45 results about "Artery diseases" patented technology

Detectably labeled macrophage scavenger receptor antagonists useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of various cardiovascular diseases including but not limited to atherosclerosis, vulnerable plaque, coronary artery disease, renal disease, thrombosis, transient ischemia due to clotting, stroke, myocardial infarction, organ transplant, organ failure and hypercholesterolemia.

Disclosed herein is a lag time delayed-release combination pharmaceutical composition comprising of an angiotensin-II-receptor blocker and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, as well as a preparation method thereof. The composition is designed based on chronotherapy in which active ingredients are administered to have different onset times, such that the release of each active ingredient of the composition in body can be lag time delayed to a specific rate. Also, the composition is very effective for the treatment of hypertension and the prevention of complications in patients having metabolic syndromes which show diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery diseases and the like. More specifically, the composition is a drug delivery system designed such that the release of each drug is controlled to a specific rate, and it can show the most ideal effect, when it is absorbed in body.

Methods of treating autoimmune disorders, coronary artery disease, allergy symptoms, allograft rejection sepsis/toxic shock are disclosed. Some methods comprise administering one or more regulatory compositions to activate the T suppressor cells by increasing the acetylation level and/or protein level of FOXP3 in combination with a T suppressor stimulus and/or an antigen. Some methods comprise administering one or more regulatory compositions to activate the T suppressor cells by increasing the acetylation level and/or protein level of FOXP3. Some methods comprise administering soluble GITR or antibodies that bind to GITR ligand. Methods of treating cancer, infectious diseases, and immune deficiency are also disclosed as are vaccination methods. The methods comprise administering one or more regulatory compositions to inactivate the T suppressor cells by reducing the acetylation level and/or protein level of FOXP3. Improved vaccines and vaccination methods are disclosed. Methods of identifying compounds that are useful to modulate acetylation level and/or protein level of FOXP3 and treat diseases are disclosed.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for preventing, ameliorating, and/or reducing tissue ischemia and/or tissue damage due to ischemia, increasing blood vessel diameter, blood flow and tissue perfusion in the presence of vascular disease including peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerotic vascular disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and influencing other conditions, by suppressing CD47 and/or blocking TSP1 and/or CD47 activity or interaction. Influencing the interaction of CD47-TSP1 in blood vessels allows for control of blood vessel diameter and blood flow, and permits modification of blood pressure and cardiac function. Under conditions of decreased blood flow, for instance through injury or atherosclerosis, blocking TSP1-CD47 interaction allows blood vessels to dilate and increases blood flow, tissue perfusion and tissue survival. This in turn reduces or prevents tissue necrosis and death. The therapeutics identified herein allow for precise regulation of blood flow to tissues and organs which need it, while substantially avoiding systemic complications. Methods and compositions described herein can be used to increase tissue survival under conditions of trauma and surgery, as well as conditions of chronic vascular disease. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of elderly subjects using agents that affect TSP1 and CD47 and thereby affect tissue perfusion. Additionally, provided herein are compositions and methods for influencing blood coagulation, allowing for controlled increased or decreased blood clotting. Additionally, provided herein are compositions and methods for decreasing blood flow, as in the case of cancer through mimicking the effects of TSP1 and CD47 on blood vessel diameter and blood flow.

A method of assessing the likelihood that a person who is asymptomatic for coronary artery disease does in fact have the disease is disclosed. The levels of an atherogenic protein and acute phase reactant and optionally of anti-atherogenic protein for an individual are obtained and compared to one or more cut-points related to those substances and, based on the comparison(s), an assessment is made of the likelihood that the individual has coronary artery disease. The atherogenic protein may be OxLDL, the acute phase reactant may be C-reactive protein or fibrinogen, and the anti-atherogenic protein may be HDL.

Acyl sulfonamide, peri-substituted, fused bicyclic ring compounds useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of a prostaglandin-mediated disease or condition are disclosed. The compounds are of the general formula

A representative example is:

The present invention relates to amide derivatives of Formula (XIIIa) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); idiopathic PAH; familial PAH; PAH associated with a collagen vascular disease, a congenital heart disease, portal hypertension, HIV infection, ingestion of a drug or toxin, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, splenectomy, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH); PAH with significant venous or capillary involvement; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).

The invention provides a method of treating coronary artery disease in a human patient comprising directly injecting into an ischemic cardiac muscle, via multiple injections to different points of the cardiac muscle, a dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a replication-deficient adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an angiogenic peptide operably linked to a promoter, whereby the coronary artery disease is treated.

Methods and compositions for modulating angiogenesis are disclosed. Such modulation is made possible by the use of NK-B, NK-B analogs, NK receptor agonists and NK receptor antagonists to promote or inhibit angiogenesis. The method for modulating the angiogenic activity of cells comprises contacting cells capable of angiogenesis with an effective amount of NK-B, an NK-B analog, an NK receptor agonist or an NK receptor antagonist wherein the angiogenic activity of the cells is increased or decreased. The angiogenesis modulating compounds can be administered to alleviate and or prevent angiogenesis related diseases in patients, such as, for example, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, macular degeneration, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, varicose veins and preeclampsia.

As illustrated herein, cholesterol is oxidized when it is present in atherosclerotic plaques. This reaction generates cholesterol oxidation or ozonation products that can act as chemotactic attractants of macrophages, can promote differentiation of monocytes into macrophages and can increase expression of E-selectin and Class A scavenger receptor (SR-A). The present application is directed to methods of using such cholesterol ozonoation products to identify agents that can be used to treat atherosclerosis and other inflammatory artery diseases.

The present invention relates to the analysis of modified LDL in the context of immune complexes. In particular, ox-LDL and AGE-LDL are shown to predict the development of coronary artery disease and other micro- and macrovascular disorders, particularly in the context of diabetes.

Peri-substituted, fused bicyclic ring carboxylic acids useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of a prostaglandin-mediated disease or condition are disclosed. The compounds are of the general formula

A representative example is:

This invention relates to a method for inhibiting expression or activity of an adhesion molecule associated with an endothelial cell by contacting the adhesion molecule or endothelial cell with one or more isoflavone compounds or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to a method of preventing or reducing the risk of restenosis after angioplasty, and to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of atherosclerosis, coronary artery diseases, other cardiovascular diseases and inflammatory diseases mediated by adhesion molecules. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions useful in these methods, and to methods for the manufacture of such medicaments.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating coronary disorders and preventing cardiac cell death that involve the use of biliverdin reductase (“BVR”) or BVR peptides to stabilize the expression and activity of intracellular HO-2 in cardiac cells. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for inducing cancer cell death in a patient having cancer that involve the use of inhibitory BVR peptides to destabilize intracellular HO-2 expression and activity, thereby augmenting cell death.

The present invention relates to N-alkylamides of the formula I,

in which A, Het, X, R¹, R² and R³ have the meanings indicated in the claims, which modulate the transcription of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. Specifically, the compounds of the formula I upregulate the expression of the enzyme endothelial NO synthase and can be applied in conditions in which an increased expression of said enzyme or an increased NO level or the normalization of a decreased NO level is desired. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to the use of compounds of the formula I for the manufacture of a medicament for the stimulation of the expression of endothelial NO synthase or for the treatment of various diseases including cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary artery disease, hypertension and cardiac insufficiency, for example.

The present invention relates to genes whose expression is correlated to the prevalence of coronary artery disease. In particular, the invention relates to methods of prognosis, diagnosis and methods of monitoring coronary artery disease based on the measurement of gene expression. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of screening compounds for use in treatment of coronary artery disease as well as kits and arrays for use in identifying coronary artery disease.

Aryl sulfonamide, peri-substituted, fused bicyclic ring compounds useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of a prostaglandin-mediated disease or condition are disclosed. The compounds are of the general formula

A representative example is: