摘要:
Hypericin has been shown to specifically inhibited T-type calcium channel activity. Hypericum extract containing hypericin also inhibited T-type calcium channel activity. Moreover, other chemicals in Hypericum extract showed a synergistic effect to hypericin. In view of this, hypericin or hypericin-containing Hypericum extract can be used as T-channel blockers. Hypericum extract, extract of other species of the Hypericum genus, extract of other plants containing hypericin, hypericin, hypericin derivatives, hypericin analogs, such as pseudohypericin, and other hypericum extract constituents can be used as therapeutics targeted at T-type calcium channels for treatment of diseases associated with T-channel abnormality. Methods for administering hypericin and hypericum extract are disclosed.
摘要:
One of the aspects of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a reproducible extraction process for use as a standard process for extracting a pharmacologically active mixture of chemical components from a plant, the method comprising: (a) extracting a plurality of pharmacologically active mixtures of chemical components from the plant in a plurality of different extraction processes to obtain a plurality of extracts;(b) obtaining a biological fingerprint of the pharmacological activity of each extract from step (a) by conducting at least two in vitro and at least two in vivo pharmacological tests on each extract, wherein each of the tests is known to correlate with effective treatment of a medical condition in a patient;(c) choosing one of the plurality of extracts which displays the best pharmacological activity in step (b);(d) repeating, at least once, the extraction process used to produce the chosen extract of step (c) to produce at least one test extract;(e) (1) obtaining chemical fingerprints of the chosen extract and the at least one test extract by distinguishing the identity and amount, relative to each other, of the chemical components in the pharmacologically active mixture of each extract, and(2) repeating said step (b) using the at least one test extract; and(f) comparing the chemical fingerprints and the biological fingerprints of the chosen extract and the at least one test extract.
摘要:
The present invention provides a hypotensive composition comprising a peptide having the structure X-Y, Y-X, or a salt thereof, wherein X is proline or proline-proline and Y is arginine, lysine, arginine-arginine, lysine-lysine, arginine-lysine, or lysine-arginine, together with a pharmaceutically suitable diluent.
摘要:
The present invention provides a hypotensive composition comprising a peptide having the structure X-Y, Y-X, or a salt thereof, wherein X is proline or proline-proline and Y is arginine, lysine, arginine-arginine, lysine-lysine, arginine-lysine, or lysine-arginine, together with a pharmaceutically suitable diluent.
摘要:
An active component of parathyroid hypertensive factor (PHF) which comprises a polypeptide linked to a phospholipid has been identified. The component has activities substantially similar to parathyroid hypertensive factor and therefore is indicated in the control of extracellular calcium uptake, and is related to hypertension and some other diseases in mammals. Method for screening patients for the presence of the circulating factor using antibodies against the component are described. Antagonists of the parathyroid hypertensive factor component have been developed and their use in methods of treating patients with diseases which involve intracellular calcium elevation are also described.
摘要:
Hypertensive mammals may be treated to lower mean blood pressure by administering a calcium channel blocking agent together with one or both of a calcium supplement and Vitamin D. The hypotensive effect of this combination is synergistic and the dose response is more predictable than the administration of any of these agents singly.
摘要:
A new circulating factor from the parathyroid gland of some hypertensive mammals have been isolated and characterized. Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies raised against this factor are usable as a screen for the presence of the factor. The factor is involved in the control of calcium uptake in cells. Hypertensive mammals may be treated to lower mean blood pressure by administering a calcium channel blocking agent together with one or both of a calcium supplement and Vitamin D. The hypotensive effect of this combination is synergistic and the dose response is more predictable than the administration of any of these agents singly. The factor has a molecular weight of 3,000 to 4,000 Daltons.
摘要:
The invention is directed to chemical processes of preparing fractions from North American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) and pharmaceutical compositions containing these fractions. The products of the present invention may be used to stimulate the production of cytokines and/or antibodies, or as therapeutics targeted at conditions characterized by low immunity, such as the common cold, influenza, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS and cancer.
摘要:
The invention is directed to chemical processes of preparing fractions form North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) and pharmaceutical compositions containing these fractions. The products of the present invention may be used to stimulate the production of cytokines and/or antibodies, or as therapeutics targeted at conditions characterized by low immunity, such as the common cold, influenza, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS and cancer.
摘要:
This invention is directed towards processes of making fractions from North American ginseng and to compositions containing these fractions. This invention is also directed towards methods of methods of preparing pharmaceuticals containing these fractions. Additionally, this invention is directed towards methods of stimulating the production of immunoglobins by administering fractions of this invention and also to methods of activating B-lymphocyte proliferation and antibody production by administering fractions of this invention. This invention is also directed towards a method of stimulating the production of IL-16, IL-1, and/or TNF-α in cells by administering a fraction of this invention.