270 results about "Gonadotropin" patented technology

Provided herein is a method of enhancing endogenous gonadotropin and androgen production comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one GnRH agonist to a patient in need of such treatment.

Amphipathic lytic peptides are ideally suited to use in a ligand / cytotoxin combination to specifically inhibit cells that are driven by or are dependent upon a specific ligand interaction; for example, to induce sterility or long-term contraception, or to attack tumor cells, or to selectively lyse virally-infected cells, or to attack lymphocytes responsible for autoimmune diseases. The peptides act directly on cell membranes, and need not be internalized. Administering a combination of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (or a GnRH agonist) and a membrane-active lytic peptide produces long-term contraception or sterilization in animals in vivo. Administering in vivo a combination of a ligand and a membrane-active lytic peptide kills cells with a receptor for the ligand. The compounds are relatively small, and are not antigenic. Lysis of gonadotropes has been observed to be very rapid (on the order of ten minutes.) Lysis of tumor cells is rapid. The two components-the ligand and the lytic peptide-may optionally be administered as a fusion peptide, or they may be administered separately, with the ligand administered slightly before the lytic peptide, to activate cells with receptors for the ligand, and thereby make those cells susceptible to lysis by the lytic peptide. The compounds may be used in gene therapy to treat malignant or non-malignant tumors, and other diseases caused by clones or populations of "normal" host cells bearing specific receptors (such as lymphocytes), because genes encoding a lytic peptide or encoding a lytic peptide / peptide hormone fusion may readily be inserted into hematopoietic stem cells or myeloid precursor cells.

Non-peptide GnRH agents capable of inhibiting the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone are described. Such compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, multimers, prodrugs, and active metabolites are suitable for treating mammalian reproductive disorders and steroid hormone-dependent tumors as well as for regulating fertility, where suppression of gonadotropin release is indicated. Methods for synthesizing the compounds and intermediates useful in their preparation are also described.

Provided herein is a method of enhancing endogenous gonadotropin and androgen production comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one GnRH agonist to a patient in need of such treatment.

Amphipathic lytic peptides are ideally suited to use in a ligand / cytotoxin combination to specifically inhibit cells that are driven by or are dependent upon a specific ligand interaction; for example, to induce sterility or long-term contraception, or to attack tumor cells, or to selectively lyse virally-infected cells, or to attack lymphocytes responsible for autoimmune diseases. The peptides act directly on cell membranes, and need not be internalized. Administering a combination of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (or a GnRH agonist) and a membrane-active lytic peptide produces long-term contraception or sterilization in animals in vivo. Administering in vivo a combination of a ligand and a membrane-active lytic peptide kills cells with a receptor for the ligand. The compounds are relatively small, and are not antigenic. Lysis of gonadotropes has been observed to be very rapid (on the order of ten minutes.) Lysis of tumor cells is rapid. The two components-the ligand and the lytic peptide-may optionally be administered as a fusion peptide, or they may be administered separately, with the ligand administered slightly before the lytic peptide, to activate cells with receptors for the ligand, and thereby make those cells susceptible to lysis by the lytic peptide. The compounds may be used in gene therapy to treat malignant or non-malignant tumors, and other diseases caused by clones or populations of "normal" host cells bearing specific receptors (such as lymphocytes), because genes encoding a lytic peptide or encoding a lytic peptide / peptide hormone fusion may readily be inserted into hematopoietic stem cells or myeloid precursor cells.

The present compounds are intermediates for the preparation of quinoline derivatives and compositions having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity useful as propylactics or therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of several hormone dependent diseases, for example, a sex hormone dependent cancer (e.g. prostatic cancer, uterine or cervical cancer, breast cancer, pituitary adenoma), benign prostatic hypertrophy, myoma of the uterus, endometriosis, precocious puberty, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and acne vulgaris; are effective as a fertility controlling agent in both sexes (e.g. a pregnancy controlling agent and a menstrual cycle controlling agent); can be used as a male or female contraceptive, as an ovulation-inducing agent; can be used as an infertility treating agent by using a rebound effect owing to a stoppage of administration thereof; and are useful for modulating estrous cycles in animals in the field of animal husbandry, as agents for improving the quality of edible meat or promoting the growth of animals, and as agents for promoting spawning in fish.

The present invention relates to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH, also known as Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone) receptor antagonists.

GnPRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein A, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, R5, R6 R7 and n are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.

The present invention relates to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH, also known as Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone) receptor antagonists.

The invention provides methods and dosing regimens for safely and effectively treating androgen-dependent prostate cancer with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist without causing a testosterone spike and / or other side effect of GnRH agonist therapy such as a urinary tract infection, or an arthralgia-related or cardiovascular side effect. The present disclosure also provides for methods for treating prostate cancer in a patient with a history of at least one cardiovascular event, wherein administration of degarelix to the subject decreases the likelihood of developing or experiencing an additional cardiovascular event compared to treatment with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist.

The invention provides liposomal vehicles for encapsulating relatively high levels of water-soluble substances including immunogens directed against gastrin and gonadotropin releasing hormone. The liposome encapsulating large amounts of immunogens can be injected parentally to induce effective immune responses without exhibiting significant adverse tissue reactogenicity.

A method of treating or preventing neurodegenerative disease in a subject, the method includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one physiologically acceptable agent that modulates levels, production, and / or function of brain-derived hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis or their receptors.

The invention discloses hyperglycosylated Extendin-4, fusion protein of analogue thereof, and a preparation method and the application of fusion protein. The fusion protein comprises Extendin-4, the analogue of the Extendin-4, a flexible peptide joint, at least one human chorionic gonadotropin beta carboxyl terminal peptide rigid unit and a human immunoglobulin Fc fragment. The invention also discloses the preparation method and the application of the fusion protein. The fusion protein has optimal biological activity, obviously prolonged circulation half-time, lowered immunogenicity and improved bioavailability. The fusion protein can be used for treating diabetes, obesity and other diseases benefited by lowering fasting plasma glucose, inhibiting stomach and / or bowel movement and inhibiting and / or bowel evacuation or inhibiting food intake.

The invention discloses a health-care product for preventing and treating premature ovarian failure and a preparation method thereof. The health-care product comprises medlar, glossy privet fruit, prepared rehmannia, epimedium, malaytea scurfpea fruit, Chinese dodder seeds, raspberry, peanut, Chinese date and soy. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: weighing raw materials according to a weight proportion; soaking with ethanol; performing reflux extraction; filtering, and keeping the filtrate for later use; performing reflux extraction on the residue twice with ethanol; re-filtering, and keeping the filtrate for later use; combining the filtrate, and concentrating the filtrate until ethanol odor does not exist so as to obtain ethanol extract; and decocting the residue twice, filtering to obtain water extract, and combining the ethanol extract and the water extract to obtain the health-care product. The health-care product has excellent effect of improving the ovary function, and has the effects of improving the ovary function, achieving the effect of estrogen, improving the symptoms of weight loss, desudation and the like caused by ovarian failure, regulating the response of the ovary to gonadotropin, promoting follicular development and the like for 40-year-old women particularly.

Amphipathic lytic peptides are ideally suited to use in a ligand / cytotoxin combination to induce sterility or long-term contraception in mammals. The peptides act directly on cell membranes, and need not be internalized. Administering a combination of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (or a GnRH agonist) and a membrane-active lytic peptide produces long-term contraception or sterilization in mammals in vivo. The compounds are relatively small, and are not antigenic. Lysis of gonadotropes has been observed to be very rapid (on the order of ten minutes.) The two components-the ligand and the lytic peptide-may optionally be administered as a fusion peptide, or they may be administered separately, with the ligand administered slightly before the lytic peptide, to activate cells with receptors for the ligand, and thereby make those cells susceptible to lysis by the lytic peptide.

The present invention is directed to the controlled delivery of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, preferably from a polymeric material that is implanted in the body. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions comprised of a GnRH agonist, preferably histrelin, in a polymeric material that results in a desired and controlled delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of GnRH agonist over an extended period of time in order to treat central precocious puberty (CPP).

A gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic composition, which comprises an optionally substituted condensed-bicyclic compound consisting of a homo or hetero 5 to 7 membered ring and a homo or hetero 5 to 7 membered ring is effective as a propylactic or therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of several hormone dependent diseases, for example, a sex hormone dependent cancer (e.g. prostatic cancer, cancer of uterine cervix, breast cancer, pituitary adenoma), benign prostatic hypertrophy, myoma of the uterus, endometriosis, precocious puberty, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and acne vulgaris; is effective as a fertility controlling agent in both sexes (e.g. a pregnancy controlling agent and a menstrual cycle controlling agent); can be used as a contraceptive of male or female, as an ovulation-inducing agent of female; can be used as an infertility treating agent by using a rebound effect owing to a stoppage of administration thereof; is useful as modulating estrous cycles in animals in the field of animal husbandry, as an agent fro improving the quality of edible meat or promoting the growth of animals; is useful as an agent of spawning promotion in fish.

The present invention provides for a method for inducing sterility in fish by administering at least one compound that disrupts the establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system during early development thereby inhibiting sexual maturity in the treated fish. Effective compounds include GABA, GABA receptor agonists, or GABA receptor antagonists.

The present invention relates to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH, also known as Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone) receptor antagonists.

GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein A, Q, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.

The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The present invention relates to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH, also known as Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone) receptor antagonists.

One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a method of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in a mammalian female, said method comprising the co-administration to said female of a substance having follicle stimulating hormone activity (FSH substance) in an amount effective to stimulate multiple follicular development;—gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist in an amount equivalent to a daily subcutaneous dose of at least 0.5 mg ganirelix to prevent a premature LH-surge; and—a LH substance in an amount effective to prevent or suppress symptoms of luteinising hormone (LH) deficiency resulting from the administration of the GnRH antagonist; followed by administering a meiosis and luteinisation inducing substance (ML substance) in an amount effective to stimulate resumption of meiosis and luteinisation, and wherein the LH substance is not obtained from the urine of human females. Another aspect of the to invention relates to a pharmaceutical kit for use in a method of controlled hyperstimulation, which kit comprises:—at least one parenteral or oral dosage unit containing one or more FSH substances in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 50-1500 I.U. FSH;—at least one parenteral dosage unit containing one or more GnRH antagonists in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 0.5-25 mg ganirelix;—at least one parenteral dosage unit containing one or more LH substances in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 50-3000 I.U. recombinant LH; wherein the LH substance is not obtained from the urine of human females.

The invention relates to an ovarian large cortex piece vitrified cryopreservation protection liquid and a cryopreservation method thereof. Although the vitrified cryopreservation method is widely applied to experimental animals, a universal cryopreservation method and a standard cryopreservation liquid preparation scheme are absent at present, so that the sized transplantation subjected to vitrified cryopreservation is at a small-size stage, an ovarian small cortex piece has limited follicles, and the service life of the transplanted follicles is influenced. The invention provides vitrified cryopreservation protection liquid suitable for an ovarian large cortex piece, and gonadotropin is added on the basis of the common vitrified liquid. According to the vitrified cryopreservation protection liquid suitable for the ovarian large cortex piece, especially the ovaries of experimental animals, improved variety livestock and wild endangered species in sudden death are conveniently cryopreserved at the most proper osmotic equilibrium time of performing vitrified cryopreservation on the ovarian large cortex pieces of different sizes; and moreover, according to the method, the survival rate of the follicles can be improved, the blood reperfusion time of the transplant is shortened, and the survival rate of the cryopreserved ovarian transplantation in vivo is improved.

The invention belongs to the pharmacological field of gene engineering, and provides a group of protein derivatives of human granzyme B by adopting gene engineering technology. The group of protein derivatives of the human granzyme B comprises GrB-G4S-GnRH (GrBLG) and mGrB-C4S-GnRH (mGrBLG) which are targeted fusion proteins formed by connecting human matured granzyme B (GrB) and mutagenic human matured granzyme B (mGrB) with human gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) through flexible connecting short peptide GlyGlyGlyGlySer (G4S) respectively and which can be combined with human GnRH receptors (GnRHR) on the surfaces of cells through ligand human GnRH. The mGrB eliminates the functions of the combination through a personal 'electrostatic exchange-absorption mode' and the entering into target cells of the prior GrB, and simultaneously reserves the enzymatic activity and the cytocidal function of the GrB. The invention provides experimental evidences for peculiarly targeted-killing GnRHR positive cells and minimizing toxic side effect by the fusion proteins, and shows the use of the group of protein derivatives of the human granzyme B in the targeted therapy on the positive adenocarcinoma of a type of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors.

The present invention provides a premature ovulation inhibitor for use in in vitro fertilization or embryo transfer process, which contains a nonpeptidic compound having a gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonistic action. The premature ovulation inhibitor for use in in vitro fertilization or embryo transfer process of the present invention is low toxic, permits oral administration, and has a superior inhibitory effect on premature ovulation in in vitro fertilization or embryo transfer process.

GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein n, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.

The invention provides an FSH preparation having a high degree of sialylation, and showing increased efficacy.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising a selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM) and a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist or a GnRH antagonist, and their use, inter-alia for treating hormone-associated conditions in males and females, which arise as a result of androgen decline, suppression or abrogation, or in treating, suppressing, inhibiting or preventing prostate cancer.