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7618941 Treating degenerative joint disorders with tribonectins  
The invention features a tribonectin and a method of tribosupplementation carried out by administering tribonectins directly to an injured or arthritic joint.
7618939 Compositions and methods to prevent cancer with cupredoxins  
The present invention relates to compositions comprising peptides that may be variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins that inhibit the development of premalignant lesions in...
7618938 Treating cerebrovascular diseases with erythropoietin and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor jointly  
A method for treating a cerebrovascular disease with erythropoietin (EPO) and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) jointly by first identifying a subject in need of the treatment and then...
7618937 Peptidomimetic polymers for antifouling surfaces  
Peptidomimetic polymers comprising one or more DOPA moieties and related coatings and composites.
7618936 Methods for treating and diagnosing cancer with WNT inhibitory Factor-1 (WIF-1)  
This invention provides compositions, methods and kits for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers wherein Wnt Inhibitory Factor-1 (WIF-1) is underexpressed.
7618935 Chaperonin 10 immunosuppression  
The invention is directed to the use of cpnl0 in transplantation and particularly to treatment and/or prevention of graft versus host disease. The invention provides a method of administration of...
7618653 Biological artificial nerve guide and method of making  
A biological nerve guide for implantation into a human body is made by providing a natural animal tissue membrane, crosslinking and fixing the membrane, minimizing the antigens from the membrane,...
7618636 Antigenic meningococcal peptides  
WO99/36544 discloses a large number of proteins from Neisseria Meningitidis . The present invention relates to fragments of those proteins which comprise at least one antigenic determinant....
7615533 TPO peptide compounds for treatment of anemia  
Peptide compounds that bind to and activate the thrombopoietin receptor (c-mpl or TPO-R) or otherwise act as a TPO agonist are disclosed.
7615531 Methods of reducing the likelihood of spontaneous abortion  
Compositions, kits and methods for the prevention of, for example, spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia, preterm labor or implantation failure during assisted reproduction are provided. The...
7615530 Immunogenic compositions and methods of use  
Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions comprising a multilayer film comprising two or more layers of polyelectrolytes, wherein adjacent layers comprise oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. A...
7615529 Methods and compositions for modulating hyperstabilized c-met  
The invention provides methods and compositions for modulating the HGF/c-met signaling pathway, in particular by inhibiting a hyperstabilized c-met protein.
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....
7615527 Peptides which modulate blood coagulation and methods of use thereof  
Peptide fragments that modulate thrombosis and methods of use thereof are provided. Also provided are synthetic bioactive anti-coagulation peptides, compositions comprising such peptides and...
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...
7612176 Polymer-based sustained release device  
This invention relates to compositions for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides, and methods of forming and using said compositions, for the sustained release of biologically...
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...
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...
7612164 Cardiac muscle function and manipulation  
This invention relates to polypeptides which affect myocardial cell differentiation and organisation of cardiac muscle contractile units, assay for identifying such polypeptides, and methods for...
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.
7612162 Peptide analogs capable of enhancing stimulation of a glioma-specific CTL response  
The invention provides a peptide derived from the interleukin-13 receptor α2, which serves as a HLA-A2-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope. The invention can be used as a vaccine for...
7612050 Drug for the treatment of osteonecrosis and for the management of patients at risk of developing osteonecrosis  
A bisphosphonate for the treatment of osteonecrosis and/or osteonecrosis dissecans. The drug may further he used to prevent the onset of osteonecrosis and/or osetonecrosis dissecans and any...
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...
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...
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...
7612037 Cross-linked glycopeptide-cephalosporin antibiotics  
This invention provides cross-linked glycopeptide-cephalosporin compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are useful as antibiotics. This invention also provides pharmaceutical...
7612036 Peptoid compounds  
The invention relates to new peptoid compounds of formula (I), as well as their use in the treatment of bacterial infections, such as those caused by vancomycin resistant microorganisms, and to...
7612035 Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway: a selective therapeutic strategy against melanoma  
Inhibitors of the MAPK pathway, including MEK-directed proteases and small molecule inhibitors, are cytotoxic to human melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo via apoptotic mechanisms. These compounds...
7612034 Treatment of subnormal bone mineral density  
A method of treating an individual to increase the individual's bone mineral density (BMD) is disclosed. The method includes co-administering a calcitonin-like agent and a DHEA-like agent. Also...
7612033 Methods for delivering compounds into a cell  
The present invention is directed, inter alia, to a method for delivering a compound into a cell comprising administering to the cell the compound to be delivered, an organic halide, and/or a...
7612032 Method for treating oncological diseases  
A method to treat solid tumors and other oncological diseases consists of parenterally injecting an agent which destroy's blood's extracellular DNA into the systemic blood circulation of a cancer...
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...
7608682 Substrates of N-end rule ubiquitylation and methods for measuring the ubiquitylation of these substrates  
The present invention relates to methods, compositions, compounds and kits for detecting, measuring and modulating protein ubiquitylation via the N-end rule pathway and for identifying novel...
7608590 HCV NS-3 serine protease inhibitors  
Compounds of the formula where the variables are as defined in the specification inhibit the NS3 protease of flavivirus such as hepatitis C virus (HCV). The compounds comprise a novel linkage...
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...
7608581 Biofunctional, antimicrobial coatings for medical devices  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for an improved coating for medical devices. Provided is an interfacial biomaterial or biofunctional coating composition comprising at least...
7608580 Injectable carrier formulations of hyaluronic acid derivatives for delivery of osteogenic proteins  
An injectable formulation is disclosed for delivery of osteogenic proteins. The formulation comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable admixture of an osteogenic protein; and formulations comprising...
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...
7608578 Obesity controlling method  
A method of controlling obesity by injecting bio-compatible bulking material into the pyloric sphincter area of the stomach. The injection of this material bulks the pyloric sphincter, retarding...
7608577 Peptidyl ketones as inhibitors of DPIV  
The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to the use of the compounds for the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance,...
7608284 Enamel matrix protein composition for treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndrome  
The present invention relates to the use of a preparation of an active enamel matrix substance, such as an amelogenin, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for modulating an immune...
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...
7608268 Ferritin fusion proteins for use in vaccines and other applications  
An isolated ferritin fusion protein is provided in which ferritin is fused with a protein or peptide capable of being fused to ferritin without interfering with the polymeric self-assembly of the...
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...
7605232 Hydrogels for protein concentration  
A method of concentrating proteins from whole blood comprising exposing whole blood to covalently crosslinked hydrogel to remove water from the blood into the hydrogel to thereby concentrate the...
7605231 Gelatin derivatives and high-molecular micelle comprising the derivatives  
The present invention relates to a gelatin derivative having an organic compound as a graft chain and a high-molecular weight micelle containing the gelatin derivative. As the organic compound, a...
7605227 Melanoma antigen peptide analogues  
Some embodiments relate to analogs of peptides corresponding to class I MHC-restricted T cell epitopes and methods for their generation. These analogs can contain amino acid substitutions at...
7605150 Drug therapy for Celiac Sprue  
Administering an effective dose of a tTGase inhibitor to a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient reduces the toxic effects of toxic gluten oligopeptides, thereby attenuating or eliminating the...
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...