Abstract:
A method for treating alopecia and/or hair depigmentation includes administering to a subject in need of such treatments a synthetic peptide, which has an amino acid sequence that has 20-44 amino acid residues and includes at least 20 consecutive residues that has at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to residues 16-35 of SEQ ID NO: 10. Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions containing the synthetic peptide; and uses thereof. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the synthetic peptide is useful in treating alopecia and/or hair depigmentation in a subject.
Abstract:
Ecotin variants and their use in treating viral hemorrhagic fever are described. Described herein are methods for treating systemic inflammatory response syndrome or viral hemorrahagic fever by administering an ecotin polypeptide. Described herein is a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 2-9 and 11-18. Also described: is a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO: 11-18 preceded by a methionine; a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO: 11 -18 with up to 5 single amino acid changes or deletions provided that the polypeptide does not comprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process of identification and isolation of sorbitol dehydrogenase promoter from Pichia pastoris. Further, the present disclosure also relates to expression of heterologous proteins under the control of Sorbitol dehydrogenase promoter in Pichia pastoris.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous diseases, in particular cancerous diseases expressing Seprase (Fap-alpha; fibroblast activation protein alpha). More particularly, the invention concerns peptides targeting Seprase.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to medicine, and specifically to hematology, and can be used in particular for diagnostic and research purposes when determining coagulation characteristics of blood and its components, and also in biotechnology and fundamental biological research. One of the aspects of the present invention is a polypeptide for inhibition of contact activation in a sample of blood or its product to be tested, which comprises the sequence of an infestin-4 mutant MutB (SEQ ID NO: 1) and which substantially corresponds thereto, where said sequence can have modifications outside the area of the inhibitory loop which significantly maintain the activity of the said polypeptide, which acts as a high-selectivity fXIIa inhibitor, the selectivity of which is higher than that of native infestin-4 and Mut15, or the activity of which is higher than that of native infestin-4 and Mut15. Another aspect of the invention is the use of the said polypeptide to study the coagulation in the test sample of blood or its product, including at least one of the following steps, and preferably all of the following steps: obtaining a sample, bringing it into contact with the said polypeptide, and incubating the resulting mixture, bringing a blood coagulation activator into contact with the sample containing the said polypeptide, and measuring the coagulation parameters of the sample. Yet another aspect of the invention is the use of a polypeptide comprising the sequence of an infestin-4 mutant MutB as an anticoagulant which blocks contact activation by means of bringing s sample into contact with the said polypeptide for collection purposes and in order to increase the storage time of the sample.
Abstract:
This invention relates to Inter-alpha inhibitor proteins (lαlp). The invention further relates to processes for purification of lαlp compositions and their use for treatment of human diseases such as sepsis and septic shock, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and infectious diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition with improved stability, containing, as active ingredients, factor VII and transferrin, wherein the transferrin contains a fusion protein linked to the C-terminal of factor VII; and trehalose or glycine as a bulking agent. The composition can stably store factor VII and a modification thereof at room temperature for a long time, and thus can be used as a useful therapeutic agent for patients suffering from hemophilia or congenital factor VII deficiency.