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| 20080248123 | Nanoparticulate anticonvulsant and immunosuppressive compositions - Described are controlled release nanoparticulate formulations comprising a nanoparticulate agent to be administered and a rate-controlling polymer which functions to prolong the release of the agent following administration. The novel compositions release the agent following administration for a time period ranging from about 2 to about 24 hours or longer. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080268063 | Coated Controlled Release Polymer Particles as Efficient Oral Delivery Vehicles for Biopharmaceuticals - A composition for delivering an active agent to a patient. The composition includes a polymer core encapsulating the active agent and a mucoadhesive coating disposed about the core. The polymer may include covalently linked poly(ethylene glycol) chains, and the mucoadhesive coating may be selected to facilitate transfer of the particle through the intestinal mucosa. A molecular weight and cross-link density of the polymer may be selected such that the polymer core will decompose in a predetermined time interval. The fraction of the dose of the drug entering the system at circulation during the predetermined time interval may be between about 0.25% and about 25%. The composition may be formulated as a plurality of nanoparticles or microparticles that are combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to produce an edible or inhalable drug product. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080274202 | Compositions and Method for Brain Specific Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Agents - Disclosed are methods and compositions for delivering a therapeutic agent to target organs or tissues, such as brain. The methods and compositions use bone marrow stem cells, monocytes, macrophages or microglial cells to deliver the therapeutic agent associated with nanoparticles to the target organ or tissue. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080286371 | Immunogenical Complex Formed by Vaccinal Antigens Encapsulated by Nanostructured Mesoporous Silica - The present invention relates to a product named “immunogenical complex”, which comprises an adjuvant characterized by solid particles of highly ordinated nanostructured mesoporous silica, preferably, SBA-15 Silica, and vaccinal antigens of several natures, encapsulated in the referred to adjuvants. The immunogenical complex of the present invention allows the presentation of the antigens that compose it to lymphocytes, in a safe, gradual and extended way, which leads to a more efficient immunological memory, increases the immunogenicity of the antigen and improves the production of antibodies. This ensures an efficient immunological protection with fewer amounts of antigens and/or less repetitions of vaccinal doses. In addition, the characteristics of the immunogenical complex of the present invention promotes effective immunity induction, homogeneous in “god and bad respondent” individuals. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080305173 | AMORPHOUS DRUG BEADS - The present inventive subject matter relates to amorphous drug beads comprising an amorphous active drug and an organic surfactant having improved solubility, absorption and wettability characteristics. The present inventive subject matter further relates to methods of preparing the amorphous drug beads, wherein molten drug beads are subject to a cooling step with or without shear. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080311213 | Topical Formulations Containing Sporopollenin - Topical formulation containing an active substance which is chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore. The active substance can be released from the exine shell on application to a living or non-living surface. The invention may be used to provide gradual release of the active substance over a period of time subsequent to application of the formulation to the surface. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080317863 | Pharmaceutical Compositions Useful in the Transmucosal Administration of Drugs - There is provided pharmaceutical compositions in the form of homogeneous interactive mixtures, which compositions comprise a pharmacologically-effective amount of an active ingredient in the form of microparticles of a size between about 0.5 μm and about 10 μm, which particles are attached to the surfaces of larger carrier particles with a size range of between about 10 and about 100 μm. The carrier particle material is preferably bio- and/or mucoadhesive in its nature. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090022808 | Coated Hyaluronic Acid Particles - The present invention generally relates to particles comprising hyaluronic acid, wherein the particles are coated or encapsulated with a coating. The coating preferably comprises a polymer, protein, polysaccharide, or combination thereof that decreases the rate of degradation of the hyaluronic acid once the particles are placed in an aqueous environment, such as inside mammalian skin. The compositions of the present invention comprising such coated hyaluronic acid are useful for soft tissue augmentation, and are particularly useful as dermal fillers. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090061006 | Layered Nanoparticles for Sustained Release of Small Molecules - Nanoparticle compositions and methods are disclosed for the sustained release of small molecules, such as pharmaceutical compounds in vivo, for example ligand-lytic peptide conjugates. The construction of the nanoparticles helps to prevent self-aggregation of the molecules, and the consequent loss of effectiveness. The system employs layer-by-layer self-assembly of biocompatible polyelectrolyte layers, and layers of charged small molecules such as drug molecules, to form a multilayer nanoparticle in which the drug or other small molecule itself acts as one of the alternating charged layers in the multilayer assembly. The small molecules can then be released over time in a sustained manner. The LbL nano-assemblies can specifically target cancers, metastases, or other diseased tissues, while minimizing side effects. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090081306 | MICROENCAPSULATED MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method of forming microspheres of a bioactive material, such as a protein polymer or drug by nebulizing a solubilized form of a material to be encapsulated and an encapsulating material, such as albumin, in a stirred chilled solvent system comprising a vegetable oil, mineral oil and/or a lower alcohol such that the formed microspheres demonstrate intracellular bioactivity when taken up by macrophages. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090110739 | Targeted cancer chemotherapy using synthetic nanoparticles - Compositions and methods for delivery of a pharmaceutical to an individual. Delivery vehicles are provided in a formulation of a pharmaceutical that is encapsulated in a synthetic self assembled nanoparticle that includes a lipid binding protein and a lipid monolayer. The interior of the particle represents a hydrophobic core region where lipophilic highly-water insoluble drug molecules may be incorporated. In contrast to liposomes, that include an aqueous interior core surrounded by phospholipid bilayer, the drug carrier nanoparticle described here is composed of a monolayer and a hydrophobic interior. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090123553 | Peptide nanostructures and methods of generating and using the same - A tubular or spherical nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each of the plurality of peptides includes no more than 4 amino acids and whereas at least one of the 4 amino acids is an aromatic amino acid. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090175951 | NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITIONS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS - Methods for stabilizing chemical compounds, particularly pharmaceutical agents, using nanoparticulate compositions are described. The nanoparticulate compositions comprise a chemical compound, such as a pharmaceutical agent, and at least one surface stabilizer. The component chemical compound exhibits chemical stability, even following prolonged storage, repeated freezing-thawing cycles, exposure to elevated temperatures, or exposure to non-physiological pH conditions. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090196933 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION OF POORLY WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS WITH INCREASED STABILITY - The present invention provides stable pharmaceutical compositions of poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agents and stabilizing agents which function to increase stability of the compositions. The use of stabilizing agents provide extended stability of nanoparticle suspensions and other formulations of poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agents such as docetaxel under certain conditions, for example upon dilution for administration. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090202650 | METHODS OF TREATING CANCERS - A method of treating cancer. The method includes introducing an effective amount of an oxidative catalyzing agent including titanium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, tungsten oxide or tin oxide into a biological entity, and irradiating the biological entity with a ray. The oxidative catalyzing agent produces hydroxyl or hydrogen peroxide radicals after irradiation with the ray thereon. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202651 | Antigen specific fluorescent nanoparticles - The present invention relates, in general, to nanoparticles and, in particular, to nanoparticles coated with, for example, peptides, proteins, and/or carbohydrates, and to methods of producing and using same. The invention further relates to kits comprising the coated nanoparticles. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090214662 | SURFACE-LAYER PROTEIN COATED MICROSPHERES AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides surface-layer protein coated microspheres for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the intestine. These surface-layer protein coated microspheres generally include a core encapsulated by a microsphere which is coated by surface layer protein. The core includes a therapeutic agent, such as a defensin. The invention also includes methods of making and using the surface-layer protein coated microspheres of the invention for administering therapeutic agents to a subject in need thereof. The invention also includes pharmaceutical dosage units that include the surface-layer protein coated microspheres of the invention. The invention further includes various labeled defensins for use in the study of the properties and actions of defensins, and further includes the use of defensins, particularly HD5α in the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the bowel, such as Crohn's disease. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090214663 | Virus coated nanoparticles and uses thereof - The present invention discloses method to coat nanoparticles with viral envelope containing specific proteins. The present invention also discloses that such viral envelope coated nanoparticles can be targeted to specific cells and cellular entry pathway, thereby permitting their use as vaccines, in targeted delivery of therapeutic products and in the study of virus adsorption, cell penetration and viral entry pathways. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090238885 | PROTEIN ENCAPSULATED PARTICLES - Particles that are encapsulated by protein are provided. Also a method for preparing protein encapsulated particles involving spraying and drying of an activated protein solution is provided. The protein encapsulated particles are particularly suited for food, feed, cosmetic and pharma applications. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090238886 | Retro-Inversion Peptides That Target GIT Transport Receptors and Related Methods - Retro-inverted forms of GIT targeting agents that target specific receptor sites in vivo and/or promote uptake of active agents and/or enhance active site delivery across the GIT into the systemic circulation are provided. These retro-inverted peptides and compositions containing these retro-inverted peptides can be used to deliver an active agent, such as a drug or a drug-containing nano- or microparticle for treatment of a condition in a subject in need of the drug, in vivo. Additionally, the invention provides antibodies which are capable of immunospecifically binding the retro-inverted peptides. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090252807 | Nanoparticulate and Controlled Release Compositions Comprising Prostaglandin Derivatives - The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a nanoparticulate prostaglandin derivative, preferably limaprost or a salt or derivative thereof, having improved bioavailability. The nanoparticulate prostaglandin derivative particles of the composition have an effective average particles size of less than about 2000 nm and are useful in the treatment of ischemic symptoms. The invention also relates to a controlled release composition comprising a prostaglandin derivative, such as limaprost alfadex, or a nanoparticulate prostaglandin derivative, such as limaprost or a salt or derivative thereof, that in operation delivers the drug in a pulsed or bimodal manner for the treatment of ischemic symptoms. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090252808 | CONTROLLED RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES - A process is provided for releasably encapsulating a biological entity. The process comprise combining a solution of a surfactant in a non-polar solvent with a precursor material and the biological entity to form an emulsion. The emulsion comprises a polar phase dispersed in a non-polar phase, wherein the polar phase comprises the biological entity. The particles comprising the biological entity are then formed from the polar phase. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090258076 | WATER-SOLUBLE MAGNETIC OR METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH LIGANDS, PREPARATION METHOD AND USAGE THEREOF - This invention provides water-soluble magnetic or water-soluble metal oxide nanoparticles, which are coated with phase transfer ligands having an adhesive region, an adhesive region-crosslinking region, or an adhesive region-reactive region, and also provides a method of preparing water-soluble magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles, the method including (1) synthesizing water-insoluble magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles in an organic solvent; (2) dissolving the water-insoluble magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles in a first solvent and dissolving a phase transfer ligand in a second solvent; and (3) mixing the two solutions achieved in step (2) to thus exchange the surface of the water-insoluble magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles with the phase transfer ligand. Further, the water-soluble magnetic and water-soluble metal oxide nanoparticles coated with the phase transfer ligand can be used in various fields, including the separation and detection of materials, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and the decomposition of microorganisms and contaminants. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090304801 | AEROSOL AND INJECTABLE FORMULATIONS OF NANOPARTICULATE BENZODIAZEPINE - Described are nanoparticulate formulations of a benzodiazepine, such as lorazepam, that does not require the presence of polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol as stabilizers, and methods of making and using such formulations. The formulations are particularly useful in aerosol and injectable dosage forms, and comprise nanoparticulate benzodiazepine, such as lorazepam, and at least one surface stabilizer. The formulations are useful in the treatment of status epilepticus, treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, sleep induction, acute psychosis, and as a pre-anesthesia medication. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090311335 | COMBINATION OF A TRIPTAN AND AN NSAID - A composition of a triptan and particles of a NSAID. The NSAID particles having an effective average particle size of less than 2000 nm and at least one surface stabilizer adsorbed on the surface thereof. The NSAID component of the composition, in a comparative pharmacokinetic testing with a non-particulate NSAID in the same dosage strength and form, exhibits a shorter time to T | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100003336 | VESICLES OF SELF-ASSEMBLING BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Vesicles of self-assembling block copolymers, e.g., diblock copolypeptides, as well as methods of making and using the same. Vesicles of the invention have a shell made up of block copolymers that include an intracellular transduction hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. In certain embodiments, the vesicles include an encapsulated active agent, e.g., a diagnostic or therapeutic agent. The vesicles find use in a variety of different application, including the intracellular delivery of active agents, e.g., diagnostic and therapeutic agents. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100015238 | Powder Compositions for Inhalation - A pharmacological powder for inhalation comprising fine particles of a drug and particles of a force-controlling agent, wherein the particles of said force-controlling agent are disposed on the surface of the active particles as either a particulate coating, or as a continuous or discontinuous film. The powder may further comprise particles of a carrier material for supporting the drug particles. The force-controlling agent may be selected from: amino acids, peptides and polypeptides having a molecular weight of from 0.25 to 1000 KDa; phospholipids; titanium dioxide; aluminium dioxide; silicon dioxide; starch; and salts of fatty acids. Also disclosed is a method of making such a powder for inhalation comprising mixing a force-controlling agent with particles of one or more pharmacologically active materials to obtain a mixture in which the particles of said force-controlling agent are disposed on the surface of the active particles as either a particulate coating, or as a continuous or discontinuous film. The mixing step may be achieved by sieving, mixing or blending, micronising and/or co-micronising the particles of one or more pharmacologically active material and particles of force-controlling agents. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100028450 | TOLEROGENIC BIODEGRADABLE ARTIFICIAL ANTIGEN PRESENTING SYSTEM - An artificial antigen presenting system is presented. The herein presented microspheres combine negative regulators individually or at varying combinations along with MCH molecules and can induce antigen specific tolerance. The herein described methods provide for the construction of artificial biodegradable microsomes containing MHC: peptide complexes, accessory molecules, co-stimulatory molecules, adhesion molecules, and other molecules relevant to T cell binding or modulation. Additionally, the present invention is directed to compositions and methods for treating conditions which would benefit from modulation of T cell response, for example, autoimmune disorders, allergies, cancers, viral infections, and graft rejection. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100028451 | SILK MICROSPHERES FOR ENCAPSULATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE - A method was developed to prepare silk fibroin microspheres using lipid vesicles as templates to efficiently load therapeutic agents in active form for controlled release. The lipids are subsequently removed through the use of a dehydration agent, such as methanol or sodium chloride, resulting in β-sheet structure dominant silk microsphere structures having about 2 μm in diameter. The therapeutic agent can be entrapped in the silk microspheres and used in pharmaceutical formulations for controlled-release treatments. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100062073 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING ENTERIC POLYMERS CASEIN - A pharmaceutical composition comprises nanoparticles comprising a poorly water-soluble drug and an enteric polymer, and casein. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100143484 | ORAL SUBMICRON PARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PROTEINS AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention provides a novel submicron system for the oral administration of proteins. An effective oral carrier for proteins should shield its content against the gastrointestinal tract proteases and be capable of facilitating the uptake of the protein drug across the gastrointestinal epithelium. The present invention relates to production of gelled particles which comprises a protein drug susceptible to enzymatic degradation by enzymes and acid conditions in the stomach, a polymeric matrix which undergoes precipitation-swelling process, and two-layer-coating materials which are themselves capable of enhancing absorption of said drug across the intestinal mucosal tissues and of inbihiting degradation of said drug by gastric enzymes. Insulin-loaded particles with appropriate submicron size for gastrointestinal absorption were made of natural occurring polymers by emulsification-based method and proved to be gastric pH and protease protective. Effects on glycemia were observed during 14 h after their oral single administration to rats, achieving 42% of pharmacological activity compared to subcutaneous administration. Postprandial rise in blood glucose was suppressed and insulinemia levels increased by a factor of seven. The relative oral bioavailability of insulin calculated over 8 h by comparison with a subcutaneous injection of free insulin was 34%. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100173001 | Metal Ion-Treated Biocompatible Polymers Useful for Nanoparticles - Disclosed are methods for forming particles useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative disease. The method includes providing a bioactive component and a metal ion-treated biocompatible polymer component; coating the bioactive component with a surfactant having an HLB value of less than about 6.0 units under conditions which form a coated bioactive component; associating the coated bioactive component with the a metal ion-treated biocompatible polymer under conditions which associate the coated bioactive component with the metal-ion treated biocompatible polymer to form a particle, where the particles have an average diameter of less than about 50 nanometers. Related compositions and methods to treat disease using the particles are also disclosed. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100196495 | DELIVERY OF FLU ANTIBODIES TO SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH AIR - The invention relates to a method, composition and inhaler system for treatment or prophylaxis of influenza infection in one or more subjects by applying to a surface selected from air filters, sick room surfaces and respiratory mucosal membranes at least one immune material selected from antibodies and fragments thereof which bind a least one Influenza A antigen selected from the group consisting of H1, H3 and H5, the immune material being derived from hyperimmune milk products such as hyperimmune colostrum said hyperimmune milk products being prepared by inoculation of mammals with antigen composed of a least one Influenza A antigen selected from H1, H3 and H5. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100209518 | MICRO-PARTICLES, BLOOD-SUBSTITUTE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A method for forming micro-particles is provided. The method includes the steps of: —providing a first solution which includes at least an anion; —providing a second solution which includes at least a cation; —mixing the first solution with the second solution in presence of at least a first compound for forming porous templates, wherein the porous templates are formed by precipitation of a salt which includes the anion and the cation and wherein the first compound is at least partially incorporated in the porous templates; and—at least partially cross-linking the first compound in the porous templates. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100233276 | COMPOSITIONS IN POWDER FORM MADE OF SOFT AGGLOMERATES OF A MICRONIZED DRUG AND OF A TWO-COMPONENTS EXCIPIENT, AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The described agglomeration of drug microparticles blended with excipient microparticles is a technique for the size enlargement of micronized products that could be damaged by granulation or compaction techniques. These agglomerates can be used as oral prompt or delayed-release dosage forms administered as they are or dispersed in a liquid. The composition and quantity of the excipient microparticles resulted to be the crucial factors for the agglomerate quality. Therefore, adjusting the content of surface-active agent between 8-20%, of the excipient microparticles it is possible to agglomerate microparticles of drugs that could not be agglomerated per se. Increasing the surfactant concentration in the spray-dried excipient microparticles or increasing the fraction of these excipient microparticles in the blend, the agglomeration was improved. The spray drying technique concentrates the surface-active agent on the microparticle surface. By tumbling, the surface-active agent present on microparticles excipient surface was spread to fill the inter-particle interstices of drug particles giving rise to more resistant agglomerates. This phenomenon occurred also by vibration; the production in this case was quicker. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100233277 | BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER SCAFFOLD AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a biodegradable polymer scaffold using biodegradable polymer, surfactant and alcohol. The biodegradable polymer scaffold obtained from the process disclosed is useful for tissue engineering, therapeutic compound delivery and/or wound dressing. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100255108 | Combination Treatment of Cancer With Cetuximab and Tetrac - Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer by increasing the inhibitory effect of cetuximab on HIF1α expression by administering cetuximab in combination with anti-angiogenic thyroid hormone analogs such as tetrac or triac. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100260857 | Enzyme delivery systems and methods of preparation and use - This invention relates to coated digestive enzyme preparations and enzyme delivery systems and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the preparations. This invention further relates to methods of preparation and use of the systems, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations to treat persons having ADD, ADHD, autism, cystic fibrosis and other behavioral and neurological disorders. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100278924 | Method of Drug Formulation Based on Increasing the Affinity of Crystalline Microparticle Surfaces for Active Agents - Methods are provided for coating crystalline microparticles with an active agent by altering the surface properties of the microparticles in order to facilitate favorable association on the microparticle by the active agent. Type of surface properties that are altered by the disclosed methods include by electrostatic properties, hydrophobic properties and hydrogen bonding properties. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110003004 | Method of Drug Formulation Based on Increasing the Affinity of Active Agents for Crystalline Microparticle Surfaces - Methods are provided for promoting the adsorption of an active agent to microparticles by modifying the structural properties of the active agent in order to facilitate favorable association to the microparticle. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110014297 | MULTIMODAL THERAPEUTIC HYBRID PARTICLE COMPLEX AND SYSTEM - A multiple layer microbubble drug delivery system, multiple layer microbubble drug delivery vehicle, method thereof and fabrication method are disclosed. The microfluidic drug delivery system for producing multiple layer microbubbles includes a first inlet which receives a gas and directs the gas into a central stream, a second inlet which receives a first liquid containing a drug substance and flow focuses the first liquid around the gas, a third inlet which receives a second liquid and flow focuses the second liquid around the first liquid and a fourth inlet which receives a third liquid and flow focuses the third liquid around the second liquid. The multiple layer microbubble drug delivery vehicle includes a gas core, a first liquid layer containing a drug and surrounding the gas core, a second liquid layer surrounding the first liquid layer to stabilize the first liquid layer and a plurality of particles outside the second liquid layer. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110045092 | CASEIN PARTICLES ENCAPSULATING THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS AND USES THEREOF - Casein particles, such as micelles or clusters thereof, having encapsulated therein hydrophobic and/or water insoluble therapeutically active agents such as hydrophobic chemotherapeutic agents, which are otherwise administered parenterally, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the casein particles and uses thereof in the treatment of cancer and other conditions treatable by the encapsulated therapeutically active agent are also disclosed. Further disclosed are processes of preparing the casein particles. The disclosed casein particles are useful for orally delivering the therapeutically active encapsulate and can further be used for controllably releasing the agents in the gastrointestinal tract. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045093 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND PROCESS COMPRISING VEGETABLE PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES IN SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOPARTICLES, FOR THE TREATMENT OF PEYRONIE'S DISEASE, CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES AND USE - This invention refers to a pharmaceutical composition applied to the therapy of Peyronie's disease, in connective tissue diseases. The composition comprises, in its formulation, vegetable proteolytic enzymes encapsulated in the supramolecular nanoparticles. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110052708 | METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS - In accordance with the present invention, novel formulations have been developed which are much more effective for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs to patients in need thereof than are prior art formulations. Invention formulations are capable of delivering more drug in shorter periods of time, with reduced side effects caused by the pharmaceutical carrier employed for delivery. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110052709 | NOVEL NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS - Milled nanoparticles comprising a biologically active agent, at least one biopolymer and a coating containing at least one coating which is a polymer or ligand are produced using milling and coating techniques which have not previously been used for these applications. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110052710 | NOVEL NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS - Milled nanoparticles comprising a biologically active agent, at least one biopolymer and a coating containing at least one coating which is a polymer or ligand are produced using milling and coating techniques which have not previously been used for these applications. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110059181 | METHODS FOR DRUG DELIVERY COMPRISING UNFOLDING AND FOLDING PROTEINS AND PEPTIDE NANOPARTICLES - The present invention provides preparation methods of protein nanoparticles for in vivo delivery of pharmacologically active agents, wherein said methods are to encase pharmaceutically active agents into proteins or peptides to form nanoparticles by unfolding the protein, and subsequently refolding or assembling the protein to produce a pharmacologically active agent encased within a protein nanoparticle. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110091562 | NANOGELS FOR CELLULAR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS - The various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to nanogels for the cellular delivery of therapeutics and methods of using the same. More particularly, the various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for the targeted treatment of neoplastic using nanogel-based technologies. In an embodiment of the present invention, a nanogel-based delivery system comprises: a nanogel comprising a crosslinked polymer particle; and an active agent contained substantially within the nanogel, wherein the active agent is non-covalently associated with the nanogel. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110111040 | POLYELECTROLYTE-ENCAPSULATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES CAPABLE OF CROSSING BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER - A gold-creatine nanoparticle is described, preferably covered with albumin, together with a process for its preparation and its use as medicament, in particular for the treatment of stroke. Said gold nanoparticle is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110117204 | IMMUNOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOSITIONS - This invention provides a microparticle carrier system comprising of one or more proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids or other bioactive substances with or without targeting molecules attached. In addition, the invention also provides immune modulatory compositions and methods of eliciting protective immune responses both in uninfected and infected hosts as well as the induction of immune tolerance. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110123632 | Nanoscale Adjuvants and Related Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods - Described herein are nanoscale adjuvants for use in pharmaceutical compositions. In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition includes: (a) a vaccine; and (b) a nanoscale adjuvant including an aluminum compound in the form of clusters having a peak size in the sub-micron range. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110151012 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POORLY WATER SOLUBLE PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - The present invention provides compositions comprising a poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agent, a carrier protein, and an antimicrobial agent, wherein significant microbial growth is inhibited in the composition. The amount of the antimicrobial agent in the composition may be below the level that induces a toxicological effect or at a level where a potential side effect can be controlled or tolerated. Also provided are compositions comprising a poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agent, a carrier protein, a sugar, and optionally an antimicrobial agent. Methods of using the compositions are also provided. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110159103 | Novel Preparation of an Enteric Release System - Hydrophobic liquids are microencapsulated by an enteric matrix in an environment substantially free of organic solvents. The process includes forming an emulsion of the enteric material and hydrophobic liquid in water, titrating the emulsion with an acid to form a particulate precipitate and optionally coating the particulate with a combination of enteric material and plasticizer. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110165255 | MALIGNANT TUMOR HEAT THERAPY KIT COMPRISING ANTI-REGULATORY T CELL ANTIBODY AND MAGNETIC FINE PARTICLES AND HEAT THERAPY METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a heat therapy kit for malignant tumor treatment that comprises a pharmaceutical agent containing anti-regulatory T cell antibody and a pharmaceutical agent containing magnetic fine particles, and a heat therapy method that uses that kit. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110189299 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SURFACE-COATED MICROPARTICLES - The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that can be used for efficient administration of low-molecular weight drugs and polymeric compounds such as peptides and proteins by methods other than injection, as well as a method for producing the composition. The pharmaceutical composition is for transmucosal administration and comprises (a) a drug having a positive or negative charge at a predetermined pH, (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable small particle and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable surface-coating polymer capable of being electrically charged at the pH, wherein the surface of the small particle is coated by the surface-coating polymer, the drug is immobilized on the surface of the small particle via the surface-coating polymer, and a complex is formed by a noncovalent interaction between the small particle and the surface-coating polymer and a concurrent electrostatic interaction between the surface-coating polymer and the drug. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110195126 | PEPTIDE-COATED NANOPARTICLES WITH GRADED SHELL COMPOSITIONS - A peptide-coated nanoparticle that includes a nanocrystal surrounded by a graded shell that is composed of at least two different semiconductor molecules. At least one peptide is attached to the surface of the graded shell to render the nanoparticle biocompatible. The nanocrystal core and graded shell are optionally annealed with ultra violet radiation prior to and/or after attachment of the peptide(s). | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110236493 | POROUS MATERIALS - A consumer care composition or a food composition comprising a mesoporous microparticulate material wherein at least some of the pores of the material are loaded with at least one ingredient and the loaded mesoporous microparticulate material is encapsulated by a capping layer is described. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110256228 | Solid Forms for Tissue Repair Background of the Invention - This invention provides coral-based scaffolds for cartilage repair, and instruments for insertion and utilization of same within a site of cartilage repair. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110262546 | GOLD NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH POLYELECTROLYTES AND ALBUMIN - It is described a gold nanoparticle coated with from two to five layers of a combination of a polyelectrolyte having amino functionality and a polyelectrolyte having sulfonic functionality, or with one single layer of said polyelectrolyte having amino functionality, preferably polyallylamine, or sulfonic functionality, preferably polystyrenesulfonic, characterized in that said nanoparticle comprises an outer layer of albumin. It is also described the process for its preparation, its use as carriers intended to cross blood-brain barrier and its use as medicament, in particular for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, more in particular of diseases caused by protein aggregates, such as prion diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said nanoparticle. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110268807 | Biodegradable Microspheres and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides biodegradable microspheres, compositions comprising a subject biodegradable microsphere, and methods of using a subject biodegradable microsphere for delivery of an agent to a site in an individual. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110274761 | POLYMER CARRIER - Compositions and methods for delivering bioactive agents, such as vitamins, hormones, nutrients and drugs, by stabilizing and or solubilizing these agents in a polymer matrix. The carrier polymers can be used in drug delivery and are useful for delivery of small molecules. The carrier polymers also can be used in scaffolds for regenerative medicine | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110280944 | FIBROUS MICROCAPSULES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to assembly of peptide amphiphiles and biopolymers into fibrous microcapsules, and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention provides devices, compositions, and methods for interfacial self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles and biopolyments into fibrous microcapsules, and uses thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110293728 | PHOTOSENSITIZER-METAL NANOPARTICLE COMPLEX AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPLEX FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OR DIAGNOSIS - Provided are a photosensitizer-metal nanoparticle complex and a composition for photodynamic therapy or diagnosis having the same. The complex includes a photosensitizer, a metal nanoparticle, and a backbone linking the photosensitizer with the metal nanoparticle. The backbone has a polypeptide substrate capable of being specifically degraded by a protease. When the complex is administered to a patient, fluorescence and production of reactive oxygen species from the conjugated photosensitizers are inhibited in normal tissues due to the resonance energy transfer between the photosensitizer and metal nanoparticles, but in tumor tissues, fluorescence and production of reactive oxygen species from the released photosensitizers are activated, thereby effectively destroying the tumor tissues. In addition, the selective fluorescence in the tumor tissues can further improve accuracy of tumor diagnosis using the protease-activatable photosensitizer-metal nanoparticle complex. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110305765 | PREPARATION AND METHODOLOGY OF SILK FIBROIN NANOPARTICLES - Disclosed are nanoparticles for delivery of drugs and/or nutraceuticals that include a fibroin polypeptide and a drug or nutraceutical, wherein the nanoparticle has a diameter of about 1 nm to about 500 nm, and compositions of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may further include a chitosan, or a proteoglycan such as decorin. Also disclosed are methods of delivering a drug and/or nutraceutical to a subject that involve administering to the subject nanoparticles of the present invention. Also disclosed are methods of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and kits that include the nanoparticles of the invention. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110318423 | Methods and Apparatus for Creating Particle Derivatives of HDL with Reduced Lipid Content - The present invention is directed to systems, apparatus and methods for creating derivatives of at least one form of HDL without substantially affecting LDL. These derivatives of HDL are particles with reduced lipid content, particularly reduced cholesterol content. These particles have the capacity to bind cholesterol and are administered to a patient to enhance cellular cholesterol efflux and reduce cholesterol levels in cells, tissues, organs, and blood vessels. The present method is useful for treating atherogenic vascular disease and may be combined with other therapies such as statins, inhibitors of cholesterol absorption, niacin, anti-inflammatories, exercise and dietary restriction. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120015037 | FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLE, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a new type of functionalized nanoparticles for drug delivery, comprising a type of polymer nanoparticles, a polymer stabilizer coating, and a drug, wherein said polymer stabilizer coating is coated on the surface of said type of polymer nanoparticles, and said drug is conjugated to said polymer stabilizer coating. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the nanoparticles; and provides a method for treating an ischemic or degenerative disease, comprising administrating an effective amount of the type of functionalized nanoparticles to a subject. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120070502 | METHODS OF TREATING CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by administering a) a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise paclitaxel and an albumin and b) a platinum-based agent (e.g., carboplatin). The present application also provides methods of treating prostate cancer by administering to the individual a) an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising docetaxel and an albumin; and b) an effective amount of a steroid. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120076862 | METHODS OF ENHANCING DRUG DELIVERY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present invention in one aspect provides methods of enhancing uptake of a therapeutic agent in a target tissue as well as methods of treating a disease (such as cancer) or enhancing effectiveness of treatment with a therapeutic agent in an individual by co-administering a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane with the therapeutic agent. The present invention in another aspect provides a method of treatment or a method of selecting patients for treatment of a disease (such as cancer) with the combination of a therapeutic agent and a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane based on one or more characteristics of the target tissue that correlates or indicates the capability of getting enhanced therapeutic agent uptake as a result of the co-administration of the taxane nanoparticle composition in the target tissue (referred to as “the drug uptake capability”). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, article of manufacture, and kits useful for methods described herein. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120082728 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL STEALTH NANOPARTICULES FOR BIOMEDICAL USE - The present invention relates to the field of drug delivery nanosystems. More precisely, the present invention concerns a copolymer with advantageous properties for the outer coating of various nanoparticles. Said copolymer comprises at least three types of monomers with stealthy, coupling and therapeutic properties respectively, as well as an optional fourth type of monomers with targeting properties. The present invention also relates to core-shell or hollow shell nanoparticles coated by an external layer of the copolymer according to the invention. Several types of core-shell nanoparticles are envisaged. The invention also concerns methods for preparing said nanoparticles, as well as pharmaceutical compositions or medicaments comprising them. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120087985 | SMALL PEPTIDE SEQUENCES FOR STABILIZING BIOMOLECULES - Disclosed herein are a class of small molecules, referred to as Small Peptide Sequences (SPS), that can stabilize biomolecules, particles containing the SPS and biomolecules, and compositions and methods of making the particles. The SPS are composed solely of amino acids common to humans and too small to trigger an immunological response (typically less than seven amino acids in total) and which will self assemble into particles sufficiently small to stay in liquid suspension at a first pH, typically a non-physiological pH, but which dissociate, releasing the biomolecule entrapped therein into solution, at a second pH, typically a physiological pH. The particles contain a SPS and a biomolecule, wherein the biomolecule is entrapped with the particle, immobilized on the surface of the particle, or combinations thereof. The particle releases the biomolecule upon contact with physiological fluids. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120093936 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLAMMATION OR UNDESIRABLE ACTIVATION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for use in the treatment of specific medical conditions. The compositions of the invention comprise blood serum preparations, such as activated blood serum preparations. The present invention also relates to the use of such blood serum preparations for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with inflammation and/or undesirable activation of the immune system, such as paradentosis, abortus habitualis, colitis ulcerosa, polymyalgia rheumatica, whiplash-associated disorders, endometriosis, adeomyosis and unexplained infertility. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120093937 | ENCAPSULATED LIVER CELL COMPOSITION - Microcapsules including a capsule shell encapsulating a suspension of a therapeutically effective amount of liver cells in physical contact with a liver cell stimulating amount of erythropoietin. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120107407 | BONE GRAFT AND BIOCOMPOSITE FOR PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY - A bone graft or biocomposite for treating osseous defects and neogenesis of bone which is a composite of a biodegradable polymer and granules of beta-tricalciumphosphate, further comprising as active ingredient and embedded in the biodegradable polymer a physiologically effective amount of underglycosylated recombinant human BSP as a muti-dental clathrate with a basic organic compound which simulataneously is active as a plasticizer for the biodegradable polymer. The biocomposite is moldable and shapeable, hardens rapidly in situ when placed by surgery or prosthetic dentistry and which furthers osseous repair and the healing of damage or diseased tissues and lesions. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120114759 | PEPTIDE/PARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Polymeric nanoparticles, microparticles, and gels for delivering cargo, e.g., a therapeutic agent, such as a peptide, to a target, e.g., a cell, and their use for treating diseases, including angiogenesis-dependent diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and cancer, are disclosed. Methods for formulating, stabilizing, and administering single peptides or combinations of peptides via polymeric particle and gel delivery systems also are disclosed. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120121716 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF AN ANTHRACYCLINE - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical composition containing nemorubicin hydrochloride incorporated in microspheres. The compositions are useful for chemoembolisation, particularly for loco regional treatment of tumors. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120128779 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROTEIN MICROPARTICLES - The present invention relates to a process for producing protein microparticles in dilute organic acid solutions and in the absence of an alcohol such as ethanol. The microparticles are formed by dissolving a cereal prolamin protein in a concentrated organic acid solution with agitation and then diluting the solution with an aqueous solution. Protein microparticles having vacuoles are thus formed. The protein microparticles may be used to form powders, films, coatings, matrices, scaffolds and the like. Complete films can be formed from the protein microparticles of the invention. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120135081 | HYDROPHOBINS FOR DISPERSING ACTIVE AGENTS - In the field of drug or nutrient administration novel particles and formulations thereof are provided. Said particles each have a core comprising active agent and at least partial coating comprising proteins, selected from hydrophobins. Preferable hydrophobins belong to class I or class II. Said particles exhibit enhanced characteristics, for example dispersibility or solubility. Here is also disclosed two methods for producing said particles in nanoscale, of which one utilizes precipitating and another wet milling. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120164232 | CONSTRUCT COATED WITH VIRUS COAT-CONSTITUTING PROTEIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a construct comprising a virus coat protein usable as a carrier for drug delivery adaptable to various drugs. Specifically disclosed is a construct coated with a virus coat protein, comprising a virus coat protein and a construct coated therewith, wherein the virus coat protein is attached to the surface of the construct to form a layer of the protein thereon. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120177743 | COMBINATIONS AND MODES OF ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND COMBINATION THERAPY - The present invention provides combination therapy methods of treating proliferative diseases (such as cancer) comprising a first therapy comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a taxane in a nanoparticle composition, and a second therapy which may include, for example, radiation, surgery, administration of chemotherapeutic agents, or combinations thereof. Also provided are methods of administering to an individual a drug taxane in a nanoparticle composition based on a metronomic dosing regime. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120189701 | COMBINATION THERAPY WITH THIOCOLCHICINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides combination therapy methods of treating a proliferative disease (such as cancer) comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a colchicine or thiocolchicine dimer and an anti-VEGF antibody. The method may further comprise administering an effective amount of a taxane. The colchicine or thiocolchicine dimer and the taxane (such as paclitaxel) may be present in the form of nanoparticles, such as nanoparticles comprising the drug and a carrier protein such as albumin. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120189702 | CELL THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER FAILURE - Disclosed are methods for treating liver failure in a subject comprising transplanting hepatocytes or stem or progenitor cells in an extrahepatic site in the subject in an amount sufficient to provide liver support and/or induce liver regeneration, where the transplanted hepatocytes or stem or progenitor cells are used along with extracellular matrix-coated microcarriers. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120189703 | Enzyme Delivery Systems and Methods of Preparation and Use - This invention relates to coated digestive enzyme preparations and enzyme delivery systems and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the preparations. This invention further relates to methods of preparation and use of the systems, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations to treat persons having ADD, ADHD, autism, cystic fibrosis and other behavioral and neurological disorders. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120225126 | SOLID STATE SYNTHESIS METHOD OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES, AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED THEREBY - Disclosed are a solid state synthesis method of silver nanoparticles, and silver nanoparticles synthesized thereby. The method includes mixing a silver salt and a water soluble polymer acting as both a reducing agent and a protecting agent to produce a solid mixture, and milling the solid mixture by a high-speed vibration milling process to form silver nanoparticles within the water soluble polymer. According to the present invention, silver nanoparticles can be easily and simply produced in a solid state through high speed vibration milling, thereby reducing costs for industrial production and transportation of silver nanoparticles. In addition, the synthesized silver nanoparticles can be used for a long time since the silver nanoparticles are stable in a solid state for 1 year or more. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120231082 | NOVEL FORMULATIONS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided compositions and methods useful for the in vivo delivery of substantially water insoluble pharmacologically active agents (such as the anticancer drug paclitaxel) in which the pharmacologically active agent is delivered in the form of suspended particles coated with protein (which acts as a stabilizing agent). In particular, protein and pharmacologically active agent in a biocompatible dispersing medium are subjected to high shear, in the absence of any conventional surfactants, and also in the absence of any polymeric core material for the particles. The procedure yields particles with a diameter of less than about 1 micron. The use of specific composition and preparation conditions (e.g., addition of a polar solvent to the organic phase), and careful selection of the proper organic phase and phase fraction, enables the reproducible production of unusually small nanoparticles of less than 200 nm diameter, which can be sterile-filtered. The particulate system produced according to the invention can be converted into a redispersible dry powder comprising nanoparticles of water-insoluble drug coated with a protein, and free protein to which molecules of the pharmacological agent are bound. This results in a unique delivery system, in which part of the pharmacologically active agent is readily bioavailable (in the form of molecules bound to the protein), and part of the agent is present within particles without any polymeric matrix therein. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120237605 | Multifunctional Metal Nanoparticles Having A Polydopamine-Based Surface and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention provides nanoparticles including a metallic core having a length along each axis of from 1 to 100 nanometers and a coating disposed on at least part of the surface of the metallic core, wherein the coating comprises polydopamine, along with methods for making and using such nanoparticles. The metallic core may be gold, silver or iron oxide and the polydopamine coating may have other substances bound to it, such as silver, targeting ligands or antibodies, or other therapeutic or imaging contrast agents. The disclosed nanoparticles can be targeted to cells for treating cancer or bacterial infections, and for use in diagnostic imaging. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120258176 | NANOPARTICLES FOR PROTEIN DRUG DELIVERY - The invention discloses particulate complexes composed of chitosan, poly-glutamic acid, and at least one bioactive agent, wherein equal moles of the positively charged chitosan and the negatively charged poly-glutamic acid substrate form an electrostatic network enabling improved loading the bioactive agent. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120269895 | DENDRITIC PIC MICELLES WITH BIOACTIVE PROTEINS - A polyion Complex (PIC) polymeric micelle is formed by interaction between a bioactive protein and a dendritic block copolymer of opposite charge. The conventional low stability of PIC micelles with bioactive proteins vis-à-vis ionic strength is offset by the stability provided by the dendritic block. The overall process for preparing the micelles is facilitated by the simplicity of the drendritic block copolymer synthesis. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120308660 | NANOCOATINGS FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - The present invention provides formulations comprising nanocoated biological materials (e.g., viral particles), methods for producing powders comprising nanocoated biological materials, and powders produced from such formulations and methods. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the present formulations or dried powders, and vaccines comprising the present formulations or dried powders. The nanocoated biological materials typically display superior stability for either direct use in a formulation or in drying processes to produce a powder material, wherein the coated materials are typically more tolerant to environmental stress (e.g., chemical, thermal, and/or mechanical stress) during storage or drying processes. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120308661 | ORALLY ADMINISTRABLE PHARMACEUTICAL PELLET OF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR - The present invention comprises a pellet of epidermal growth factor and methionine or K | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120315335 | SELF-ASSEMBLING NANOPARTICLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - A self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system for the delivery of drugs including peptides, proteins, nucleic acids or synthetic chemical drugs is provided. The self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system described herein includes viral capsid proteins, such as Hepatitis B Virus core protein, encapsulating the drug, a lipid bi-layer envelope and targeting or facilitating molecules anchored in the lipid bilayer. A method for construction of the self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system is also provided. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120328703 | SWELLABLE PARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Swellable particles for delivery of a drug or other working agent to the pulmonary system are provided. The swellable particles include a dehydrated (dry) aerodynamic particle diameter of 5 μm or less to enable delivery to the respiratory tract, such as for example to the tracheo-bronchial airways of the upper respiratory tract and/or to the alveolic regions of the deep lung, and a hydrated particle diameter that is greater than 6 μm volume mean diameter to retard or prevent their phagocytosis by the macrophages present in airways of the respiratory tract. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130004579 | Use of Plant Lectins to Target Leukocytes - The present invention provides compositions and methods for targeting an antigen to leukocytes, delivering an antigen to leukocytes, increasing antigen uptake by leukocytes, and/or enhancing an immune response. In some embodiments, compositions and methods of the present invention comprise a conjugate comprising an antigen and a plant lectin or a mimetic thereof. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130011484 | Cannabinoid Receptor Binding Agents, Compositions, and Methods - A composition comprising a cannabinoid receptor binding agent attached to a particle for the treatment of skin conditions. The particle may be a nanoparticle, such as nanocrystalline cellulose. The particle may further be modified with functional moieties. Drug delivery properties may be modified by coating the particles or using vesicles to deliver the cannabinoid receptor binding agent and particle. A substrate may be used to deliver the composition to the skin. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130034610 | HYDROPHOBIC NANOTUBES AND NANOPARTICLES AS TRANSPORTERS FOR THE DELIVERY OF DRUGS INTO CELLS - Methods and materials for delivering biologically active molecules to cells in vitro or in vivo are provided. The methods and materials use carbon nanotubes or other hydrophobic particles, tubes and wires, functionalized with a linking group that is covalently bound to the nanotubes, or, alternatively, to the biologically active molecule, such as a protein. The biologically active molecule is preferably released from the nanotube when the complex has been taken up in an endosome. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130064895 | Amphiphilic Peptides and Peptide Particles - The inventions provided herein relate to amphiphilic peptides and particles comprising the amphiphilic peptides. Such amphiphilic peptides and particles described herein can be used as a delivery system, e.g., for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, or as cell penetration vehicles or cell transfection agents. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130078308 | ENCAPSULATION DEVICE, MEDICAL CAPSULES, AND ENCAPSULATION METHOD - An encapsulation device includes: a fluid injection device that injects a first liquid forming a core; a liquid film holder that holds in film form a second liquid forming a shell containing the core; and a liquid contact device that makes the shell in contact with a third liquid, in which the first liquid is injected toward a liquid film of the second liquid retained by the liquid film holder to form a core, the core is wrapped with the second liquid on passing through the liquid film of the second liquid, thereby forming the shell, and the shell is made in contact with the third liquid to induce chemical reaction. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130101672 | NANOCONJUGATES AND NANOCONJUGATE FORMULATIONS - The invention provides a drug-polymer nanoconjugate that includes a drug covalently bonded to a polymer. The nanoconjugate can include a block copolymer coating and/or an albumin coating. The drug of the drug-polymer nanoconjugate can be one or more of a variety of therapeutic agents linked to the polymer through ether or thioether linkages formed from hydroxyl or thiol groups of the drug. The albumin coating can substantially or completely retard or prevent aggregation of the nanoconjugates in solid form or in solution. The invention further provides compositions that include a plurality of drug-polymer nanoconjugates, as well as methods for using the drug-polymer nanoconjugates, such as in therapeutic or diagnostic applications. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130115295 | Rare Earth-Doped Up-Conversion Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications - This invention provides a composition matter comprising rare earth-doped up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) encapsulated with a silica shell. In one embodiment, a photosensitizer is incorporated into the silica shell. In another embodiment, the composition further comprises a targeting molecule. In still another embodiment, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecule is also attached to the silica shell with the targeting molecule. The invention further provides methods for synthesizing such compositions and for using them in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. These applications use infrared or near infrared activation to excite the UCNPs. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130115296 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating HCC comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent, such as an agent that inhibits microtubule disassembly. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130122100 | PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS, PRODRUG NANOPARTICLES, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Nanoparticles comprising a prodrug and prodrugs linked to phospholipids, wherein the linkages facilitate release of the prodrugs from the nanoparticles to sites within a target cell or cell membrane by fusion of the particle and the cell membrane are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing and using the nanoparticles and their constituents. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130171260 | SILK MICROSPHERES FOR ENCAPSULATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE - A method was developed to prepare silk fibroin microspheres using lipid vesicles as templates to efficiently load therapeutic agents in active form for controlled release. The lipids are subsequently removed through the use of a dehydration agent, such as methanol or sodium chloride, resulting in β-sheet structure dominant silk microsphere structures having about 2 μm in diameter. The therapeutic agent can be entrapped in the silk microspheres and used in pharmaceutical formulations for controlled-release treatments. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130189365 | METHOD OF DRUG FORMULATION BASED ON INCREASING THE AFFINITY OF ACTIVE AGENTS FOR CRYSTALLINE MICROPARTICLE SURFACES - Methods are provided for promoting the adsorption of an active agent to microparticles by modifying the structural properties of the active agent in order to facilitate favorable association to the microparticle. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130195983 | NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions comprising nanoparticles comprising: 1) a drug, such as a hydrophobic drug derivative; and 2) a carrier protein. Also provided are methods of treating diseases (such as cancer) using the compositions, as well as kits and unit dosages. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195984 | COMBINATIONS AND MODES OF ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND COMBINATION THERAPY - The present invention provides combination therapy methods of treating proliferative diseases (such as cancer) comprising a first therapy comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a taxane in a nanoparticle composition, and a second therapy which may include, for example, radiation, surgery, administration of chemotherapeutic agents (such as an anti-VEGF antibody), or combinations thereof. Also provided are methods of administering to an individual a drug taxane in a nanoparticle composition based on a metronomic dosing regime. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195985 | Composition Comprising SOD, Lutein and Zeaxanthin - The invention relates to a composition comprising an enzyme selected from the group comprising superoxide dismutase (SOD) and SOD mimics and the like, in association with lutein and at least one stereoisomer of zeaxanthin; the invention also includes a kit of parts comprising such composition, wherein the kit comprises a first part comprising the enzyme, and a second part comprising lutein and at least one zeaxanthin isomer; according to the invention, the composition or the kit of part may be included in a functional food, a nutraceutical composition or a food or dietary supplement, a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition, or a veterinarian product; the invention also relates to a composition for use in treating, preventing or stabilizing a disease, condition or disorder of the eye associated to oxidative stress, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130202708 | VIRAL PARTICLE RELEASED AFTER INFECTION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS BY HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (HCMV) CONTAINING A FUSION PROTEIN AND USE THEREOF - The present invention is related to a viral particle released after infection of mammalian cells by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), wherein a) the particle is surrounded by a lipid membrane in which viral glycoproteins are embedded, b) the particle contains neither viral DNA nor capsids; and c) the particle contains a fusion protein comprising one or more parts of the T-cell antigen pp65 and at least one heterologous peptide, and wherein the at least one heterologous peptide is inserted at amino acid position W175 or A534 of the amino acid sequence of the T-cell antigen pp65. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130202709 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer (e.g., gemcitabine-based therapy) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating pancreatic cancer (for example, in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer) comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130209566 | NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION AND METHODS TO MAKE AND USE THE SAME - The present invention provides a novel nanoparticle drug delivery system generated from poly(ortho ester) polymers with sustained drug release capability and can be functionalized to allow for systemic delivery to various organ systems throughout the body. One important aspect of this invention is that the nanoparticle drug delivery system generated from poly(ortho ester) polymers encapsulate several types of drugs in poly(ortho ester) nanoparticles, including but not limited to lipophilic, hydrophilic small and large molecules and also hydrophilic and lipophilic dyes by adopting appropriate emulsion techniques. These poly(ortho ester) nanoparticles are biodegradable, biocompatible and controlled release drug delivery system with zero order kinetics, which can be used in various biomedical applications such as eye-related diseases, cancer, arthritis, etc. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130243866 | SILK MICROSPHERES FOR ENCAPSULATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE - A method was developed to prepare silk fibroin microspheres using lipid vesicles as templates to efficiently load therapeutic agents in active form for controlled release. The lipids are subsequently removed through the use of a dehydration agent, such as methanol or sodium chloride, resulting in β-sheet structure dominant silk microsphere structures having about 2 μm in diameter. The therapeutic agent can be entrapped in the silk microspheres and used in pharmaceutical formulations for controlled-release treatments. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130259944 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CANCER WITH PLATINUM PARTICLES - This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for treating cancer with platinum particles. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to platinum particle coated with a polysaccharide, such as a heparin or modified heparin, conjugated to a polypeptide that has affinity for a cell surface cancer marker and uses related thereto. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130259945 | ANTI-MALARIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Multilayer films comprise polypeptide epitopes from | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130259946 | ANTIGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Multilayer films comprised of polypeptide epitopes and a toll-like receptor ligand. The multilayer films are capable of eliciting an immune response in a host upon administration to the host. The multilayer films can include at least one designed peptide that includes one or more polypeptide epitopes from a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130266659 | METHODS OF TREATING BLADDER CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating bladder cancer, including metastatic bladder cancer and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130273169 | Stable Solid Formulation of GC-C Receptor Agonist Polypeptide Suitable for Oral Administration - Solid, stable formulations of linaclotide suitable for oral administration are described herein as are methods for preparing such formulations. The formulations described herein contain a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence Cys Cys Glu Tyr Cys Cys Asn Pro Ala Cys Thr Gly Cys Tyr (“linaclotide”; SEQ ID NO:1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The linaclotide formulations described herein are stable and have a sufficient shelf life for manufacturing, storing and distributing the drug. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130316006 | PARTICLES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPHTHALMIC AND/OR OTHER APPLICATIONS - Particles, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. The particles, compositions, and methods may be used, in some instances, for ophthalmic and/or other applications. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods may involve modifying the surface coatings of particles, such as particles of pharmaceutical agents that have a low aqueous solubility. Such compositions and methods can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for ophthalmic applications, and may be used for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the front of the eye and/or the back of the eye. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130323310 | SWELLABLE PARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Swellable particles for delivering a working agent to the pulmonary system comprise a plurality of biodegradable particles each formed from a polymer network, each of the plurality of biodegradable particles having a mass mean aerodynamic diameter not exceeding 5 μm, the particles being swellable by hydration to a size that is greater than 6 μm volume mean diameter, and a working agent entrapped in the polymer network of each of the plurality of biodegradable particles. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323311 | COLLAGEN-TARGETED NANOPARTICLES - This invention relates to compositions comprising collagen binding peptides coupled to nanoparticles. The invention also relates to a method of imaging a collagenous matrix using a composition comprising collagen binding peptides coupled to nanoparticles. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140010885 | SELF-ASSEMBLING NANOPARTICLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - A self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system for the delivery of various bioactive agents including peptides, proteins, nucleic acids or synthetic chemical drugs is provided. The self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system described herein includes viral capsid proteins, such as Hepatitis B Virus core protein, encapsulating the bioactive agent, a lipid layer or lipid/cholesterol layer coat and targeting or facilitating molecules anchored in the lipid layer. A method for construction of the self-assembling nanoparticle drug delivery system is also provided. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140017323 | METHODS OF ENHANCING DRUG DELIVERY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present invention in one aspect provides methods of enhancing uptake of a therapeutic agent in a target tissue as well as methods of treating a disease (such as cancer) or enhancing effectiveness of treatment with a therapeutic agent in an individual by co-administering a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane with the therapeutic agent. The present invention in another aspect provides a method of treatment or a method of selecting patients for treatment of a disease (such as cancer) with the combination of a therapeutic agent and a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane based on one or more characteristics of the target tissue that correlates or indicates the capability of getting enhanced therapeutic agent uptake as a result of the co-administration of the taxane nanoparticle composition in the target tissue (referred to as “the drug uptake capability”). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, article of manufacture, and kits useful for methods described herein. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140023715 | POLYMER CONJUGATES TARGETING CELLS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - This disclosure relates to polymer coated particles targeting cancer cells and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to nanoparticles coated with amphiphilic polymers conjugated with molecules useful for targeting tumors, monitoring the location of the nanoparticles administered to a subject by MRI, and viewing the presence of the nanoparticles during optical image-guided surgery. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140030347 | MASS PRODUCTION OF READY-TO-USE SUSPENSIONS OF FIBRINOGEN-COATED ALBUMIN SPHERES FOR THE TREATMENT OF THROMBOCYTOPENIC PATIENTS - A composition and a method effective in the production of the composition. The composition is a ready-to-use aqueous suspension in large and small quantities comprising human-fibrinogen-coated human-albumin spheres and the supernatant, said suspension being useful for the treatment of thrombocytopenic patients. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140044791 | TARGETED NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATES - A composition for treating a disorder in a subject includes a polyethylene glycolylated (PEGylated) nanoparticle, at least one hydrophobic therapeutic agent coupled to the surface of the nanoparticle; and at least one targeting moiety coupled to polyethylene glycol of the nanoparticle for targeting the composition to a cell associated with disorder. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140044792 | Method for Producing an Implantable Bone Composition - Methods for producing implantable bone compositions suitable for attaching stem cells thereto, characterized in that bone particles are contacted with an albumin comprising solution. Said bone particles can be mineralized and/or lyophilized bone particles of animal or human origin. Preferably the non-immunogenic albumin comprising solution is lyophilized onto said bone particles. The invention further concerns bone compositions suitable for usin in graft implantation obtainable by said methods. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140056986 | METHODS OF TREATING BLADDER CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating bladder cancer, including metastatic bladder cancer and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140072643 | METHODS OF TREATING CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by administering a) a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise paclitaxel and an albumin and b) a platinum-based agent (e.g., carboplatin). The present application also provides methods of treating prostate cancer by administering to the individual a) an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising docetaxel and an albumin; and b) an effective amount of a steroid. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140079787 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating HCC comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent, such as an agent that inhibits microtubule disassembly. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140079788 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer (e.g., gemcitabine-based therapy) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating pancreatic cancer (for example, in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer) comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140093575 | STABLE LAYER-BY-LAYER COATED PARTICLES - Systems and methods for coating a particle core with a layer-by-layer film are disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140105991 | SPHERICAL MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING GLP-1 PEPTIDES, THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE - The present invention provides spherical microcapsules comprising at least one surface coating and a core, wherein the at least one surface coating comprises cross-linked polymers, and wherein the core comprises cross-linked polymers and cells capable of expressing and secreting a GLP-1 peptide, a fragment or variant thereof or a fusion peptide comprising GLP-1 or a fragment or variant thereof. The present applicators is furthermore directed to methods for production of these spherical microcapsules and to the use of these microcapules e.g. in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, weight disorders and diseases or conditions associated thereto, neurodegenerative disorders and diseases or conditions associated thereto, or for the treatment of disorders and diseases or conditions associated to apoptosis. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140105992 | VACCINE - The present provide vaccine and adjuvant formulation comprising an immunostimulant and a metal salt. The immunostimulant is adsorbed on to a particle of metal salt and the resulting particle is essentially devoid of antigen. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140127307 | MICROPELLET COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PANCREATIN CONTAINING DIGESTIVE ENZYME MIXTURE - The present invention relates to a small particle size composition comprising pancreatin containing digestive enzymes for use in patients in need, including pediatric, geriatric, and adult patients, particularly those patients with dysphagia or wherein enteral administration using such composition would be suitable. In addition, the invention is directed to the composition as particles, such as micropellets or microgranules having a high potency, high useable yield and at least 10%-90% of 400-800 μm. Furthermore, the composition optionally has an improved enteric coating and concomitant improved stability and enzyme activity compared to conventional prepared enterically coated pancreatic enzyme particles. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140134257 | METHODS OF TREATING MELANOMA - Provided herein are methods for the treatment of melanoma comprising administration of a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising taxane and a carrier protein. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140134258 | IMPLANTS FOR "LOAD BEARING" BONE SUBSTITUTIONS HAVING HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZED ARCHITECTURE DERIVING FROM TRANSFORMATION OF VEGETAL STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to a bone substitute comprising a core based on hydroxyapatite (HA), obtained from at least one porous wood, or based on collagen fibres and hydroxyapatite, and a shell, based on hydroxyapatite (HA) or silicon carbide (SiC), obtained from at least one wood having a lower porosity than the at least one wood of the core. The porous wood has a total porosity of between 60% and 95%, preferably between 65% and 85%, and it is selected from amongst the choices of rattan, pine, abachi and balsa wood. The wood of the shell has a porosity of between 20% and 60%, preferably between 30% and 50%. The bone substitute is utilized for the substitution and regeneration of bone, preferably for bones subjected to mechanical loads, such as long bones of the leg and arm, preferably the tibia, metatarsus, femur, humerus or radius. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141089 | Nanoparticles, Compositions Thereof, and Methods of Use, and Methods of Making the Same - The disclosure is directed to a nanoparticle comprising a porous framework core including a porous framework material and a compound, and a lipid layer disposed on the surface of the porous framework core. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140147507 | CARBIDE-DERIVED-CARBON-BASED OXYGEN CARRIERS - An oxygen delivery system is disclosed. The basis of the oxygen deliver system is a carbide-derived carbon (CDC). The CDC can be tuned to carry O | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140154327 | Enteric Delivery Of Functional Ingredients Suitable For Hot Comestible Applications - A microencapsulated enteric matrix composition and method for manufacture are provided. The microencapsulated enteric composition includes enteric material, such as sodium caseinate and soy protein, and a functional ingredient contained therein in a core. Further, the composition includes a first coating including zein and the second, outer coating including ethylcellulose. The microencapsulated enteric composition may be suitable for use in hot comestibles. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140178482 | METHOD OF PRODUCING VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES OF PICORNAVIRUS USING A SMALL-UBIQUITIN-RELATED MODIFIER FUSION PROTEIN EXPRESSION SYSTEM - A method for producing picornaviral capsid protein complexes (e.g., picornavirus like particles) in | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140178483 | SP1 POLYPEPTIDES, MODIFIED SP1 POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - SP1 and modified SP1 variant polypeptides capable of forming reversible molecular associations with substances, compositions-of-matter comprising same, and uses thereof are provided. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140186447 | NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS OF ALBUMIN AND PACLITAXEL - The present invention provides compositions (such as pharmaceutical compositions) comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and paclitaxel. The compositions have a specific albumin polymer/monomer profile and are particularly suitable for use in treating diseases such as cancer. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140199403 | METHODS OF TREATING PANCREATIC CANCER - Provided herein are methods for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer comprising administration of a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising a taxane (such as paclitaxel) and a carrier protein in combination with gemcitabine. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140199404 | METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER BASED ON LEVEL OF A NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancer by administering a) a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise paclitaxel and an albumin and b) a nucleoside analog (e.g., gemcitabine) based upon levels of a nucleoside transporter (e.g., hENT1). | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140199405 | METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER BASED ON MUTATION STATUS OF K-RAS - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancer by administering a) a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise paclitaxel and an albumin and/or b) a therapeutic agent (e.g., gemcitabine) based upon K-ras mutation status. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140205671 | SYNTHESIS AND USE OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) NANOCAPSULES AS A PROTEIN CARRIER - A method of synthesizing PHA nanocapsules as a protein carrier, particularly, the synthesis of PHA nanocapsules synthesized by a modified precipitation/solvent evaporation technique with neutralization. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of sonicating a first solution comprising a triblock PHA copolymer, stirring the first solution into a second solution to give a third solution, the second solution containing a protein, and the second solution being acidic. Further, the method comprises adding the third solution with a neutralizing agent to give a neutralized solution, and sonicating the neutralized solution to form a final solution, wherein the synthesized PHA nanocapsules containing the protein are formed in the final solution. Further, PHA nanocapsules encapsulated with the protein is used by administering the synthesized PHA nanocapsule to an animal in need thereof via the oral cavity. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140220147 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING FACTOR VII ENCAPSULATED IN MICELLES - The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising factor VII encapsulated in micelles formed from block copolymer molecules containing (i) a hydrophilic polymer segment consisting of a polyalkylene glycol and (ii) a hydrophobic polymer segment consisting of a polyamino acid, with said polyamino acid comprising exclusively amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid residues, wherein a part of said amino acid residues is substituted with a hydrophobic group. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140234431 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR IN VIVO ENZYME PROFILING - The present invention relates to methods and products associated with in vivo enzyme profiling. In particular, the invention relates to methods of in vivo processing of exogenous molecules followed by detection of signature molecules as representative of the presence of active enzymes associated with diseases or conditions. The invention also relates to products, kits, and databases for use in the methods of the invention. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140248365 | NANOPARTICLE PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to teriparatide peptide-carrying nanoparticles, particularly for use in medicine, and includes methods for treatment of disorders, e.g., of bone density. Nanoparticle composition comprise a nanoparticle comprising a core comprising a metal and/or a semiconductor; and a corona comprising a plurality of ligands covalently linked to the core, wherein said plurality of ligands comprise at least one glutathione; and at least one teriparatide peptide that is non-covalently bound to the corona. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140271889 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL METAL NANOPARTICLES HAVING A POLYDOPAMINE-BASED SURFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides nanoparticles including a metallic core having a length along each axis of from 1 to 100 nanometers and a coating disposed on at least part of the surface of the metallic core, wherein the coating comprises polydopamine, along with methods for making and using such nanoparticles. The metallic core may be gold, silver or iron oxide and the polydopamine coating may have other substances bound to it, such as silver, targeting ligands or antibodies, or other therapeutic or imaging contrast agents. The disclosed nanoparticles can be targeted to cells for treating cancer or bacterial infections, and for use in diagnostic imaging. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140308358 | METHOD OF DRUG FORMULATION BASED ON INCREASING THE AFFINITY OF CRYSTALLINE MICROPARTICLE SURFACES FOR ACTIVE AGENTS - Methods are provided for coating crystalline microparticles with an active agent by altering the surface properties of the microparticles in order to facilitate favorable association on the microparticle by the active agent. Type of surface properties that are altered by the disclosed methods include by electrostatic properties, hydrophobic properties and hydrogen bonding properties. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140314859 | AGENT FOR EVADING IMMUNE RESPONSE - It has been found that modification of surfaces of nanoparticles with a RolA protein decreases an immunostimulation activity of the nanoparticles on myeloid dendritic cells and also decreases phagocytosis of the nanoparticles by macrophages. The present invention provides nanoparticles being modified with a biological molecule and having an immune-response evasion function. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140322340 | PROTEIN-POLYSACCHARIDE CONJUGATES AND USE FOR ENCAPSULATING NUTRACEUTICALS FOR CLEAR BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides protein (or peptide)-polysaccharide (or oligosaccharide) conjugates (PPC) as nanocapsular vehicles for nanoencapsulation of biologically active compounds, particularly nutraceuticals. The PPCs efficiently protect both hydrophobic (i.e., water insoluble) and hydrophilic (i.e., water soluble) nutraceuticals, to provide a composition which, when added to a beverage, disperses so as to provide a clear or transparent solution. In some embodiments, the PPCs are Maillard reaction based PPCs. Advantageously, the conjugates of the present invention protect the nutraceuticals from degradation, both during shelf life and upon gastric digestion. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140342004 | FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES - Functionalized biocompatible nanoparticles capable of penetrating through a mammalian cell membrane and delivering intracellularly a plurality of bioactive molecules for modulating a cellular function are disclosed herein The functionalized biocompatible nanoparticles comprise: a central nanoparticle ranging in size from about 5 to about 50 nm and having a polymer coating thereon, a plurality of functional groups covalently attached to the polymer coating, wherein the plurality of bioactive molecules are attached to the plurality of the functional groups, and wherein the plurality of bioactive molecules include at least a peptide and a protein, and wherein the peptide is capable of penetrating through the mammalian cell membrane and entering into the cell, and wherein the protein is capable of providing a new functionality within the cell. The protein may be a transcription factor selected from the group consisting of Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, Lin28, cMyc, and Klf4. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140348933 | MESENCHYMAL PRECURSOR CELL - A method of enriching mesenchymal precursor cells including the step of enriching for cells based on at least two markers. The markers may be either i) the presence of markers specific for mesenchymal precursor cells, ii) the absence of markers specific for differentiated mesenchymal cells, or iii) expression levels of markers specific for mesenchymal precursor cells. The method may include a first solid phase sorting step utilising MACS recognising expression of the antigen to the STRO-1 Mab, followed by a second sorting step utilising two colour FACS to screen for the presence of high level STRO-1 antigen expression as well as the expression of VCAM-1. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140356439 | LIPIDATED GLYCOPROTEIN PARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE - Lipidated micro- or macroparticles are prepared by covalently linking a glycoprotein, typically collagen, with at least one lipid. An amino group in the glycoprotein is joined with a primary amine in the lipid. These particles can be used to encapsulate active ingredients, such as drugs. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140363514 | CORE-SHELL PARTICLE FORMULATION FOR DELIVERING MULTIPLE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A core-shell particle formulation for delivering multiple therapeutic agents is disclosed. More particularly, core-shell particle formulation configured to independently release therapeutic agents from the core and the shell. Moreover, the core-shell particle bearing therapeutic agents enables treatment against the diseases such as cancer, inflammatory and auto-immune diseases. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140370110 | POLYMER CONJUGATED PROTEIN MICELLES - The invention encompasses micelle assemblies, compositions having micelle assemblies, and methods for preparing micelle assemblies and compositions thereof. The invention also encompasses a prolamine protein conjugated to a polymer, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain, which conjugates can be used to prepare micelle assemblies. The invention further encompasses methods of encapsulating molecules using the conjugates of the invention. The micelle assemblies can be used for a variety of applications, such as treating cancer, targeting tumors, reducing the toxicity of a drug in vivo, increasing the efficacy of an encapsulated agent in vivo, protecting an encapsulated agent against degradation, and enhancing the water solubility of a drug or other agent. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140377365 | SUSTAINED-RELEASE FORMULATION OF ROTIGOTINE - Provided herein are methods and compositions for producing formulations systemic delivery of dopamine agonists via the oral inhalation route. Specifically, provided herein are methods and compositions for a formulation of rotigotine that is suitable for administration via oral inhalation. Such methods and compositions are useful in the treatment or amelioration of one or more Parkinson's disease symptom(s). | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150010640 | BI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETING CELLS TO DISEASED TISSUES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the targeted delivery of therapeutic cells to a target tissue. In several embodiments, the therapeutic cells are captured by an antibody that is coupled to a magnetic particle, which is in turn coupled to an antibody directed against a specific marker expressed by a target tissue. In some embodiments, the therapeutic cells comprise the target tissue is damaged or diseased cardiac tissue. In several embodiments, in conjunction with an applied magnetic field, the methods, in combination with the compositions, yield enhanced delivery, of the therapeutic cells to the target tissue, thereby resulting in repair and/or regeneration of the target tissue. Also disclosed are methods for the non-invasive detection of immune responses to transplanted cells or organs. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150010641 | MICRO-, SUBMICRO- AND NANO-STRUCTURES CONTAINING AMARANTH PROTEIN - The invention relates to micro-, submicro- or nano-structures comprising amaranth protein, optionally combined with at least one other biopolymer, which structures are suitable for use as an encapsulation matrix. In particular, the invention relates to micro-, submicro- or nano-structures comprising amaranth protein and a polysaccharide. The invention also relates to the production method thereof, said method comprising an electrospinning, electrospraying or blow spinning step. The encapsulated product is characterised in that it comprises an encapsulation matrix formed by micro-, submicro- or nano-structures of the invention and at least one functional ingredient. The invention further relates to the method for obtaining same. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150030681 | METHOD OF MAKING A HYDROGEL - The present invention relates to a novel protocol for making a hydrogel, which shows increased stability compared to hydrogels of the art, and can be reliably reproduced. The hydrogels produced by the methods of the present invention are preferably three dimensional, and particularly suitable for the culture of stem cells. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030682 | ANTIGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Multilayer films comprised of polypeptide epitopes and a toll-like receptor ligand. The multilayer films are capable of eliciting an immune response in a host upon administration to the host. The multilayer films can include at least one designed peptide that includes one or more polypeptide epitopes from a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150037421 | ARRDC1-MEDIATED MICROVESICLES (ARMMS) AND USES THEREOF - The invention provide isolated arrestin domain-containing protein 1 (ARRDC1)-mediated micro vesicles (ARMMs). Methods for generating and for isolating ARMMs are also provided herein. ARMMs can be used to deliver agents, for example, nucleic acids (e.g., siRNAs, microRNAs, lincRNAs), proteins (e.g., transcription factors, chromatin modulators, kinases, phosphorylases, or recombinases), or small molecules to target cells in vitro and in vivo, and methods for such ARMM-mediated delivery are provided herein. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods using ARMMs are also described herein. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150037422 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT - Embodiments of various aspects described herein are directed to silk-based compositions for ocular delivery of at least one active agent, e.g., at least one therapeutic agent and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the silk-based compositions can provide sustained release of at least one therapeutic agent to at least a portion of an eye. Thus, some embodiments of the silk-based compositions can be used for treatment of an ocular condition, e.g., age-related macular degeneration. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150050351 | STEREOISOMER PEPTIDES, THEIR POLYMER CONJUGATES, THEIR ENCAPSULATION INTO NANOPARTICLES, AND USES THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY ABNORMAL ANGIOGENESIS. - This invention discloses the creation of a novel single ligand-targeted multi-stereoisomer peptide-polymer conjugate compounds comprising a group of different synthetic and chemically modified stereoisomer peptides that have been conjugated to a biocompatible polymer carrying a peptide ligand for targeted delivery and/or encapsulated in ligand targeted polymer nanoparticles. The unique physicochemical properties of the stereoisomer peptides provide therapeutic compounds with ideal biopharmaceutical properties. The stereoisomer peptides carried by the polymer are delivered to cells or tissues to inhibit, suppress, block, antagonize or disrupt, simultaneously and independently, the functional domain of different disease causing proteins. Therefore the compounds are novel therapeutics for the treatment of abnormal angiogenesis and inflammation which are the hall mark of most human diseases including but not limited to all cancers, metastasis, eye retinopathies, cardiovascular, brain, and neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, and diseases caused by infectious microorganisms including virus, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150056290 | MICROSPHERE COMPOSITIONS, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A cell carrying microsphere composition, wherein the microsphere composition comprises a microspheric core comprising a triblock copolymer matrix A-B-A wherein A is selected from poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) or polylactide (PLA) and B is poloxamer or poloxamine, wherein the microspheric core is coated with a cell adhesion coating and further comprises whole cells or cell fragments bonded to the cell adhesion coating, a process for the preparation of a cell carrying microsphere composition, and applications thereof. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150099002 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING WEIGHT GAIN IN POULTRY - The present invention relates to means and methods for enhancing intestinal function in poultry, leading to an increase in food conversion ratio and in total weight gain. Particularly, the present invention relates to insulin-containing feed formulations enhancing intestinal function and weight gain in poultry. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150104521 | NOVEL FORMULATIONS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided compositions and methods useful for the in vivo delivery of substantially water insoluble pharmacologically active agents (such as the anticancer drug paclitaxel) in which the pharmacologically active agent is delivered in the form of suspended particles coated with protein (which acts as a stabilizing agent). In particular, protein and pharmacologically active agent in a biocompatible dispersing medium are subjected to high shear, in the absence of any conventional surfactants, and also in the absence of any polymeric core material for the particles. The procedure yields particles with a diameter of less than about 1 micron. The use of specific composition and preparation conditions (e.g., addition of a polar solvent to the organic phase), and careful selection of the proper organic phase and phase fraction, enables the reproducible production of unusually small nanoparticles of less than 200 nm diameter, which can be sterile-filtered. The particulate system produced according to the invention can be converted into a redispersible dry powder comprising nanoparticles of water-insoluble drug coated with a protein, and free protein to which molecules of the pharmacological agent are bound. This results in a unique delivery system, in which part of the pharmacologically active agent is readily bioavailable (in the form of molecules bound to the protein), and part of the agent is present within particles without any polymeric matrix therein. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150110882 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is intended to provide a stable metallic nanostructure that causes no aggregation when surface-modified with biomolecule-reactive functional molecules. 30 to 90% of the surface of a metallic nanostructure is covered with at least one or more types of colloid-stabilizing functional molecules. The remaining portions on the surface of the metallic nanostructure are further covered with one or more types of biologically functional molecules. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150125536 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SUSTAINED IMMUNOTHERAPY - This disclosure provides compositions and methods for promoting the formation, expansion and recruitment of TR1 cells and/or Breg cells in an antigen-specific manner and treating autoimmune diseases and disorders in a subject in need thereof. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150125537 | BONE FILLER MATERIAL AND METHODS OF USE - There is provided a bone filler material comprising a plurality of particles, each particle comprising a biodegradable outer shell and an inner core. There is also provided an implant prepared from the same, methods of using the same and preparing the same. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150132395 | NANOEMULSIONS - The invention relates to nanoemulsions useful for analytical techniques and delivery of cargoes such as pharmaceutically active agents. In particular, the invention relates to nanoemulsions comprising an oil phase dispersed in an aqueous phase and at least two peptide surfactants adsorbed at the liquid-liquid interface, one peptide surfactant comprising a short peptide sequence having α-helical propensity and at least one second polypeptide surfactant comprising at least two peptide sequences having α-helical propensity linked by a linking sequence of 3 to 11 amino acid residues. Optionally the at least one second polypeptide surfactant comprises at least one pharmacokinetic modifying agent and/or a targeting agent. Furthermore, the nanoemulsion may further comprise a cargo such as a pharmaceutically active agent. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150290338 | AFFINITY PEPTIDE-MODIFIED PARTICLES AND TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY METHODS - A therapeutic particle comprises a particle comprising one or more therapeutic agents and one or more fibrin-avid peptide variants attached to the surface of the particle. A method for magnetically targeting a therapeutic agent toward a device in a subject, such as a temporarily introduced magnetizable catheter or an implanted stent, comprises administering the therapeutic particles to the subject and generating a magnetic field, which targets the magnetic particles toward the device. The affinity peptide-modified therapeutic particles may comprise an effective amount of an anti-proliferative agent, such as paclitaxel, to inhibit or prevent in-stent restenosis. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150297678 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING WEIGHT GAIN - The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods of enhancing weight gain and/or myogenesis in a subject (e.g., a subject afflicted with cachexia) by the administration of fibroblast growth factor. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150314013 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POLYNUCLEOTIDE TRANSFECTION - A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide-polynucleotide complex, and methods of use thereof. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150342896 | NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS FOR DELIVERING MULTIPLE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A formulation for treating a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma is disclosed. The formulation comprises therapeutic agents in the form of nanoparticles containing one or more proteins or polysaccharides. The therapeutic agent is conjugated to an active targeting agent causing the formulation to preferentially segregate to the hepatocellular carcinoma tissue to release the therapeutic agents. Methods of treating hepatocellular carcinoma using the formulations are also disclosed. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343069 | DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLE - The invention provide herein provides for a targeted drug delivery vehicle compositions, methods of manufacture, and methods of treatment for therapeutic applications. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150359744 | METHOD OF DRUG FORMULATION BASED ON INCREASING THE AFFINITY OF ACTIVE AGENTS FOR CRYSTALLINE MICROPARTICLE SURFACES - Methods are provided for promoting the adsorption of an active agent to microparticles by modifying the structural properties of the active agent in order to facilitate favorable association to the microparticle. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150359752 | ENZYME RESPONSIVE NANOCAPSULES FOR PROTEIN DELIVERY - The invention provides methods of making and using compositions comprising a polymer shell designed to deliver polypeptides to selected environments. In embodiments of the invention, different environmental conditions are harnessed to allow the selective degradation of the polymer shell and the consequential release of one or polypeptides encapsulated therein. In illustrative embodiments, polymer components of the shell are interconnected by peptide-containing crosslinker moieties, linkages which maintain the integrity of the polymer shell under certain environmental conditions, but can also be cleaved when combined with a selected protease. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150361395 | GROWTH MATRICES FOR STEM CELL PROPAGATION IN VITRO AND IN TISSUE REGENERATION - The present invention provides a multifunctional 2-D and 3-D matrix for propagation of stem cells. In particular, a chitosan-based biomaterial scaffold is engineered to promote CNS regeneration from primitive neural precursors by stabilizing a recombinant protein, fibroblast growth factor to preserve the cardinal properties of stem cells. The matrix, is further modified by the addition of either the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin or the small peptide RGD or IKVAV. A method to manufacture an injectable multifunctional microsphere scaffold is also disclosed that is suitable as a vehicle for cell transplantation to repair traumatic brain injuries. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160000886 | NANOSTRUCTURED ACTIVE THERAPEUTIC VEHICLES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides nano structured active therapeutic vehicles which include a biodegradable polymeric fiber and/or thread comprising a porous particle which encapsulates an active agent. The vehicles of the present invention may be used to provide sustained release of the active agent to a subject. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160008330 | METHODS OF TREATING BLADDER CANCER | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160015681 | METHODS OF TREATING LUNG CANCER - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by administering a) a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise paclitaxel and an albumin and b) a platinum-based agent (e.g., carboplatin), wherein the individual has diabetes, has four or more metastatic sites, and/or is at least about 70 years old. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160015817 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMOR - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating pediatric solid tumor by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160038428 | ENCAPSULATION OF HYDROPHOBIC BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS - A composition comprising hydrophobic droplets coated by a shell and dispersed in a matrix and a consumable product comprising the composition are provided. The hydrophobic droplets comprise a hydrophobic compound, the shell comprises an irreversibly denatured protein, and the matrix comprises a protein, a starch, and a polysaccharide. Also provided are methods for preparing the composition and the consumable product. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160045573 | NANOPARTICLES WITH EFFECTS ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY - The present invention relates to a method using fibrinogen-coated albumin spheres for treating a patient infected with a hemorrhagic virus. A suspension of protein nanoparticle containing submicron protein spheres is prepared and administered to the patient. The protein spheres are bound with fibrinogen molecules in vitro or in vivo. The fibrinogen-coated albumin spheres provide improved hemostatic function of a residual concentration of platelets of the patient resulting in decreasing mortality rate or decreasing morbidity of the patient. The fibrinogen-coated albumin spheres protect an endothelial function of an endothelial cell of a blood vessel of the patient resulting in improved permeability control across predetermined tissues in the patient, thereby counteracting an effect of the hemorrhagic virus on a wall of the blood vessel. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160046936 | BIODEGRADABLE AND CLINICALLY-COMPATIBLE NANOPARTICLES AS DRUG DELIVERY CARRIERS - The present invention relates to the composition of a nanoparticle based on a magnesium salt, and methods of drug delivery using the nanoparticle. A preferred embodiment uses magnesium phosphate, with or without a shell to deliver aiRNA and/or siRNA. The nanoparticles of the present invention are also effective when administered orally. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160074507 | METHOD FOR PREPARING VIRAL PARTICLES WITH CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDE AND USE OF SAID PARTICLES FOR INDUCING IMMUNE RESPONSE - The present invention relates to methods for preparing virus-like particles comprising immunogenic cyclic dinucleotides. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160074530 | Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Comprising Albumin Having a Polymer Chain Coupled Thereto - The invention provides a dispersion of assemblies. The assemblies comprise an albumin derivative comprising albumin having a polymer chain coupled thereto, wherein the assemblies comprise a core comprising the polymer chains and a shell comprising the albumin. A process for making the dispersion and methods of using the dispersion are also described. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081944 | Oligonucleotide Lipid Nanoparticle Compositions, Methods of Making and Methods of Using the Same - Compositions for inhibiting oligonucleotide activity in vitro or in vivo to a cell that are formulated with at least one oligonucleotide encapsulated in a lipid nanoparticle, methods of making, and methods of using the same are disclosed. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160083690 | MICROCARRIERS FOR STEM CELL CULTURE AND FABRICATION THEREOF - A method for manufacturing polycaprolactone microcarriers is disclosed together with uses of the microcarriers. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089443 | PROTEIN-GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITE DRUG CARRIER - A drug carrier includes an aqueous solution, a protein shell, graphenes, and a bioactive agent. The protein shell encloses the aqueous solution, and includes at least one hydrophilic/hydrophobic layer. The graphenes are dispersed in the protein shell, and the bioactive agent is in the aqueous solution and/or the protein shell. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160101058 | BETA-LACTAMASE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides, in part, formulations comprising a beta-lactamase. Particularly, modified-release formulations comprising a beta-lactamase are provided which release a substantial amount of the beta-lactamase in the intestines. Therapeutic uses of the beta-lactamase formulations are also provided. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160106684 | CASEIN COATED DRUG-LOADED IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES - This disclosure relates to nanoparticle drug delivery systems composed of casein (CN) coated nanoparticles, e.g., iron oxide nanoparticles coated with an inner layer and an out layer comprising the milk protein casein. In certain embodiments, drug molecules are incorporated into an inner polymeric layer coating the nanoparticles, which are subsequently coated with a casein containing outer layer, i.e., a layer-by-layer (LBL) construction. Oral administration of these casein coated nanoparticles are contemplated as experiments indicated sufficiently stability in conditions that simulate the conditions of the gut. Drugs that were loaded into the nanoparticle systems were released when the casein outer layer was gradually degraded in the presence of an intestinal protease meant to simulate conditions of the intestine. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160106762 | VITAMIN D RECEPTOR/SMAD GENOMIC CIRCUIT GATES FIBROTIC RESPONSE - The present disclosure provides compositions that include a nanoparticle and a compound that increases the biological activity of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) (e.g., a VDR agonist), and methods of using such compounds to increase retention or storage of vitamin A, vitamin D, and/or lipids by a cell, such as an epithelial or stellate cell. Such methods can be used to treat or prevent fibrosis. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114058 | POLYMER MICELLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - A polymer micelle pharmaceutical composition is provided and includes: a block copolymer unit α having a hydrophilic polymer chain segment and a hydrophobic polymer chain segment; and a block copolymer unit β having a hydrophilic polymer chain segment and a hydrophobic polymer chain segment, wherein: the block copolymer unit α and the block copolymer unit β are radially arranged in the state in which the hydrophilic polymer chain segments are directed outward and the hydrophobic polymer chain segments are directed inward; and the hydrophobic polymer chain segment of the block copolymer unit α is constituted of repeating units having side chains, at least one of the side chains having a hydrophilic group. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160120817 | A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING AN ACTIVE COMPONENT ENCAPSULATED, PROTECTED AND STABILISED WITHIN A PROTEIN SHELL - A process for producing microencapsulates comprising an active component such as creatine encapsulated within a polymerised hydrolysed whey protein matrix is described. The method comprises the steps of providing a suspension of hydrolysed whey protein and an active component in a carboxylic ester, treating the suspension to generate droplets of the suspension, and immediately curing the droplets by immersion in a basic curing solution, wherein the ester in the suspension reacts with the basic curing solution to release a salt that polymerises the hydrolysed whey protein encapsulating the active component in the presence of black pepper extract, glycerol, phosphate and optionally, astaxanthin and alpha lipoic acid. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160129085 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SOLUBLE BIOMOLECULES - The disclosure provides, among other things, compositions that bind to and inhibit the biological activity of soluble biomolecules, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are a number of applications (e.g., therapeutic applications) in which the compositions are useful. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160151287 | METHOD OF DRUG FORMULATION BASED ON INCREASING THE AFFINITY OF CRYSTALLINE MICROPARTICLE SURFACES FOR ACTIVE AGENTS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160151296 | LONG DELAYED RELEASE LAXATIVE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160151325 | NOVEL FORMULATIONS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160166669 | ANTIGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160184229 | Carrier-Antibody Compositions and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Described herein are compositions of antibodies and carrier proteins and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic. Also described are lyophilized compositions of antibodies and carrier proteins and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160374949 | PEPTIDE/PARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Polymeric nanoparticles, microparticles, and gels for delivering cargo, e.g., a therapeutic agent, such as a peptide, to a target, e.g., a cell, and their use for treating diseases, including angiogenesis-dependent diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and cancer, are disclosed. Methods for formulating, stabilizing, and administering single peptides or combinations of peptides via polymeric particle and gel delivery systems also are disclosed. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160374952 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating HCC comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent, such as an agent that inhibits microtubule disassembly. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160375105 | ALBUMIN NANOPARTICLES TO AUGMENT STEM CELL FUNCTION IN VIVO - The present invention relates to a product and method of using albumin nanoparticles for augmenting the function or effectiveness of stem cells or precursor cells in vivo. An albumin nanoparticle suspension containing submicron albumin spheres is prepared, with the albumin spheres being capable of augmenting a function and effectiveness of stem cells or precursor cells in vivo. A predetermined amount of the albumin nanoparticle suspension is administered to a patient before or after an onset of at least one condition. The condition is one that can benefit from a healing effect of the stem cells or precursor cells. A function of the stem cells or precursor cells are augmented or improved by the albumin spheres to repair cellular or tissue damage, resulting in decreasing mortality or morbidity of the patient. The albumin spheres can be bound with fibrinogen molecules in vitro or in vivo. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160375421 | NATURAL WATER-INSOLUBLE ENCAPSULATION COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention relates to dry particulate encapsulation compositions comprising a water-insoluble matrix comprising at least 70% by weight of proteins, based on the total weight of the matrix and a moisture content of about 5 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the matrix and an encapsulate encapsulated in the matrix, wherein the matrix once wetted in a clear colorless aqueous solution or in mineral oil has a lightness value (L*) greater than about 40, a color vividness or Chroma (C*) lower than about 33 and a hue angle between about 70 and 90. The encapsulation compositions of the present invention are useful in encapsulating dyes, medications and vitamins. Fine particulate encapsulation compositions comprising natural dyes can be used in lieu of artificial lakes in confectionery, cosmetics and caplets color coatings. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180021257 | WATER-SOLUBLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF FORMING MICELLES | 01-25-2018 |
