摘要:
The instant invention provides compositions and methods for modeling post-Amadori AGE formation and the identification and characterization of effective inhibitors of post-Amadori AGE formation, and such identified inhibitor compositions. The instant invention also teaches new methods to treat or prevent oxidative modification of proteins, including low density lipoproteins, to treat or prevent lipid peroxidation, and to treat or prevent atherosclerosis, comprising administering an amount effective of one of the compounds of the invention to treat or prevent the disorder.
摘要:
The instant invention provides compositions and methods for modeling post-Amadori AGE formation and the identification and characterization of effective inhibitors of post-Amadori AGE formation, and such identified inhibitor compositions.
摘要:
The present invention provides improved dialysis compositions and methods for dialysis comprising utilizing the disclosed AGE inhibitors, together with methods to reduce dialysis-related complications and disorders.
摘要:
The instant invention demonstrates that the 7S domain of type IV collagen disrupts cell aggregation and tissue development. Structural changes in mesoglea, inhibition of cell proliferation, and changes in cell differentiation patterns accompanies the blockage of cell aggregates which indicate that blockage may be due to alterations in mesoglea (extracellular matrix) structure with accompanying effects on cell behavior. Type IV collagen has a critical role in the initial formation of mesoglea and that perturbation of mesoglea formation affects cell division, cell differentiation, and morphogenesis.
摘要:
The instant invention provides methods and kits for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth and metastasis, and endothelial cell interactions with the extracellular matrix, involving contacting the tumor or animal tissue with at least one isolated type IV collagen NC1 &agr; chain monomer. In a specific embodiment of the invention, the isolated domain of type IV collagen comprises the NC1 (&agr;1), (&agr;2), (&agr;3), or (&agr;6) chain monomer, or protein constructs having substantially the same structure as the NC1 (&agr;1), (&agr;2), (&agr;3), or (&agr;6) chain monomer.
摘要:
An isolated and substantially pure polynucleotide encoding 238 amino acids of the carboxy terminal end of the triple helical domain and all 233 amino acids of the carboxy terminal noncollageneous domain of the bovine &agr;3 chain of type IV collagen. An isolated and substantially pure polynucleotide encoding 218 amino acids of the carboxy terminal noncollagenous domain of the human &agr;3 chain of type IV collagen. Such polynucleotides are useful to express large amounts of proteins in vectors and such expressed proteins are useful to detect Goodpasture antibodies in blood and to remove Goodpasture antibodies from the bloodstream of patients suffering from Goodpasture syndrome.
摘要:
The instant invention demonstrates that the 7S domain of type IV collagen disrupts cell aggregation and tissue development. Structural changes in mesoglea, inhibition of cell proliferation, and changes in cell differentiation patterns accompanies the blockage of cell aggregates which indicate that blockage may be due to alterations in mesoglea (extracellular matrix) structure with accompanying effects on cell behavior. Type IV collagen has a critical role in the initial formation of mesoglea and that perturbation of mesoglea formation affects cell division, cell differentiation, and morphogenesis.
摘要:
Methods for treating and/or preventing at least one symptom of a disorder associated with oxidative stress, carbonyl stress, or combinations thereof in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of pyridoxamine, an analog or derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing. Also provided are methods for treating or preventing a nephropathy, acute renal injury, acute renal failure, or combinations thereof in a subject, and formulations adapted for intravenous administration comprising pyridoxamine, an analog or derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.
摘要:
The present invention provides a crystallized NC1 domain hexamer of Type IV collagen, and methods for making the crystal, wherein the NC1 domain hexamer is crystallized such that the three dimensional structure of the crystallized NC1 domain hexamer can be determined to a resolution of at least 3 Å or better. The present invention also provides a method for designing compounds to inhibit angiogenesis, tumor growth, tumor metastasis, endothelial cell adhesion and/or proliferation, and/or basal lamina assembly, comprising analyzing the three dimensional structure of a crystallized Type IV collagen NC1 domain hexamer produced by the methods of the invention, and identifying and synthesizing compounds that target regions of the NC1 domain that have been identified by the analysis as being important for type IV collagen heterotrimer and hexamer assembly. The present invention also provides novel polypeptides designed by the rational drug design methods of the present invention, based on an analysis of the type TV collagen NC1 hexamer structure disclosed herein.