373 results about "A lipoprotein" patented technology

The present disclosure, in some aspects, relates to antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease or a condition associated with low- density lipoprotein (LDL) in a subject. In some embodiments, the ASO effects site-directed adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-l) editing of a target adenosine in a target RNA sequence derived from a sequence of an endogenous low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene such that: a) the modified LDLR protein has: (i) reduced binding to the inducible degrader of the LDLR protein (IDOL); (ii) increased stability; (iii) improved resistance to IDOL-mediated degradation; (iv) increased LDLR protein expression; and / or (v) increased activity or function to take up LDL; and / or b) editing of the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the target RNA leads to an increase in LDLR protein expression and / or stability.

Disclosed is a strain of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum named dipro-O. The Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum dipro-O used in the present invention has the ability to overproduce BSH, the ability to reduce cholesterol, and the ability to metabolize tryptophan into indole-3-lactic acid, can effectively reduce body weight, significantly lower insulin resistance levels resulting from high-fat diets, reduce the expression of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α, significantly lower the levels of total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood, and increase the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and can ameliorate disorders of the gut microbiome structure. In addition, the strain can also have an ameliorating effect on other lipid metabolism-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia, thereby providing health interventions for the host's body weight, liver, intestinal health, and blood lipid levels. Moreover, pasteurized dipro-O can also have the effect of regulating lipid metabolism, further extending the range of applications of the strain.

The invention provides an application of streptococcus salivarius in fatty liver, in particular to an application of streptococcus salivarius in preparation of a product, and the product is used for at least one of the following applications: (a) losing weight or reducing body fat; (b) improving the glucose tolerance of the patient; (c) increasing the sensitivity of the patient to insulin; (d) treating, relieving and preventing liver injury; (e) treating, relieving and preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; (f) fat deposition caused by high-fat and high-cholesterol diet is reduced; (g) reducing blood fat; and / or (h) improving the level of at least one of the following indexes in the liver of the mammal: total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol and free fatty acid.

The invention discloses a 4E6 antibody-based oxidized low-density lipoprotein detection method, which comprises: obtaining a model constructed by a target 4E6 monoclonal antibody sequence, carrying out docking analysis on the interaction of antigen binding regions, designing a mutant prediction influence, selecting an optimal combination to construct a new sequence, and carrying out expression purification to obtain the oxidized low-density lipoprotein. The optimization effect is verified by measuring and combining kinetic parameters; a dendritic-linear polymer modified structure on the surface of a latex microsphere is designed and optimized based on a computational material science method, and the modified latex microsphere is synthesized and coupled with an optimized 4E6 monoclonal antibody to form a detection probe; and establishing an oxidized low-density lipoprotein standard curve through a plurality of groups of standard substance solutions, and determining a detection limit and a quantitation limit so as to calculate the sample concentration. According to the scheme, the antibody recognition capability and the signal amplification effect can be improved, and the detection sensitivity and accuracy are improved.

Described herein are inhibitors of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) assembly, methods of making such inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such inhibitors, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from inhibition of Lp(a) assembly.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicine, and particularly relates to application of macrophage LSR gene and / or LSR protein in preparation of drugs and diagnostic products for preventing and / or treating diabetic nephropathy. Research finds that the LSR deletion of macrophages aggravates renal injury by promoting inflammatory response of diabetic nephropathy and increasing lipid renal toxicity; on the contrary, after the LSR expression of the macrophages is recovered, the inflammatory response and lipid droplet deposition of the kidney of the diabetic nephropathy mouse can be effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the kidney injury is improved. Cell experiments show that LSR deletion of macrophages can activate a YAP signal channel to increase secretion of inflammatory factors and reduce low-density lipoprotein uptake at the same time. Therefore, the macrophage LSR can be used as a diabetic nephropathy drug target, a gene therapy target gene and an auxiliary diagnosis marker, and a new theoretical basis and an intervention strategy are provided for prevention and treatment of the disease.

The present disclosure relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents such as small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, able to inhibit proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) gene expression. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include PCSK9 RNAi agents and methods of use thereof. The PCSK9 RNAi agents disclosed herein may be conjugated to targeting ligands, including ligands that comprise N-acetyl-galactosamine, to facilitate the delivery to hepatocyte cells. Delivery of the PCSK9 RNAi agents in vivo provides for in vivo provides for inhibition of PCSK9 gene expression and thereby reduction of PCSK9 protein. The RNAi agents can be used in methods of treatment of diseases or disorders mediated at least in part by PCSK9 gene expression, including among others hypercholesterolemia, familial hypercholesterolemia including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), familial hypobetalipoproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, polygenic dyslipidemia, heart disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD) including clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

The invention discloses a kit for determining oxidized low-density lipoprotein based on latex enhanced immunoturbidimetry and application, and belongs to the technical field of biological detection reagents, the kit comprises a reaction buffer solution and a latex reagent, the reaction buffer solution is marked as R1, and the latex reagent is marked as R2; the reaction buffer solution comprises 3-10 g / L of a buffer solution, 5-15 g / L of inorganic salt, 10-30 g / L of a turbidity increasing agent, 0.5-2.5 mL / L of a surfactant, 1-3 mL / L of a preservative and 3-14 g / L of a stabilizer; the latex reagents are at least two latex reagents formed by coupling monoclonal antibodies and latex microspheres, and the particle size range of the latex microspheres is 200-280 nm. The latex is marked by adopting two monoclonal antibodies with relatively strong specificity, so that the specificity is relatively strong under the condition of keeping the sensitivity. According to the kit, the detection sensitivity and specificity can be improved at the same time, so that the linear range of the kit is wider, the accuracy is higher, and clinical requirements are better met.

The present invention provides methods for treating patients suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia, including both HeFH and HoFH. The methods of the invention provide for lowering at least one lipid parameter in the patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to ANGPTL3 in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a statin, a first lipid lowering agent other than a statin, and a second lipid lowering agent other than a statin. The first non-statin lipid lowering agent is an agent that inhibits cholesterol uptake (e.g. ezetimibe) and the second non-statin lipid-lowering agent is an inhibitor of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (e.g. lomitapide). The combination therapy is useful in treating hypercholesterolemia, as well as hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and dyslipidemia, including hypertriglyceridemia, chylomicronemia, and to prevent or treat diseases or disorders, for which abnormal lipid metabolism is a risk factor, such as cardiovascular diseases.

The invention relates to N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-L-2-amino-5-phenylpentanoic acid or a pharmaceutical composition and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of biological medicines. According to the application disclosed by the invention, the N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-L-2-amino-5-phenylpentanoic acid is found to have the effects of reducing total cholesterol, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum for the first time; the compound can be used for preparing a medicine for reducing total cholesterol in serum, a medicine for reducing triglyceride in serum, a medicine for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum and a medicine for increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum, and can be used for preparing medicines for reducing total cholesterol in serum, triglyceride in serum, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum. And an effective new means and a new way are provided for preparing the medicine for preventing or treating the hyperlipemia.

The invention relates to an shRNA (short hairpin Ribonucleic Acid) interference sequence of a targeted silence PCSK9 gene and a construction method and lipid-lowering application of a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector of the shRNA interference sequence. Hyperlipidaemia is a metabolic disease characterized by abnormal rising of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in blood, and the design of lipid-lowering drugs is the focus of attention to improvement of hyperlipidaemia. Proprotein convertase subtilisin / kexin type 9 (PCSK9) can be combined with a low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) and degrade the LDL-R, so that accumulation of LDL-C in blood is further promoted, and hyperlipidemia is caused. Aiming at the key target PCSK9, a specific shRNA interference sequence is designed, and a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector (rAAV) carrying the sequence is constructed by an enzyme digestion-connection method. In-vitro experiments prove that the vector can remarkably reduce the expression level of PCSK9 protein, so that the cyclic utilization of a low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) is promoted, and the concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in plasma is reduced. The rAAV vector provided by the invention has the characteristics of low production cost, high transfection efficiency, lasting action time and the like, and provides a new thought for gene therapy of hyperlipidemia.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicines, in particular to application of Amomum villosum Lour. In preparation of products for preventing and / or improving symptoms related to obesity and glucose and lipid metabolism disorder. The symptoms comprise hyperglycemia level, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive impairment and the like. The result shows that the fructus amomi can effectively reduce the blood sugar level, obviously inhibit the rise of low-density lipoprotein, improve the cognitive function and regulate the lipid metabolism balance. Based on good glycolipid metabolism regulation activity, fructus amomi can be used for improving hyperglycemia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, related cognitive function decline and other symptoms caused by abnormal glycolipid metabolism.

The application discloses an oral nano-vaccine and a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of immunology, and specifically discloses an oral nano-vaccine which comprises a nano-particle wrapped by a biomimetic bacterial membrane vesicle and an outer layer; the nano-particle comprises an antigen and a biodegradable polymer material; the biomimetic bacterial membrane vesicle comprises an ionizable flagellar lipoprotein, an immune adjuvant, a phospholipid, a sterol lipid and a polyethylene glycol lipid; and the outer layer is a pH-responsive polymer. The oral nano-vaccine provided by the application combines the immune activation advantages of natural bacterial membrane vesicles and the precise regulation characteristics of synthetic materials, significantly improves the transmembrane penetration capacity of the antigen in the intestinal epithelium and the overall activation effect of the mucosal immune system. The oral nano-vaccine provided by the application can protect the antigen and the immune adjuvant from degradation and realize precise release in the intestinal microenvironment; and the oral nano-vaccine significantly improves the bioavailability and safety of an oral tumor vaccine, and lays a key technical foundation for clinical transformation and large-scale production of the oral tumor vaccine.

The invention discloses bifidobacterium adolescentis for relieving estrogen-related metabolic disorder and obesity and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The bifidobacterium adolescentis CCFM1506 screened by the invention can effectively improve ovariectomized individual estrogen disorder symptoms, obviously slow down the weight increase speed and weight increment of estrogen disorder individuals, increase the expression quantity of serum estradiol, CYP11A1 and ERalpha in adrenal gland and the high-density lipoprotein content in serum, reduce the total cholesterol and glucose level and improve the ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized ovariectomized abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism is adjusted; the invention has the advantages of simple preparation method and wide application prospect, can be used for preparing medicines for relieving or treating estrogen-related metabolic disorders and obesity, and can be used for preparing health-care products beneficial to controlling in-vivo fat and maintaining the health level of blood fat, and has obvious physiological effects and wide application prospects, and can be used for preparing the medicines for relieving or treating the estrogen-related metabolic disorders and obesity and preparing health-care products beneficial to controlling in-vivo fat and maintaining the health level of blood fat. A new thought and a new basis are provided for developing functional foods or medicines based on the probiotics.

The invention provides a lipoprotein sub-component phospholipid detection kit, and belongs to the field of in-vitro diagnostic reagents, and in particular, the lipoprotein sub-component phospholipid detection kit provided by the invention comprises a reaction reagent, the reaction reagent comprises a buffer solution, a surfactant, magnesium chloride, 4-aminoantipyrine, N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3, 3, 4-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 3, 5- The preservative is prepared from 2, 5-dimethoxyaniline sodium salt, phospholipase D, choline oxidase, peroxidase, ascorbic acid oxidase, a protective agent and a third preservative. The lipoprotein subfraction phospholipid detection kit provided by the invention can be used for determining the content of lipoprotein subfraction phospholipid by using a VAP system, simultaneously realizes simultaneous detection of a plurality of lipoprotein subfraction phospholipid items for the first time, and has the advantages of high precision and high accuracy.

The invention relates to application of an asparagine endopeptidase inhibitor in preparation of a medicine for improving insulin resistance. According to the application, starting from inhibiting the aging driving factor AEP, the AEP inhibitor is tried to be applied to the research of insulin resistance for the first time, and the AEP inhibitor is found to be capable of remarkably improving glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Therefore, the invention provides the application of the asparagine endopeptidase inhibitor in preparation of the medicine for improving insulin resistance. Experiments prove that the AEP inhibitor not only can significantly enhance insulin sensitivity of old mice and improve glucose tolerance, but also can reduce serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lactic dehydrogenase levels, shows multiple improvement effects on glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism, and also can be used for preparing the AEP inhibitor. After long-term administration, obvious toxic and side effects are not found in pathological examinations of blood routine examination, urine routine examination, heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and other important organs, so that the traditional Chinese medicine composition is proved to have good safety and is suitable for long-term intervention of chronic diseases.

The invention relates to modified apolipoprotein with a targeting body. The targeting body may for example be an antibody or antigen binding fragment that allows targeting of e.g. a specific cell, tissue or organ. The modified apolipoprotein can be used as a carrier for a payload as such or when incorporated in a lipid nanoparticle. The modified apolipoprotein finds use in the treatment or prevention of diseases, or targeting a pay load to a specific target site.

The invention discloses an application of an intestinal strain in preparation of a cholesterol-lowering product, and belongs to the technical field of microbial medicines. The intestinal bacterial strain is Oscillibacter ruminant, the viable bacteria concentration of the intestinal bacterial strain is controlled to be (4.8-5.2) * 10 < 9 > CFU / mL, the intestinal bacterial strain can be prepared into bacterial liquid, freeze-dried powder, capsules or tablets and other dosage forms, and pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary materials such as lactose and microcrystalline cellulose can be added. According to the cholesterol-lowering product, the total cholesterol, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of an object can be remarkably reduced under the action of peste des petits ruminants, and meanwhile, the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level is increased; in addition, abnormal blood glucose induced by high-fat diet can be improved, arterial lipid accumulation is reduced, and the plaque area proportion of atherosclerotic lesions is improved.

The present invention relates to nanoparticles complexed with biomacromolecule agents configured for treating, preventing or ameliorating various types of disorders, and methods of synthesizing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising nanoparticles (e.g., synthetic high density lipoprotein (sHDL)) carrying biomacromolecule agents (e.g., nucleic acid, peptides, glycolipids, etc.), methods for synthesizing such nanoparticles, as well as systems and methods utilizing such nanoparticles (e.g., in diagnostic and / or therapeutic settings).

The present disclosure relates to viral glycoprotein variants with reduced (e.g., abolished) binding to low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) compared to a reference viral glycoprotein. Recombinant viruses pseudotyped with viral glycoprotein variants described herein and optionally an envelope surface-bound targeting molecule (e.g., an anti-CD3 scFv), methods of producing thereof, and methods of using thereof, are also provided.

The invention discloses a composition with an auxiliary blood fat reducing effect as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of medicines. In the composition disclosed by the invention, the hawthorn, the lotus leaf, the mulberry leaf and the algae oil are mutually matched for use and have a synergistic effect, so that the effects of remarkably reducing the body weight, reducing the content of low-density lipoprotein, the content of Apo-B and the content of GLU in blood and improving indexes of high-density lipoprotein and Apo-A1 are achieved. The composition is applied to preparation of the blood fat reducing medicine and / or health food, and the blood fat reducing effect is stable.

The application discloses a norchizhiol triterpenoid compound, a preparation method and application thereof. The norchizhiol triterpenoid compound norchizhiol A can be quickly prepared from Ganoderma lucidum. The test proves that the norchizhiol A can inhibit the accumulation of triglyceride in the differentiation process of 3T3L1 preadipocytes. The norchizhiol A can also effectively reduce the weight increase and liver coefficient of high-fat-diet-induced obese mice, regulate the blood lipid level of the obese mice, and significantly intervene and improve the lipoprotein distribution of the body. The compound can be used for preparing anti-obesity and lipid-lowering medicines.

This invention relates to nucleic acid aptamers for lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), wherein the nucleic acid aptamer is at least one of B76-2, B76-4, and B76-5, with sequences shown in SEQ ID NO.1, SEQ ID NO.2, and SEQ ID NO.3, respectively. The Lp-PLA2 aptamers provided by this invention fill a gap in the field of Lp-PLA2 aptamers and exhibit high affinity and specificity. Three aptamers with good affinity and specificity for Lp-PLA2 have been screened and verified. These aptamers can be formulated into molecular probes or used as detection reagents in methods or kits for detecting Lp-PLA2, improving accuracy. They can also be used to develop novel Lp-PLA2 biosensing methods for molecular identification, showing great application potential in the early warning of cardiovascular disease events.

Provided herein are gene editing systems and compositions directed to effectuate in vivo edits in the LPA gene. Treatment or prevention of cardiovascular disease through disruption of the production of apo(a) through genetic editing and the reduction of the blood lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentration is disclosed herein. Disclosed are nickase-based gene editing systems designed to effectuate the installation of insertions and / or deletions (indel variants) and / or non-synonymous variants in the coding sequence of LPA. The nickase-based gene editing systems generally comprise one or more mRNAs that encode one or more nickases and a plurality of guide oligonucleotides (e.g., gRNAs) and may be delivered in vivo to a mammalian subject in need thereof via a suitable delivery system, such as lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) (with or without GalNAc targeting moieties) intravenously, or otherwise, administered to a patient as potentially a once-and-done therapeutic. The manufacturing, use, and formulation of the gene editing systems and compositions are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to use of a GLP-1R / GLP-2R dual agonist, namely dapiglutide, for reducing cholesterol, in particular total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol). The invention also relates to dapiglutide for treatment of hyperlipidaemia, in particular hypercholesterolaemia.

The invention discloses application of a group of blood nutrition markers in prediction of central nervous system (CNS) injury function prognosis. According to the technical scheme, the method is characterized in that serum albumin, total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are determined as independent predictive factors of CNS injury prognosis for the first time through retrospective queue research (n = 404), and clinical decision critical values are determined to be 36.35 g / L, 3.60 mmol / L and 2.13 mmol / L respectively. The detection kit developed on the basis of the discovery can objectively and quantitatively evaluate the prognosis risk of the patient within 24 hours of admission, and is obviously superior to that of a traditional scoring system. According to the method, key technical support is provided for precise nutrition intervention and early rehabilitation strategy formulation of the CNS injury.

The present invention relates to a Korean microbiome-derived Clostridium butyricum strain having anti-obesity efficacy and a use thereof. The strain has an excellent effect of reducing the body weight and adipose tissue weight of experimental animals compared to a control group (strain-untreated) under high-fat diet conditions, has an excellent effect of reducing the content of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), leptin, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in serum, and has an excellent effect of reducing blood glucose and increasing the content of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in an oral glucose load test, and is thus expected to be effectively used as an ingredient in a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating obesity and metabolic diseases caused by obesity.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological detection, and particularly relates to a detection method and a detection kit for oxidized low-density lipoprotein. The invention provides a novel application of quaternary ammonium salt chitosan in a kit, and particularly relates to application of quaternary ammonium salt chitosan with different molecular weights in an immunoturbidimetry detection process of oxidized low-density lipoprotein. When high-molecular-weight quaternized chitosan with the molecular weight of 100-200 kDa and low-molecular-weight quaternized chitosan with the molecular weight of 30-50 kDa are used as components of the oxidized low-density lipoprotein detection kit, the quaternized chitosan with different molecular weights can react with citrate radicals to form gel particles with different mechanical strengths; the content of the oxidized low-density lipoprotein can be detected through immunoturbidimetry, and the sensitivity and the linear range of the oxidized low-density lipoprotein detection kit are greatly improved and widened by using the quaternized chitosan with different molecular weights.

The present disclosure relates to engineered phospholipid or lysophospholipid (e.g., sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)) chaperones derived from apolipoprotein M (ApoM)-Fc fusion proteins with extended half-life in vivo. The disclosed ApoM-Fc fusion proteins provide a safe, highly efficient and effective way of delivering S1P to endothelial cells and all tissues of the body.

The invention belongs to the technical field of functional compositions, and discloses a composition for dispelling effects of alcohol and protecting liver as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and the composition comprises the following raw materials in percentage by mass: 13-28% of ginseng, 18-28% of globe artichoke, 10-27% of pueraria peptide, 7-12% of houttuynia cordata, 7-9% of mulberry, 6-9% of gardenia and 10-29% of collagen composite peptide. The composition can reduce alcohol irritation, relieve alcohol absorption and increase the alcohol content; meanwhile, the liver and stomach are protected; meanwhile, alcohol metabolism is rapid, hangover is prevented, headache, dizziness, nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms caused by alcohol are relieved, and the drunkenness degree is relieved. After the medicine is taken for 2-6 months, mild fatty liver and moderate fatty liver can be obviously improved, and severe fatty liver and alcoholic liver can be obviously improved; indexes related to endocrine metabolism, such as blood sugar, blood fat, uric acid, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glutamic oxalacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, are obviously improved.