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7183262 Method for selective expression of therapeutic genes by hyperthermia  
A method for controlling in vivo heat-inducible gene expression for provision of therapeutic polypeptide. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a construct comprising a polynucleotide...
7183111 Immunomodulatory formulations and methods for use thereof  
The invention provides new compositions and methods for immunomodulation of individuals. Immunomodulation is accomplished by administration of immunomodulatory polynucleotide/microcarrier (IMP/MC)...
7183105 Eubacterial minicells and their use as vectors for nucleic acid delivery and expression  
Th invention provides compositions and methods for the production of achromosomal and anucleate cells useful for applications such as diagnositic and therapeutic uses, as well as research tools and...
7183100 Aconitase  
A bacterial protein which converts 2-methyl citrate to 2-methyl isocitrate is a previously unknown target for antibacterial agents. The protein of this activity is associated with mucoid bacteria...
7183089 Method for enhancing production of isoprenoid compounds  
The present invention provides methods of producing an isoprenoid or an isoprenoid precursor in a genetically modified host cell. The methods generally involve modulating the level of...
7183054 Assay for identifying biological targets of polynucleotide-binding compounds  
The present invention provides methods and systems for the identification of a biological target of a chemical compound, such as saframycin A, known to bind a polynucleotide. The invention also...
7179797 Methods and compositions for treating prostate cancer using DNA vaccines  
A DNA vaccine for the treatment of prostate cancer, comprising a plasmid vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) operably linked to a transcription...
7179796 Antisense modulation of PTP1B expression  
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of PTP1B. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic...
7179795 Nucleic acids encoding chimeric proteins comprising BMP-2 and a proteinase inhibitor  
This invention relates to an agent for producing a pharmaceutical drug for postoperative use after removal of bone tumors produced from a nucleic acid by linking a known sequence for promoting bone...
7179646 Gene expression using T cell factor responsive element  
Disclosed are DNA elements and constructs useful for obtaining tumor-selective gene expression in tumors having a mutated β-catenin/APC pathway. In particular, the use of these constructs to...
7179645 Ii-Key/antigenic epitope hybrid peptide vaccines  
Disclosed is a nucleic acid molecule comprising a first expressible sequence encoding a protein of interest or polypeptide of interest which contains an MHC Class II-presented epitope. In addition,...
7179487 Hydrogels of water soluble polymers crosslinked by protein domains  
A stimuli-responsive, hybrid hydrogel wherein the bulk of the polymer is made up of relatively inexpensive water soluble polymer strands crosslinked by protein domains. The responsiveness of the...
7176188 Method of lethally sensitizing human and animal cells  
The present invention relates to a method, nucleic acid and amino acid sequences to sensitizing human or animal cells to be killed by chemical entities or irradiation. Particularly, the present...
7176187 Fusion proteins based upon somatostatin receptors  
The present invention is directed to fusion proteins that can be used to assay gene transfer and expression both in vitro and in vivo. The fusion proteins contain a reporter protein, e.g. a...
7176186 Stimulation of cell-mediated immune responses by targeted particulate genetic immunization  
The present invention relates to various methods of genetic immunization for the purpose of providing antigen-specific immunity in a mammalian host, including a human host. The invention is based...
7176178 Nuclear targeting by means of bacterial proteins  
A nuclear delivery construct comprises (i) protein H or a fragment or derivative thereof that is capable of being targeted to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell; and associated therewith (ii) one or...
7175840 Compositions for gene therapy of rheumatoid arthritis including a gene encoding an anti-angiogenic protein or parts thereof  
The present invention relates to the compositions for a gene therapy of rheumatoid arthritis including a gene encoding an anti-angiogenic protein or parts thereof. More specifically, the present...
7175658 Artificial vascular grafts, their construction and use  
The present invention relates to artificial vascular grafts, methods for manufacturing and uses for them. The grafts are coated on their lumen with UP50. The grafts comprise an inner surface on...
7173015 Inhibition of Syk kinase expression  
The present invention relates, in general, to Syk kinase and, in particular, to a method of inhibiting Syk kinase expression using small interfering RNA (siRNA).
7173014 HIV-specific synthetic oligonucleotides and methods of their use  
Disclosed are synthetic oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequences specifically complementary to nucleotides 324 to 345 of a conserved gag region of the HIV-1 genome, the oligonucleotide...
7169766 Methods and compositions for treating hepatitis C virus  
A method and composition for treating a host infected with hepatitis C comprising administering an effective hepatitis C treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a...
7169764 Promoter for smooth muscle cell expression  
Disclosed is a smooth muscle cell specific promoter, the SM22α gene promoter as well as the murine cDNA and genomic SM22α nucleic acid sequences. Also disclosed are methods of preventing...
7166467 Nucleic acids, polypeptides, compositions, and methods for modulating apoptosis  
The present invention relates to isolated and/or purified rat apoptosis-specific eucaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) nucleic acids and polypeptides. The...
7166433 Transductin-1 and transductin-2 and applications to hereditary deafness  
The invention provides an isolated or purified nucleic acid molecule consisting essentially of the nucleotide sequence encoding transductin-2 (TDC2), related and derivative nucleic acid molecules,...
7166302 Complexing agents for compositions containing inclusion complexes  
The invention provides a composition containing particulate composite of a polymer and a therapeutic agent. The composition also contains a complexing agent. The polymer interacts with the...
7166298 Genetic immunization with cationic lipids  
A method for immunization using genetic material is disclosed. Compositions for genetic immunization comprising cationic lipids and polynucleotides are also disclosed. Methods for using genetic...
7166287 Viral agent  
The invention relates to post-transfusional non-A non-B hepatitis viral polypeptide, DNA sequences encoding such viral polypeptide, expression vectors containing such DNA sequences, and hosts...
7163930 Pharmaceutical compositions and methods relating to fucans  
Compositions, methods and the like comprising fucans such as fucoidan to treat surgical adhesions, arthritis, and psoriasis.
7163929 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...
7163927 Antisense modulation of kinesin-like 1 expression  
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of kinesin-like 1. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides,...
7163926 Adjuvant-containing vaccines  
This invention provides a DNA vaccine which comprises a naked DNA incorporating and expressing in vivo a nucleotide sequence encoding an antigenic polypeptide, preferably a gene of a pathogenic...
7163925 p16 expression constructs and their application in cancer therapy  
A variety of genetic constructs are disclosed that will find both in vitro and in vivo use in the area of tumor biology and cancer therapy. In particular, expression constructs are provided that...
7163806 Somatic cells with ablated PrP gene and methods of use  
The present invention comprises a method for producing mammalian therapeutics free from prion contamination and cells for use in such methods. Such therapeutics are produced in somatic cells having...
7163695 Histidine copolymer and methods for using same  
The invention provides a pharmaceutical agent delivery composition comprising: (i) a transport polymer comprising a linear or branched peptide having from about 10 to about 300 amino acid residues,...
7163677 Cationic polymers having degradable crosslinks  
A synthetic polymer comprises a cationic recurring unit and a crosslinking unit, wherein the crosslinking unit comprises at least a first degradable unit (preferably acid-labile) and at least a...
7160869 Biologically active metal-containing nucleic acids  
The invention relates to polymers comprising metal-containing nucleic acid duplexes. Methods of using the metal-containing nucleic acid duplexes to provoke physiological responses in a host animal...
7160868 Nr-CAM gene, nucleic acids and nucleic acid products for therapeutic and diagnostic uses for tumors  
The present invention relates to the identification of a novel role of Nr-CAM in cell transformation and aberrant cellular proliferation. In particular, the present invention relates to the altered...
7157439 HoxD3, HoxA3, and HoxB3 compositions and methods for improved wound healing  
The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in localized transfer of genetic material or proteins. Moreover, the present invention provides methods and compositions for improving...
7157438 Rhob as a suppressor of cancer cell growth and cell transformation  
The protein RhoB and its variants as a supressor of cancer cell growth, inhibitor of malignant cell transformation, and modulator of oncogenic signaling, wherein introducing RhoB directly, or...
7157437 Methods of ameliorating symptoms of herpes infection using immunomodulatory polynucleotide sequences  
The invention provides new methods of preventing and/or treating herpes virus infections, particularly reducing infection, one or more symptoms and recurrence of one or more symptoms of herpes...
7157436 Therapeutically useful synthetic oligonucleotides  
The present invention provides a composition and method comprising a 2–20 base 3′-OH, 5′-OH synthetic oligonucleotide (sequence) selected from the group consisting of (G x T y ) n , (T y G x...
7157435 Methods for modulation of the effects of aging on the primate brain  
The invention provides a clinically useful protocol for delivery of recombinant nervous system growth factors into the aging mammalian brain. The invention is particularly useful in tempering and...
7157079 Combined tumor suppressor gene therapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of neoplasms  
In one embodiment, this invention provides methods of treating mammalian cancer or hyperproliferative cells, said method comprising contacting said cells with a tumor suppressor protein or tumor...
7153839 Method of protecting erythricytes, in particular for improvement of blood cytopenia  
The present invention concerns a compound consisting of RNA, in particular RNA extracted from yeast, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such RNA and a method for the treatment of inflammatory...
7151090 Methods for enhancing graft survival by modulating heme oxygenase activity  
Methods are provided wherein the survival of an organ transplant is enhanced by introducing into cells of the transplant a nucleic acid molecule that modulates heme oxygenase-I activity therein....
7151082 Antagonists of HMG1 for treating inflammatory conditions  
There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for treating sepsis, including septic shock and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), comprising administering an effective amount...
7150970 Methods of inhibiting VEGF-C  
The present invention provides RNA molecules (e.g., antisense, RNAi, or siRNA) specific for VEGF-C, and further provides methods of reducing expression of VEGF-C in cells (e.g., cancer cells).
7150873 Coccidiosis vaccines  
The present invention relates to hydrophilic Eimeria polypeptides, DNA-fragments encoding those peptides, recombinant DNA molecules comprising such DNA-fragments, live recombinant carriers...
7148205 Intravascular delivery of non-viral nucleic acid  
Disclosed is a process for transfecting genetic material into a mammalian cell to alter endogenous properties of the cell. The process comprises designing a polynucleotide for transfection. Then...
7148204 Antisense modulation of bcl-x expression  
Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of bcl-x. Antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding bcl-x are preferred....