Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080207554 | 2-5A Analogs and their Methods of Use - This invention relates to the fields of organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and medicine. In particular it relates to compounds that activate RNaseL, and to the use of the compounds for treating and/or ameliorating a disease or a condition, such as a viral infection. | 08-28-2008 |
20090047246 | NOVEL INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula I, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 02-19-2009 |
20090068142 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND SARS - The present invention provides methods of treating a coronavirus infection, and methods of reducing viral load, or reducing the time to viral clearance, or reducing morbidity or mortality in the clinical outcomes, in patients suffering from a coronavirus infection. The present invention further provides methods of reducing the risk that an individual will develop a pathological coronavirus infection, that has clinical sequelae. The present invention further provides methods of reducing the risk that an individual will develop SARS. The present invention further provides methods of treating SARS. The methods generally involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of a Type I or Type III interferon receptor agonist and/or a Type II interferon receptor agonist for the treatment of a coronavirus infection. | 03-12-2009 |
20090105471 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF VIRAL REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general formulas I-XIX, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating flaviviral infection, including hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 04-23-2009 |
20090111969 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF VIRAL REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general formulas I-XIX, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating flaviviral infection, including hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 04-30-2009 |
20090111982 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF VIRAL REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general formulas I-XIX, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating flaviviral infection, including hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 04-30-2009 |
20090155209 | NOVEL MACROCYCLIC INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula I, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 06-18-2009 |
20090170804 | PIRFENIDONE/TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR (TLR) AGONIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING THEM TO STIMULATE PRODUCTION OF GRANULOCYTE COLONIZING STIMULATING FACTOR (G-CSF) - The invention disclosed herein relates to compositions and methods for treating subjects suffering from or at risk of developing neutropenia. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to a subject suffering from or at risk of developing neutropenia, an effective amount of pirfenidone and one or more toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists. | 07-02-2009 |
20090286843 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF VIRAL REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general formulas I-XIX, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating flaviviral infection, including hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 11-19-2009 |
20090297476 | NOVEL PEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula I, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula II, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 12-03-2009 |
20100029578 | Methods of Treating Atrial Fibrillation with P38 Inhibitor Compounds - The invention disclosed herein relates generally to compounds and methods useful in treating or preventing atrial fibrillation (AF). | 02-04-2010 |
20100099851 | SYNTHETIC HYPERGLYCOSYLATED, PROTEASE-RESISTANT POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, ORAL FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists comprising consensus or hybrid Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists, containing one or more native or non-native glycosylation sites. The present invention further provides oral formulations of protease-resistant or protease-resistant, hyperglycosylated polypeptide variants, which polypeptide variants lack at least one protease cleavage site found in a parent polypeptide, and thus exhibit increased protease resistance compared to the parent polypeptide, which polypeptide variants further include (1) a carbohydrate moiety covalently linked to at least one non-native glycosylation site not found in the parent protein therapeutic or (2) a carbohydrate moiety covalently linked to at least one native glycosylation site found but not glycosylated in the parent protein therapeutic. The present invention further provides compositions, including oral pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, the hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, the protease-resistant polypeptide variant, or the hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant. The present invention further provides containers, devices, and kits comprising the synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, the hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, the protease-resistant polypeptide variant, or the hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant. The present invention further provides therapeutic methods involving administering an effective amount of an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, a hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, a protease-resistant polypeptide variant, or a hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant to an individual in need thereof. | 04-22-2010 |
20100150867 | USE OF ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORS TO TREAT ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS - The present invention provides methods for treating a flavivirus infection, including hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in an individual suffering from a flavivirus infection. In some embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an agent that inhibits enzymatic activity of a membrane-bound α-glucosidase inhibitor. In other embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof effective amounts of an α-glucosidase inhibitor and at least one additional therapeutic agent. | 06-17-2010 |
20100209391 | NOVEL INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION - The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula II, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments also provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition. | 08-19-2010 |
20100240704 | METHOD OF MODULATING STRESS-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods of modulating a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system with an active compound, wherein the active compound exhibits low potency for inhibition of at least one p38 MAPK; and wherein the contacting is conducted at a SAPK-modulating concentration that is at a low percentage inhibitory concentration for inhibition of the at least one p38 MAPK by the compound. Also disclosed are derivatives of pirfenidone. These derivatives can modulate a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system. | 09-23-2010 |
20110008289 | HYPERGLYCOSYLATED POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists comprising consensus or hybrid Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists, containing one or more native or non-native glycosylation sites. The present invention provides synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists comprising consensus or hybrid Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonists, containing one or more native or non-native glycosylation sites, as well as erythropoietin and darbepoetin alfa, each of which are linked to a penetrating peptide that facilitates translocation of a substance across a biological barrier as well as pharmaceutical compositions, including oral formulations, of the same. The present invention further provides oral formulations of hyperglycosylated or protease-resistant, hyperglycosylated polypeptide variants, which polypeptide variants lack at least one protease cleavage site found in a parent polypeptide, and thus exhibit increased protease resistance compared to the parent polypeptide, which polypeptide variants further include (1) a carbohydrate moiety covalently linked to at least one non-native glycosylation site not found in the parent protein therapeutic or (2) a carbohydrate moiety covalently linked to at least one native glycosylation site found but not glycosylated in the parent protein therapeutic. The present invention further provides compositions, including oral pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, the hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, or the hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant. The present invention further provides containers, devices, and kits comprising the synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, the hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, or the hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant. The present invention further provides therapeutic methods involving administering an effective amount of an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a synthetic Type I interferon receptor polypeptide agonist, a hyperglycosylated polypeptide variant, or a hyperglycosylated, protease-resistant polypeptide variant to an individual in need thereof. | 01-13-2011 |
20110177026 | Use of Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors to Treat Alphavirus Infections - The present invention provides methods for treating a flavivirus infection, including hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in an individual suffering from a flavivirus infection. In some embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an agent that inhibits enzymatic activity of a membrane-bound α-glucosidase inhibitor. In other embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof effective amounts of an α-glucosidase inhibitor and at least one additional therapeutic agent. | 07-21-2011 |
20110218169 | Pirfenidone/Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Agonist Compounds and Methods of Treating Neutropenia - The invention disclosed herein relates to compositions and methods for treating subjects suffering from or at risk of developing neutropenia. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to a subject suffering from or at risk of developing neutropenia, an effective amount of pirfenidone and one or more toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists. | 09-08-2011 |
20120046321 | METHODS OF TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH P38 INHIBITOR COMPOUNDS - The invention disclosed herein relates generally to compounds and methods useful in treating or preventing atrial fibrillation (AF). | 02-23-2012 |
20120258924 | METHOD OF MODULATING STRESS-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods of modulating a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system with an active compound, wherein the active compound exhibits low potency for inhibition of at least one p38 MAPK; and wherein the contacting is conducted at a SAPK-modulating concentration that is at a low percentage inhibitory concentration for inhibition of the at least one p38 MAPK by the compound. Also disclosed are derivatives of pirfenidone. These derivatives can modulate a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system. | 10-11-2012 |