Abstract:
The invention describes fixed dosage formulations of an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, preferably Lisinopril and the diuretic, preferably Chlorthalidone in the same pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for example a tablet, capsule or oral suspension and methods of treating hypertension by administering the fixed dosage formulation of Lisinopril and Chlorthalidone to a patient in need thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to the field of health promoting agents, in particular antimicrobial agents and provides antimicrobial peptides and bacterial strains that provide the antimicrobial peptides. In one aspect, the invention provides a biologically pure culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus, strain DPC6026, a sample of which has been deposited at the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria, Aberdeen, Scotland on 18th November 2005 under the accession number NCIMB 41354, or a derivative or mutant thereof capable of producing from milk or a milk product, peptides having antimicrobial activity.
Abstract:
A method of treating obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and disorders of insulin metabolism in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a GDF-8 inhibitor, and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one other therapeutic agent which treats the targeted syndrome.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on the prevention of diabetes in a subject with left ventricular dysfunction. A retrospective study was conducted to assess the effect of the ACE inhibitor enalapril on the incidence of diabetes in a group of patients from the Montreal Heart Institute enrolled in the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD). Clinical charts were evaluated for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels by blinded reviewers. A diagnosis of diabetes was made when a FPG 126 mg/dL (7 mmol/L) was found at 2 visits (follow-up, 2.9±1.0 years). Of the 291 non-diabetic patients enrolled in the SOLVD study, 153 of these were on enalapril and 138 were on placebo. Baseline characteristics were similar in the 2 groups. Forty patients developed diabetes during follow-up, 9 (5.9%) in the enalapril group and 31(22.4%) in the placebo group (P
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an inhalable formulation for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in a mammal (e.g., humans), wherein the formulation comprises at least one hypertension reducing agent, including but not limited to an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, beta-blocker, calcium-channel blocker or vasodilator, or any combination thereof. The formulations of the present invention may be a solution or suspension, and preferably are suitable for administration via nebulization. The present invention is also directed to a method and kit for treating a mammal suffering from pulmonary hypertension.
Abstract:
The present invention provides storage-stable and bio-stable formulations of ACE inhibitors, especially enalapril maleate and quinapril hydrochloride, that can be manufactured in a time efficient and cost effective manner. Such formulations can be prepared simply and on a large industrial scale using conventional methods and equipment. The present invention also provides methods for the preparation of highly manufacturable, storage-stable and bio-stable formulations of ACE inhibitors, especially enalapril maleate and quinapril hydrochloride. Methods for treatment of cardiovascular disorders using storage-stable and bio-stable formulations of ACE inhibitors, especially enalapril maleate and quinapril hydrochloride, are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing, treating or delaying viral myocarditis or dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (DCM) in mammals, particularly humans. More particularly, the present invention provides for methods for preventing, treating or delaying viral myocarditis or dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (DCM) in a mammal, which method comprises administering to a mammal, to which such prevention, treatment or delay is needed or desirable, an effective amount of a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or an agent that enhances production and/or function of said neuregulin, whereby said viral myocarditis or DCM is prevented, treated or delayed. Combinations, kits and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing, treating or delaying viral myocarditis or dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (DCM) in mammals using neuregulins and their enhancers are also provided.
Abstract:
A method is described to lower blood pressure and effect hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in a hypertensive woman receiving HRT, comprising administering to the woman effective amounts of drospirenone and an estrogen. In one embodiment, the woman is already taking hypertensive medicine when the method is carried out.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising lisinopril and dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD), produced by a process comprising mixing lisinopril and DCPD with a specific surface area of less than 1.5 m 2 g -1 . The use of large particle sized DCPD in a lisinopril formulation/composition has the effect of reducing the amount of the lisinopril degradation product DKP that is formed, thereby increasing the shelf-life of tablets formulated with the larger sized DCPD, particularly those with low doses of lisinopril.