119 results about "Disintegrin" patented technology

This invention relates to a method of treatment for osteoarthritis involving inhibitors of aggrecanase that demonstrate IC50s of less than 20 nM and demonstrate differential potency against matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and a disintegrin and metalloproteinases (ADAMs or reprolysins). This invention also relates to compounds, methods of treatment and composition of Formula I: or a therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, whereinX is carbon or nitrogen;R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, and methyl, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is methyl;R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, and methyl, or R3 and R4 may be taken together to form a carbonyl group; andR5 and R6 are independent substituents in the ortho, meta, or para positions and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, and ethyl;with the provisos:when X is carbon, then R7 and R8 are both hydrogen and at least one of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is hydroxy;when X is carbon and R5 is para-halo, then at least one of R6, R3, and R4 is not hydrogen;when X is nitrogen, then R8 is not present and R7 is hydrogen or a group of the formula: wherein, Y is —CH2—NH2 or —NH—CH3; andwhen X is nitrogen and R7 is H, then R3 and R4 are taken together to form a carbonyl group.

The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 and a hybridoma cell line deposited at the Deutsche Sammlung von Microorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH under the accession number DSM ACC2583. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 produced by the hybridoma cell line deposited. Method and uses of the antibody or a fragment thereof in identifying and selecting cells of a chondrogenic nature for treatment purposes, in particular for the identification and isolation of chondrocytes, mesenchymal progenitor cells and embryonic stem cells for tissue engineering of cartilage, or for identifying diagnostic and therapeutic tools in studying the biological role and the structural / functional relationships of the integrin alpha10beta1 with its various extracellular matrix ligands are also included.

Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) and Akt / protein kinase B (PKB) are important mediators of signaling in cardiomyocytes and can both prevent damage and promote healing associated with ischemic injury to the heart. Thus, the present invention provides for methods of screening for agents that increase the expression of ILK and / or Akt / PKB. Methods of treatment based on such agents are also provided.

The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or antibody fragments that immunospecifically bind to integrin αVβ3, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to integrin αVβ3, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and / or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating an inflammatory disorder, an autoimmune disorder, a disorder associated with aberrant expression and / or activity of integrin αVβ3, a disorder associated with abnormal bone metabolism, a disorder associated with aberrant angiogenesis or cancer utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.

The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases. In particular aspects, the invention relates to administering a combination of a disintegrin with a microtubule stabilizing agent useful for treatment of cancer.

Disintegrin variants and pharmaceutical uses thereof are disclosed. The disintegrin variant includes an isolated polypeptide that has integrin αvβ3 receptor-antagonist activity and substantially reduced integrin αllbβ3 and / or α5β1 receptor-blocking activity as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is encoded by a modified disintegrin nucleotide sequence that encodes a modified amino acid sequence, resulting in a polypeptide having substantially reduced affinity to integrin αllbβ3 and / or α5β1 as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is useful for treatment and / or prevention of αvβ3 integrin-associated diseases in a mammal, which include osteoporosis, bone tumor or cancer growth, angiogenesis-related tumor growth and metastasis, tumor metastasis in bone, malignancy-induced hypercalcemia, angiogenesis-related eye diseases, Paget's disease, rheumatic arthritis, and osteoarthritis. The angiogenesis-related eye diseases include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal neovascularizing diseases, ischaemia-induced neovascularizing retinopathy, high myopia, and retinopathy of prematurity.

Provided herein are methods for purifying recombinant A Disintegrin-like and Metallopeptidase with Thrombospondin Type 1 Motif 13 (ADAMTS13) protein from a sample. The method comprises enriching for ADAMTS13 protein by chromatographically contacting the sample with hydroxyapatite under conditions that allow ADAMTS13 protein to appear in the eluate or supernatant from the hydroxylapatite. The methods may further comprise tandem chromatography with a mixed mode cation exchange / hydrophobic interaction resin that binds ADAMTS13 protein. Additional optional steps involve ultrafiltration / diafiltration, anion exchange chromatography, cation exchange chromatography, and viral inactivation. Also provided herein are methods for inactivating virus contaminants in protein samples, where the protein is immobilized on a support. Also provided herein are compositions of ADAMTS13 prepared according to said methods.