Abstract:
The subject invention pertains to methods and compositions for the detection and treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes based on impaired telomerase function.
Abstract:
본 발명은 바이러스 분자 자체가 아닌 HBV 폴리머라제-DDX3 단백질간의 결합을 선택적으로 저해하는 물질을 스크리닝하는 것이므로 이를 회피하기 위한 내성을 갖는 돌연변이 바이러스의 발생 가능성이 매우 희박할 뿐 아니라 감염세포에만 특이적으로 형성된 표적본이므로 숙주세포에 대한 세포독성이 극히 낮을 것으로 기대된다. 특히 1년 이상 장기 치료를 요하는 만성 B형 간염의 경우 낮은 내성돌연변이 발생 및 세포독성은 현저하게 뛰어난 장점을 가진다.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing cancer, predicting a disease outcome or response to therapy in a patient sample. The method involves isolating a circulating tumor cell (CTC), for example, a viable CTC, from a sample using a parylene microfilter device comprising a membrane filter having or consisting of a parylene substrate, which has an array of holes with a predetermined shape and size; and detecting and quantifying telomerase activity in blood circulating tumor cells. The invention further provides methods of using cells live-captured in various applications.
Abstract:
The subject invention pertains to methods and compositions for the detection and treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes based on impaired telomerase function.
Abstract:
A reverse transcriptase encoded by L-1 (LINE-1) has been identified as a target molecule for treating or preventing cancers induced or mediated by this molecule. Method of treating or preventing such cancers in patients involves administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition having an inhibitor or antagonist of the reverse transcriptase in cells of the patients. The inhibitor or antagonist blocks lengthening of telomeres in telomerase negative cells. Methods and kits for detecting pathologically proliferating cells expressing L1RT are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for treating a subject having a clinical condition associated with increased level of L1 expression. The method generally includes determining the expression level of L1 in a subject and administering a TGF-β1 inhibitor to a subject having an increased level of L1 expression. The clinical conditions that can be treated using the method of the invention include, but are not limited to, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis and pulmonary vascular disease as well as other fibrotic and inflammatory diseases.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides methods for resolving an inconclusive cytological assessment of clinically relevant cells in a sample obtained from a patient based on the cytological detection of antibody binding to telomerase in clinically relevant cells in the sample, wherein binding of the antibody to clinically relevant cells indicates the presence of malignant or cancerous cells.
Abstract:
A first aspect of the invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein the groups are as defined in the claims. Further aspects of the invention relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), and the use of compounds of formula (I) in the preparation of a medicament for treating a viral disorder.