2040 results about "Arteriosclerosis" patented technology

This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.

Disclosed are implantable devices for delivering a drug or pharmaceutical agent into the blood stream of a vessel or into the vessel wall of a human body to treat or prevent vascular or cardiovascular disease, such as vascular plaque, cardiovascular plaque, and diseases attributable to inflammation, such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. The devices of the present invention may have a ring-like, flag-like, or plaster-like configuration. Also disclosed are methods related thereto.

The present invention relates to materials and methods for the in vivo transport and deliver of nucleic acids. More particularly, it concerns the use of lipoproteins, including but not limited to, low density lipoproteins ("LDL"), and/or apolipoproteins for the binding and in vivo transport of nucleic acids. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of lipoproteins in the early detection of cancer and/or metastatic cancer and/or arteriosclerosis.

The present invention is directed to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate hydrate or stereoisomer thereof, which is useful in treating or preventing disorders mediated by a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) such as syndrome X, type II diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, coagaulopathy, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and other disorders related to syndrome X and cardiovascular diseases.

This invention provides compositions, methods and process of producing extracts and pure compounds from Xanthoceras sorbifolia. The extract comprises saponins and other constituents including alkaloids, coumarins, saccharides, proteins, polysaccharides, glycosides, tannins, acid, flavonoids and others. The composition can be used for treating cancer and other conditions, such as arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, arteriosclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome, angina pectoris, cardiac disorder, coronary heart disease, headache, kidney disorder, and impotence; for improving cerebral functions; or for curing enuresis, frequent micturition, urinary incontinence, dementia, weak intelligence and Alzheimer's disease, autism, brain trauma, Parkinson's, cerebral dysfunctions, and treating arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, arteriosclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome, angina pectoris, cardiac disorder, headache, dizziness, kidney disorder. This invention provides compounds of oleanene triterpenoidal saponin in nature with the characteristics that at least one angeloyl group attache to Carbon 21 or/and 22, or/and linked to the sugar. The compounds of the present invention have various pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications.

Methods are provided herein for selectively killing senescent cells and for treating senescence-associated diseases and disorders by administering a senolytic agent. Senescence-associated diseases and disorders treatable by the methods using the senolytic agents described herein include cardiovascular diseases and disorders associated with or caused by arteriosclerosis, such as atherosclerosis; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; osteoarthritis; senescence-associated ophthalmic diseases and disorders; and senescence-associated dermatological diseases and disorders.

The present invention relates to a method and transdermal pharmaceutical composition for preventing magnesium deficiency or imbalances associated with magnesium deficiency including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, cardiac arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, preeclampsia, dysautonomia, mitral valve prolapse, asthma, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, muscle spasms and cramping, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, kidney stones, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. The transdermal pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of magnesium and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of zinc a vitamin such as B-complex vitamin, a carotenoid, a mineral, or a combination thereof may also be included in the transdermal pharmaceutical composition. A therapeutically effective amount of progesterone may also be included in the transdermal pharmaceutical composition. The transdermal pharmaceutical composition may be topically administered to prevent magnesium deficiency or imbalances caused by magnesium deficiency.

A method and system for detecting abnormalities in the properties of the walls of a subject's blood vessels by observing the characteristics of blood flow in vessels which are optically accessible, such as the retinal vasculature. A time sequenced series of images is taken, and the images are processed to eliminate the background and render erythrocyte motion visible. Information about the state of the inner wall of the blood vessel which has been imaged is obtained from the characteristics of this blood flow. This information can be extrapolated to provide information about the state of the blood vessels elsewhere in the subject. In addition, a system and method is described for detecting arteriosclerotic plaque on the walls of blood vessels by labeling the plaque with a molecular label having desired optical or radioactive properties, and directly imaging the plaque either in an optically accessible blood vessel, or by imaging radioactive label in the plaque in a blood vessel anywhere in the body.

This invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of cardiac diseases and disorders, such as cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis and heart failure. The invention also relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of fibrosis-related diseases as well as methods and compositions for reducing apoptosis, increasing ST2L signaling, decreasing NF-κB activation, decreasing IκBα phosphorylation, decreasing P38MAPK phosphorylation, decreasing JNK phosphorylation, decreasing reactive oxygen species generation, decreasing macrophage infiltration and/or decreasing the expression of hypertrophic genes. More specifically, the invention relates to IL-33 and/or soluble ST2 inhibiting agents for use in the methods and compositions provided.

Antibody to human IL-20 protein, a method for generation thereof and cells producing this antibody are disclosed. The antibody of the present invention has specificity to neutralizing hIL-20W-induced CPAE proliferation activity, and is useful for treating IL-20-induced inflammation, such as artheriosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.

A combination of one or more HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (for example pravastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin, fluvastatin, rivastatin or atorvastatin) with one or more insulin sensitizers (for example troglitazone, pioglitazone, englitazone, BRL-49653, 5-(4-{2-[1-(4-2'-pyridylphenyl)ethylideneaminooxy]ethoxy}benzyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione, 5-{4-(5-methoxy-3-methylimidazo[5,4-b]pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione or its hydrochloride, 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione, 5-[4-(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione and 5-[4-(5-hydroxy-1,4,6,7-tetramethylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione) exhibits a synergistic effect and is significantly better at preventing and/or treating arteriosclerosis and/or xanthoma than is either of the components of the combination alone.

Vitamin K is effective in counteracting cardiovascular disorders such as the reduction in arterial elasticity normally associated with the aging process. A pharmaceutical composition or nutritional formulation comprising vitamin K can be used to combat age-related stiffening of the arteries, and the consequences thereof, namely pulmonary congestion, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive (right sided) heart failure, left sided or left ventricular failure, chronic cardiac failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, Mönckeberg's sclerosis and stroke. In various embodiments, vitamin K can also be used to reduce or reverse calcification of a blood vessel in pre-existing cardiovascular disorders such as arteriosclerosis.

Agents useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, artherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are disclosed. Formula (I) wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0, 1, 2, 4 or 5; q is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; R² is alkyl from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R³ is hydrogen, halo, alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; A is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by or 1 or 2 groups selected from: halo, alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, perfluoromethyl, alkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and perfluoromethoxy; or cycloaldyl having from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms wherein the cycloaldyl is unsubstitited or one or two ring carbons are independently mono-substituted by methyl or ethyl; or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring having 1 or 2 ring heteroatoms selected from N, S and O and the heteroaromatic ring is covalently bound to the remainder of the compounds of formula (I) by a ring carbon; and R¹ is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. Alternatively, when R¹ is hydrogen, the biologically active agent can be a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of Formula (I).

The present invention belongs to the technological field of food production. DHA and EPA, named cerebral gold, are long-chain unsaturated fatty acids essential for human body and has the health functions of nourishing brain, promoting intelligence growth, preventing arteriosclerosis, preventing senile dementia, lowering blood fat, regulating immunity, etc. The technological process of preparing the fish oil DHA powder includes dispersing fined fish oil in water solution of capsule material to complete the first embedding, the second embedding with natural polymer material, such as easy-to-dissolve Arabic gum and corn dextrin, as ideal carrier material. The product has DHA content over 15%, and high stability in hot water, and may be used in milk product, food heatlh article, medicine, feed, additive, etc.

This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.

Compounds of the formula

wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, X and Y are as defined, which have a superior cGMP specific phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitory activity, and can be used as an agent for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as angina pectoris, heart failure, cardiac infarction, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and the like; allergic diseases such as asthma, or disorders of male or female genital function and the like.

The present invention relates to multipotent stem cells derived from the interstitial tissues of skeletal muscle. The multipotent stem cell of the present invention is capable of differentiating into skeletal muscle cells, smooth muscle cells, cardiomyocytes, blood cells, vascular endothelial cells, adipocytes, osteoblasts, nervous cells, hepatocytes and pancreatic cells, and is useful for regeneration of tissues and cells and treatment for cardiac failure, hepatic insufficiency, renal insufficiency, leukemia, nerve degeneration disease, arthritis, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, and the like.