Abstract:
The present disclosure provides, in general, a method for selecting a therapy for treating cancer in a human subject and subsequently treating cancer in a subject, which includes isolating a cancer cell from a human subject having cancer, determining the functional activity of STING or cGAS in the cell; and selecting a therapy for the cancer based on the functional activity of the STING or cGAS in the cell. Also provided, if the functional activity of STING and/or cGAS is determined to be defective in the cell, the therapy selected is one that is effective at killing STING-deficient and/or cGAS-deficient cancer cells, e.g., therapy including administering to the subject an oncolytic virus.
Abstract:
A method is presented for treating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection comprising: (a) locally administering a substance that induces a delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to a patient at a site of an HSV lesion to induce a DTH response at the site of the lesion during one or more outbreaks of the HSV infection.
Abstract:
Modified and improved oncolytic viruses (and methods of use thereof) are disclosed. More particularly, modified and oncolytic human herpesviruses (and methods of use thereof) are disclosed, which include a modified amino acid sequence that includes a deletion in a region that represents the amino terminus of glycoprotein K. The modified and oncolytic human herpesviruses include a deletion of amino acid residues 31-68, relative to the wild type amino acid sequence of glycoprotein K in human herpesviruses. Isolated vector constructs that encode such oncolytic viruses are also disclosed. In addition, methods for using such oncolytic viruses to treat cancers are disclosed.
Abstract:
A modified Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), which has a portion of gD (glycoprotein D) of the glycoproteic envelope deleted and a heterologous single chain antibody inserted in place of such deleted portion; the modified HSV is capable of infecting cells through receptor HER2/ErbB2 but not through receptors HVEM/HveA and nectin1/HveC; uses of the modified HSV and a process of the preparation thereof are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for ameliorating chronic pain signaling involving transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) by expressing PP1α in neurons. The invention also provides HSV vectors for expressing PP1α within neurons and compositions comprising such vectors.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a recombinant oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus (oHSV) comprising a non-HSV ligand specific for a molecule (protein, lipid, or carbohydrate determinant) present on the surface of a cell (such as a cancer cell) and one or more copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into one or more HSV gene loci, preferably one or more HSV gene(s) required for replication of HSV in normal (i.e., non-cancerous) cells. The invention further provides stocks and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive oHSV and methods for killing tumor cells employing the inventive oHSV.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a topical homeopathic remedy for skin conditions generally known as dermatitis. The present invention further relates to a composition forming said topical homeopathic remedy, a process for creating such composition and a method of using same. The present invention may comprise a combination of at least one of the following compounds: arnica montana, calcarea carbonica, calendula officinalis, herpes zoster, hypericum, mezereum, rhus toxicodendron, and variolinum, polymerized in a mixture of calcium montmorillonite and water.
Abstract:
A method of treating cancer is disclosed, the method comprising simultaneous or sequential administration of a virus and a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for ameliorating chronic pain signaling involving transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) by expressing PP1α in neurons. The invention also provides HSV vectors for expressing PP1α within neurons and compositions comprising such vectors.