摘要:
Compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof are described, wherein: P x selected from (P1), (P2) or (P3); The compounds are useful in the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection.
摘要:
Beschrieben wird eine medizinische Sonde, mit welcher eine gute Navigation im menschlichen und tierischen Körper und mit welcher die gezielte Freisetzung von Wirkstoffen möglich ist.
摘要:
A tetracycline salt comprising a tetracycline and an organic acid wherein the organic acid is oxalic acid or maleic acid is provided. The tetracycline is preferably doxycycline, minocycline, sancycline, lymecycline, tetracycline or demeclocycline, and preferred salts include oxycycline maleate, minocycline oxalate, tetracycline oxalate, demeclocycline maleate, demeclocycline oxalate, sancycline maleate, lymecycline maleate, or lymecycline oxalate. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising a tetracycline salt according to the invention is also provided, as is a medical device having coated thereon a salt or pharmaceutical formulation according to the invention.A salt of the invention, or a formulation of the invention are also provided for use as medicaments, particularly for use in the treatment or prevention of an inflammation and/or an infection. There is also provided a method of preparing a tetracycline salt, which method comprises reacting a tetracycline base with an excess of an organic acid in a solvent.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a medical device suitable for insertion or implantation in a patient, said medical device having a multi-layer coating on at least one surface of the medical device, wherein each layer of the multi-layer coating is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organosilicon compounds, (b) optionally O 2 , N 2 O, NO 2 , H 2 , NH 3 , N 2 , SiF 4 and/or hexafluoropropylene (HFP), (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr, and (d) optionally silver, gold, titanium, platinum and/or palladium; and the first/lowest layer of the multi-layer coating, which is in contact with the at least one surface of the medical device, is organic.
摘要:
Provided are antimicrobial solutions, including catheter lock solutions. In some embodiments, the solution contains an antibiotic ( e.g. , minocycline or trimethoprim), EDTA, and an alcohol ( e.g. , ethanol), wherein the pH of the solution is adjusted to about 6-8 to reduce precipitation. Methods of using the solutions and kits are also provided.
摘要:
Compositions and methods for coating medical devices are provided. A coating composition may comprise a tether covalently attached to an anti-microbial peptide, the tether having sufficient length to permit the anti-microbial peptide to at least partially penetrate a membrane of a bacteria, upon contact of the anti-microbial peptide with the bacteria.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a drug-coated medical device in the form of a balloon having an inner surface and an outer hydrophobic surface, an adhesion balance layer directly on the outer hydrophobic surface of the balloon, comprising a hydrophilic polymer and/or a hydrophilic compound where the hydrophilic compound has a molecular weight of less than 1,000 Daltons, and a therapeutic layer directly on the adhesion balance layer comprising a therapeutic agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the therapeutic agent is a hydrophobic therapeutic agent with one or more hydrogen-bonding groups and is provided as discrete drug particles in the therapeutic layer, the drug particles have at least one dimension that is less than 25 μηι and are uniformly distributed on the surface of the balloon, and the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is hydrophilic and has a molecular weight of less than 1,000 Daltons. A process to make the drug-coated medical device and uses thereof are also disclosed.
摘要:
Medical devices, systems, and methods for treating conditions using antithrombin-heparin conjugates are disclosed. For example, medical devices can be coated with antithrombin-heparin (ATH) resulting in reduced thrombogenicity. Various conditions can likewise be treated with ATH.
摘要:
The present disclosure teaches the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by a microorganism including a fungus or bacterium which is infecting or colonizing an in vivo tissue, surface or membrane. The method comprising administering to the subject with the infection or directly to the site of infection a plant-derived defensin or a functional variant or derivative thereof.