Abstract:
A compound of formula (I): wherein R represents a hydroxy substituted C 24 - C 40 straight chain aliphatic group containing at least one double bond in the carbon chain; and at least one carbon in the chain is substituted with a hydroxy group. Such compounds are useful for detecting inflammation, inflammatory disorders and cancer in a subject, and can also be used in therapeutic applications including treatment and/or prevention of these conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions, combinations and supplements, as well as methods of treatment using the described compounds are therefore also described.
Abstract:
Described herein are routes of synthesis and therapeutic uses of 1-alkyl, 2-acyl glycerol derivatives of formula I: which when administered to mammalian biological systems result in increased cellular concentrations of specific sn-2 substituted ethanolamine plasmalogens independent of the ether lipid synthesis capacity of the system. Elevating levels of the specific sn-2 substituted species in this way can cause lowering of membrane cholesterol levels and the lowering of amyloid secretion. These compounds can be used for the treatment or prevention of diseases of aging associated with increased membrane cholesterol, increased amyloid, and decreased plasmalogen levels, such as neurodegeneration (including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration), cognitive impairment, dementia, cancer (e.g. prostate, lung, breast, ovarian, and kidney cancers), osteoporosis, bipolar disorder and vascular diseases (such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia).
Abstract:
Methods for the diagnosis, risk assessment, and monitoring of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are disclosed. More specifically the present invention relates to the measurement of small molecules (metabolites) in human plasma that are found to have different abundances between persons with a clinical manifestation of ASD and subjects not expressing symptoms of ASD. Further, this invention relates to the monitoring of putative therapeutic strategies designed to ameliorate the biochemical abnormalities associated with ASD.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and risk assessment of plasmalogen deficiency mediated diseases of aging. The present invention describes the relationship between plasmalogen biosynthesis dysfunction and the biochemical and clinical manifestations of age related disorders. Specifically the present invention describes an increased prevalence of colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, kidney cancer, cognitive impairment and dementia in subjects suffering from adult onset plasmalogen biosynthesis disorder (AO-PBD).
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method for differentially diagnosing dementia or the risk of dementia in a patient. The method comprises obtaining a sample from the patient; analyzing the sample to obtain quantifying data for one or more than one metabolite marker; comparing the quantifying data for the one or more than one metabolite marker to corresponding data obtained from one or more than one reference sample; and using the comparison to differentially diagnose dementia or the risk of dementia. The method may also assis in assessing dementia or the risk of dementia in a patient. The present invention is also directed to metabolite markers and compounds useful in the present method.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of colorectal and ovarian cancers (CRC and OC, respectively). The present invention describes the relationship between endogenous small molecules and CRC or OC. Specifically, the present invention relates to the diagnosis of CRC and OC through the measurement of vitamin E isoforms and related metabolites. The present invention also relates to diagnostic markers identified in said method. The present invention relates to the underlying case and pre-symptomatic phases of CRC, the diagnosis of various stages and severity of CRC, the early detection of CRC, monitoring and diagnosing the effect of therapy on CRC and OC health states.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the diagnosis, risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (SDAT). More specifically the present invention relates to the measurement of ethanolamine phospholipids in human serum. Subsets of these molecules are significantly altered in subjects with pathologically confirmed deposits of β-amyloid versus subjects without β-amyloid deposits and in subjects with a clinical manifestation of dementia consistent with a diagnosis of SDAT versus non-demented controls. Further, the invention relates to the diagnosis of various stages of SDAT, the early detection and prevention of SDAT symptoms, the treatment of SDAT, the differential diagnosis of non-SDAT dementia, and the identification of molecular targets for which chemical or biological treatments can be designed for the therapeutic intervention of SDAT. The present invention also relates to methods of using a molecular diagnostic assay to direct and select the appropriate therapeutic intervention for subjects suffering from dementia. The present invention also relates to small molecules or metabolites that are found to have significantly different abundances between persons with a clinical manifestation of SDAT and normal, non-demented patients.
Abstract:
A novel method and apparatus for Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR-MS). The FTICR-MS apparatus has a pre-ICR mass separation and filtering device capable of receiving ionized molecules with a plurality of mass to charge (M/Z) sub-ranges. The pre-ICR mass separation and filtering device divides the ionized molecules into a plurality of smaller packets, each of the smaller packets is within one of the M/Z sub-ranges. A magnet in the FTICR-MS apparatus provides a controlled magnetic field. A plurality of ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) cells are arranged in series in the controlled magnetic field and operate independently. An ion trapping device connects the pre-ICR mass separation and filtering device, and stores one of the plurality of smaller packets, prior to sending it to one of the plurality of ICR cells.
Abstract:
The invention can be summarized as follows. The present invention provides a method of displaying spectroscopic data comprising the steps of, i)obtaining spectroscopic data from a plurality of samples, each sample comprising one or more components wherein each component is characterized by an ordered pair (X,Y) of data comprising data element value X and data element value Y, wherein X is a data element value, equivalent or directly proportional to the mass of the component, and Y is a data element value equivalent or directly proportional to the amount of the component; ii) identifying all unique components comprising a common data element value X in said samples; computing the average of all X therefrom; and determining the average and optionally, the standard deviation for all Y values from all ordered data pairs comprising a common X; iii) generating a data structure comprising an array of codable cells, each cell assigned a color or other identifiable characteristic based on the relationship of the amount of each unique component present in each of said samples in relation to a predetermined value or other characteristic of the spectroscopic data. Also disclosed are data structures comprising spectroscopic data.
Abstract:
The invention can be summarized as follows. The present invention provides a method of displaying spectroscopic data comprising the steps of, i)obtaining spectroscopic data from a plurality of samples, each sample comprising one or more components wherein each component is characterized by an ordered pair (X,Y) of data comprising data element value X and data element value Y, wherein X is a data element value, equivalent or directly proportional to the mass of the component, and Y is a data element value equivalent or directly proportional to the amount of the component; ii) identifying all unique components comprising a common data element value X in said samples; computing the average of all X therefrom; and determining the average and optionally, the standard deviation for all Y values from all ordered data pairs comprising a common X; iii) generating a data structure comprising an array of codable cells, each cell assigned a color or other identifiable characteristic based on the relationship of the amount of each unique component present in each of said samples in relation to a predetermined value or other characteristic of the spectroscopic data. Also disclosed are data structures comprising spectroscopic data.