Atomic force microscope
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11668729B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US17627239

    申请日:2020-07-16

    IPC分类号: G01Q30/20 G01Q30/14

    CPC分类号: G01Q30/20 G01Q30/14

    摘要: The present invention relates to an atomic force microscope for evaluating a surface of a sample, comprising a sample holder, having a first zone suitable for receiving the sample mounted in a stationary manner, a probe having a tip able to be positioned facing the surface of the sample, the microscope being configured to allow an adjustment of a position of the tip relative to the surface, and a support, the sample holder having at least one second zone, separate from the first zone and stationary relative to the support, the sample holder being deformable so as to allow a relative movement of the first zone with respect to the second zone, and the microscope comprising a detector able to detect a movement of the first zone relative to the second zone.

    METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADULT T-CELL LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA

    公开(公告)号:US20220348660A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17760557

    申请日:2020-10-01

    IPC分类号: C07K16/28 A61P35/02

    摘要: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is an aggressive proliferation of mature activated CD4+ T cells associated with the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). The inventors performed an integrated genomic analysis of a retrospective cohort of 62 ATL patients mainly originating from Africa and the Caribbean area. In particular, they identified a subset of mutations in the TCR/NF-KB pathway (PLCG1, CARD11, PRKCB, CBLB, IRF4, CSNK1A1, FYN, RHOA, VAV1). Furthermore, the inventors investigated the effects of an anti-CD3 antibody (OKT3) exposure on 4 ATL samples including 2 cases harboring CARD 11 and PRKCB gain of function alterations and 2 cases without any TCR pathway mutation. The data suggest that ATL harboring TCR pathway mutations clearly responded to anti-CD3 (FIG. 1B, red+OKT3) and died by apoptosis possibly by a mechanism resembling AICD. Importantly, these TCR-pathway/NFKB mutated patients also showed poorer outcome as compared to unmutated cases. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method of treating adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-CD3 antibody.

    CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDES FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF MOLECULES

    公开(公告)号:US20220296674A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17625006

    申请日:2020-07-03

    IPC分类号: A61K38/08 A61K47/64 A61P35/00

    摘要: The inventors have identified a novel cell-penetrating sequence, termed hAP10, from the C-terminus of the human protein Acinus. hAP10 was able to efficiently enter various normal and cancerous cells, likely through an endocytosis pathway, and to deliver an EGFP cargo to the cell interior. Cell penetration of a peptide, hAP10DR, derived from hAP10 by mutation of an aspartic acid residue to an arginine was dramatically increased. Interestingly, a peptide containing a portion of the heptad leucine repeat region domain of the survival protein AAC-11 (residues 377-399) fused to either hAP10 or hAP10DR was able to induce tumor cells death in vitro and to inhibit tumor growth in vivo in a sub-cutaneous xenograft mouse model for the Sézary syndrome. Combined, the results indicate that hAP10 and hAP10DR may represent promising vehicles for in vitro or in vivo delivery of bioactive cargos, with potential use in clinical settings. Thus the present invention relates to cell penetrating peptides and uses thereof for intracellularly delivery of molecules.