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6841168 Method for the preservation of biologically-active material  
Biologically-active material can be preserved by a method of desiccation, without lyophilisation, in a matrix of glassy trehalose. The method involves forming a coacervate of the...
6838447 Particulate compositions for chemical synthesis  
Disclosed are compositions that include triboelectrically chargeable nucleotide particles of less than 50 μm diameter and carrier particles. In one example, a substrate is selectively patterned...
6838446 Vector for expression of GPI-enzyme hybrid  
This invention relates particularly to gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) using post translational glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI addition to a prodrug activating enzyme to enable...
6838445 Tumor antigen peptide originating in SART-1  
To provide a tumor antigen peptide derived from SART-1 and a derivative thereof, possessing functionally equivalent characteristics thereto; or a therapeutic agent, prophylactic agent or the like...
6838444 Compositions and methods for the therapeutic use of an atonal-associated sequence for deafness, osteoarthritis, and abnormal cell proliferation  
Compositions and methods are disclosed for the therapeutic use of an atonal-associated nucleic acid or amino acid sequence. Also, an animal heterozygous for an atonal-associated gene inactivation...
6838285 Site specific recombinase based method for producing adenoviral vectors  
Site-specific recombinase based methods for making a recombinant adenoviral genome, as well as kits for practicing the same and the recombinant adenovirus vectors produced thereby, are provided. In...
6838283 Antisense modulation of survivin expression  
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of Survivin. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides,...
6838279 Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-derived vector for selectively inhibiting malignant cells and for expressing desired traits in malignant and non-malignant mammalian cells  
Disclosed is an HSV-1-derived vector containing a DNA having a functional LAT promoter, or operative fragment thereof, a deletion in both copies of the HSV-1 LAT gene, and a deletion in both copies...
6838275 Human G-coupled protein receptor kinases and polynucleotides encoding the same  
Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.
6835718 Biocleavable micelle compositions for use as drug carriers  
This invention discloses compositions and methods for preparing biocleavable or biodegradable micelle compositions for carrying and releasing drugs and other active agents for therapeutic or other...
6835395 Composition containing small multilamellar oligodeoxynucleotide-containing lipid vesicles  
Lipidic compositions with superior characteristics for in vivo delivery of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) can easily and efficiently be made in the form of small multilamellar vesicles. The...
6833351 Method of treating anemia caused by ribavirin treatment of hepatitis C using erythropoietin alpha  
Claimed and disclosed is a new use for a previously approved drug: erythropoietin. The present invention teaches using Erythropoetin to treat anemia caused by the combined treatment of Ribavirin...
6833237 Genes involved in stroke response and/or regulated by FK506, proteins encoded thereby, and methods of use  
Genes and the proteins encoded thereby that are involved in stroke response and/or are regulated by FK506 are disclosed. These genes were discovered using in vivo or in vitro stroke models by...
6831071 Synthesis of biologically active compounds in cells  
This invention relates to a new method of synthesis of biologically active substances of determined structure directly in the cells of living organisms containing specific RNA or DNA molecules of...
6831070 Delivery of therapeutic gene products by intestinal cell expression  
The present invention provides methods of delivering a secreted protein into the bloodstream of a mammal. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the protein is introduced into the gastrointestinal tract...
6828148 Miniribozymes active at low magnesium ion concentrations  
This invention is directed to a class of miniribozymes, capable of hybridizing with a target RNA to be cleaved and exhibiting very high cleavage rates at low Mg 2+ concentration. The miniribozymes...
6828138 Recombinant sendai virus vector including a gene encoding a chemokine  
A recombinant Sendai virus vector expressing chemokine is provided. This vector enables large quantity production of clinically useful chemokines. It is also useful for treatment of diseases that...
6828105 Antisense antiviral agent and method for treating ssRNA viral infection  
The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use in inhibition of growth of viruses of the picornavirus, calicivirus, togavirus and flavivirus families, as in treatment...
6827942 Composition and method of use  
A liquid composition comprising an alcohol or mixture thereof in sufficient quantity to grow hair in an area of canine or feline skin wherein alopecia has occurred.
6825176 E2 displacement assay for identifying inhibitors of HPV  
The present invention generally relates to an assay for identifying inhibitors of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), comprising: a) contacting a HPV E2 transactivation domain with a probe to form a...
6825174 Composition, formulations & method for prevention & treatment of diseases and conditions associated with bronchoconstriction, allergy(ies) & inflammation  
A pharmaceutical composition effective for preventing and alleviating bronchoconstriction, lung allergy(ies) and inflammation comprises a surfactant and an oligonucleotide anti-sense to an...
6825164 Method to increase cerebral blood flow in amyloid angiopathy  
The present invention provides a method for decreasing cerebral vasoconstriction in a subject suffering from chronic or acute cerebral amyloid angiopathy which comprises administering to the...
6824771 Infectivity-enhanced conditionally-replicative adenovirus and uses thereof  
A modified adenovirus capable of overcoming the problem of low level of coxsackle-adenovirus receptor (CAR) expression on tumor cells and methods of using such adenovirus are provided. The fiber...
6824770 Adenovirus gene expression system  
The invention is directed to an adenoviral vector comprising (a) at least one insertion site for cloning a heterologous gene, and, in an orientation opposite to the direction of transcription of...
6822001 Combination therapy using pentafluorobenzenesulfonamides and antineoplastic agents  
Combination therapies are provided for the treatment of proliferative disorders which use a pentafluorobenzenesulfonamide of formula I and an antineoplastic agent such as gemcitabine or paclitaxel.
6821957 Vectors and methods for immunization or therapeutic protocols  
The present invention shows that DNA vaccine vectors can be improved by removal of CpG-N motifs and optional addition of CpG-S motifs. In addition, for high and long-lasting levels of expression,...
6821956 Therapeutic use of cis-element decoys in vivo  
The invention provides for the use of oligodeoxynucleotide decoys for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the binding of endogenous transcription factors to genes...
6821955 Macroaggregated protein conjugates as oral genetic immunization delivery agents  
This invention relates to the development of an expression vector containing an antigenic genomic sequence, which is bound to an aggregated protein-polycationic polymer conjugate. More particularly...
6821948 Conjugate for mediating cell, compartment or membrane-specific transport of active substances  
The present invention relates to conjugates for mediating a cell-specific, compartment-specific or membrane-specific to methods of active substances. The invention also relates to methods of...
6821776 Reconstituting retroviral vector (recon vector) for targeted gene expression  
The present invention relates to a retroviral vector which is especially applicable as a safe gene transfer vehicle for targeted gene therapy. Said retroviral vector comprises one or more promoters...
6821264 Gene delivery device and gene delivery method  
A gene delivery device for localizing and enhancing the efficacy of gene transfer that provides a contact surface for contacting with a tissue site. By applying a pharmaceutical composition...
6818628 Polynucleotide vaccine formula in particular against bovine respiratory pathology  
Disclosed and claimed are compositions for inducing in a bovine host an immunological response against bovine respiratory syncytial virus or bovine viral diarrhea virus containing at least one...
6818627 Functional fragments of HIV-1 Vpr protein and methods of using the same  
Conjugated compositions comprising a fragment of HIV-1 Vpr or a non-HIV-1 Vpr protein conjugated to a therapeutic compound and methods of using the same to deliver therapeutic compounds to a cell's...
6818626 Chelating systems for use in the delivery of compounds to cells  
Chelator containing compounds are utilized in the delivery of molecules, polymers, nucleic acids and genes to animal cells. At least one chelator such as crown ether is attached to a polymer and...
6818444 Canine and feline proteins, nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to canine and feline proteins. In particular, the present invention discloses feline interleukin-18, feline caspase-1, feline interleukin-12 single chain and canine...
6818442 AIDS DNA vaccine that prevents SIVmac239 virus infection in monkeys  
The present invention relates to a plasmid carrying simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-derived genes. Particularly, the present invention relates to the plasmid pSIV/GE which carrys gag, protease,...
6818210 Myocardial grafts and cellular compositions useful for same  
Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be...
6815432 Methods for encapsulating plasmids in lipid bilayers  
Plasmid-lipid particles which are useful for transfection of cells in vitro or in vivo are described. The particles can be formed using either detergent dialysis methods or methods which utilize...
6815431 Methods for therapy of neurodegenerative disease of the brain  
A specific clinical protocol for use toward therapy of defective, diseased and damaged neurons in the mammalian brain, of particular usefulness for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as...
6815430 Gene expression base sequences for therapeutic use and drugs for gene therapy  
The base sequence for the expression of a therapeutic gene and the medicament for gene therapy are disclosed. There is also disclosed the base sequence for the expression of a therapeutic gene,...
6815429 Modulation of oligonucleotide CpG-mediated immune stimulation by positional modification of nucleosides  
The invention provides methods for modulating the immune response caused by CpG-containing oligonucleotides. The methods according to the invention enable both decreasing the immunostimulatory...
6814964 Supramolecules containing binding and therapeutic molecules bound to hybridized nucleic acids  
A supramolecule has a first supramolecular component including a first effector molecule covalently joined to a first nucleic acid, and a second supramolecular component including a second effector...
6814962 Recombinant viruses and their use for treatment of atherosclerosis and other forms of coronary artery disease and method, reagent, and kit for evaluating susceptibility to same  
Recombinant viruses comprising a heterologous DNA sequence coding for a lipase involved in lipoprotein metabolism. The invention also concerns the preparation and use in therapy of said recombinant...
6812219 Methods and compositions for treating flaviviruses and pestiviruses  
A method and composition for treating a host infected with flavivirus or pestivirus comprising administering an effective flavivirus or pestivirus treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or...
6812218 Lipid derivatives of polythiourea  
The present invention relates to novel compounds which make it possible to transfer nucleic acids into cells. These novel compounds are lipid derivatives of polythiourea. They are useful for the in...
6812217 Medical device and methods of use  
The present invention provides a medical device that includes a carrier and a polynucleotide, where the carrier has a surface that includes a polymer with which the polynucleotide is associated. In...
6811775 Reovirus for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders  
Methods for treating proliferative disorders, by administering reovirus to a Ras-mediated proliferative disorder, are disclosed. The reovirus is administered so that it ultimately directly contacts...
6811774 Defective recombinant adenoviruses expressing cytokines for antitumor treatment  
A recombinant nucleic acid used for the production of a defective adenovirus containing an inserted sequence coding for a cytokine under the control of a promoter in the genomic sequence of the...
6809082 Synthetic transfection vectors  
An inorganic particle, to which is bonded a cell binding component and a nucleic acid, is provided for delivery of a nucleic acid to a cell. The disclosed particle acts as a synthetic vector for...
6809081 Chemotherapeutic composition and method  
The present invention relates to a composition and method comprising Mycobacterium phlei ( M. phlei )-DNA (M-DNA), M-DNA preserved and complexed on M. phlei cell wall (MCC), a chemotherapeutic...