Abstract:
The present invention is directed to use of a series of compounds and compositions comprising the same for activating telomerase and treating diseases, disorders and/or conditions related thereto.
Abstract:
A method of treating cancer in an immune-privileged site of a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises systemically administering to an area outside the immune-privileged site of the subject, a therapeutically effective amount of naive, viable cells of a tumor of the subject, the tumor being in the immune-privileged site so as to generate an immune response in the subject, thereby treating the cancer in the immune-privileged site of the subject.
Abstract:
A method of treating a human cancer patient having a solid tumor comprising malignant cells is disclosed, wherein the patient having undergone a cancer therapy regimen comprising allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The method comprises administering allogeneic lymphocytes to the patient and monitoring the patient for levels of malignant cells.
Abstract:
The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing restens by the inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, comprising a compound of formula I: ##STR1## wherein: n=1 or 2 R.sub.1 is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, nitro, benzo, lower alkyl, phenyl and lower alkoxy;R.sub.2 is a member of the group consisting of hydroxy, acetoxy, and lower alkoxy, andR.sub.3 is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkenoxy-carbonylas active ingredient therein, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Abstract:
Quinoline-3-carboxamide compounds of formula (I) are effective in preventing, treating or ameliorating Type I diabetes. ##STR1## wherein ----- represents two conjugated double bonds between the atoms comprised by the dashed line, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are independently selected from an oxygen atom or NH.sup.9, H.sup.1-9 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, wherein H.sup.7 and H.sup.8 are attached to different atoms selected from X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and the ring nitrogen atom of the quinoline ring. In particular, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 being bound by a single bond to the ring when H.sup.7 or H.sup.8 is bonded thereto and by a double bond when H.sup.7 or H.sup.8 is not bonded thereto.
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the invention comprise methods, systems, and compositions to selectively induce, whether in vitro or in vivo, the neuronal differentiation of multipotent stromal cells through the application of microRNAs, including but not limited to miRNA-124, miRNA-137 and/or miRNA-9* expression products of those miRNAs, and molecules and compositions containing functional elements of those miRNAs. Some embodiments of the invention also comprise the therapeutic administration and use of such induced cells to treat mammalian injuries and diseases, including but not limited to, nervous system injuries or diseases that may otherwise result in decreased cell or system function.
Abstract:
A method of generating a population of cells useful for treating a brain disorder in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises contacting mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with at least one exogenous miRNA having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 15-19 and 27-35, thereby generating the population of cells and/or generating neurotrophic factors that may provide important signals to damaged tissues or locally residing stem cells. MSCs differentiated by miRs may also secrete miRs and deliver them to adjacent cells and therefore provide important signals to neighboring endogenous normal or malignant cells.
Abstract translation:公开了一种产生可用于治疗受试者脑部疾病的细胞群的方法。 所述方法包括使间充质干细胞(MSC)与至少一种外源miRNA接触,所述外源miRNA具有与选自SEQ ID NO:15-19和27-35的序列至少90%相同的核酸序列,从而产生 细胞群和/或产生神经营养因子,其可以向受损组织或局部驻留的干细胞提供重要信号。 通过miR分化的MSC也可以分泌miR并将其递送至相邻细胞,并因此向相邻内源性正常或恶性细胞提供重要信号。
Abstract:
Therapeutic compounds based on synthetic sphingolipid analogs are provided, particularly alkylthiophenyl substituted ceramide analogs, suitable for treating degenerative, infectious, and other diseases.
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A composition comprising bone marrow cells (BMC) and demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and/or mineralized bone matrix (MBM), optionally comprising bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), particularly for use in bone marrow transplantation, into bone marrow cavity or into extraskeletal sites, and methods of transplantation/implantation thereof. The composition and methods of the invention enable restoring and/or enhancing the formation of hematopoiectic microenvironment originating from the transplanted BMC, and are useful in the treatment of hematopoietic disorders, such as deficiency of stem cells and/or their products, genetic conditions resulting in abnormal stem cells and/or products, or hematopoietic disorders of malignant or non-malignant origin. The composition and method of the invention may also be used for the induction of graft tolerence, for the prevention of graft-v-host disease. It is mostly important that the compositions and methods of the invention may be applied for the treatment of diseases affecting primarily or secondarily the stromal microenvironment that supports and regulates hematopoiesis. Further provided is a kit for transplantation into a mammal of BMC in admixture with DBM and/or MBM.