Abstract:
A composition for treating Neurodegenerative Diseases with Parkinsonian Syndromes in a subject in need thereof, wherein the composition includes an effective amount of a modulator of a chloride transporter.
Abstract:
The use of a modulator of the Nav 1.9 sodium channel is described for treating an inflammatory skin disease. Also described, is a pharmaceutical composition including a modulator of the Nav 1.9 sodium channel, and in vitro diagnostic methods based on the detection or quantification of Nav 1.9.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of using a TAFA4 protein or an agonist thereof for preventing, alleviating or treating pain in a subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating pain in a subject by administering a TAFA4 protein or an agonist thereof to the subject. The TAFA4 can have the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 or a sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. The TAFA4 agonist can also be a peptide comprising 10 to 60 consecutive amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions, their preparation and uses as well as methods for preventing, alleviating or treating pain using such compounds and compositions.
Abstract:
A method of assisting visual exploration for individuals suffering from a retinal condition resulting in a scotoma and, more particularly, a method S for assisting visual exploration by such an individual of a digital image on a display device, the method including: —recognizing, using shape recognition software, at least one object contained in an object area of the digital image, —determining a blind area in the image, corresponding to a position of the scotoma in the field of vision of the user looking at the image, —if the blind area and the object area are detected to be in close proximity to each other, applying image processing to the image consisting in highlighting the object area for the user.
Abstract:
The invention provides a novel method of preparing a capture phase for detecting and/or quantifying a target biological entity, said capture phase including a biological ligand for the biological entity, said biological ligand being covalently bonded to an amphiphilic polymer and being immobilized on a solid support, the method being characterized in that the biological ligand is immobilized on the solid support by bringing the solid support into contact with a dispersion of micelles formed by a plurality of chains of the amphiphilic polymer, said micelles carrying a plurality of molecules of the biological ligand on the surface thereof. The invention also provides corresponding capture phases and associated detection methods and kits.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an oligonucleotide modified by substitution at the 3′ or the 5′ end by a moiety comprising at least one ketal functional group, wherein the ketal carbon of said ketal functional group bears two saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, hydrocarbon chains comprising from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and the use therefore as a medicament, in particular for use for treating cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for cultivating in vitro in an acellular culture medium, bacteria for which the growth is sensitive to oxygen content, said bacterium being selected from anaerobic bacteria and intracellular micro-aerophilic bacteria, characterized in that uric acid is added into said acellular culture medium, and said bacterium is cultivated in said culture medium in the presence of oxygen.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a chimeric peptide displaying the ganglioside-binding properties of both α-synuclein and β-amyloid peptide. Such peptide is useful in preventing or treating any condition which involves gangliosides as cell surface receptor sites, including neurodegenerative disorders, infectious diseases, or tumors.
Abstract:
The present invention provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which neutralize ICOS engagement on Treg by inhibiting the fixation between ICOS and ICOS-L and abrogate proliferation of Treg induced by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The present invention further provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which induce IL-10 and IFNγ production, induce CD4+ T cells proliferation, reduce Tconv proliferation, and increase the immunosuppressive function of Treg.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an oligonucleotide modified by substitution at the 3′ or the 5′ end by a moiety comprising at least one ketal functional group, wherein the ketal carbon of said ketal functional group bears two saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, hydrocarbon chains comprising from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and the use therefore as a medicament, in particular for use for treating cancer.