Abstract:
The present disclosure provides adamantyl compounds having one or more amine groups and one or more nitrate groups. The aminoadamantyl nitrate compounds can be used to treat disorders of the central nervous system, including neurodegenerative and non- neurodegenerative diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an andrographolide derivative of the formula (I), wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are same or different substituents selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted organic acid radicals, inorganic acid radicals, alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, and at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is R-lipoic acid, S-lipoic acid or a mixture thereof, or corresponding dihydrolipoic acids thereof, or N-acetylcysteine radical. The derivative has good antitumor effect, can induce apoptosis of tumor cells, can directly kill Gram-positive bacteria (staphylococcus aureus) and drug resistance bacteria (MRSA5676 and MRSA5677), can inhibit the QS-system of Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), can inhibit and destroy the formation of biofilm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and exhibits significant hypoglycemic effect, so that it can be used in manufacture of medicaments for treatment of cancers, inflammation, diabetes, and bacterial and viral infections.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. More particularly, the present invention provides compositions and methods for reversing the resistance and increasing the sensitivity of apoptosis-resistance cells to all forms of cancer therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy, for the treatment of apoptosis-resistance cancers.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel DNA alkylating agents and the prodrugs of these agents which are useful as antitumor agents and DNA labelling agents. The compounds are hydroxy dihydrobenzindole oligopeptides and prodrugs thereof wherein the monomeric constituents are derived from monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic aromatic residues.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel CC-1065 derivatives that bind to albumin in vitro and in vivo forming albumin-drug conjugates, and their use as antitumor agents. The compounds disclosed have the following formula CC-1065 analogue-linker-maleimide (formula I), wherein the term "CC-1065 analogue" designates a moiety of formula (II) and "maleimide" is a moiety of formula (III).
Abstract:
Esculentoside A is incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions and used for treating patients to modulate biological response. In particular, biological responses such as lipopolysaccharide induction of nitric oxide and macrophage activation are inhibited in order to treat a variety of disease conditions.
Abstract:
A 24 kilodalton cytoplasmic protease which cleaves at proline-valine bonds is purified from UV-induced human U937 histiocytic lymphoma cells by affinity chromatography using the inhibitor DK120 as the ligand, followed by heparin-sepharose chromatography and reverse phase HPLC. Treating nuclei of uninduced U937 cells with the affinity-purified protease is sufficient to activate internucleosomal DNA fragmentation characteristic of apoptosis as demonstrated by gel electrophoresis in the figure.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel conjugates of camptothecin compounds and long-chain unsaturated fatty acid. The novel conjugates can be used to treat mammalian cell proliferative diseases such as cancer.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for the treatment and diagnosis of lipopolysaccharide-related conditions and coagulant-related disease are provided. Compositions include polypeptides which are identical or homologous to a certain cationic protein (CAP18) obtained from mammalian granulocytes, particularly including a reactive nitrogen inhibiting peptide (RNIP) fragment found at the carboxy-terminus of CAP18. Polypeptides are capable of binding to LPS and inhibiting LPS-mediated activation of macrophage, as well as interfering with the clotting cascade to inhibit coagulation in conditions such as disseminated intravascular coagulation. Compositions comprising the polypeptides in a suitable pharmaceutical carrier are also provided.