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7618944 Encapsulated amyloid-beta peptides  
The present invention relates to the field of polymer chemistry and more particularly to encapsulated peptides and uses thereof.
7618943 Fusion polypeptides, and use thereof in antivascular tumor therapy  
The present invention relates to fusion polypeptides, comprising at least two peptides. The invention further relates to the use of these fusion proteins in antivascular therapy of neoplastic...
RE40988 Ligands of the neuropeptide receptor HFGAN72  
Polypeptides of HFGAN72 receptor ligands and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides are provided. Methods of using these polypeptides to diagnose diseases relating to the under- or...
7615534 Antimicrobial peptides and use thereof  
Artificially synthesized antimicrobial peptide that does not occur naturally is provided by the present invention. The antimicrobial peptide includes one unit, two units or more units of amino acid...
7615212 Compositions and methods for the systemic treatment of arthritis  
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating arthritic joints found in patients with autoinflammation, e.g., systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, by administering...
7612171 DB, the receptor for leptin, nucleic acids encoding the receptor, and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to identification of a receptor for a satiety factor, which is involved in body weight homeostasis. Mutations in this receptor are associated with obese phenotypes. In...
7612170 Co-stimulatory polypeptides  
The invention provides polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom having advantageous properties, including an ability of the polypeptides to preferentially bind a CD28 or CTLA-4 receptor...
7612169 Osteoprotegerin variant proteins  
The present invention relates to novel osteoprotegerin variant proteins (OVPs) that demonstrate reduced binding affinity for their ligand TRAIL when compared to wild-type osteoprotegerin. Nucleic...
7612163 Prokineticin 2β peptide and its use  
A PK2β peptide is described, which, as an agonist of prokineticin receptor 1, is useful for treating lung and gastrointestinal diseases or disorders mediated by PKR1 activity.
7612043 Method of reducing or inhibiting ObR signaling using a leptin antagonist consisting of SEQ id No: 2  
Disclosed herein are peptides comprising a leptin sequence and methods for their use in preventing ObR signaling in a leptin-responsive cell. A leptin peptide of the present invention binds to but...
7612042 Methods for inhibiting heregulin and treating cancer  
The present invention discloses a method using human soluble ErbB3, for example p85-sErbB3, as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 activation. The present invention...
7612041 Isolated activin-binding ActRIIa polypeptide comprising the SEQ ID NO: 7 and uses for promoting bone growth  
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for promoting bone growth and increasing bone density.
7612040 Lefty polypeptides and derivatives thereof  
The disclosure relates to Lefty derivatives and the uses of Lefty polypeptides as antagonists of the function of certain ligands such as Nodal, GDF-8 (Myostatin), and GDF-11. These derivatives may...
7612039 Method of cell growth inhibition with agnoprotein  
The growth of normal and abnormally proliferating cells can be inhibited by the introduction of agnoprotein, or biologically active fragments or derivatives of agnoprotein, into the cell in the...
7612038 Biglycan and related therapeutics and methods of use  
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with...
7611867 CC-chemokine binding tick proteins  
A novel CC-chemokine binding protein is isolated from the saliva of Rhipicephalus sanguineus . Compounds prepared in accordance with the present invention can be used as anti-inflammatory and...
7611699 Methods of using cytokine zalpha11 ligand  
Antibodies that bind to polypeptides and peptides comprising the sequence of zalpha11 Ligand as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 are described. The antibodies may bind the full length sequence of 162 amino...
7608686 Human tumor necrosis factor receptor  
Tumor necrosis factors and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human tumor necrosis factor receptor designated as...
7608589 Peptidyl diacylglycerides  
Peptide and peptides that may be covalently linked to a lipid and methods of using such peptides and lipopeptides to prevent or treat disease are disclosed herein.
7608588 Mineral collagen chelates and methods of making and using same  
Collagen peptide chelated mineral products, pharmaceutical formulations thereof and methods for preparing same are provided. Also provided is a method for generating the optimal size of collagen...
7608587 Exendin 4 polypeptide fragment  
The present invention relates to an Exendin 4 polypeptide fragment, which has hypoglycemic activity, and can be used for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus. The polypeptide sequence...
7608586 Soluble low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein binds directly to Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide  
A soluble derivative of low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein-1 (sLRP-1) binds directly to Alzheimer's amyloid-β peptide (Aβ). This binding may be used to detect Aβ or to separate Aβ...
7608585 Compositions for inhibition of necrosis induced by a neurotrophin  
Disclosed is a method for inhibition of necrosis induced by neurotrophin, and more specifically a method for inhibition of necrosis by administrating oxidative stress inhibitor and a method for...
7608584 Calcitonin drug-oligomer conjugates, and uses thereof  
Calcitonin drug-oligomer conjugates that include a calcitonin drug coupled to an oligomer including a single polyalkylene glycol moiety consisting of between 4 and 10 polyalkylene glycol subunits...
7608582 Delivery vehicle comprising a modified MscL protein channel  
The invention relates to the field of drug delivery, in particular, to compounds and methods for the chemical modification of a proteinaceous channel to be used in pharmaceutical delivery vehicles...
7608579 Lung volume reduction using glue compositions  
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for sealing localized regions of damaged lung tissue to reduce overall lung volume. The glue compositions provide a glue featuring an...
7608269 Compositions and methods for treating cancer by modulating HER-2 and EGF receptors  
An alternative HER-2/neu product, herstatin, consists of subdomains I and II from the ectodomain of p185HER-2 and a unique 79 amino acid C-terminus encoded by intron 8. Recombinant herstatin added...
7608261 VEGF antagonist formulations suitable for intravitreal administration  
Ophthalmic formulations of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-specific fusion protein antagonist are provided suitable for intravitreal administration to the eye. The ophthalmic...
7605131 EML4-ALK fusion gene  
The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding...
7605130 Albumin-based colloid composition and method of use in treating hypovolemia and multiorgan dysfunction  
A composition comprising an albumin-based colloid and its use in treating hypovolemic conditions such as capillary leak syndrome and shock are disclosed.
7605129 Splice variant of human placental growth hormone  
This invention relates to a protein, termed INSP105, herein identified as a splice variant of human placental growth hormone and to the use of this protein and nucleic acid sequences from the...
7605128 Neurogenerative or neurotrophic factors for mitigating a symptom of ischemia  
This invention pertains to the identification of neurogenerative and/or neurotrophic factors that can induce migration of stem cells to neural tissue and/or induce proliferation and/or...
7605127 Truncated hepatocyte growth factor variant protein HGF/NK2  
The present invention relates to a novel truncated form of heptocyte growth factor (HGF) which specifically antagonizes the activity of HGF and to a novel truncated form of HGF that is a partial...
7604993 Combined regulation of neural cell production  
This invention relates to a method of selectively producing neural cells, including neurons or glial cells, in vitro or in vivo. Also provided are methods of treating or ameliorating...
7601803 Fabrication of beta-pleated sheet proteins with specific binding properties  
The present invention describes novel beta-sheet proteins having specific binding properties and catalytic properties and also methods for preparing these proteins.
7601735 Antiviral compounds  
Use of certain castanospermine esters in the treatment of diseases caused by flaviviruses, in particular in the treatment of disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and compositions...
7601693 Composition for treating cancer and use thereof  
The present invention provides a cyclic peptide containing RRXR motif. The present invention also provides a composition comprising the said cyclic peptide and a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier....
7601692 MCP-1 splice variants and methods of using same  
Novel MCP-1 splice variant polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding same are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the splice variant polypeptides and polynucleotides,...
7601691 Anti-obesity agents  
The present invention relates to a compound comprising a PYY peptide or a functional derivative thereof, which is coupled to a reactive group. Such a reactive group is capable of reacting on a...
7601685 Growth factor modified protein matrices for tissue engineering  
Proteins are incorporated into protein or polysaccharide matrices for use in tissue repair, regeneration and/or remodeling and/or drug delivery. The proteins can be incorporated so that they are...
7601516 Heterodimeric follicle stimulating hormone-Fc (FSH-Fc) fusion proteins for the treatment of infertility  
The invention provides novel heterodimeric fusion proteins comprising a first polypeptide including an alpha subunit of FSH (αFSH) linked directly or indirectly to a binding partner of neonatal Fc...
7601515 Process of high purity albumin production  
A process is provided for the preparation of albumin from a yeast culture medium which has extremely low levels of or is essentially free of colorants, metal ions, human proteins, host proteins,...
7601361 Process for providing antimicrobial surfaces  
Processes for providing durable antimicrobial surfaces are disclosed that comprise treating a polymer substrate surface with formaldehyde followed by treatment with an antimicrobial peptide....
7601341 Vascular endothelial growth factor fusion constructs used to inhibit osteoclastogenesis  
The 121-amino acid isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF 121 ) is linked by a flexible G4S tether to a cytotoxic molecule such as toxin gelonin or granzyme B and expressed as a...
7598346 Antifungal polypeptides  
The invention relates to compositions including amino acid sequences isolated from fungal fermentation broths and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen.
7598345 Immunostimulatory compositions and methods  
The invention provides conjugates comprising an immune co-stimulatory polypeptide and an antigen or infectious agent. The conjugates are useful for generating or enhancing an immune response...
7598222 Process for solubilizing glucagon-like peptide 1 compounds  
Disclosed is a method of preparing a GLP-1 compound that is soluble in aqueous solution at pH 7.4 from a GLP-1 compound that is substantially insoluble in aqueous solution at pH 7.4. The insoluble...
7598219 Implants comprising an osteoinductive factor and a contrast agent compatible therewith  
The present invention is directed to methods, systems and reagents for providing contrast media that are compatible with osteoinductive factor induced bone formation.
7598050 Methods of identifying compounds that modulate IL-4 receptor-mediated IgE synthesis utilizing a chloride intracellular channel 1 protein  
The present provides compounds capable of modulating IL-4 receptor-mediated IgE production, as well as IL-4 induced processes associated therewith, methods and kits for identifying such compounds...
7595296 Mutant polypeptides of fibroblast growth factor 1  
The β-trefoil protein human fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) is made up of a six-stranded anti-parallel β-barrel closed off on one end by three β-hairpins, thus exhibiting a three-fold axis of...