Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090148436 | ANTIBODY TO GDF8 AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF8), in particular epitopes specific to GDF8 and other specific antagonists of GDF8 in particular anti-GDF8 antibodies or antigen binding protein or fragment thereof which may inhibit GDF8 activity and signal in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides for an immunoassay used to detect and quantitate GDF8. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, preventing, ameliorating, and treating GDF8-associated disorders, e.g., degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism. Finally, the disclosure provides pharmaceuticals for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 06-11-2009 |
20090274705 | IL-13 BINDING AGENTS - Agents (e.g., antibodies and fragments thereof) that bind specifically to IL 13 and modulate the ability of IL-13 to interact with IL-13 receptors and signaling mediators are disclosed. | 11-05-2009 |
20090285827 | ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIES AGAINST GDF-8 AND USES IN TREATMENT OF ALS AND OTHER GDF-8 ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 11-19-2009 |
20100129360 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-13 AND USES THEREFOR - This application relates to antibodies, e.g., humanized antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to interleukin-13 (IL-13), in particular, human IL-13, and their uses in regulating immune responses mediated by IL-13. The antibodies disclosed herein are useful in diagnosing, preventing, and/or treating a subject, e.g., a human patient, one or more IL-13-associated disorders, e.g., respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma); atopic disorders (e.g., allergic rhinitis); inflammatory and/or autoimmune conditions of the skin (e.g., atopic dermatitis), and gastrointestinal organs (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)), as well as fibrotic and cancerous disorders. | 05-27-2010 |
20110150893 | ANTI-TRKB MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies for human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies bind and activate human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies are selective for human TrkB in that they do not bind (or activate) human TrkA or human TrkC. In some embodiments the inventive monoclonal antibodies cross-react with murine TrkB. Humanized or veneered versions of the inventive antibodies are also encompassed. Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise inventive antibodies are provided as are methods for preparing the inventive antibodies and methods of using these for treatment, detection or purification purposes. | 06-23-2011 |
20110262435 | IL-13 BINDING AGENTS - Agents (e.g., antibodies and fragments thereof) that bind specifically to IL 13 and modulate the ability of IL-13 to interact with IL-13 receptors and signaling mediators are disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20120003212 | ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIES AGAINST GDF-8 AND USES IN TREATMENT OF ALS AND OTHER GDF-8 ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 01-05-2012 |
20120016106 | ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIES AGAINST GDF-8 AND USES IN TREATMENT OF ALS AND OTHER GDF-8 ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 01-19-2012 |
20130156767 | METHOD FOR TREATING CACHEXIA USING ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIES AGAINST GDF-8 - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 06-20-2013 |
20140023638 | ANTIBODY TO GDF8 AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor 8 (GDF8), in particular epitopes specific to GDF8 and other specific antagonists of GDF8 in particular anti GDF8 antibodies or antigen binding protein or fragment thereof which may inhibit GDF8 activity and signal in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides for an immunoassay used to detect and quantitate GDF8. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, preventing, ameliorating, and treating GDF8 associated disorders, e.g., degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism. Finally, the disclosure provides pharmaceuticals for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 01-23-2014 |
20140086920 | Antagonist Antibodies against GDF-8 and Uses in Treatment of ALS and Other GDF-8 Associated Disorders - The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention. | 03-27-2014 |