186 results about "Galectin" patented technology

The present invention relates to novel compounds, the use of said compounds as a medicament as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to receptors in a mammal. Said galectin is preferably a galectin-3.

The present invention relates to novel compounds, the use of said compounds as a medicament as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to receptors in a mammal. Said galectin is preferably a galectin 3.

The invention provides for methods of modulating a population of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in a subject, for treating an autoimmune disease, and also treating cancer in a subject in need thereof. The methods comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that modulates the Tim-3 pathway. The Tim-3 pathway can be activated by a Tim-3 ligand, galectin-9, whereby MDSCs are expanded, or inhibited by an antibody to Tim-3, wherein the expansion of MDSCs is inhibited.

Compounds having an effect as i.a. galectin inhibitors, to the use of said compounds as a medicament, as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to receptors in a mammal, where in the galectin is preferably a galectin-3. The novel compounds are defined by the general formula:

Methods for the therapeutic treatment of epithelial wounds in mammals comprising administering to a mammal afflicted with an epithelial wound a therapeutically effective amount of a galectin-3 protein and/or a galectin-7 protein are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically suitable carrier or diluent and as an active agent a galectin-3 protein and/or a galectin-7 protein are also provided.

The invention relates to a preparation method and application of an electrochemical sensor for detecting a blood concentration level of an insulin sensitivity reduction early diagnosis biomarker, namely galectin-3 (Gal-3), causing type II diabetes, and belongs to the technical field of electrochemical detection. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the following steps: respectively synthesizing an N-GNRs-Fe-MOFs@AuPNs sensor substrate modified nano composite material and an AuPt-MB nano composite signal material, enabling a detection antibody capable of being in specific binding to the Gal-3 to be mixed with the AuPt-MB composite material so as to prepare a biological signal probe; conjugating a Gal-3 specific capture antibody on a substrate platform modified by the N-GNRs-Fe-MOFs@AuPNs composite material so as to conveniently and specifically capture a target Gal-3; finally, performing specific binding on the Gal-3 as well as the detection antibody and the capture antibody, thereby obtaining the electrochemical sensor for detecting the blood concentration level of the Gal-3. The sensor is successfully used for detecting the Gal-3 in serum. The electrochemical sensor disclosed by the invention has the advantages of being high in sensitivity, high in specificity, rapid in detection and convenient. An early diagnostic basis is provided for insulin resistance causing the type II diabetes.

The present invention relates to novel compounds and the use of said compounds as a medicament, as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to receptors in a mammal. Said galectin is preferably galectin-3.

The invention relates to a targeted pH-GSH dual-response multifunctional nano-vesicle drug loading system. By using cystamine functionalized column [5] aromatic hydrocarbon with pH-GSH dual responsiveness as a host molecule and using a pyridinium modified galactose derivative as a guest molecule, glycosyl-functionalized column [5] aromatic hydrocarbon amphiphilic molecule is prepared through the host-guest interaction; nano-vesicle is formed in a solution through hydrophilic and hydrophobic effect; and an anti-cancer drug is encapsulated in the vesicle cavity so as to construct the targeted pH-GSH dual-response multifunctional nano-vesicle drug loading system. As the surface of vesicle contains galactosyl, biocompatibility of the system can be remarkably raised. Meanwhile, galactosyl can interact with specific galactose binding protein overexpressed on the surface of hepatoma carcinoma cell to realize targeted selective access to cancer cell so as to rapidly release an anti-cancer drugin the cancer cell and raise lethality of cancer cell.

The invention relates to the field of molecular biology, and in particular to a galectin-3 binding protein, and preparation and application thereof. The galectin-3 binding protein is shown as an amino acid sequence SEQ ID No.1 in the sequence table. The preparation method is as below: using Cynoglossus semilaevis cDNA as a template; conducting PCR amplification by primers F1 and R1; connecting PCR products to an expression vector to obtain a plasmid pETG3BP; conversing BL21DE3 to obtain a transformant BL21/pETG3BP; inducting by isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside; and purifying the recombinant protein with affinity chromatography column to obtain the galectin-3 binding protein. The galectin-3 binding protein has significant binding ability to various bacteria.

Methods and kits using a pharmaceutical composition for use in inhibiting ocular angiogenesis or fibrosis are provided herein, such that composition includes a pharmaceutically suitable carrier or diluent and an amount of the inhibitor composition effective to inhibit the angiogenesis or the fibrosis by inhibiting expression and/or activity of a galectin protein or a portion thereof.

The present invention relates to novel compounds prepared from readily accessible 3-O-propargyl-D-galactopyranoside derivatives and having an effect as i.a., galectin inhibitors, the use of said compounds as a medicament as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to ligands in a mammal, wherein said galectin is preferably a galectin-3. The novel compounds are defined by the general formula (I).

Disclosed herein are anti-Galectin-9 antibodies and methods of using such for inhibiting a signaling pathway mediated by Galectin-9 or eliminating pathologic cells expressing Galectin-9. Such anti-Galectin-9 antibodies may also be used to diagnose and/or to treat diseases associated with Galectin-9, such as autoimmune diseases and solid tumors.

The invention relates to a diagnostic marker, particularly discloses a nasopharyngeal carcinoma related marker Galectin-10 (genebank accession number: ID1178), and provides applications of the marker and a specific antibody thereof in preparation of a kit for detecting nasopharyngeal carcinoma, wherein the kit can be an immunohistochemical kit or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The invention provides a new scientific basis for effectively judging human nasopharyngeal disease progression, and can achieve early discovery and early treatment of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

The invention relates to a Galectin-3 detection nanometer magnetic bead sorting-time resolved immunofluorescence kit, which comprises superparamagnetic composite micro-particles with a particle size of 30 nm, a coupling liquid, a blocking solution, a washing liquid, a loading buffer, a fluorescence enhancement solution, a detection buffer, a capture antibody, a detection antibody, Eu<3+> labeled streptavidin and a standard substance. The use of the kit comprises: adopting nanometer magnetic bead sorting and time resolved immunofluorescence adopting a double antibody sandwich method as the base to detect the concentration of Galectin-3 protein in a sample, adopting nanometer magnetic beads coupled with the Galectin-3 capture antibody to enrich the Galectin-3 in the sample, adding the detection antibody, incubating, washing, adding the Eu<3+> labeled streptavidin, incubating, washing again, adding the fluorescence enhancement solution, vibrating for 5 min, adopting light with a wavelength of 337 nm to excite, delaying for 200 microseconds, detecting the emitted fluorescence value at a wavelength of 615 nm, and obtaining the concentration of the Galectin-3 in the sample to be detected through the fluorescence value and the corresponding standard curve, wherein the sample to be detected can further be used for detecting the next target protein.

The present invention includes a method for the treatment of an advanced ovarian cancer, comprising: identifying a patient with advanced ovarian cancer; and administering to the patient an effective amount of truncated, dominant negative form of Galectin-3 sufficient to reduce the advanced ovarian cancer. In certain aspects, the truncated, dominant negative form of Galectin-3 is provided in an amount sufficient to reduce at least one of growth, motility, invasion, angiogenesis, or prevents Akt/NF-κB activation of the ovarian cancer.

Galectin 9 exerts various functions depending on its localizations. On the other hand, galectin 9 is expected as participating in various biological functions. Thus, it has been required to clarify the detailed biological activities of galectin 9 and develop galectin 9-related techniques including development of drugs. Human galectin 9 shows a cytotoxic activity and an apoptosis-inducing activity on tumor cells but shows neither cytotoxic activity nor apoptosis-inducing activity on normal cells. Therefore, it is possible to employ galectin 9 proteins, galectin 9 agonists, galectin 9 antagonists, anti-galectin 9 binding protein antibodies, anti-galectin 9 binding sugar chain antibodies, galectin 9-producing, releasing or inducing substances, etc. as antitumor, antiallergic, immunosuppressive agents, drugs for autoimmune diseases, anti-inflammatory agents and active ingredients for adrenocortical steroid hormone alternatives.

The invention relates to a urine protein marker of breast cancer and applications thereof in diagnosis and prognosis. Specifically, the invention relates to applications of the urine protein marker of breast cancer in early diagnosis and disease monitoring of human breast cancer. The urine protein marker comprises beta-2 microglobulin, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein 1, programmed cell death 6 interacting protein, haptoglobin related protein, addiment C4-A, apolipoprotein A-IV, calcium binding protein, HLA-I histocompatibility antigen, A-3 alpha chain, pancreatic stone protein 1 alpha, blood coagulation factor XII, collectin 12, galectin-3 binding protein, vitamin D binding protein, and the like.

Compositions and methods for treating solid tumors such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) via interfering with the Dectin-1 signaling pathway, for example, using Dectin-1 or Galectin-9 inhibitors.