Abstract:
Disclosed herein are therapeutic compounds capable of targeting a broad range of tumor cells. The present disclosure is further directed to compositions comprising the therapeutic compounds, methods of manufacturing the therapeutic compounds, and methods of treating cancer comprising administering the therapeutic compounds.
Abstract:
Methods for treating a subject by administering CER-001 to the subject according to an induction regimen comprising multiple doses of CER-001 administered five or more days apart and subsequently administering CER-001 to the subject according to a maintenance regimen.
Abstract:
The invention relates to medicine, specifically to neurology and cardiology, namely to the production of a drug in the form of a biologically active nanopreparation having antihypoxic and antioxidant activity. The use of liposomal containers comprising L-carnosine for the preparation of a nanopreparation having antihypoxic and antioxidant activity increases the stability of the L-carnosine and the life thereof in an organism whilst increasing the efficiency of the action of L-carnosine in small doses, as well as extending the range of such drugs. The mentioned use of L-carnosine for the preparation of a nanopreparation having antihypoxic and antioxidant activity comprises a combination of L-carnosine with a combination of substances selected from the group consisting of phospholipids and nonpolar lipids with the following ratio of components, in % by mass: L-carnosine - 1.1 - 1.2; nonpolar lipids such as triglycerides, cholesterol, free fatty acids, DL-alpha-tocopherol - 1.2 - 2.5; phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, lysophosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine, sphingomyelin - 95.3 - 96.3. In this application as well, the drug prepared is used to improve tolerance to brain ischemia, to improve recovery after acute hypoxia, and to increase the antioxidant status of brain tissues. Furthermore, the drug is produced in the form of liposomes containing L-carnosine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neuronal damage and neurological diseases, and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neuronal damage and neurological diseases containing, as active ingredients, any one or two or more compounds selected from a group consisting of the compound of chemical formula 1, the compound of chemical formula 2, and the acceptable salts thereof. The pharmaceutical composition repairs nerve tissue damaged by herpes zoster to reduce the acute pain caused by herpes zoster, prevents postherpetic neuralgia, and enables a fundamental treatment through the recovery of nerve tissue in the postherpetic neuralgia. Further, the pharmaceutical composition can be effectively used for neuronal damage, including sciatic nerve crushing damage or the like, in a neuropathy including diabetic neuropathy or the like and for neuropathic pain, as well as for a variety of diseases caused by nerve tissue damage, such as brain diseases including strokes or the like.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for identifying human targeting peptides sequences. In preferred embodiments, a primary phage library is administered to a human in vivo and phage bearing targeting peptides are collected from selected organs, tissues or cells types. In more preferred embodiments, collected phage are amplified, pooled and administered to a second human for another round of selection. The peptides are of use for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents, including gene therapy vectors. Such targeted delivery may be used for detection, diagnosis or treatment of human diseases. In certain embodiments, the peptide may be attached to an imaging agent and administered to a human to obtain an image or to diagnose a disease state. Also disclosed are a large number of targeting peptide sequences and consensus motifs that are selective for human organs or tissues, obtained by the methods of the present invention.
Abstract:
Described are methods for protecting the female reproductive system against natural and artificial insults by administering to women a composition comprising an agent that antagonizes one or more acid sphingomyelinase ( ASMase ) gene products. Specifically, methods disclosed herein serve to protect women's germline from damage resulting from cancer therapy regimens including chemotherapy or radiotherapy. In one aspect, the method preserves, enhances, or revives ovarian function in women, by administering to women a composition containing sphingosine-1-phosphate, or an analog thereof. Also disclosed are methods to prevent or ameliorate menopausal syndromes and to improve in vitro fertilization techniques.