894 results about "Growth inhibition" patented technology

The present invention provides a substantially purified growth differentiation factor (GDF) receptor, including a GDF-8 (myostatin) receptor, as well as functional peptide portions thereof. In addition, the invention provides a virtual representation of a GDF receptor or a functional peptide portion thereof. The present invention also provides a method of modulating an effect of myostatin on a cell by contacting the cell with an agent that affects myostatin signal transduction in the cell. In addition, the invention provides a method of ameliorating the severity of a pathologic condition, which is characterized, at least in part, by an abnormal amount, development or metabolic activity of muscle or adipose tissue in a subject, by modulating myostatin signal transduction in a muscle cell or an adipose tissue cell in the subject. The invention also provides a method of modulating the growth of muscle tissue or adipose tissue in a eukaryotic organism by administering an agent that affects myostatin signal transduction to the organism.

The present invention is directed to mutant Salmonella sp. having a genetically modified msbB gene in which the mutant Salmonella is capable of targeting solid tumors. The present invention further relates to the therapeutic use of the mutant Salmonella for growth inhibition and / or reduction in volume of solid tumors.

A system and method for optimizing the systemic delivery of growth-arresting lipid-derived bioactive drugs or gene therapy agents to an animal or human in need of such agents utilizing nanoscale assembly systems, such as liposomes, resorbable and non-aggregating nanoparticle dispersions, metal or semiconductor nanoparticles, or polymeric materials such as dendrimers or hydrogels, each of which exhibit improved lipid solubility, cell permeability, an increased circulation half life and pharmacokinetic profile with improved tumor or vascular targeting.

An antimicrobial composition that contains an antimicrobial agent and a sugar alcohol is provided. The sugar alcohol is more generally more biocompatible and biodegradable than the antimicrobial agent. In addition, without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that sugar alcohols increase the attraction of the antimicrobial agent to microorganisms (e.g., the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria). Because a greater percentage of the antimicrobial agent molecules are brought into contact with the microorganisms, the efficiency of growth inhibition is increased. Thus, the antimicrobial composition provides good efficacy without the need for high levels of an antimicrobial agent.

There are disclosed selective myostatin antagonists (including antibodies), nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of making and using them. Neutralizing antibodies recognizing the conformational epitope near position 21 to 31 and position 50 to 60.

The invention relates to the preparation of a functional area of a sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 and the use of the functional area of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 in medicaments for preventing and curing tumors. In the invention, a gene engineering technique is used to realize the cloning, expression and recombination of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1; the recombinant functional fragment of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 has the bioactivities for resisting the growth of blood vessels, tumor growth, tumor transplantation, acute toxicity tests and stability tests; and the functional area of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 can be mixed with or dissolved in pharmaceutically acceptable carriers to prepare the medicaments for curing various tumors. The functional area of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 has high action specificity, has the characteristics of easy expression, low degradation rate and the like of gene engineering medicaments and has the effects of inhibiting blood vessel growth, tumor growth and tumor transplantation; the provided gene engineering technique can realize the industrial production of the functional area of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1; and the functional area of the sea purse blood vessel growth inhibition factor 1 prepared by the gene engineering technique can be used in the preparation of medicaments for inhibiting blood vessel growth and preventing and curing tumors.

Evidence demonstrating that elevated expression of dUTPase protects breast cancer cells from the expansion of the intracellular uracil pool, translating to reduced growth inhibition following treatment with 5-FU is provided. The implementation of in silica drug development techniques to identify and develop small molecule inhibitors of dUTPase are reported. As 5-FU and the oral 5-FU pro-drug capecitabine remain central agents in the treatment of a variety of malignancies, the clinical utility of a small molecule inhibitor to dUTPase represents a viable strategy to improve the clinical efficacy of these mainstay chemotherapeutic agents.

The invention searches the novel micromolecule inhibitor pyrazolo (1, 5-a) miazines compounds of cyclin-dependent kinase CDK9 (cyclin-dependent kinase) through the virtual screening of a computer, biometrically measures activity thereof, and validates interaction mechanism. The invention specifically comprises the following steps: the three-dimensional crystal conformation of the cyclin-dependent kinase family member CDK9 is obtained in a way of homology modeling; and micromolecule three-dimensional database is screened with DOCK (molecular docking). The invention uses a MTT tumor cell growth inhibition test to biometrically measures the activity of the selected compounds, researches the selected compounds pyrazolo (1, 5-a) miazines with high activety in a way of molecular mechanism, validates the inhibiting effect of the compounds to the activity of CDK9 kinase, and clarifies the interaction mechanism of the compounds for inhibiting the external activity and the molecule of various malignancies such as lung cancer, osteosarcoma, oophoroma, cervical carcinoma, breast cancer, etc.

The present invention is directed to mutant Salmonella sp. having a genetically modified msbB gene in which the mutant Salmonella is capable of targeting solid tumors. The invention is also directed to Salmonella sp. containing a genetically modified msbB gene as well as an genetic modification in a biosynthetic pathway gene such as the purI gene. The present invention further relates to the therapeutic use of the mutant Salmonella for growth inhibition and / or reduction in volume of solid tumors.

The invention relates to a planting method for overcoming the continuous cropping problems of flue-cured tobacco. The quality of the flue-cured tobacco is improved by alternately intercropping the flue-cured tobacco and peanuts or sweet potatoes so as to improve the ratio of the medium and high rank tobacco, and both the output value per unit of land and the income of the tobacco grower are increased; and meanwhile, the flue-cured tobacco planting is integrated with the generalized agriculture production, therefore, the continuous cropping problems (such as growth inhibition, disease and insect pest epidemiology and product quality reduction, etc.) of the flue-cured tobacco are remarkably lightened, the flue-cured tobacco can be basically planted for a long term and in successive years, the problem of serious tobacco field resources in the southwest region is solved, and the sustainable production of the flue-cured tobacco is guaranteed.

The present invention provides for immunoliposomes that optimizes internalization of a drug into target cells bearing a characteristic cell surface marker. The immunoliposomes comprise an Fab' domain of an antibody that specifically binds the characteristic marker, an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid, and a polyethylene glycol derivatized lipid. The invention also provides for growth-inhibiting immunoliposomes that lack growth-inhibiting therapeutic agents and yet are capable of inhibiting the growth and proliferation of target cells.

Medical devices comprising an interventional component for delivering multiple beneficial agents in which a hydration inhibitor controls release of at least one beneficial agent from the device. The hydration inhibitor is relatively less hydrophilic than the beneficial agent and preferably is a drug. Suitable beneficial agents include (I) dexamethasone, estradiol, anti-proliferative agents, anti-platelet agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-thrombotic agents, cytotoxic drugs, agents that inhibit cytokine or chemokine binding, cell de-differentiation inhibitors, anti-lipacdemic agents, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, cytostatic drugs, or combinations of these drugs, radiopaque markers, beta-carotene, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and antioxidants

The present invention generally relates to a method of using a matrix as a barrier for unwanted cell attachment and bone formation in unwanted areas of the human body during implant procedures. More specifically, a growth-inhibiting matrix may be used to prevent migration of osteo-inductive agents or bone tissue from an intervertebral disc space through the outer bands of annulus fibrosis that abuts the spinal tissue, canal, and other surrounding areas.

A method and compound for treating skeletal muscle mass deficiency in a human subject are disclosed. The composition is an oligomer of morpholino subunits and phosphorus-containing intersubunit linkages joining a morpholino nitrogen of one subunit to a 5′ exocyclic carbon of an adjacent subunit, contains between 10-40 nucleotide bases, has a base sequence effective to hybridize to an expression-sensitive region of processed or preprocessed human myostatin RNA transcript, identified, in its processed form, by SEQ ID NO:6, and is capable of uptake by target muscle cells in the subject. In practicing the method, the compound is administered in an amount and at a dosage schedule to produce an overall reduction in the level of serum myostatin measured in the patient, and preferably to bring the myostatin level within the a range determined for normal, healthy individuals.

The invention relates to bacillus subtillis R31 with broad-spectrum antagonism capacity on plant pathogenic fungi, and in particular provides a bacterial strain (CCTCC NO: M209261) of the Bacillus subtillis R31 as well as growth inhibition action thereof on the plant pathogenic fungi and especially capacity thereof on the biological prevention and control of banana vasicular wilt. The plant endophytic bacillus subtillis is proved to be new bacillus subtillis through obtained 16S rDNA and gyrA and gyrB gene segments as well as BLAST search and comparison on NCBI (National Center of Biotechnology Information) and has better flat antagonism activity on multiple plant pathogenic fungi, better antagonism capacity especially on various soil-borne and vascular bundle diseases, i.e. fusarium oxysporum, rhizoctonia solani, alternaria, and the like, and better prevention and control effect in greenhouses and fields.

The present invention relates to fibronectin-based scaffold domain proteins that bind to myostatin. The invention also relates to the use of these proteins in therapeutic applications to treat muscular dystrophy, cachexia, sarcopenia, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, COPD, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and fibrosis. The invention further relates to cells comprising such proteins, polynucleotides encoding such proteins or fragments thereof, and to vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the proteins.

The present invention is directed to mutant Salmonella sp. having a genetically modified msbB gene in which the mutant Salmonella is capable of targeting solid tumors. The invention is also directed to Salmonella sp. containing a genetically modified msbB gene as well as an genetic modification in a biosynthetic pathway gene such as the purl gene. The present invention further relates to the therapeutic use of the mutant Salmonella for growth inhibition and / or reduction in volume of solid tumors.

The invention relates to a bacillus subtilis str.TR21 (hereinafter referred to as 'TR21') strain having broad-spectrum antagonism to plant pathogenic fungi, in particular to the bacillus subtilis TR21 strain and a growth inhibition function thereof on the plant pathogenic fungi. The bacillus subtilis TR21 strain provided by the invention is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) in January 20, 2010 with a preservation number of CCTCC No: M2010019, wherein the China Center for Type Culture Collection is located in Wuhan University, Lojia Mountain, Wuchang, Hubei, China. The strain provided by the invention is proved by obtained gene segments 16S rDNA, gyrA and gyrB and BLAST search and comparison on NCBI to be a novel bacillus subtilis strain having relatively higher flat antagonistic activity to a plurality of plant pathogenic fungi, particularly having high antagonism to various soil borne vascular diseases, such as fusarium oxysporum, rhizoctonia solani, alternaria and the like, and having good prevention and control effects shown in fields.

The administration of cytotoxic agents followed by the administration of heat shock protein 90 inhibitors, such as ansamycins, has a synergistic effect on the growth inhibition of cells. This synergy occurs at doses of each cytotoxic agent that normally only causes minimal growth inhibition of cells. Such combination therapy thus allows one to use lower doses of cytotoxic agents to avoid or reduce their respective toxicity to patients without compromising their growth inhibitory effects. Thus, these combinations can be used for the treatment of an animal, preferably a mammal, that has a cell proliferative disorder, whether the cells have wild-type Rb or are Rb deficient or Rb negative. One such method, directed to treating cell proliferative disorders includes the step of administering a therapeutic effective amount of a cytotoxic agent followed by administering a therapeutic effective amount of a heat shock protein 90 inhibitor. The cytotoxic agent may be a microtubule-affecting agent, topoisomerase II inhibitor, a platinum complex, paclitaxel, or a paclitaxel derivative. The HSP90 inhibitor may be an ansamycin, radicicol or a synthetic compound that binds to the ATP-binding site of HSP90.

The invention discloses dsRNA (double-stranded ribonucleic acid) and application to aphid growth inhibition. The dsRNA provided by the invention is dsRNA as expressed by 1) or 2) as follows: 1) dsRNA consisting of ribonucleic acid as shown by a sequence 4 in a sequence table and ribonucleic acid as shown by a reverse complementary sequence of the sequence 4; and 2) dsRNA consisting of ribonucleicacid as shown by a sequence 5 in the sequence table and ribonucleic acid as shown by a reverse complementary sequence of the sequence 5. According to experiments, the obtained dsRNA of a conserved sequence of cytochrome P450cDNA (complementary deoxyribonucleic acid) of English grain aphids and green peach aphids can inhibit growth and development of the English grain aphids and the green peach aphids and can cause a lethal effect by adopting a method of feeding the dsRNA in vitro and using an RNAi (ribonucleic acid interfere) technology to silence the in-vivo cytochrome p450 of the English grain aphids and the green peach aphids.

The present invention relates to a therapeutic method using RNAi directed at BRAF, of which the point mutation, especially V599E, occurs frequently in melanomas. RNAi specific for the mutated BRAF will provide a specific therapeutic intervention for cancers such as malignant melanoma. Several target sequences for RNAi were selected in the protein coding region of the BRAF mRNA. The short hairpin RNA expression cassette was constructed on the lentiviral vector. One recombinant viral vector for the mutated BRAF V599E and two other vectors sites for wild type BRAF were constructed to infect various malignant melanoma cell lines, and the effects on the growth inhibition and the signaling of MAPK pathway were examined. The inhibitory effect on the invasion ability of malignant melanoma cell line and in vivo growth of a malignant melanoma cell line were examined.

The invention discloses 14 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-formyl-amido acid benzyl esters shown in the general formula I. In the general formula I, AA represents L-Ser residue, L-Glu (OBzl) residue, L-Phe residue, L-Val residue, L-Arg residue, L-Tyr residue, L-Ala residue, L-Trp residue, L-Asn residue, L-Met residue, L-Ile residue, Gly residue, L-Asp (OBzl) residue or L-Leu residue. The invention discloses a preparation method of the 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-formyl-amido acid benzyl esters, discloses HT-29, K562, A549 and HL60 tumor cell growth inhibition effects of the 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-formyl-amido acid benzyl esters, further discloses S180-loading mice tumor growth inhibition effects of the 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-formyl-amido acid benzyl esters, and also discloses use of the 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-formyl-amido acid benzyl esters as antitumor drugs.

A method for determining whether a microorganism produces an AmpC β-lactamase is disclosed in which a culture of a microorganism suspected of producing a β-lactamase that inactivates a β-lactam-containing antibiotic is admixed with an effective amount of each of i) a β-lactam-containing antibiotic, ii) a β-lactamase inhibitor to which AmpC β-lactamase is resistant, and iii) a permeabilizing agent for the microorganism present in a non-growth-inhibiting microorganism-permeabilizing amount to form an assay culture. That assay culture in maintained under appropriate culture conditions and for a time period sufficient to determine the interaction of the microorganism with the AmpC β-lactamase resistant inhibitor and antibacterial compound, and thereby determine the presence of an AmpC β-lactamase, wherein a positive test indicates the presence of an AmpC β-lactamase.

An individual's susceptibility to cancer is assessed based on the individual's cellular response to mutagenic agents such as radiation. The level of a growth-suppressing marker is measured before and after the individual's cells are exposed to the mutagenic agent. The individual's susceptibility to cancer as a result of the mutagenic agent is correlated with the degree to which the growth-suppressing marker is induced by exposure to the agent. A method is also disclosed for assessing cancer prophylaxis effects of compounds, such as vitamins or food extracts, in individuals. Cells from an individual are incubated with at least one compound in vitro, or the compound is directly administered to the individual, after which some of the incubated cells, as well as non-incubated cells, are exposed to a mutagenic agent such as ionizing radiation. The level of the growth-suppressing marker in the cells incubated with the compound and exposed to the mutagenic agent is then compared with the level in the non-incubated cells exposed to the agent. The cancer prophylaxis effects of the compound are correlated with a higher level of the marker in the incubated cells.

A preparation method for an ethanol extract of the fruiting body of Antrodia camphorata (EEAC) is provided. The preparation method includes steps of: (a) providing the fruiting body of A. camphorata (AC); (b) extracting the fruiting bodies with a first ethanol solution; and (c) obtaining EEAC. EEAC further can be sequentially extracted or fractioned by n-hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanol, and an n-hexane fraction (FC), an ethyl acetate fraction (FA) and an ethanol fraction (FB) respectively are generated. The growth inhibition and apoptosis induction of leukemia cell line HL 60 are effectively mediated by FA product, in which zhankuic acid A is the bioactive marker. The amount of triterpenoid in the fruiting body of AC can be determined by NMR and HPLC analysis.

The invention discloses a green, long-lasting antibacterial, mildew-resistant and insecticidal water-based micro-emulsifier. The green, long-lasting antibacterial, mildew-resistant and insecticidal water-based micro-emulsifier is characterized in that an insect growth regulator (IGR) is utilized as a main component; auxiliary components comprise multi-component plant essential oil and / or low-toxicity high-efficiency pesticides, bactericides, synergists, penetrants, water-soluble solvents, surfactants and a stabilizing agent; and the green, long-lasting antibacterial, mildew-resistant and insecticidal water-based micro-emulsifier satisfies prevention and control requirements of different places. The green, long-lasting antibacterial, mildew-resistant and insecticidal water-based micro-emulsifier has a wide insecticidal spectrum, high efficiency, an ovicidal function, an insect growth inhibition function and a long persistent period, avoids drug resistance, has bacteriostasis and mildew-resistance effects, a low residue amount and low toxicity to mammals, avoids pollution caused by pesticide application imbalance, and is conducive to the ecological environment. The green, long-lasting antibacterial, mildew-resistant and insecticidal water-based micro-emulsifier can be sprayed on an object, does not produce imprints, does not pollute stored objects, is suitable for bacteriostasis, mildew-resistance and pest killing of stored objects and plants, especially, is suitable for killing and control of insects, mites, mould and harmful bacteria on stored objects such as stored grains, tobacco, medicinal materials, leather, clothes, books, archives and historical relics, and can reduce the loss caused by insect damage and mildewing of stored objects and grains.

The disclosure provides, inter alia, novel bisphosphonate compounds and methods of making and using such compounds. In certain embodiments, compounds of the invention include bisphosphonates that are capable of selectively inhibiting one or more of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS), and decaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase (DPPS). In preferred embodiments, compounds of the invention are capable of selectively inhibiting two or more of FPPS, GGPPS, and DPPS. In embodiments, compounds and methods of the invention demonstrate superior activity levels, such as in the anti-cancer context, immunostimulation context, and other contexts, which in several cases exceed the activity levels of previous generation bisphosphonate drugs by orders of magnitude. In embodiments, the invention provides compounds and methods in connection with research and therapeutic applications, e.g., for tumor or cancer cell growth inhibition, activation of gammadelta T cells, inhibition of certain enzymes related to the mevalonate metabolic pathway, bone resorption diseases, cancer, immune disorders, immunotherapy, and infectious diseases.