Patent classifications
A61K38/4813
Methods for Treating Parkinson's Disease
Disclosed are methods for treating neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) using glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and identifying PD patients that will be most receptive to the method of treating PD. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of treating PD in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: (a) identifying a subject having less than about 10 hours, and preferably less than about 8 hours, of on-time per day; and (b) administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more vectors to the subthalamic nucleus of the patient, wherein each vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and wherein the subject's on-time is increased.
NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN INFLAMMATORY AND/OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Methods for diagnosing inflammatory and/or cardiovascular diseases by assaying for Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) expression in a body fluid is provided as well as therapeutic means based thereon.
COMBINATION THERAPY WITH GLUCARPIDASE WITH METHOTREXATE/RITUXIMAB TO TREAT CNS LYMPHOMA
The present technology relates to methods comprising the administration of methotrexate and glucarpidase to treat central nervous system lymphoma in a subject in need thereof. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
COMBINATION THERAPY WITH GLUCARPIDASE WITH METHOTREXATE/RITUXIMAB TO TREAT CNS LYMPHOMA
The present technology relates to methods comprising the administration of methotrexate and glucarpidase to treat central nervous system lymphoma in a subject in need thereof. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTICS
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods related to antiviral therapeutics. In particular, the present disclosure provides novel compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing viral infections using vesicles derived from lung spheroid cells (LSCs). LSC-derived vesicles can be used as viral decoy nanoparticles for therapeutic applications, as virus-like particles (VLPs) for vaccine production, and as an antiviral drug delivery platform.
METHOD FOR PREVENTING INFECTION OF A HEALTHY PERSON OR A HEALTHY ANIMAL WITH A VIRUS THAT USES ACE2 AS A RECEPTOR, BINDING INHIBITOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE
A composition containing a culture supernatant of dental pulp-derived stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells, umbilical cord-derived stem cells or immortalized stem cells thereof in which the composition contains angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and is used for administration to a healthy person or a healthy animal for preventing infection of the healthy person or the healthy animal with a virus that uses ACE2 as a receptor can be used as a medicine for preventing infection with a virus that uses ACE2 as a receptor, such as COVID-19, or the like when administered to a healthy person or a healthy animal.
METHODS OF TREATING DEMENTIA ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITH PROTECTIVE PROTEIN/CATHEPSIN A (PPCA)
Methods are provided for the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of various pathological states, including cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. The methods provided herein are based on the discovery that various proteins with a high level of sialylation are shown herein to be associated with disease states, such as, cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Such methods provide a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile comprising one or more values representing lysosomal exocytosis activity. Also provided herein, is the discovery that low lysosomal sialidase activity is associated with various pathological states. Thus, the methods also provide a lysosomal sialidase activity profile, comprising one or more values representing lysosomal sialidase activity. A lysosomal sialidase activity profile is one example of a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile.
Targeting peptides for directing adeno-associated viruses (AAVs)
Disclosed herein are peptide sequences capable of directing adeno-associated viruses (AAV) to target specific environments, for example the nervous system and the heart, in a subject. Also disclosed are AAVs having non-naturally occurring capsid proteins comprising the disclosed peptide sequences, and methods of using the AAVs to treat diseases.
GINSENOSIDE M1 AS A MODULATOR OF ANGIOTENSIN REGULATING ENZYMES AND ITS USE FOR TREATING DISEASES OR CONDITIONS INCLUDING SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS
It relates to a new use of ginsenoside M1 as a modulator of angiotensin regulating enzymes and treatment for infection caused by coronavirus using ginsenoside M1.
INJECTABLE HIGH CONCENTRATION PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USE THEREOF
The present invention provides compositions comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients, wherein the compositions are in the form of high solids concentration pastes capable of being injected in relatively low volumes into an animal using standard commercially available syringes. The invention also provides methods of making such compositions, particularly those compositions comprising high molecular weight active ingredients (e.g., antibodies, enzymes and other proteins and peptides) at relatively high therapeutic concentrations in the high solids concentration pastes. The invention further provides methods of using such formulations in treating, preventing and/or ameliorating certain diseases and physical disorders in animals, including humans, in need thereof. The invention also provides kits comprising the formulations of the invention and a suitable syringe, which in some aspects may be pre-loaded or pre-filled with a composition of the invention.