413 results about "Chlamydia" patented technology

Methods are disclosed for sterilizing tissue to reduce the level of one or more active biological contaminants or pathogens therein, such as viruses, bacteria, (including inter- and intracellular bacteria, such as mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, nanobacteria, chlamydia, rickettsias), yeasts, molds, fungi, spores, prions or similar agents responsible, alone or in combination, for TSEs and/or single or multicellular parasites. The methods involve sterilizing one or more tissues with irradiation.

The present invention demonstrated the potential use of Lactobacillus johnsonii D115 as a probiotic, as a prophylactic agent or as a surface treatment of materials against human and animal pathogens such as Brachyspira pilosicoli, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, Vibrio cholera, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Campylobacter jejuni, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Clostridium perfringens, Yersinia enterocolitica, Escherichia coli, Klebbsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium chlamydosporum. The proteineous antimicrobial compound was partially characterized and found to be heat tolerant up to 121° C. for 15 min, and acid tolerant up to pH1 for 30 min at 40° C. The compound is also stable to enzymatic digestion, being able to retain more than 60% antimicrobial activity when treated with pepsin and trypsin.

A method for treatment of bacterial infections with rifalazil administered once-weekly or twice-weekly. A method for treatment of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex, infections caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae and infections caused by Helicobacter pylori by administering to a patient suffering from the bacterial infection 1-100 mg of rifalazil once or twice a week. In this dose regimen, the treatment is fast, efficacious and eliminates undesirable secondary symptoms observed with daily doses of 1-50 mg of rifalazil.

The present invention relates to new immunogenic compositions comprising conjugated Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens (glycoconjugates) and uses thereof. Immunogenic compositions of the present invention will typically comprise at least one glycoconjugate from a S. pneumoniae serotype not found in PREVNAR®, SYNFLORIX® and/or PREVNAR 13®. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumoccocal infections using said novel immunogenic compositions.

The invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising combinations of Chlamydia trachomatis antigens and their use in vaccines. The composition may comprise at least two components, one component of which comprises Chlamydia trachomatis antigens for eliciting a Chlamydia trachomatis specific TH1 immune response and another component of which comprises antigens for eliciting a Chlamydia trachomatis specific TH2 immune response. The invention further relates to an immunogenic composition comprising a Chlamydia trachomatis Type III secretion system (TTSS) regulatory protein and a Chlamydia trachomatis Type III secretion system (TTSS) secreted protein or a fragment thereof. The invention further relates to the use of combinations of adjuvants for use with antigens associated with a sexually transmissible disease, such as Chlamydia trachomatis antigens. Preferred adjuvant combinations include mineral salts, such as aluminium salts and oligonucleotides comprising a CpG motif. The invention further provides a combination of Chlamydia trachomatis antigens comprising a Chlamydia trachomatis antigen that is conserved over at least two serovars.

This invention reveals the beneficial use of vitamin E tocotrienols for inhibition of chlamydial infections. Chlamydial infection levels in mouse macrophages treated with tocotrienol were decreased >50%, with concomitant aberrant pathogen development. The number of large and small inclusions in tocotrienol-versus-control cells was decreased 3-fold and 2-fold, respectively. When treated with delta tocotrienol, Chlamydia in human lymphocytes was inhibited by at least 2.6-fold in 1.5 days. Dietary delta tocotrienol inhibited Chlamydia infection and persistence in hypercholesterolemic patients with a corresponding drop in LDL. These studies demonstrate that tocotrienol lowers cholesterol, thus preventing or diminishing the cholesterol hijacking by Chlamydia obligatory for its infectivity and replication. Therefore, hypolipidemic agents used to treat cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes are used as monotherapies, or in combination with tocotrienol to treat Chlamydia.

The invention discloses an exfoliative cells preserving fluid which is prepared from a pH buffering agent, an osmotic pressure maintenance agent, preservatives, a fixing agent for maintaining cellular morphology, an anticoagulant, a mucus softener, an antimicrobial reagent, a cleaning agent, a humectant and red blood cell destroying components. The components in the preserving fluid are reasonable in proportioning, and the exfoliative cells can be preserved at a long time under normal temperature, wherein the longest time can reach 2 years; mucus can be sufficiently dissolved and the red cells can be partially destroyed; a film production effect is good, cellular distribution is very even, cellular morphology is perfect, cytoplasm and cell nucleus demarcation is distinct, gradation is clear, and cytoplasm and cell nucleus transparency is very good, and the exfoliative cells preserving fluid can be simultaneously used for the HPV-DNA (human papillomavirus-deoxyribonucleic acid), Chlamydia and immunohistochemical test; the special liquid base preserving fluid used for the cytologic examination of other parts can be provided, an imported product can be completely replaced, and the cellular constituent with diagnostic significance can be sufficiently preserved; and the exfoliative cells preserving fluid is low in configuration cost and easy to popularize.

A method of combatting atherosclerosis by administering an effective amount of a macrolide antibiotic, for example an azalide such as azithromycin, optionally together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients, to a subject.

The present invention provides a unique approach for the diagnosis and management of infections by Chlamydia species, particularly C. pneumoniae. The invention is based, in part, upon the discovery that a combination of agents directed toward the various stages of the chlamydial life cycle is effective in substantially reducing infection. Products comprising combination of antichlamydial agents, novel compositions and pharmaceutical packs are also described.

The present invention provides ketolide derivatives, which can be used as antibacterial agents. In particular, compounds described herein can be used for treating or preventing conditions caused by or contributed to by Gram-positive, Gram-negative or anaerobic bacteria, more particularly against, for example, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Enterococci, Haemophilus, Moraxalla spp. Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasm, Legionella spp., Mycobacterium, Helicobacter, Clostridium, Bacteroides, Corynebaclerium, Bacillus or Enterobactericeae. Also provided are processes for preparing such ketolide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating bacterial infections.

The invention features methods that are capable of detecting single target molecules in a sample input volume of, e.g., 5 μl, and of quantifying organismal, e.g., chiamydial, DNA. Desirably, these methods employ a single tube format coupled with fluorescent detection of amplicons. This approach facilitates the application of quantitative PCR (qPCR) to microbiological diagnosis in clinical settings. The invention also features primers and probes for the detection of Chlamydia. The use of specific hybridization probes with qPCR amplification provides the ability for identification of individual species or strains of microorganisms.

The invention discloses a kit for quickly detecting 15 pneumonia pathogenic bacteria. The kit can detect streptococcus pneumoniae, staphylococcus aureus, haemophilus influenzae, mycoplasma pneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, baumanii, enterococcus faecalis, enterococcus faecium, klebsiella pneumoniae, escherichia coli, enterobacter cloacae, stenotrophomonas maltophilia, burkholderia cepacia, legionella pneumophila and chlamydia pneumoniae which cover clinically common pneumonia pathogenic bacteria difficult to culture. 16S rDNA and specific gene sequences corresponding to the pneumonia pathogenic bacteria are detected by combining gene chips with multiple asymmetric PCR reactions, and the categories of the bacteria in a to-be-detected sample are identified in genus and species. The kit makes up for the defect that current clinical detection of pneumonia pathogenic bacteria is not in time or comprehensive and a novel detection means for early diagnosis and early treatment of patients suffering from pneumonia is provided.

Methods are disclosed for sterilizing biological materials to reduce the level of one or more biological contaminants or pathogens therein, such as viruses, bacteria (including inter- and intracellular bacteria, such as mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, nanobacteria, chlamydia, rickettsias), yeasts, molds, fungi, single or multicellular parasites, and/or prions or similar agents responsible, alone or in combination, for TSEs. These methods involve the use of stabilizer mixtures in methods of sterilizing biological materials with irradiation.

The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit Chlamydia-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection by Chlamydia and Chlamydiophila.

An isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encoding an inclusion membrane protein C of a strain of Chlamydia, is useful for nucleic acid immunization of a host, including a human host, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, particularly C. pneumoniae.

The invention features methods and reagents for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of multiple sclerosis. The invention is based in part on the discovery that Chlamydia is present in patients with multiple sclerosis, and that anti-chlamydial agents improve or sustain neurological function in these patients.

The present invention relates to the field of Gram-negative bacterial vaccine compositions, their manufacture, and the use of such compositions in medicine. More particularly it relates to the field of useful Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane vesicle (or bleb) compositions comprising heterologously expressed Chlamydia antigens, and advantageous methods of rendering these compositions more effective and safer as a vaccine.

The invention provides a kit for jointly detecting respiratory tract pathogen through a multiple fluorescent PCR method. The kit comprises six components: reaction liquid A, reaction liquid B, reaction liquid C, enzyme mixed liquid, positive control and negative control, and comprises 11 common respiratory tract pathogen detections (general type of influenza virus A, influenza virus B, respiratory syncytial virus, 1/2/3 type of human parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia pneumonia, legionella pneumophila, streptococcus pneumonia, haemophilus influenza, A streptococcal); the amplification is performed through three reaction buffers, and each reaction buffer contains four fluorescent channels, 90% pathogen infection on the clinic can be checked.

Computer controlled methods, systems and apparatus for detecting an infectious agent in a host cell, an animal cell, or plant cell, a body fluid or tissue sample to provide information useful to diagnose a disease or prognosticate disease susceptibility, extent or outcome are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the infected animal cell is a Chlamydia infected mononuclear phagocyte in a blood sample. In another illustrative embodiment, the infected body fluid is a blood sample infected with “fee floating”Chlamydia. Detection and preferably, quantification of such an infected mononuclear phagocyte(s) or blood sample provides information useful in diagnosing or prognosticating susceptibility, extent or outcome of patients suspected of suffering from vascular, coronary or central nervous disease(s) or disorder(s).

The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2.

The present invention relates to new immunogenic compositions comprising conjugated Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens (glycoconjugates) and uses thereof. Immunogenic compositions of the present invention will typically comprise at least one glycoconjugate from a S. pneumoniae serotype not found in PREVNAR®, SYNFLORIX® and/or PREVNAR 13®. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumoccocal infections using said novel immunogenic compositions.

A soft, pliable cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP)—hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) composite film is provided which is generated by casting from organic solvent mixtures containing ethanol. The film rapidly reduces the infectivity of several sexually transmitted disease pathogens, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), herpesvirus (HSV), non-viral sexually transmitted disease pathogens (such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Haemophilus ducreyi, Chlamydia trachomatis and Treponema pallidum) and bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV). The film is converted into a gel/cream and thus does not have to be removed following application and use. In addition to being a topical microbicide, the film can be employed for the mucosal delivery of pharmaceuticals other than cellulose acetate phthalate.