126 results about "Glomerulonephritis" patented technology

Disclosed is a composition of matter of the formula (X1)a—(F1)d—(X2)b—(F2)e—(X3)c  (I) and multimers thereof, in which F1 and F2 are half-life extending moieties, and d and e are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of d and e is 1; X1, X2, and X3 are each independently -(L)f-P-(L)g-, and f and g are each independently 0 or 1; P is a toxin peptide of no more than about 80 amino acid residues in length, comprising at least two intrapeptide disulfide bonds; L is an optional linker; and a, b, and c are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of a, b and c is 1. Linkage to the half-life extending moiety or moieties increases the in vivo half-life of the toxin peptide, which otherwise would be quickly degraded. A pharmaceutical composition comprises the composition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are a DNA encoding the inventive composition of matter, an expression vector comprising the DNA, and a host cell comprising the expression vector. Methods of treating an autoimmune disorder, such as, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, contact-mediated dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, asthma, allergy, restinosis, systemic sclerosis, fibrosis, scleroderma, glomerulonephritis, Sjogren syndrome, inflammatory bone resorption, transplant rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and lupus and of preventing or mitigating a relapse of a symptom of multiple sclerosis are also disclosed.

The novel amidino derivatives of the formula (I):wherein all the symbols are as in specification defined;have an inhibitory activity of a blood coagulation factor VIIa and are useful for treatment and / or prevention of several angiopathy caused by enhancing a coagulation activity, such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, coronary thrombosis, cerebral infarction, cerebral embolism, transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular disorders, pulmonary vascular diseases, deep venous thrombosis, peripheral arterial obstruction, thrombosis after artificial vascular transplantation and artificial valve transplantation, post-operative thrombosis, reobstruction and restenosis after coronary artery bypass operation, reobstruction and restenosis after PTCA or PTCR, thrombosis by extracorporeal circulation and procoagulative diseases such as glomerlonephriitis.

A method is provided for treating a subject, including applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the list consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, and an internal jugular vein of the subject. The method also includes configuring the current so as to treat a condition of the subject selected from the list consisting of: an autoimmune disease, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, myelitis, immune-mediated neuropathy, myositis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Guillain Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, inflammation of the nervous system, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, thyroid autoimmune disease, sepsis, meningitis, a bacterial infection, a viral infection, a fungal infection, sarcoidosis, hepatitis, and portal vein hypertension.

The invention generally relates to the field of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to new substituted-heterocyclic azole compounds, the synthesis and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and / or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity such as in treating cancer and other neoplastic disorders, inflammatory diseases, disorders of abnormal tissue growth and fibrosis including cardiomyopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, and other renal disorders, and for the treatment of viral infections (both acute and chronic).

Monoclonal antibodies are identified that bind the IL-21 protein. These antibodies are used to identify regions of the IL-21 protein to where binding neutralizes IL-21 activity. Hybridomas and methods of producing anti-IL-21 monoclonal antibodies are described. The monoclonal antibodies are useful in treating IL-21-mediated diseases, which may include autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as pancreatitis, type I diabetes (IDDM), Graves Disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diverticulosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, graft vs. host disease (GVHD), cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), Sjogren's syndrome, glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, graft versous host disease, transplant rejection, atopic dermatitis, anti-phospholipid syndrome, and asthma, and other autoimmune diseases.

The present invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent as a substitute for conventional steroids or immunosuppressive agents to treat or prevent systemic erythematosus, glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or autoimmune anemia. The agent comprises a retinoic acid receptor agonist, specifically a retinoic acid receptor subtype alpha (RARalpha) agonist, including for example:(1) carboxylic acid compounds having condensed rings represented by the following formula: (wherein the rings L and M are condensed, are the same as or different from each other, and represent an aromatic hydrocarbon which may have a substituent group or a heterocycle which may have a substituent group; the rings A and B are independent of each other and represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or heterocycle which may have a substituent group; and D represents a carboxyl group which may have a protective group),(2) 4-{[(3,5-bistrimethylsilylphenyl)carbonyl]amino}benzoic acid, 4-{2-[5-(3-methoxymethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethylnaphthalene-2-yl)pyrrolyl]}benzoic acid, etc.

A method is provided for treating a subject, including applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the list consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, and an internal jugular vein of the subject. The method also includes configuring the current so as to treat a condition of the subject selected from the list consisting of: an autoimmune disease, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, myelitis, immune-mediated neuropathy, myositis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Guillain Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, inflammation of the nervous system, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, thyroid autoimmune disease, sepsis, meningitis, a bacterial infection, a viral infection, a fungal infection, sarcoidosis, hepatitis, and portal vein hypertension.

A method is provided for treating a subject, including applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the list consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, and an internal jugular vein of the subject. The method also includes configuring the current so as to treat a condition of the subject selected from the list consisting of: an autoimmune disease, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, myelitis, immune-mediated neuropathy, myositis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Guillain Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, inflammation of the nervous system, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, thyroid autoimmune disease, sepsis, meningitis, a bacterial infection, a viral infection, a fungal infection, sarcoidosis, hepatitis, and portal vein hypertension.

Disclosed is a composition of matter of the formula(X1)a—(F1)d—(X2)b—(F2)e—(X3)c  (I)and multimers thereof, in which F1 and F2 are half-life extending moieties, and d and e are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of d and e is 1; X1, X2, and X3 are each independently -(L)f-P-(L)g-, and f and g are each independently 0 or 1; P is a toxin peptide of no more than about 80 amino acid residues in length, comprising at least two intrapeptide disulfide bonds; L is an optional linker; and a, b, and c are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of a, b and c is 1. Linkage to the half-life extending moiety or moieties increases the in vivo half-life of the toxin peptide, which otherwise would be quickly degraded. A pharmaceutical composition comprises the composition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are a DNA encoding the inventive composition of matter, an expression vector comprising the DNA, and a host cell comprising the expression vector. Methods of treating an autoimmune disorder, such as, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, contact-mediated dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, asthma, allergy, restinosis, systemic sclerosis, fibrosis, scleroderma, glomerulonephritis, Sjogren syndrome, inflammatory bone resorption, transplant rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and lupus and of preventing or mitigating a relapse of a symptom of multiple sclerosis are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to furanopyridine compounds having the general Formula I: and stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, methods of modulating Lck and ACK-1 enzymes and of treating various related diseases and conditions, including inflammation, inhibition of T cell activation, proliferation, arthritis, organ transplant, ischemic or reperfusion injury, myocardial infarction, stroke, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, lupus, hypersensitivity, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, dermatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Sjogren's syndrome, autoimmune hyperthyroidism, Addison's disease, autoimmune diseases, glomerulonephritis, allergic diseases, asthma, hayfever, eczema, cancer, colon carcinoma, thymoma, just to name a few, in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount a compound of Formula I, as described above, and methods of manufacturing medicaments comprising the compound of Formula I.

The invention generally relates to the field of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to new substituted-heterocyclic azole compounds, the synthesis and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and / or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity such as in treating cancer and other neoplastic disorders, inflammatory diseases, disorders of abnormal tissue growth and fibrosis including cardiomyopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, and other renal disorders, and for the treatment of viral infections (both acute and chronic).

The invention generally relates to the field of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to new substituted-heterocyclic azole compounds, the synthesis and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and / or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity such as in treating cancer and other neoplastic disorders, inflammatory diseases, disorders of abnormal tissue growth and fibrosis including cardiomyopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, and other renal disorders, and for the treatment of viral infections (both acute and chronic).

The invention generally relates to the field of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to new substituted-heterocyclic azole compounds, the synthesis and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and / or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity such as in treating cancer and other neoplastic disorders, inflammatory diseases, disorders of abnormal tissue growth and fibrosis including cardiomyopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, and other renal disorders, and for the treatment of viral infections (both acute and chronic).

The present invention is to provide a non-human animal model of systemic lupus erythematosus wherein generation of anti-double stranded DNA antibody and anti-single stranded antibody is induced, and that is made to spontaneously develop glomerulonephritis and arthritis, and a screening method for a therapeutic agent for systemic lupus erythematosus wherein the non-human animal model is used. FcγRIIB deficient mouse that is not made to spontaneously develop autoimmune pathology although its autoantibody response is enhanced is backcrossed into C57BL / 6J (B6) mouse for 12 generations to generate FcγRIIB deficient B6 mouse, the FcγRIIB deficient B6 male mouse is intercrossed with lpr / B6 female mouse, and thus obtained FcγRIIB+ / − / lpr+ / − mice were further crossed to generate a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus.

The invention generally relates to the field of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to new substituted-heterocyclic azole compounds, the synthesis and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and / or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity such as in treating cancer and other neoplastic disorders, inflammatory diseases, disorders of abnormal tissue growth and fibrosis including cardiomyopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, and other renal disorders, and for the treatment of viral infections (both acute and chronic).

The invention is a constructing method of a genetic modified chlamydomonas reinhardtii to express kallikrein of human tissue. Firstly kallikrein gene sequence suitable for expression of chlamydomonas reinhardtii kernel genome or expression of chloroplast genome or expression of mitochondrial is designed according to kallikrein gene sequence of human tissue and preferred codon table of chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the gene sequence is synthesized by artificial synthesis, kallikrein gene of human tissue containing non-coded sequence is artificially synthesized, then expression vector of chlamydomonas reinhardtii kernel genome or expression vector of chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast genome or expression vetor of chlamydomonas reinhardtii mitochondrial with mention foreign gene is constructed, then transformed into chlamydomonas reinhardtii by genetic transformation, and genetic modified algal strains capable of expressing kallikrein of human tissue is obtained after screening. The invention lays foundation of treating and preventing some diseases such as hypertention, glomerulonephritis with human original kallikrein gene chlamydomonas reinhardtii and products there.

The present invention provides a method for treating or arresting the progress of pathologies characterized by an accumulation of extracellular matrix components by providing an agent to suppress the activity of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) a peptide growth factor which is anabolic and leads to fibrosis and angiogenesis. In one embodiment, such agent is anti-TGF-beta antibody. Pathologies which can be so treated include, but are not limited to, glomerulonephritis, adult respiratory distress syndrome and cirrhosis of the liver. The invention further provides a method for the diagnosis of pathologies, or incipient pathologies, which are characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix components in tissues by determining the levels of TGF-beta in the tissues, a high level being indicative of such pathologies.

The present invention relates to 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compounds; compositions comprising an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a metalloproteinase-related disorder, such as, an arthritic disorder, osteoarthritis, malignant neoplasm, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, myocardial infarction, a corneal ulceration, an ocular surface disease, hepatitis, an aortic aneurysm, tendonitis, a central nervous system disorder, abnormal wound healing, angiogenesis, restenosis, cirrhosis, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis, graft versus host disease, diabetes, an inflammatory bowel disease, shock, invertebral disc degeneration, stroke, osteopenia or a periodontal disease or comprising administering an effective dose of an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound to a mammal in need thereof.

A compound of formula (I) wherein R<1> and R<2> are as defined in the description, R<2> being an aromatic group, useful in the treatment and condition selected from the group consisting of the group meningitis and salpingitis, septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and / or adult respiratory distress syndrome, acute or chronic inflammation, arthritis, cholangitis, colitis, encephalitis, endocarditis, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, pericarditis, reperfusion injury, vasculitis, acute and delayed hypersensitivity, graft rejection, and graft-versus-host disease, auto-immune diseases including Type 1 diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis, periodonate diseases, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cirrhosis, systemic sclerosis, keloid formation tumors which produce IL-1 as an autocrine growth factor, cachexia, Alzeimer's disease, percussion injury, depression, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis in a mammal, including a human.

The present invention relates to furanopyrimidine compounds having the general Formula I: and stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, methods of treating various diseases and conditions in a mammal, including inflammation, inhibition of T cell activation, proliferation, arthritis, organ transplant, ischemic or reperfusion injury, myocardial infarction, stroke, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, lupus, hypersensitivity, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, dermatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Sjogren's syndrome, autoimmune hyperthyroidism, Addison's disease, autoimmune diseases, glomerulonephritis, allergic diseases, asthma, hayfever, eczema, cancer, colon carcinoma and thymoma, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I. The invention also relates to methods of manufacturing medicaments, which comprise one or more compounds of Formula I.

The present invention relates to 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compounds; compositions comprising an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a metalloproteinase-related disorder, such as, an arthritic disorder, osteoarthritis, malignant neoplasm, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, myocardial infarction, a corneal ulceration, an ocular surface disease, hepatitis, an aortic aneurysm, tendonitis, a central nervous system disorder, abnormal wound healing, angiogenesis, restenosis, cirrhosis, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis, graft versus host disease, diabetes, an inflammatory bowel disease, shock, invertebral disc degeneration, stroke, osteopenia or a periodontal disease or comprising administering an effective dose of an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound to a mammal in need thereof.

The invention relates to a Chinese medicament for treating glomerulonephritis, which is characterized in that: the Chinese medicament comprises the following main components: 20g of cherokee rose fruit, 20g of cassia twig, 20g of south dodder seed, 20g of lalang grass rhizome, 20g of glossy privet fruit, 20g of medlar, 20g of plantain seed, 20g of tangerine peel, 20g of danshen root, 30g of codonopsis pilosula, 30g of dandelion, 30g of rice bean, 15g of fish poison yam, 15g of motherwort, 10g of largehead atractylodes rhizome, 30 to 60g of membranous milkvetch root, and the like. A method for preparing the Chinese medicament comprises the following steps: putting the herbal medicaments in a crock; adding water and decocting the herbal medicaments to prepare 300g of decoction; filtering the decoction, and decocting each dose of Chinese medicinal herb twice; and mixing the decoction decocted twice, and dividing the mixed decoction into two shares, and taking 20 days as a course of treatment. The components in the prescription are all natural Chinese medicinal herbs, so the Chinese medicament has the advantages of easy acquisition of materials, simple preparation method, good therapeutic effect and cheap medicament price, and is particularly suitable for patients who dwell at rural towns and remote mountainous areas. Because the Chinese medicament has low treatment cost, the problems that the local medical condition is insufficient and the patients cannot be treated due to high treatment cost are solved.

The present invention relates to an inhibitor of matrix metalloprotease (MMP) production and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production, and medicines for the treatment of diseases such as chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, allergic diseases, psoriasis, transplant rejection, arterial sclerosis, ischemic re-perfusion disorder, diabetic nephritic and ocular diseases, cancer, autoimmune glomerulonephritis, infectious diseases, Crohn's disease, inflammatory intestinal diseases and autoimmune hepatitis, each comprising certain polyazanaphthalene compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as active ingredients.

The present application discloses compounds of formula (I) wherein X is ═O, ═S, ═NH, ═NOH and ═NO-Me; A is —C(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —C(═S)— and P(═O)(R5)—; B is, —O—, —(CH2)3-6—, and O—(CH2)2-5—; D is, —O—, —CR7R8— and —NR9; m is 0-12, n is 0-12, m+n is 1-20; p is 0-4; R1 is opt.sub. heteroaryl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and prodrugs thereof. The application also discloses the compound for use as a medicament for the treatment of a disease or a condition caused by an elevated level of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPRT), e.g. inflammatory and tissue repair disorders; dermatosis; autoimmune diseases, Alzheimers disease, stroke, athersclerosis, restenosis, diabetes, glomerulonephritis, cancer, cachexia, inflammation associated with infection and certain viral infections, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), adult respiratory distress syndrome, ataxia telengiectasia.

An organic heterocycle compound series JN-2158 is prepared by organic synthetic reaction. It can be used in medicine field to treat more diseases of people and animal, such as cancers, senitile dementia, psoriasis, cardiovascular diseas, glomerulonephritis, etc and prevent and cure AIDS.

The invention discloses application of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome in preparing drug or preparation for treating preeclampsia, in particular relates to application of treating preeclampsia by extracting exosome through umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells of humans. The exosome can effectively alleviate hypertension and proteinuria of preeclampsia and glomerulonephritis, reduce inflammatory response in placenta, and promote fetal development. This kind of exosome has the advantages of convenience in storage and transport and provides a new strategy for treating related diseases of refractory inflammations of preeclampsia.

The invention discloses a novel immune suppressor and a composition thereof. The immune suppressor is quercetin, has the characteristics of good immune suppression effect and a small amount of toxicity, can be applied to the preparation of medicaments for treating autoimmune diseases, anaphylactic reaction, exclusive reaction after organ transplantation and diseases related to immune system function of an organism and abnormity of a reactive state and can be specifically used for treating diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, autoimmune glomerulonephritis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia and the like.

The invention discloses a glomerulonephritis pathology intelligent classifier training method, a diagnostic instrument and a storage medium. The method is implemented on the basis of a convolutionalalneural network, and comprises the following steps: constructing a pathological intelligent classification convolutionalal neural network model of glomerulonephritis; obtaining training samples; pre-processing the training samples; inputting the pre-processed training samples into the glomerulonephritis pathological intelligent classification convolutionalal neural network model, and training theglomerulonephritis pathological intelligent classification convolutionalal neural network model, so that the glomerulonephritis pathological intelligent classification convolutionalal neural network model is trained into the glomerulonephritis pathological intelligent classifier. The glomerulonephritis pathology intelligent classifier trained by the invention can realize automatic detection of theglomerulonephritis pathological cell image and carry out specific glomerulonephritis classification, and provides a basis for the treatment of clinical glomerulonephritis.

Some specific autoantigens of MGN are discovered by using the integrated platform. Moreover, according to the specificity between antibodies and antigens, a method for diagnosing MGN are constructed. This diagnostic method is cooperated with ELISA, RIA, immunofluorescence, or other immunochromatography techniques. Finally, a diagnostic kit is provided to implement the method above.