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20100196401 | USE OF RAPAMYCIN TO INHIBIT IMMUNE RESPONSE AND INDUCE TOLERANCE TO GENE THERAPY VECTOR AND ENCODED TRANSGENE PRODUCTS - Disclosed are methods for transient co-administration of rapamycin together with a gene therapy vector encoding a transgene. The present invention is directed to inhibiting the immune response of a host to the administered gene therapy vector and encoded trans gene product, thus allowing persistent trans gene expression and repeated administration of the gene therapy product to the host. The present invention is also of relevance in genetic disease patients that mount immune responses to protein replacement therapies in which case the present invention provides for transient co-administration of rapamycin together with protein replacement therapy. In a further aspect of the invention, co-administration of rapamycin could inhibit a secondary immune response in a host that has been pre-immunized with the gene therapy vector or pre-immunized with the protein product encoded by the transgene. | 08-05-2010 |
20110034539 | METHODS FOR TREATING BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method of treating an individual having a blood coagulation defect (e.g., hemophilia A, hemophilia B), comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a DNA vector encoding modified Factor VII (FVII), wherein the modified Factor VII leads to generation of Factor VIIa in vivo. In a particular embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of treating an individual having a blood coagulation defect comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding a modified FVII wherein the modified FVII comprises a signal which codes for precursor cleavage by furin at the activation cleavage site of the modified FVII. The invention also relates to a method of treating an individual having a blood coagulation disorder comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding the light chain of human FVII and a nucleic acid encoding the heavy chain of human FVII operably linked to a leader sequence. Compositions, expression vectors and host cells comprising nucleic acid which encodes a modified Factor VII, wherein the modified Factor VII leads to generation of Factor VIIa in vivo is also encompassed by the present invention. | 02-10-2011 |
20110052585 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING INTERLEUKIN PATHWAYS - Fusion proteins including an IL-17 receptor with a multimerization domain, or an IL-23 receptor and a multimerization domain, and recombinant viral vectors encoding such fusions, are described. The fusion proteins and vectors encoding such fusions, alone or in combination, can be used in methods for modulating the IL-17 and IL-23 signaling pathways and for treating or preventing diseases mediated by interleukin-17 and interleukin-23, such as immune-related and inflammatory diseases. | 03-03-2011 |
20110268735 | MULTIMERIC CONSTRUCTS - Multimeric fusion proteins of an Ig-like domain of Flt-1 are rendered functional by inclusion of a linker moiety. Vectors encoding the fusion proteins and host cells expressing the fusion proteins can be used therapeutically to block neovascularization in individuals with pathological conditions related to neovascularization. Such conditions include age-related macular degeneration, cancer, psoriasis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, asthma, uveitis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The same means of multimerization used for an Iglike domain of Flt-1, i.e., a linker and a multimerization domain, can be used for other polypeptides, including extracellular receptors, antibody variable regions, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. | 11-03-2011 |
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20090162345 | Materials and Methods for Reversing Type-1 Diabetes - In accordance with the subject invention, anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) can be used to modulate a patient's immune response in order to prevent and/or delay the onset or the progression of type 1 diabetes. ATG treatment augments CD4+CD25+ cell frequencies and their functional activities. | 06-25-2009 |
20100322894 | Combination Therapies for Treating Type 1 Diabetes - In accordance with the subject invention, combination therapies can be used to modulate a patient's immune response in order to prevent, delay and/or reverse type 1 diabetes. | 12-23-2010 |
20140193411 | MULTIMERIC CONSTRUCTS - Multimeric fusion proteins of an Ig-like domain of Flt-1 are rendered functional by inclusion of a linker moiety. Vectors encoding the fusion proteins and host cells expressing the fusion proteins can be used therapeutically to block neovascularization in individuals with pathological conditions related to neovascularization. Such conditions include age-related macular degeneration, cancer, psoriasis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, asthma, uveitis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The same means of multimerization used for an Iglike domain of Flt-1, i.e., a linker and a multimerization domain, can be used for other polypeptides, including extracellular receptors, antibody variable regions, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. | 07-10-2014 |
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20110014235 | THERAPEUTIC AND VACCINE POLYELECTROLYTE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS - Polyelectrolyte nanoparticle compositions for biomedical applications are provided comprising at least two carrier domains comprising multivalent ionic domains and an agent exhibiting biological activity when contained within the nanoparticle or on the nanoparticle surface. The multivalent ionic domains may be contained in two separate molecules or in separate but linked domains of a single molecule. The nanoparticle optionally can further comprise an exposed targeting ligand and/or protective surface. The nanoparticle can be contacted to cells or administered directly to an animal for biomedical applications including therapeutics and immune response. The nanoparticle may alternatively be comprised of a carrier material capable of delivering various medically important antigens as vaccine. | 01-20-2011 |
20110312877 | ENGINEERED TUNABLE NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND EXPERIMENTAL COMPOUNDS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC USE - Biomedical nanoparticles are disclosed based on new engineered modular carrier macromolecules, on engineered macromolecules or associated entities providing an internal nanoparticle structure, and compositions for minimizing non-specific binding of the nanoparticles while enabling efficient and convenient targeting to cells and tissues. These nanoparticles may be used to deliver atomic or molecular or associated entities which are useful for diagnostics, primarily in vivo imaging, for therapeutics, for vaccines, or for experimental research. Nanoparticles comprising combinations of active entities such as gene inhibitors with gene expression cassettes or imaging agents with therapeutic agents, and polyamide compounds useful for treatment of microbial infections are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
20150297750 | THERAPEUTIC AND VACCINE POLYELECTROLYTE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS - Polyelectrolyte nanoparticle compositions for biomedical applications are provided comprising at least two carrier domains comprising multivalent ionic domains and an agent exhibiting biological activity when contained within the nanoparticle or on the nanoparticle surface. The multivalent ionic domains may be contained in two separate molecules or in separate but linked domains of a single molecule. The nanoparticle optionally can further comprise an exposed targeting ligand and/or protective surface. The nanoparticle can be contacted to cells or administered directly to an animal for biomedical applications including therapeutics and immune response. The nanoparticle may alternatively be comprised of a carrier material capable of delivering various medically important antigens as vaccine. | 10-22-2015 |