Patent classifications
A61K38/04
CCN3 and CCN3 peptides and analogs thereof for therapeutic use
The present invention provides a method for treating a human patient with a pathology by administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent selected from the group of: native full-length CCN3 proteins; analog CCN3 full-length proteins with native cysteine residues substituted by a replacement amino acid; CCNp native peptide fragments having from about 12 to about 20 amino acids; analog CCNp peptide fragments with native cysteine residues substituted with a replacement amino acid; and combinations thereof.
TREATMENT
Disclosed are molecules with affinity for (or an ability to bind to) sialic acid (and in particular sialoglycoconjugates) on cell surfaces (these including sialic acid containing glycoproteins and cell surface sialic acid receptors), for use in treating or preventing of inflammatory diseases and/or conditions with an inflammatory aeitiology. The disclosed molecules may be of particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and/or conditions characterised by inflammation occurring as a consequence of a cascade of cytokines, inflammation that may occur in and around the tissues and/or structures of the lung and inflammation occurring as a result of an infection.
TREATMENT
Disclosed are molecules with affinity for (or an ability to bind to) sialic acid (and in particular sialoglycoconjugates) on cell surfaces (these including sialic acid containing glycoproteins and cell surface sialic acid receptors), for use in treating or preventing of inflammatory diseases and/or conditions with an inflammatory aeitiology. The disclosed molecules may be of particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and/or conditions characterised by inflammation occurring as a consequence of a cascade of cytokines, inflammation that may occur in and around the tissues and/or structures of the lung and inflammation occurring as a result of an infection.
PEPTIDES AND COMBINATION OF PEPTIDES FOR USE IN IMMUNOTHERAPY AGAINST HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) AND OTHER CANCERS
A method of eliciting an immune response in a patient who has a cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize the cancer cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of GVYDGEEHSV (SEQ ID NO: 303), in which the peptide is in a complex with an MHC molecule.
PEPTIDES AND COMBINATION OF PEPTIDES FOR USE IN IMMUNOTHERAPY AGAINST HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) AND OTHER CANCERS
A method of eliciting an immune response in a patient who has a cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize the cancer cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of GVYDGEEHSV (SEQ ID NO: 303), in which the peptide is in a complex with an MHC molecule.
Adhesion prevention material
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an adhesion prevention material capable of exhibiting excellent adhesion preventive effect. This adhesion prevention material concurrently uses: (A) a peptide (A-1) having an amino acid sequence-(X-Pro-Y)n-[wherein X represents an arbitrary defined amino acid, Pro represents proline, Y represents hydroxyproline or proline, and n is an integer between 1 and 10] and/or a peptide (A-2) having an amino acid sequence-(Pro-Y)m-[wherein Pro represents proline, Y represents hydroxyproline or proline, and m is an integer between 1-10]; and (B) a gelatin gel. This adhesion prevention material exhibits a dramatically enhanced adhesion preventive effect as compared with the case where the abovementioned components are used individually, and in particular, has a markedly superior effect against adhesion of tendons.
COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH, AND ALLEVIATING AND TREATING HAIR LOSS INCLUDING SUBSTANCE P
The present invention relates to a composition for promoting hair growth, and alleviating and treating hair loss, comprising substance P (SP) as an active ingredient. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which comprises substance P, for promoting hair growth, and preventing or treating hair loss and a cosmetic composition, which comprises substance P, for promoting hair or alleviating hair loss by increasing the activity of hair follicle cells, maintaining the growth phase of hair follicles, and inhibiting the progression into the regression phase. The composition of the present invention, which comprises substance P, an antioxidant, a surfactant, and a thickening agent, can be used for application to medicines, cosmetics, etc., for promoting hair growth, and alleviating and treating hair loss.
USE OF MELANOCORTINS TO TREAT INSULIN SENSITIVITY
The present invention relates to peptide ligands of the melanocortin receptors, in particular the melancortin-4 receptor, and as such, are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as insulin resistance.
USE OF MELANOCORTINS TO TREAT INSULIN SENSITIVITY
The present invention relates to peptide ligands of the melanocortin receptors, in particular the melancortin-4 receptor, and as such, are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as insulin resistance.
Methods of reducing neuroinflammation or toxicity induced by amyloid beta (abeta) using glucocorticoid induced leucine zipper (GILZ) analog peptides
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising rationally designed peptide analogs of the p65-TAD binding region of GILZ to selectively sequester activated p65. Structural and functional analyses suggest that select GILZ analog (GA) bind p65-TAD with optimum affinity, exhibit an estimated half minimal lethal dose comparable to known peptide drugs and suppress Aβ1-42 induced cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides uses and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions, and uses and methods of using pharmaceutical formulations comprising the pharmaceutical compositions, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).