664 results about "Inflammatory skin disease" patented technology

A preventive or therapeutic agent for treating bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, where the agent has as an active ingredient an antibody directed against IL-6 receptor which is an interleukin-6 antagonist.

A topical spray or foam, methods of making the formulation, and methods of use thereof, has been developed. In one preferred embodiment, the composition includes one or more active agents and exhibits both antibacterial activity and antifungal activity. Excipients such as chemical disinfectants, anti-pruritic agents to minimize itching, and skin protective compounds may be added. The composition may be formulated to be dispensed as a spray or foam and the spray or foam may be administered either by a hand pump or by an aerosolizing propellant. A second single phase formulation has also been developed. The formulation comprises a first drug which is water soluble or hydrophilic and a second drug which is lipid soluble or hydrophobic, wherein at least one of the drugs is bound to an ion-exchange resin. The use of binding resins, such as ion-exchange resins, allows drugs with incompatible solvent requirements to be prepared in a single-phase formulation.

The present invention provides novel antibodies that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide and compositions comprising said antibodies. The present invention also provides methods and compositions preventing, treating, managing, and / or ameliorating diseases and disorders associated with aberrant expression and / or activity of IL 9 or IL-9 receptor or subunits thereof, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, proliferative diseases, and infections comprising administration of one or more antibodies thereof that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide. The invention also encompasses methods and compositions for diagnosing, monitoring, and prognosing these disorders. The present invention further relates to articles of manufacture and kits comprising antibodies that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide.

The present invention is based on the discovery of novel polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes known in the art to contribute to inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Such polymorphisms can lead to a variety of disorders that are mediated / modulated by a variant inflammatory and autoimmune disorders associated protein. The present invention provides reagents used for detecting and expressing the variant nucleic acid / protein sequence as well as methods of identifying and using these variants.

Methods and compositions for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis or multiple sclerosis are provided, comprising the step of delivering to the site of inflammation an anti-microtubule agent, or analogue or derivative thereof.

A composition for treatment of inflammatory skin conditions is provided having a carrier; reduced glutathione; and alpha lipoic acid. The composition preferably contains 25% to 60% by weight glutathione; and 0.5% to 5% by weight alpha lipoic acid. The composition is useful for topical treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases.

The invention belongs to the technical field of cosmetics, and in particular relates to a moisturizing essence lotion and a preparation method of the moisturizing essence lotion. The moisturizing essence lotion is prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 0.00003%-25.5% of sodium hyaluronate, 0.00001%-20% of sodium acetylated hyaluronate, 0.00001%-20% of hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, 0.001%-1% of a thickener, 0.5%-40% of a moisturizer, 0.1%-30% of a skin efficacy agent, and the balance of deionized water. The essence lotion provided by the invention can regulate the cell viability of the skin essentially, so as to achieve the effects of whitening the skin, resisting wrinkles and resisting skin aging, especially, for the inflammatory skin such as pimple and acne, the moisturizing essence lotion can inhibit the activity of bacteria on the surface of the skin, so that the inflammation can be alleviated.

In methods, compounds, and topical formulations for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders incorporating compounds represented by the formulas below: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen, hologen, alkyl, or alkoxy; each of R4 and R5 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxy; and each of R6 and R7 is independently hydrogen, nitro, alkyl, or alkoxy; wherein each of A1, A3, and A4 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and A2 is independently hydrogen or hydroxy; and wherein each of B1, B2, and B3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkoxy; and each of B4 and B5 is independently hydrogen or alkyl, applying such compounds topically as sprays, mists, aerosols, solutions, lotions, gels, creams, ointments, pastes, unguents, emulsions, and suspensions to treat inflammatory skin disorders and the symptoms associated therewith.

The field of the present invention relates to genetically engineered fusion molecules, methods of making said fusion molecules, and uses thereof in anti-tumor immunotherapies. More specifically, the present invention relates to engineered fusion molecules consisting of a tumor targeting moiety fused with one or more costimulatory molecules / chemokines / cytokines.

The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals, most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. The nanocrystalline antimicrobial metal of choice may be used in the form of a nanocrystalline coating of one or more antimicrobial metals, a nanocrystalline powder of one or more antimicrobial metals, or a solution containing dissolved species from a nanocrystalline powder or coating of one or more antimicrobial metals.

The present invention relates to phthalimide derivatives of non-steroidal and / or TNF-α modulating anti-inflammatory compounds as well as the process of obtaining the so-called derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives and their uses, including use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, especially those related to chronic inflammatory processes, such as rheumatoid arthritis and intestinal inflammatory diseases (for instance, Chron's disease) and the use of the referred to pharmaceutical compositions as antipyretic, analgesic and platelet antiaggregating medications.

Provided herein are novel and useful compounds having a tryptase inhibition activity, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods treating subjects suffering from a condition, disease, or disorder that can be ameliorated by the administration of an inhibitor of tryptase, e.g., asthma and inflammatory diseases, to name only a few.

This invention relates to certain sugar esters of phytosterols of formula (I). These esters are useful for topical application, and for the treatment of skin condition, including age spots, acne, loss of cellular antioxidants, collagen loss, loss of skin pliability, loss of skin suppleness, skin wrinkles including fine lines, oxidation, damage from radiation, malfunction of matrix metalloproteases, malfunction of tyrosinases, damage from free radicals, damage from UV, dry skin, xerosis, ichthyosis, dandruff, brownish spots, keratoses, melasma, lentigines, liver spots, pigmented spots, dark circles under the eyes, skin pigmentation including darkened skin, blemishes, oily skin, warts, eczema, pruritic skin, psoriasis, inflammatory dermatoses, topical inflammation, disturbed keratinization, skin changes associated with aging, nail or skin requiring cleansers, conditioning or treatment, and hair or scalp requiring shampooing or conditioning, and combinations thereof;Wherein,n=0, 1, 2, or 3; andR=H, —CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH(OH)—CH2OH; andR1=Substituent selected from a sapogenin, steroid, or terpenoid.

The invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of inflammation and inflammatory diseases or conditions. In particular, the invention relates to an LSD1 inhibitor, such as a 2-cyclylcylopropan-1-amine derivative, a phenelzine derivative and a propargylamine derivative, for use in treating or preventing inflammation and inflammatory diseases or conditions.

The invention features compositions and methods for treating or preventing a neoplasia. More specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods for disrupting the interaction of a BET family polypeptide comprising a bromodomain with chromatin (e.g., disrupting a bromodomain interaction with an acetyl-lysine modification present on a histone N-terminal tail).

The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I):or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, including all stereoisomers and tautomers, which is an inhibitor of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes (referred to herein as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors), particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and its use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.

Topical treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases by application to affected skin areas of a composition containing glutathione. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the glutathione is provided in a carrier at very high concentration levels, in the range of 16-70 percent by weight, more preferably 40-60 percent by weight. Alpha lipoic acid may be included as an adjunct component in the composition.

There is provided a compound of formula (I): wherein: J represents (A): or (B): compositions comprising same, processes for preparing said compounds and use thereof in treatment, particularly in the treatment of inflammatory disease, such as asthma, COPD and 15 rheumatoid arthritis.

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I)that are capable of inhibiting one or more kinases, especially SYK (Spleen Tyrosine Kinase), LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) and / or MYLK (Myosin light chain kinase) or mutants thereof. The compounds find applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. These diseases include autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, skin disorders, eye diseases, infectious diseases and hormone-related diseases.

There are provided compounds of formula I,wherein R, R1, Ra, Rb, Q, X and Y have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines.

Methods, compositions and uses are provided for bispecific antibodies comprising one or more unnatural amino acids. The bispecific antibodies may bind to two or more different receptors, co-receptors, antigens, or cell markers on one or more cells. The bispecific antibodies may be used to treat a disease or condition (e.g., cancer, autoimmune disease, pathogenic infection, inflammatory disease). The bispecific antibodies may be used to modulate (e.g., stimulate or suppress) an immune response.

Preventive as well as therapeutic treatment to alleviate cosmetic conditions and symptoms of dermatologic disorders with amphoteric compositions containing alpha hydroxyacids, alpha ketoacids, related compounds or polymeric forms of hydroxyacids is disclosed. The cosmetic conditions and the dermatologic disorders in which the amphoteric compositions and the polymeric compounds may be useful include dry skin, dandruff, acne, keratoses, psoriasis, eczema, pruritus, age spots, lentigines, melasmas, wrinkles, warts, blemished skin, hyperpigmented skin, kyperkeratotic skin, inflammatory dermatoses, skin changes associated with aging, and skin requiring cleansers.

Compositions useful for treating inflammatory diseases including arthritis are disclosed which comprise cetyl myristoleate compounds or related compounds and at least one compound useful for treatment of inflammatory disease, such as tetracycline compounds, Cox-2 inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, local anaesthetics, chelating agents, matrix metalloprotease inhibitors, inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and collagen hydrolysate. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment for inflammatory disease and local inflammation and dermal irritation. Also disclosed are compositions including tetracycline and at least one compound useful for treatment of inflammatory disease.

The present invention is directed to prodrugs of hydroxamic acid based histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, e.g., suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA). The prodrugs are acylated derivatives having increased aqueous solubility and cellular permeability as compared with the free hydroxamic acid, and are useful for inhibiting HDACs, and for selectively inducing terminal differentiation, cell growth arrest and / or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the prodrugs of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The prodrugs of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of thioredoxin (TRX)-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and / or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.

The present specification discloses pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and uses of treating a chronic inflammation and / or an inflammatory disease in an individual using such pharmaceutical compositions.

The present invention relates to a combination of therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of obstructive airways and other inflammatory diseases comprising (I) a PDEIV inhibitor that is therapeutically effective in the treatment of said diseases when administered by inhalation; together with (II) an anti-cholinergic agent comprising a member selected from the group consisting of tiotropium and derivatives thereof that is therapeutically effective in the treatment of said diseases when administered by inhalation; as well as to a method of treating said obstructive airways and other inflammatory diseases comprising administering to said mammal by inhalation a therapeutically effective amount of said combination of therapeutic agents; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier together with said combination of therapeutic agents; and a package containing a pharmaceutical composition for insertion into a device capable of simultaneous or sequential delivery of said pharmaceutical composition in the form of an aerosol or dry powder dispersion to said mammal, where said device is a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler. It is preferred that said anti-cholinergic agent component be tiotropium bromide.

Pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral, proliferative and inflammatory diseases are disclosed comprising an amount of pharmaceutically acceptable vitamin B12 compounds in combination with anti-viral, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory compounds. Vitamin B12 compounds are administered separately, simultaneously or in combination with anti-viral, anti-proliferative and / or anti-inflammatory compounds to provide an enhanced therapeutic effect for treating viral, proliferative and inflammatory diseases.

Methods and therapeutic compositions for treating respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and devices for administering the therapeutic compositions. Methods for treatment include producing a protein solution, producing a concentrated bone marrow aspirate (cBMA), optionally combining the protein solution and cBMA to form an therapeutic composition, and optionally saturating the autologous therapeutic composition with hydrogen gas, and administering the therapeutic composition to a subject in need thereof. The present methods, compositions and devices are useful for treating COPD and the progression of COPD.

This invention is directed to a method of using a therapeutic composition comprising a compound of an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid (pyruvate) and / or its derivatives for the treatment of cytokine-mediated inflammatory conditions. The compound is an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid, a physiologically acceptable salt of an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid, an ester of an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid, or an amide of an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid. A component for inducing and stabilizing the enol resonance form of the ester at physiological pH values is also disclosed. The cytokine-mediated inflammatory conditions are mediated by, for example, an “early” (Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF), interleukin-1β (IL-1β)) or “late” (high mobility group B-1 (HMGB-1)) mediator of inflammation. Exemplary cytokine-mediated inflammatory conditions include, but are not limited to, local and systemic inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), rheumatoid arthritis, asthma (including status asthmaticus), sepsis or septic shock, also including inflammatory skin conditions, for example, psoriasis and eczema.