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The invention features antibodies, e.g., chimeric and humanized antibodies, that recognize (i.e., bind) P-selectin. The P-selectin antibodies prevent P-selectin from binding to its cognate receptor. The P-selectin antibodies can be used to treat inflammatory and thrombotic conditions, e.g., sickle cell disease, pain crisis associated with sickle cell disease, deep vein thrombosis, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and ischemia reperfusion injury in a patient in need thereof.
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Disclosed herein are methods in which an individual with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be classified into one of six subject groups, each subject group predictive for the patient's responsiveness to an interferon-β (IFN-β) therapy. The individual with MS can be classified according to the individual's serum marker levels, e.g., at baseline or following treatment with therapy. Depending on the classification, the individual with MS can be treated with standard therapies (e.g. IFN-β) or one or more alternative therapies with or without IFN-β.
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Disclosed here is a method of transporting a therapeutic or diagnostic agent across a blood-brain barrier or a blood-cochlear barrier or a blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier of a subject, comprising administering to a subject an amount of a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent, along with an amount of 2,4-disulfonyl a-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone (2,4-DSPBN), said therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent being characterized as being unable or poorly able, in the absence of said amount of 2,4-DSPBN, to cross the blood-brain barrier or the blood-cochlear barrier or the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier of said subject.
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The present invention involves the identification of biomarkers that are predictive of impeding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease flare. Methods for treating patients so identified are also provided.
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The present invention relates generally to the use of modulators of podoplanin (PDPN) mediated platelet activation. For example, an agonist or mimic of podoplanin (PDPN)/C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) signaling may be used to inhibit vascular leakage or promote vascular integrity. Alternatively, an antagonist of podoplanin (PDPN)/C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) signaling may be used to inhibit platelet activation.
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A method of in vitro fucosylation of selectin ligands on cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation is disclosed. In this method, an effective amount of an ±1,3-fucosyltransferase, e.g., ±1,3-fucosyltransferase VI, is used in vitro to treat cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells to convert non-functional PSGL-1 or other ligans on the cell surface into functional forms that bind selectins, especially P-selectin or E-selectin. The treated cells have enhanced effectiveness in reconstituting bone marrow in patients in need of such therapy.
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ACTH analog compounds of the present invention include compounds comprising an ACTH peptide sequence with one or more structural modifications that can have one or more of the following preferred ACTH analog biological functions: (1) reduction of corticosteroid secretion by adrenal membrane in the presence of the ACTH analog compared to unmodified ACTH, (2) reduction of corticosteroid secretion by adrenal membrane in the presence of endogenous ACTH and (3) increased MC-2R binding affinity with reduced activation of the MC-2R receptor compared to unmodified ACTH binding to the MC-2R melanocortin. The ACTH analog compounds of the present invention are therefore useful for treatment or prevention of diseases and disorders related to ACTH, ACTH receptors or corticosteroid secretion, such as premature labor and Cushing's Disease.
摘要:
A method of in vitro fucosylation of selectin ligands on cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation is disclosed. In this method, an effective amount of an ±1,3-fucosyltransferase, e.g., ±1,3-fucosyltransferase VI, is used in vitro to treat cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells to convert non-functional PSGL-1 or other ligans on the cell surface into functional forms that bind selectins, especially P-selectin or E-selectin. The treated cells have enhanced effectiveness in reconstituting bone marrow in patients in need of such therapy.
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The current invention provides methods and compositions for treating sensorineural hearing loss including but not limited to acute acoustic trauma (AAT). The composition 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Preferably, the compositions for treating AAT will be administered orally. However, other methods which deliver the compositions for treating AAT systemically to the body should work equally well.
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The invention provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or evaluating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases by sampling peripheral blood, serum, plasma, tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, or other bodily fluids from a human subject having a suspected diagnosis. The sample is analyzed for the presence and amount of certain cytokines, which provides the diagnosis, prognosis or 10 evaluation of therapeutic response.