| 35th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
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| 20080206216 | Tumor-associated Peptides Binding Promiscuously to Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class II Molecules - The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumour-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumour-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumour immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumour cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumour immune responses. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206217 | Tumor-associated Peptides Binding Promiscuously to Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class II Molecules - The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumour-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumour-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumour immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumour cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumour immune responses. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206218 | Tumor-associated Peptides Binding Promiscuously to Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class II Molecules - The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumour-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumour-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumour immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumour cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumour immune responses. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206219 | Novel Indications for Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Regulators - Methods, compounds and compositions for the modulation of TGF-β are disclosed wherein the vascular permeability in a subject is altered. The compounds can be antagonists or agonists, and can be oligonucleotides, antisense oligonucleotides, small molecules, antibodies, and the like. Compounds that modulate TGF-β, regulate TGF-β bioavailabililty, or the configuration and context of type 1 collagen can be used for the treatment or prevention of diseases caused by vascular permeability. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206220 | 2031 Oxidoreductase - Method of identifying an anti-fungal agent which targets an essential protein or gene of a fungus comprising contacting a candidate substance with
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| 20080206221 | Nicotinamide Riboside Kinase Compositions and Methods for Using the Same - The present invention relates to isolated nicotinamide riboside kinase (Nrk) nucleic acid sequences, vectors and cultured cells containing the same, and Nrk polypeptides encoded thereby. Methods for identifying individuals or tumors susceptible to nicotinamide riboside-related prodrug treatment and methods for treating cancer by administering an Nrk nucleic acid sequence or polypeptide in combination with a nicotinamide riboside-related prodrug are also provided. The present invention further provides screening methods for isolating a nicotinamide riboside-related prodrug and identifying a natural source of nicotinamide riboside. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206222 | Preventive/Therapeutic Composition For Free Radical Disease - A preventive/therapeutic composition for free radical diseases, characterized by containing as an active ingredient at least one kind of a fullerene, a fullerene derivative, and a composite comprising a fullerene or fullerene derivative and an organic compound with which the fullerene or derivative has been modified or clathrated. The composition is reduced in side effects, has the high ability to eliminate free radicals in the body, and further has excellent preparation stability. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206223 | Treatment of pompe's disease - The invention provides methods of treating Pompe's disease using human acid alpha glucosidase. A preferred treatment regime comprises administering greater than | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206224 | MUSCLE CONTRACTION TREATMENT UTILIZING BOTULINUM TOXIN - The invention provides for the use of a | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206225 | Closed Container Comprising an Activated Factor VII Polypeptide, Processes for the Preparation of the Same, and a Kit and a Method for Use of the Kit - The present invention relates to a closed container holding a composition of an activated Factor VII polypeptide in an amount of in the range of 2.5-90 mg per imL volume of the container. The invention also relates to various processes for the preparation of such closed containers, a kit including such containers and a method of using the kit. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206226 | AGENT FOR PROMOTING OSTEOGENESIS AND/OR INHIBITING BONE RESORPTION - Provided is a novel agent for promoting osteogenesis and/or inhibiting bone resorption, which: can be directly taken from daily meals by mouth for long periods without any trouble in taste; directly impart a promoting effect on osteogenesis and an inhibiting effect on bone resorption to the bone; and can be expected to have therapeutic effects for preventing or ameliorating/treating various bone diseases. The above agent includes, as an active ingredient, any one or more of β | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206227 | FACTOR VII CONJUGATES FOR SELECTIVELY TREATING NEOVASCULARIZATION DISORDERS - Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of diseases such as exudative macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, choroidal neovascularization, retinal neovascularization, iris neovascularization, corneal neovascularization, ocular tumors, and other disorders of the eye, cancer, and inflammatory disorders. The method involves administering a conjugate, referred to as fVIIPD, containing a photosensitizer and a targeting molecule such as factor VII (“fVII”), fVIIa, or modified fVII, which binds with high affinity and specificity to tissue factor (TF). TF is more highly expressed, abnormally expressed or specifically expressed on endothelial cells lining the luminal surface of pathological neovasculature, than on normal vasculature, thus providing a specific and accessible therapeutic target. Following administration of fVIIPD, the compound specifically binds to the pathological neovasculature of the eye by interaction of the targeting molecule with TF expressed by endothelial cells within abnormal blood vessels. The photosensitizer may then be activated with a non-thermal laser light for selective destruction of abnormal vasculature. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206228 | Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Hyaluronic Acid and Collagenase for the Topical Treatment of Wounds, Burns and Ulcers - The present invention concerns new compositions containing hyaluronic acid or the derivatives thereof in association with the proteolytic enzyme collagenase (and relative pharmaceutical formulations) for the preparation of a dressing for topical treatment of various kinds of wounds, burns of varying depth, pressure sores, vascular ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers as well as for the treatment of hypertrophic and keloid scars. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206229 | Modified Antibodies Recognizing Receptor Trimers or Higher Multimers - The present invention provides tandem diabodies and triabodies against TRAIL receptors, wherein the tandem diabodies and triabodies exhibit greater cytotoxicity as single molecules than whole IgG antibodies. The present invention demonstrates that antibodies that enhance polymerization are useful when aiming to induce cell apoptosis via receptors such as TRAIL receptors, which require polymerization of receptor molecules on the surface of cell membranes to transduce cell death signals. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206230 | Peptides Derived from Human Bplp Protein, Polynucleotides Coding for Said Peptides and Antibodies Directed Against Said Peptides - The invention relates to a peptide that is a maturation product of the Basic Prolin-rich Lacrinal Protein (BPLP) or a peptide derivative of said maturation product, wherein the peptide or peptide derivative exhibits an inhibitory property against a metallo-ectopeptidase, especially NEP and/or APN. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206231 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Disease - The present invention discloses for the first time that the insulin receptor (IR) is a target of Herstatin, which modulates IR and IR-mediated intracellular signaling. In preferred aspects, Herstatin binds at nM concentrations to cell-surface IR, up-regulates basal IR expression by several-fold, induces the accumulation of pro-IR, and stimulates insulin activation of the ERK pathway. Moreover, these changes in insulin signaling are accompanied by alterations in IGF-IR expression, IRS-2 levels, and the serine phosphorylation state of both IRS-1 and IRS-2. Preferred aspects provide novel therapeutic methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of conditions associated with altered IR expression or IR-mediated signaling, including but not limited to insulin resistance syndrome, pre-diabetic conditions, metabolic syndrome, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, cardiac disease, diabetes-associated vascular disease, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes-associated lipid metabolism disorders (dyslipidemia), obesity, critical illness, neurodegenerative disorders, and combinations thereof, and cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206232 | Compositions and Methods For Modulating Pgc-1Beta to Treat Lipid-Related Diseases and Disorders - The present invention provides methods for treating lipid-related diseases and disorders, e.g., hyperlipidemia, hyper-triglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type II diabetes, and for modulating lipid biosynthesis, lipid transport, plasma triglyceride levels and/or plasma cholesterol levels, by modulating the expression or activity of PGC-1β. Methods for identifying compounds which are capable of treating or preventing a lipid-related disease or disorder are also described. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206233 | Heavy Chain And Single Domain Antibodies - The present invention relates to heavy chain immunoglobulins or fragments thereof of the VHH or VNAR type, or domain antibodies (dAbs) of the heavy or light chains of immunoglobulins or fragments thereof, suitable for use in the management of infections, in particular of the gastrointestinal tract. The present invention also relates to a delivery system comprising these heavy chain immunoglobulins or functional fragments thereof of the VHH or VNAR type, or domain antibodies (dAbs) of the heavy or light chains of immunoglobulins or fragments thereof, and hosts comprising expression vectors encoding for these heavy chain immunoglobulins or functional fragments thereof of the VHH or VNAR type, or domain antibodies (dAbs) of the heavy or light chains of immunoglobulins or fragments thereof. The invention also relates to food products and pharmaceutical preparations comprising the delivery system, and methods for the preparation of food products according to the invention. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206234 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206235 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE - Compositions and methods for the stimulating, enhancing or promoting an immune response in a host are provided. One embodiment provides methods and compositions for stimulating, enhancing, or promoting an immune response in a host by administering an effective amount of a B7-H4 antagonist, preferably sH4 or variant thereof. Compositions of sH4 can be used to enhance an immune response to treat infection, cancer, or as part of a vaccine. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206236 | Polyclonal antibody product - The present invention relates to a composition comprising two or more sets of target-specific recombinant polyclonal antibodies, each set being capable of binding to a distinct target, wherein said distinct targets are related to diseases, which may be treated or prevented by the use of antibodies, and wherein said composition is essentially free from immunoglobulin molecules that do not bind to one of said distinct targets. Further the application describes pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions comprising said composition and use in prevention, treatment and/or amelioration of one or more diseases. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206237 | Synergistic Combination Of Xolair/Omalizumab/E25 With Immunosuppressive Agent - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an Anti-IgE Antibody and at least one further immunosuppressive agent, in which the active ingredients are present in each case in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for simultaneous, separate or sequential use. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206238 | Angiogenesis-Inhibiting Chimeric Protein and the Use - The present invention is directed to DNA sequence encoding angiogenesis-inhibiting recombinant chimeric protein, the chimeric protein per se, the pharmaceutical use of the chimeric protein, and to the pharmaceutical composition containing the recombinant protein and the formulation thereof. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206239 | Human Antibodies And Proteins - The present invention provides composite proteins, including antibodies, which show reduced immunogenicity. In particular, composite antibodies for use in humans are provided, in particular antibodies which have been modified to remove one or more T-cell epitopes. Methods for generating such proteins are also provided. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206240 | Antilymphocyte Antibody Induction - An immunosuppressive treatment combining a S1 P receptor modulator, one or more immunosuppressive drug(s) and an antilymphocyte antibody in the course of the treatment of a transplant recipient prolongs the survival of a transplant allograft. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206241 | Methods of Treating Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Using a GM-CSF Antagonist - The invention is based on the discovery that GM-CSF antagonists can be used for the treatment of chronic inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of administering a GM-CSF antagonist, e.g., a GM-CSF antibody, and an anti-folate compounds, e.g., methotrexate, to a patient that has RA and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antagonists. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206242 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF TH2-MEDIATED CONDITIONS USING OPTIMIZED ANTI-CD30 ANTIBODIES - A method of treating Th2-mediated conditions, e.g., atopic conditions, e.g., atopic asthma and/or atopic dermatitis, using effective amount of an antibody that targets CD30, where the antibody has at least one modification relative to a parent antibody and the antibody binds with altered affinity to an FcγR or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206243 | Methods for Treating Kidney Disorders - Provided are methods of treating kidney disorders in a subject by administering an effective amount of VEGFR agonist, e.g., a Flt1 agonist to a subject. The agonists are composed of compositions comprising VEGFR agonists, e.g., VEGF, antibodies directed to Flt1, Flt1 ligands, Flt1 small molecule activators, or Flt1 selective agents in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in activating Flt1. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206244 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206245 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206246 | POLYPEPTIDES WITH ENHANCED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND DECREASED CYTOTOXIC PROPERTIES AND RELATING METHODS - The invention provides a polypeptide containing at least one IgG Fc region, wherein said at least one IgG Fc region is glycosylated with at least one galactose moiety connected to a respective terminal sialic acid moiety by a α2,6 linkage, and wherein said polypeptide having a higher anti-inflammatory activity as compared to an unpurified antibody. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206247 | Glycoprotein VI fusion proteins - The present invention relates to Glycoprotein VI (GPVI) fusion proteins (GPVI-fusion proteins) comprising a tag like myc, GST, HA, FLAG, STREP but preferably a Immunoglobulin molecule (Ig), more preferably a Fc portion of said Ig and a protein or oligopeptide having the biological activity of GPVI (GPVI-like protein) which is binding to collagen and their use in methods and kits for the screening of potential agonists or antagonists for GPVI-collagen and/or platelet-collagen interaction is disclosed. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206248 | Mutations in ErbB2 associated with cancerous phenotypes - The invention relates to mutations in ErbB2 gene products. The mutations described are identified in human tumours of natural origin. These mutations are associated with cancerous phenotypes and can be used as a basis for the diagnosis of cancer, cancerous cells or a predisposition to cancer in human subjects, selection of appropriate anti-cancer therapy and the development of anti-cancer therapeutics. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206249 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206250 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206251 | Methods and Compositions to Treat and Detect Misfolded-SOD1 Mediated Diseases - The invention provides a method for treating a medical condition, disease, or disorder mediated by a misfolded form of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in a subject in need of treatment. The method optionally comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and an agent selected from (1) an exogenous antibody or fragment thereof that binds selectively to the misfolded form of SOD, and/or (2) an immunogen that elicits production of an endogenous antibody that binds selectively to the misfolded form of SOD, and/or (3) a nucleic acid sequence encoding (1) or (2). In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods of treating diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and macular degeneration, glaucoma, ischemia, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or necrotizing enterocolitis using disease-specific epitopes, and compositions including these epitopes. The invention also provides antibodies that bind to monomeric or misfolded SOD1, and not on the molecular surface of native homodimeric SOD1. In addition, the invention includes methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a subject. Also, the invention provides methods of identifying substances for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and kits using the binding proteins of the invention. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206252 | Novel Polypeptides, and Nucleic Acids Encoding the Same - An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6 or 8, polynucleotides encoding these peptides, and antibodies to the polypeptides are useful in treating cancers. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206253 | Method For Preventing or Treating Pain in a Mammal - Methods are provided for preventing or treating pain in a mammal comprising administering an inhibitor of p38β MAP kinase in a therapeutically effective amount to the mammal in need thereof. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206254 | Novel Anti-Factor VIII Antibodies - The present invention relates to new antibodies and fragments and derivatives thereof, which are particularly suited for the characterization of the structure and function of Factor VIII (FVIII) of the coagulation pathway, for the design of therapeutic strategies for eradication of FVIII inhibitors and for the use as a medicament The invention also relates to cell lines producing the specific antibodies. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, fragments and/or derivatives of the Invention and to methods of preventing and treating cardiovascular disorders by using the antibodies or fragments and derivatives thereof or pharmaceutical compositions thereof. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206255 | ANTIBODY CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY - A method for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes the steps of formulating the anti-cancer vaccine outside of the subject and administering the vaccine to the subject in an amount sufficient to stimulate an immune response against IL-13Rα2 in the subject. A composition for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes an isolated agent that can stimulate immune response against IL-13α2. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206256 | Treatments for cancer - The present invention provides methods for reducing tumor survival, expansion, and metastasis. In particular, the invention provides methods for reducing pancreatic tumor survival, expansion, and metastasis. The invention also provides agents for use in the methods, particularly agents that reduce the level or activity of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and methods for identifying such agents. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206257 | Combined treatment with keratinocyte growth factor and epidermal growth factor inhibitor - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating the epithelial toxicity caused by administering to a human cancer patient an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor. The pharmaceutical composition preferably comprises an EGFR inhibitor and a keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The method of treatment comprises co-administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of KGF with the EGFR inhibitor. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206258 | Novel Tetrahydropyridothiophenes - Compounds of a certain formula (I) | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206259 | Prevention and treatment of sepsis - Compositions and methods are described for treatment of sepsis in animals, including humans. Unique and specific combinations of polyclonal antibodies directed to cytokines are shown to have a beneficial effect in animal models predictive of human therapy. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206260 | Chimeric Tbp-toxin proteins as mucosal adjuvants for vaccination against neisseriae - Chimeric fusion proteins comprising | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206261 | METHODS FOR SCREENING, TREATING AND DIAGNOSING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - Methods and compositions for the identification of novel targets for diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic intervention and prevention of IBD. In particular, the present invention is directed to the identification of novel targets that are IBD differential markers. The present invention is further directed to methods of high-throughput screening for test compounds capable of modulating the activity of proteins encoded by the novel targets. Moreover, the present invention is also directed to methods that can be used to assess the efficacy of test compounds and therapies for the ability to inhibit IBD. Methods for determining the long-term prognosis in a subject are also provided. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206262 | Agents That Engage Antigen-Presenting Cells Through Dendritic Cell Asialoglycoprotein Receptor (DC-ASGPR) - The present invention includes compositions and methods for making and using anti DC-ASGPR antibodies that can, e.g., activate DCs and other cells. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206263 | Methods and Compositions for Prognosing, Detecting, and Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration - The invention provides methods and compositions for determining whether a subject is at risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, for example, the wet or neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration. The method involves determining whether the subject has a protective variant and/or a risk variant at a polymorphic site in the HTRA | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206264 | Constrained Hiv V3 Loop Peptides as Novel Immunogens and Receptor Antagonists - The present invention provides constrained peptides and other organic molecules, that mimic the three dimensional characteristics of the HIV-1 V3 loop peptide when bound by a highly potent human neutralizing monoclonal antibody specific for a V3 conformational epitope, which structure is determined by NMR. Methods for screening for, and designing such molecules are disclosed. These molecules are useful as immunogens for inducing broadly-neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 as well as antagonists for inhibiting the binding of HIV-1 to the relevant co-receptors, and may therefore be used in method of preventing or treating HIV-1 infection and disease. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206265 | SYNERGISTIC TREATMENT OF CANCER USING IMMUNOMERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The invention relates to the therapeutic use of immunostimulatory oligonucleotides and/or immunomers in combination with chemotherapeutic agents to provide a synergistic therapeutic effect. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206266 | Carbohydrate Ligands Specific For MHC Molecules - The present invention provides a substantially purified carbohydrate ligand that specifically binds to a leczyme. The invention also provides methods to identify a carbohydrate ligand that specifically binds to a leczyme or a leczyme that specifically binds to a carbohydrate ligand. The invention further provides methods to identify a peptide that binds to the carbohydrate ligand binding site of a leczyme. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206267 | Inactivation Of Genes Of The Mep Pathway - The invention relates to cells and organisms as well as to methods for producing said cells and organisms, according to which intermediates of the mevalonate-independent pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis (MEP pathway) are enriched by deleting or inactivating genes. The derivatives can also be enriched by using enzyme inhibitors. The enriched intermediates may be used as substrates in enzyme activity tests. The inventive cells and organisms and the enriched intermediates can further be used in the production of medicaments. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206268 | HA-1 epitopes and uses thereof - Peptide sequences constituting T-cell epitopes of minor Histocompatibility antigen, HA-1. HA-1 is associated with Graft versus Host Disease. The peptides and their derivatives find many uses, for instance, in bone marrow transplantation, organ transplantation and in treatment of leukemia and non-hematopoietic tumors. The peptide and/or its derivatives can be incorporated in vaccines, in pharmaceutical formulations and they can be used in diagnostic test kits. HA-1 is expressed by non-hematopoietic tumor cells. While absent in normal epithelial cells, tumor cells and tumor cell lines, particularly from epithelial origin, express HA-1 and are recognized by HA-1 cytotoxic T-cells. The invention provides means and methods for HA-1 specific immunotherapy for HA-1-positive patients with non-hematopoietic tumor cells. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206269 | Bacterial pheromones and uses thereof - RP-factors, their cognate receptors, convertases, respective genes and inhibitors or mimetics thereof are described. In particular, antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions and (therapeutic, diagnostic) methods based on the RP-factors and their receptors/convertases are described | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206270 | Enhancing Class I Antigen Presentation With Synthetic Sequences - The invention relates generally to the treatment and prevention of human cancer and viral diseases. More specifically, this invention relates to development of a new generation of vaccines that rely on eliciting cellular immune responses, specifically induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), against cancer cells and virus-infected cells via administration of a vaccine comprising a fusion peptide or a modified peptide. Such a fusion peptide is composed of an insertion signal sequence and a peptide derived from a tumor antigen or a viral antigen, which improves antigen presentation and induces CTL with higher efficiency against cancer cells and virus-infected cells. An exemplary antigen utilized in the invention is HER2/neu. The peptides peptide vaccines of the invention are derived from the antigens PRAME, OFA/iLRP, STEAP and SURVIVIN. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206271 | FUSION ANTIGEN USED AS VACCINE - Fusion antigen used as vaccine. The invention relates to a fusion antigen specific for a target cell. The fusion antigen contains a ligand moiety, a | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206272 | Method for Repelling Pests with an Insect Repellent Composition Based on Garlic - The Invention relates to a method for repelling pests, in particular insects, larvae, spiders or aphids, from a plant, in particular from a tree or bush, wherein the method comprises making a hole down to the root zone of a plant and putting a natural insect repellent composition that contains at least garlic and/or an extract thereof in this hole. As a result of the method of administration according to the invention a homogeneous distribution is achieved by take up of the composition via the roots. In addition, the invention also relates to an insect repellent composition with an enhanced activity by combining the garlic with one or more of seaweed extract, soya oil, aloe vera, nut leaf extract, parsley extract, African Marigold extract, Nepeta extract and Urtica extract as a result of which a fungicidal and/or antifungal action, improved take up and/or improved vitality of the plant is achieved. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206273 | Cosmetic Product Comprising a Seaweed Extract, in Particular Carrageen - The present invention resides in a cosmetic product comprising a surfactant, glycerine monopropylene glycol, and a seaweed extract. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206274 | COMPOSITION OF MARINE BOTANICALS TO PROVIDE NUTRITION TO AGING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGED SKIN - The present invention relates to novel methods and compositions comprising marine botanicals for treating aged, mature, nutritionally-compromised, or environmentally-damaged skin. These methods and compositions provide improvements in the skin's visual appearance, physiological functions, clinical properties, and biophysical properties. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206275 | Composition for treating obesity and method of using the same - The present invention provides a composition for a medicinal or health effect of a treatment of liver fat and body fat, a reduction of blood pressure, an increase of the energy expenditure rate, a reduction of inflammatory C-reactive proteins and a reduction of plasma aminotransferase enzymes, comprising an effective amount of fucoxanthin alone or in combination with pomegranate seed oil, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug thereof, or a salt of the prodrug; and a method of using the same. The fucoxanthin may be used in pure form, or as a component of a brown marine vegetable extract. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206276 | Targeting Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid to Treat Staphylococcus Epidermidis and Related Infections - Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206277 | Isolated Nucleic Acid Molecule Encoding a Neurotrophic Growth Factor - There is disclosed an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a human neurotrophic growth factor designated enovin and having the amino acid sequence illustrated in FIG. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206278 | Vaccine - Provided herein are methods for immunizing children under six months of age by administering to the child a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antigen derived from an influenza virus. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206279 | VACCINES AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS - The present invention relates to novel vaccines containing (whole-inactivated) West Nile Viruses and/or West Nile viral proteins derived therefrom, produced on human cells, wherein the human cells comprise a sequence encoding at least one early region-1 (E1) gene product of an adenovirus. The cells are preferably cultured in suspension to very high densities and under serum-free conditions. Herein, it is disclosed that use of such cells results in high titers of West Nile Virus produced. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206280 | VACCINE FOR ACTIVATING HELPER FUNCTION OF CD8+ TCELLS - The invention provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing a target disease in a mammal by induction of memory T cells. The methods comprise (1) administering a sensitizing composition comprising a non-target antigen to a patient; and (2) administering a therapeutic composition comprising a non-target antigen and a target antigen to the patient, wherein the target antigen is associated with the disease, and wherein the therapeutic composition is administered after the sensitizing compositions, at an interval sufficient for induction of memory T cells. The methods can alternatively comprise administering a target antigen along with an inhibitory agent such as an inhibitor of DC apoptosis, an inhibitor of granzyme B, a Granzyme-B-inducible mediator of apoptosis, an inhibitor of perforin, or a perforin-inducible mediator of apoptosis. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206281 | Method For Producing Storage Stable Viruses and Immunogenic Compositions Thereof - The invention relates to methods for producing storage stable virus compositions. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to one or more formulations and process steps which result in storage stable virus compositions, wherein the composition is storage stable as a lyophilized solid composition or a frozen liquid composition. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206282 | Chimeric lyssavirus nucleic acids and polypeptides - The present invention provides chimeric nucleic acids, preferably contained on an expression vector, that encode chimeric immunogenic polypeptides. The nucleic acids encode at least site III of a lyssavirus glycoprotein, which has been found to improve the immunogenicity of lyssavirus epitopes for protection from rabies. The chimeric nucleic acids and proteins can also contain antigenic determinants for epitopes other than those of lyssavirus. Thus, the invention provides chimeric nucleic acids and polypeptides that elicit a strong immune response to multiple antigens. Use of the methods of the present invention permits DNA vaccination without the need to supply multiple antigens on separate DNA molecules. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206283 | Vaccine Against Sars - The present invention provides nucleotide sequences from SARS (Serve Acute Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus genomes, as well as the applications of the partial fragments thereof in preparing DNA vaccine or expressing corresponding proteins. Furthermore, the present invention also provides the uses of said proteins in preventing and treating diseases, and preparing antibodies. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206284 | Agent For Treating Allergic or Hypersensitivity Condition - The use of an agent in the manufacture of a medicament to affect an allergic condition and/or a hypersensitivity condition is described. The agent is capable of modulating a ganglioside associated activity. The agent is not coupled to an antigen. The modulation of the ganglioside activity affects an allergic condition and/or a hypersensitivity condition. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206285 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF LEISHMANIASIS - Taught herein are therapeutic pharmaceutical compositions (vaccines) and methods for preventing or treating leishmaniasis and infections mediated by intracellular pathogenic micro-organism in mammals and in particular in humans, members of the dog, cat and horse family. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise composition of matter produced by from | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206286 | CANCER STEM CELL ANTIGEN VACCINES AND METHODS - Method of stimulating an immune response (e.g., to treat cancer) include administering to a patient a composition including dendritic cells that present cancer stem cell antigens. Compositions including cancer stem cell antigens are also provided herein. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206287 | Use of cyclosporin A to sensitize resistant cancer cells to death receptor ligands - Cyclosporin A has been discovered to sensitize cancers resistant to TNF-family death receptors such as TRAIL and Fas to ligand-mediated apoptosis. Therefore, compositions that include cyclosporin A are useful in treating such cancers. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206288 | TUMOR CELLS FROM IMMUNE PRIVILEGED SITES AS BASE CELLS FOR CELL-BASED CANCER VACCINES - The present invention relates to tumor cell-based vaccines and methods of using same, wherein the vaccines are based on naturally immune privileged tumor cells that have been genetically modified to express MHC-II restricted peptides derived from endogenously encoded tumor antigens, activate CD | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206289 | PROSTATE CANCER AND MELANOMA ANTIGENS - Methods for identifying a human subject as a candidate for further prostate cancer or melanoma examination are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for determining whether an immune therapy has elicited a tumor-specific immune response in a prostate cancer or melanoma patient. Further disclosed are kits that can be used to practice the above methods. Methods for identifying candidate compounds for further testing as preventive or therapeutic agents for melanoma are also disclosed. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206290 | COSMETIC COMBINATION PRODUCT FOR IMPROVING APPEARANCE - A cosmetic combination product, wherein the product comprises at least two components selected from (a) one or more dietary supplements, (b) one or more cosmetic preparations for topical application to human skin, and (c) one or more patches for adhesion to human skin. Each of the selected components (a) to (c) comprises at least one cosmetically active substance which is also comprised in the other selected component(s). This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206291 | Polyurethane and Polyurea Microcapsules - The present invention relates to a perfuming ingredient for body-care, detergents or softeners type consumer products that is made of microcapsules having a mean diameter of >1 to 500 μm with a guanidine-based polyurea or polyurea/polyurethane wall that contain a perfume and to the products that contain such perfuming ingredients and microspheres. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206292 | Cosmetic Method for Targeting of Wrinkles - A subject-matter of the invention is a cosmetic method for caring for wrinkled skin, for the purpose of softening the wrinkles, comprising the successive stages: (a) of topical application to the wrinkled areas of a first composition including a pulverulent phase comprising porous particles which comprise at least one antiwrinkle active principle at least partially absorbed in the said particles, the said composition being substantially devoid of solvent for the said active principle, and (b) of topical application to the skin of the face comprising at least the said areas of a second composition including a fatty and/or aqueous phase comprising a solvent for the said active principle. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206293 | Absorbent substrate with a non-leaching antimicrobial activity and a controlled-release bioactive agent. - This invention relates to antimicrobial wound dressings having a non-leaching antimicrobial activity, releasable antimicrobial and antiprotease agents, and a controlled-release bioactive agent such as doxycycline. The Wound dressing material is absorbent and acts as a substrate for antimicrobial and antiprotease agents as well as bioactive agents. More generally, this invention relates to methods and compositions for materials having a non-leaching coating that has antimicrobial properties. The coating is applied to substrates such as gauze-type wound dressings, powders and other substrates. Covalent, non-leaching, non-hydrolyzable bonds are formed between the substrate and the polymer molecules that form the coating. A high concentration of anti-microbial groups on multi-length polymeric molecules and relatively long average chain lengths, contribute to an absorbent or superabsorbent surface with a high level antimicrobial efficacy. Utilization of non-leaching coatings having a plurality of anionic or cationic sites is used according to this invention to bind a plurality of oppositely charged biologically or chemically active compounds, and to release the bound oppositely charged biologically or chemically active compounds from said substrate over a period of time to achieve desired objectives as diverse as improved wound healing to reduction in body odor. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206294 | Naphthalene Derivatives as Termite Repellents and Toxicants - Several derivatives of naphthalene, including 1′-acetonaphthone, 2′-acetonaphthone, 1-methoxynaphthalene, and 2-methoxynaphthalene, were discovered to be effective toxicants and repellents of termites, and resulted in significant reduction in termite feeding activity. For example, 2′-acetonaphthone was found to be an effective repellent and feeding deterrent of termites. Termites exposed to concentrations as low as 8 mg/kg sand exhibited a significant reduction in tunneling and feeding activity. Moreover, some of the dead termites had symptoms indicative of a failure to molt. At concentrations ≧20 μg/cm | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206295 | Formulations Based on 3-Iodo-2-Propynyl Butyl Carbamate - Formulations in water suspension of microcapsules based on 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate (IPBC) comprising (parts by weight): (a) 10-60 parts of polymeric microcapsules comprising inside them IPBC and a synergizing agent formed of one or more alkylbenzenes having a number of carbon atoms from 9 to 20: (2) 1-5 parts of one or more dispersants; (3) 1-20 parts of one or more excipients selected from thickeners, antifoam, antifreeze, in can preservative agents; (4) water to 100. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206296 | INJECTABLE CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE CEMENT RELEASING A BONE RESORPTION INHIBITOR - The present invention relates to a macroporous, resorbable and injectable apatitic calcium-phosphate cement with a high compressive strength useful as bone cement and releasing a bone resorption inhibitor, preparation method and uses thereof. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206297 | POROUS COMPOSITE BIOMATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS - Synthetic composite materials for use, for example, as orthopedic implants are described herein. In one example, a composite material for use as a scaffold includes a thermoplastic polymer forming a porous matrix that has continuous porosity and a plurality of pores. The porosity and the size of the pores are selectively formed during synthesis of the composite material. The example composite material also includes a plurality of a anisometric calcium phosphate particles integrally formed, embedded in, or exposed on a surface of the porous matrix. The calcium phosphate particles provide one or more of reinforcement, bioactivity, or bioresorption. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206298 | Enhanced biological autologous tissue adhesive composition and methods of preparation and use - The invention includes a composition useful for preparing a tissue sealant for use on a patient, comprising: autologous fibrinogen, an activating agent and at least one supplement. The invention includes a method of treating a disc having at least one defect, comprising: introducing a composition into the disc, wherein the composition comprises autologous fibrinogen and an activating agent, and wherein the composition forms fibrin. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206299 | Method for Recovering Minerals From Bone and Use of Same - Systems and methods for recovering bone minerals from bone are provided in which bone minerals are separated from bone, and the separated bone minerals with natural bone mineral inorganic moieties are isolated. Also provided are implantable hydroxyapatite materials that are at least partially derived from bone and include natural bone mineral inorganic moieties. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206300 | Shaped Article - The shaped article is obtained via a cementitious reaction of a particulate composition reactive with water, whereby said reaction is obtained between said composition and an aqueous, liquid or gaseous phase. The particles of the shaped article are present in the form of interlocked particles, whereby the interlocking of said particles is obtained in a 100% water-saturated atmosphere. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206301 | Bone void fillers and methods of making the same - The invention relates to a material for use as bone void filler comprising soluble keratin protein. The material may be in the form of a putty, gel or emulsion. Additional components may be added to the material to improve handling characteristics and bone enhancement capabilities. The material may be formulated to serve as a suitable carrier for demineralized bone matrix. This invention also describes methods for making the material. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206302 | Cell-Free Graft - The invention proposes a cell-free graft, comprising (i) a cohesive, structure-forming matrix with open porosity made from a biologically and pharmaceutically acceptable material and (ii) serum. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206303 | Prolonged Release Formulations Comprising Anastrozole - The present invention relates to slow release anastrozole formulations, more particularly to in situ gelling formulations comprising a polylactide polymer or poly(lactide-co-glycolide) co-polymer, in which anastrozole is incorporated. The invention also relates to methods of treatment using said formulations, particularly methods for the treatment of breast cancer, and processes for the preparation of said formulations. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206304 | Medical devices having polymeric regions based on styrene-isobutylene copolymers - According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain one or more polymeric regions. These polymeric regions, in turn, contain one or more polymers, at least one of which is a copolymer that includes a styrene monomer and an isobutylene monomer. Moreover, the styrene monomer content of the copolymer typically ranges from 25 to 50 mol %. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206305 | Implantable barrier device - A barrier device is formed of a barrier component that can exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, non-inflammatory properties, and/or adhesion-limiting properties, as well as generate a modulated healing effect on injured tissue. The barrier component can be a non-polymeric cross-linked gel derived at least in part from a fatty acid compound, and may include a therapeutic agent. The barrier device can have anchoring locations to provide an area on the barrier device to interface with an anchoring mechanism. The anchoring locations can include openings and/or anchor elements. The barrier device can also include truss structures that provide additional strength to the barrier component. The barrier device is implantable in a patient for short term or long term applications, and can include controlled release of the therapeutic agent. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206306 | POLY(ESTER AMIDE) BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Provided herein is a copolymer that includes a soft block (A) and a hard block (B) comprising a tyrosine di-peptide. The copolymer can be any of AB, ABA or BAB type block copolymers. The soft block can include a PEA polymer. A coating formed of the copolymer may also include a bioactive agent. The implantable device can be implanted in a patient to treat, prevent, or ameliorate a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, and/or tumor obstruction. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206307 | BIOLOGICALLY ABSORBABLE COATINGS FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Coatings for an implantable medical device and a method of fabricating thereof are disclosed, the coatings comprising a biologically degradable, biologically erodable, and/or biologically resorbable ABA or AB block copolymer. A biologically active agent can be conjugated to the block copolymer. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206308 | Hydrogel Porogents for Fabricating Biodegradable Scaffolds - Hydrogel microparticles with entrapped liquid are used as the porogen to reproducibly form interconnected pore networks in a porous scaffold. In one embodiment, a biodegradable unsaturated polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a porogen comprising biodegradable hydrogel microparticles are mixed together and allowed to form a porous scaffold in an mold or in a body cavity. Example biodegradable unsaturated polymers include poly(propylene fumarate) and poly(e-caprolactone-fumarate). The cosslinking agent may be a free radical initiator, or may include a free radical initiator and a monomer capable of addition polymerization. Example hydrogel microparticles include uncrosslinked or crosslinked collagen , an uncrosslinked or crosslinked collagen derivative, and an uncrosslinked or crosslinked synthetic biodegradable polymer such as oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate). | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206309 | ANTAGONISTS OF PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTORS EP2 AND/OR EP4 FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSMENORRHEA AND MENORRHAGIA - A method of treating menorrhagia and/or dysmenorrhoea in a patient the method comprising administering to the patient an antagonist of a prostaglandin EP2 and/or EP4 receptor. Preferably the patient is a human female. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206310 | Regimens for Controlled Drug Delivery Devices for Contraception - The subject invention provides for new regimens for contraceptive dosage forms. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206311 | Sucrase Activity Inhibitor, Glucoamylase Activity Inhibitor and Food and Feed Containing the Same - The invention provides a sucrose activity inhibitor and a glucoamylase activity inhibitor comprising one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of palatinose, trehalulose and palatinit. Further, the invention provides a food or feed comprising the sucrose activity inhibitor and/or the glucoamylase activity inhibitor. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206312 | Therapeutic Morpholino-Substituted Compounds - Morpholino-substituted pyridopyrimidine, quinolone, and benzopyranone derivatives inhibit phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase, an enzyme that regulates platelet-adhesion processes. As a consequence, the compounds in question have anti-thrombotic activity, as well as other pharmaceutical properties. The compounds claimed are represented by formula (I), (II) and (III). PI 3-kinase generates 3-phosphorylated PI second messengers which stimulate platelet adhesion under blood-flow conditions. Because platelet adhesion is a necessary step in the formation of a thrombus, inhibition by these compounds of PI 3-kinase under such conditions inhibits or prevents thrombus formation. The compounds are useful in treating PI 3-kinase-dependent conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery occlusion, stroke, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, vascular restenosis, atherosclerosis, and unstable angina; respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), and bronchitis; inflammatory disorders; neoplasms including cancers such as glioma, prostate cancer, small cell lung cancer, and breast cancer; and diseases linked to disordered white blood cell function, such as autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206313 | COMPOSITIONS USEFUL ESPECIALLY FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME - This invention relates to a method for treatment or prevention of metabolic syndrome and diseases or conditions resulting therefrom in an individual, wherein an effective amount of an amine oxidase enzyme inhibitor is administered to said individual. In addition, the invention relates to a method for inhibiting an amine oxidase enzyme or for treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions benefiting from inhibition of an amine oxidase enzyme in an individual, wherein a vitamin B1, its derivative, its precursor or metabolite is administered to said individual. Finally, the invention relates to a food product comprising an amine oxidase enzyme inhibitor in combination with a foodstuff, a food additive comprising an amine oxidase enzyme inhibitor in combination with a liquid, solid or semisolid carrier. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206314 | Transdermal Delivery Systems - Transdermal delivery systems for administering sufentanil through the skin are provided. The systems contain a sufficient amount of sufentanil to induce and maintain a constant state of analgesia when applied to a subject. The systems are characterized as having one or more features including a high degree of dosage form rate control over flux of sufentanil from the system, a high net flux of sufentanil from the system through the skin, lack of a permeation enhancer, an adhesive member demonstrating superior shear time, a low coefficient of variation in the net flux of sufentanil from the system, a high delivery efficiency, and a substantially constant steady state net flux of sufentanil from the system. Methods of using the transdermal delivery systems to administer a sufficient amount of sufentanil to induce and maintain analgesia for extended periods when applied to a subject are also provided. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080206315 | Drug containing adhesive preparation - The present invention aims at providing an adhesive preparation wherein a drug is sufficiently dissolved in an adhesive layer and is not easily separated from the adhesive layer even during preservation of the adhesive preparation. | 2008-08-28 |
