth factor FGF-2,...
7851441 Water-soluble elastin, process for producing same, and food and medicine containing same  
A low-molecular-weight water-soluble elastin having a molecular weight of about 10,000 to 30,000 and a high-molecular-weight water-soluble elastin having a molecular weight of about 30,000 to...
7807640 Orally administered peptides synergize statin activity  
This invention provides novel peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis. The peptides are class A amphipathic helical peptides. They are highly stable and readily...
7795213 Methods of contacting β amyloid protein with VEGF  
The present invention relates to a VEGF polypeptide that binds to Aβ. The present invention also relates to a compound that sequesters Aβ. And conversely, the invention relates to a compound that s...
7785567 Growth hormone-releasing peptides in the treatment or prevention of atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia  
According to the invention there is provided a method of treatment or prophylaxis of atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia or a cardiovascular disease associated with atherosclerosis, which method...
7785566 Pharmaceutical compounds  
The invention comprises pharmaceuticals of formula (I) Z-(L)n-V, wherein V denotes a peptide, L denotes an optional linker, Z denotes a group that optionally can carry an imaging moiety M, n...
7785589 Antibodies against a peptide epitope of apolipoprotein B  
The present invention relates to antibodies raised against fragments of apolipoprotein B, in particular defined peptides thereof, for immunization or therapeutic treatment of mammals, including...
7745387 Use of erythropoietin  
The present invention relates to the use of erythropoietin for stimulating the physiological mobilization, proliferation and differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells, for stimulating...
7741289 Substituted azetidinone compounds, processes for preparing the same, formulations and uses thereof  
The present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, solvates or esters of the compound of Formula (I), wherein each of...
7732410 Compositions for inhibiting atherosclerosis  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the reduction of atherosclerotic plaques and the decrease in the level of total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, serum LDL...
7732413 Substituted azetidinone compounds, processes for preparing the same, formulations and uses thereof  
The present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, solvates or esters of the compound of Formula (I), wherein each of...
7723303 Peptides and peptide mimetics to treat pathologies characterized by an inflammatory response  
This invention provides novel active agents (e.g. peptides, small organic molecules, amino acid pairs, etc.) peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis and/or other...
7704499 Antibodies against a peptide epitope of apoliporotein B  
The present invention relates to antibodies raised against fragments of apolipoprotein B, in particular defined peptides thereof, for immunization or therapeutic treatment of mammals, including...
7700544 Compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis  
Peptides and mimetics of selected domains of mammalian serum amyloid A isoform 2.1 (SAA2.1) and compounds and compositions thereof are provided that enhance the effect on macrophage cholesterol...
7615528 Methods for alleviating deleterious effects of 3-deoxyglucosone  
Disclosed is a class of compounds which inhibit the enzymatic conversion of fructose-lysine into fructose-lysine-3-phosphate in an ATP dependent reaction in a recently discovered metabolic pathway....
7585507 Nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides for immune modulation  
The invention provides gp38 polypeptides, which play a role in immunomodulation, nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods employing these...
7576060 Inhibition of adhesion and migration of an endothelial cell to fibronectin by neutrophil alpha-defensins  
The present invention relates to the inhibition of angiogenesis by neutrophil alpha-defensins. Further, the present invention relates to methods involving the inhibition of endothelial cell...
7531516 Peptidic compounds selectively binding to P-selectin  
The present invention relates to compounds which bind selectively to the adhesion molecule human P-selectin, and particularly to such compounds comprising a peptide with an amino acid sequence...
7517857 Immune-modulating peptide  
Disclosed are peptides having SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 24 that induce superoxide generation by human monocytes or neutrophils; that induce an intracellular calcium increase by human peripheral blood...
7511009 Retinal pigmented epithelium derived neurotrophic factor  
The present invention relates to a purified retinal pigmented epithelium derived neurotrophic factor composition and a method for purifying such a retinal pigmented epithelium neurotrophic factor....
7488717 Methods of inhibiting chemokine binding to chemokine receptors  
Novel peptides or peptidomimetic agents or small molecules for modulating the biological effect of a chemokine. According to the present invention, the therapeutic agents preferably are endowed...
7470660 Treatment for dark adaptation  
The present invention addresses the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, and treatment of individuals with impaired visual function such as impaired dark adaptation, using regulation of...
7459433 Homotrimeric extended OBG3 globular head and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to the field of obesity research. Obesity is a public health problem that is serious and widespread. A compound, homotrimer of OBG3 polypeptide fragment comprising...
7459438 Specific mechanism for inhibiting platelet adhesion to collagen  
The present invention relates to the polypeptide Saratin and its use for the manufacture of a medicament having the capability to significantly decrease platelet adhesion and platelet accumulation...
7439229 Cytokine activity regulator molecules from tick salivary glands  
The present invention relates to cytokine activity regulator molecules (CARMs) and their use in controlling the action of cytokines, particularly chemokines. In particular, the invention relates to...
7432245 Pharmaceutical formulation comprising a peptide angiogenesis inhibitor  
Parenteral formulations of peptides which are useful for sustained release are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of preparation for the formulations.
7417030 Indazole peptidomimetics as thrombin receptor antagonists  
The invention is directed to novel indazole peptidomimetic compounds which are useful as thrombin receptor antagonists for the treatment of diseases associated with thrombosis, restenosis,...
7393825 Microdose therapy  
Methods for treating vascular conditions associated with localized imbalance in vascular tone, which are hypothesized to be largely due to elevated endothelin (ET) are provided. The methods involve...
7390783 Charged phospholipid compositions and methods for their use  
The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a synthetic or naturally occurring charged phospholipid, which is formulated into a dosage form for administration to a subject or...
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