Patent classifications
A61K39/39583
Multi-drug delivery system and use thereof
Disclosed herein is a multiple drugs delivery system and its uses in treating diseases. The multiple drugs delivery system includes, an anti-PEG antibody for directing the PEGylated therapeutic to the treatment site; and a hydrogel for retaining the anti-PEG antibody and/or the PEGylated therapeutic at the treatment site for at least 3 days. The hydrogel is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronan (HA) or a derivative of HA, collagen, gelatin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, alginate, chitosan, and a synthetic biocompatible polymer. The anti-PEG antibody and the hydrogel are present in the mixture in a ratio from about 1:1 (v/v) to 1:100 (v/v). At least two dosages of the PEGylated therapeutic, which may be the same or different, are administered to the subject, with each dosage being given at about 1 hour to about 1 week apart. Accordingly, a novel method of treating a subject having cancer or ischemic disease is also provided.
Inhibition of oxidation-specific epitopes to treat ischemic reperfusion injury
The disclosure provides for methods and treatments of ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, stroke and myocardial infarctions by administering within minutes to hours an antibody or antibody fragment that bind to and inhibits the biological activity of OxPL in an affected tissue.
Combination tumor treatment with drug-loaded, bispecific ligand-targeted minicells and interferon-gamma
Compositions and methods are provided for cancer treatments. The methodology entails, for instance, administering to a cancer patient a first composition comprising a plurality of bacterially derived intact minicells or intact killed bacterial cells, each of which encompasses an anti-neoplastic agent and carries a bispecific ligand on the surface, the ligand having specificity for a mammalian cell component, and a second composition comprising interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or an agent that increases the expression of IFN-gamma in the subject. The compositions include the first composition and the second composition as described, optionally with additional anti-neoplastic agents.
Combination tumor treatment with drug-loaded, bispecific ligand-targeted minicells and interferon-gamma
Compositions and methods are provided for cancer treatments. The methodology entails, for instance, administering to a cancer patient a first composition comprising a plurality of bacterially derived intact minicells or intact killed bacterial cells, each of which encompasses an anti-neoplastic agent and carries a bispecific ligand on the surface, the ligand having specificity for a mammalian cell component, and a second composition comprising interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or an agent that increases the expression of IFN-gamma in the subject. The compositions include the first composition and the second composition as described, optionally with additional anti-neoplastic agents.
Human Antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus Spike Protein
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to the Middle East Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus (MERS-CoV) spike protein, and methods of use. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to MERS-CoV spike protein. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are useful for inhibiting or neutralizing MERS-CoV activity, thus providing a means of treating or preventing MERS infection in humans. In some embodiments, the invention provides for a combination of one or more antibodies that bind to the MERS-CoV spike protein for use in treating MERS infection. In certain embodiments, the one or more antibodies bind to distinct non-competing epitopes comprised in the receptor binding domain of the MERS-CoV spike protein.
Human antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome—coronavirus spike protein
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) spike protein, and methods of use. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to MERS-CoV spike protein. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are useful for inhibiting or neutralizing MERS-CoV activity, thus providing a means of treating or preventing MERS infection in humans. In some embodiments, the invention provides for a combination of one or more antibodies that bind to the MERS-CoV spike protein for use in treating MERS infection. In certain embodiments, the one or more antibodies bind to distinct non-competing epitopes comprised in the receptor binding domain of the MERS-CoV spike protein.
SURFACE-MODIFIED NANOSPHERES ENCAPSULATING ANTIGEN-BINDING MOLECULES
The present invention relates to nanospheres which comprise a polymeric matrix and antigen-binding molecules esterase-releasably incorporated therein and are coated with targeting molecules which increase the cellular uptake of the nanospheres. The polymeric matrix is formed by poly(alkyl cyanoacrylates) and/or alkoxy derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to methods for preparing and compositions comprising such nanospheres.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF CELL-PENETRATING ANTIBODIES
Compositions and methods of treating autoimmune diseases by administering a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nucleoside transporter are provided. Typically, the autoimmune disease has one or more symptoms or pathologies dependent on or otherwise caused by cell penetrating antibodies that transduced into or through cells at in-part by the nucleoside transporter. In specific embodiments, the autoimmune disease is a form of lupus, for example central nervous system lupus. In preferred embodiments, the inhibitor is dipyridamole or a pharmaceutically active analogue thereof. Compositions, formulations, and dosage forms including an effective amount of dipyridamole or analogue to reduce cellular transduction or transcellular transport of the cell penetrating antibody are also provided. The compositions can be employed in the disclosed methods. Exemplary dosages ranges and dosage regimens are also provided.
CYTOKINE SIGNALING IMMUNOMODULATORS AND METHODS
A method generally includes co-administering to a subject a composition that includes an antigen and a cytokine signaling immunomodulator. The method can be for treating a subject for abuse of a drug, treating a subject for toxicity from drug abuse, treating a subject for infection by a pathogen, treating a subject for a non-communicable disease, or for increasing antibody production against the antigen. The antigen can be component of a vaccine. The cytokine-signaling immunomodulator is effective to improve the subject's immune response to the antigen compared to the subject's immune response to the antigen without the cytokine-signaling immunomodulator.
Antibody against alopecia-inducing substance as antigen, composition and production method
Causes of hair loss have not been completely clarified and still remain unknown in many points. However, it appears that hair loss is partly caused by a mechanism wherein androgenic hormones in the scalp become active via the activation of DHT hormone by 5-reductase and thus the activity of cells in hair roots is lost. In the present invention, an antibody, said antibody being obtained by inoculating a female bird with 5-reductase or DHT as an antigen, is administered to the scalp so that the activity of DHT is suppressed and the activity of cells in hair roots is elevated. This antibody can be used in the form of a composition together with other component(s), for example, as a hair tonic together with another hair growth promoter.