Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Mittel zur Dämpfung der Schmerzempfindung, insbesondere bei chronischen entzündlichen Erkrankungen, durch Expression körpereigener neuroendokriner Peptide an der Entzündungsstelle. Insbesondere betrifft die Erfindung die Expression von POMC oder CRF von lokal injizierten DNA-Expressionskonstrukten, vorzugsweise kovalent peptidmodifizierten Expressionskonstrukten.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Mittel zur Dämpfung der Schmerzempfindung, insbesondere bei chronischen entzündlichen Erkrankungen, durch Expression körpereigener neuroendokriner Peptide an der Entzündungsstelle. Insbesondere betrifft die Erfindung die Expression von POMC oder CRF von lokal injizierten DNA-Expressionskonstrukten, vorzugsweise kovalent peptidmodifizierten Expressionskonstrukten.
Abstract:
A gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormone (γ-MSH) derivative having improved stability, selectivity and bioavailabilty. The γ-MSH derivative is selective for the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1 R) and is deliverable to skin cells via topical or transdermal delivery. The γ-MSH derivative is made up of naturally occurring amino acids for stimulating melanin from within for photo- protection of human skin against ultraviolet radiation damage.
Abstract:
A hybrid protein including protein fragments joined together by peptide bonds, the hybrid protein including, in sequential order, beginning at the amino terminal end of the hybrid protein, (a) the enzymatically active Fragment A of diphtheria toxin, (b) a fragment including the cleavage domain 11 adajacent Fragment A, (c) a fragment including at least the portion of Fragment B of diphtheria toxin encoded by the portion of the Fragment B encoding gene fragment of the tox operon between 11 and the position about 90 base pairs upstream from the position on the tox operon of the NRU I site of the tox allele, and (d) a fragment including a portion of a cell-specific polypeptide ligand, such portion including at least a portion of the binding domain of the polypeptide ligand, such portion of the binding domain being effective to cause the hybrid protein to bind selectively to a predetermined class of cells to be attacked by enzymatically active Fragment A.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to improvements in compositions containing peptides that are ligands of one or more of the melanocortin receptors (MC-R), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, methods for preparing such compositions, and method of using such compositions to treat mammals. In particular, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pamoate salt of Ac-Arg-cyclo(Cys-D-Ala-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Cys)-NH 2 which is a ligand of the melanocortin receptor subtype 4 (MC4-R), and in which, after subcutaneous or intramuscular administration to a subject, the peptide forms a depot at physiological pH that is slowly dissolved and released into the body fluid and bloodstream. The present invention may further comprise an organic component such as dimethylacetamide (DMA) or polyethylene glycol (PEG) with an average molecular weight of lower than 1000.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a compound according to formula, (R2R3)-B1-A1-c(A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9)-A10-A11-A12-A13-B2-B3-R1, that act as ligands for one or more of the melanocortin receptors, the pharmaceutically- acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such peptides to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefore comprising said peptides.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for enhancing the activity of a molecule, or for combining individual activities of different molecules, by linking, fusing or otherwise associating the molecule(s) with a self-coalescing element, whereby the chimeric molecule so formed self-assembles into a higher molecular weight aggregate. The present invention also discloses such chimeric molecules per se and to their use in therapeutic, prophylactic and chemical process applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to protein nanocages comprising a melanocyte-targeting moiety and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the protein cages as well as methods for treating or diagnosing hyperpigmentation disorders or other melanocyte-related disorders using the protein nanocages or pharmaceutical compositions. In the preferred embodiment, the protein nanocage is composed of Bacillus stearothermophilus E2 protein of pyruvate dehydrogenase multi-enzyme complex (E2), with a skin penetrating and cell permeating SPACE moiety, and a melanocyte-targeting moeity of alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a compound according to formula, (R 2 R 3 )-B 1 -A 1 -c(A 2 -A 3 -A 4 -A 5 -A 6 -A 7 -A 8 -A 9 )-A 10 -A 11 -A 12 -A 13 -B 2 -B 3 -R 1 , that act as ligands for one or more of the melanocortin receptors, the pharmaceutically- acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such peptides to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefore comprising said peptides.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及下式的化合物,其中R 1,R 2,R 3,R 3, SUP> -c(A 2 SUP> -A 3 SUP> -A 4 SUP> -A 5 SUP> -A 6 SUP> -A 7 SUP> -A 8 SUP> -A 9 SUP>) - A 10 SUP> -A 11 SUP> -A 12 SUP> -A 13 SUP> -B 2 SUP> -B 3 SUP> -R 1,其用作一种或多种黑皮质素受体的配体,其药学上可接受的盐,用于使用这些肽治疗哺乳动物的方法和用于因此包含所述肽的药物组合物。
Abstract:
Use of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence HFRW in the manufacture of a medicament for inhibition of neutrophil chemoattractant production, inhibition of polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) accumulation, or reduction/treatment of inflammatory response/disease, and/or in the manufacture of an agonist of melanocortin receptor type 3 (MC3-R); wherein the compound is not adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)>1-39