105 results about "Interferon beta" patented technology

The present invention relates to a process for the production of interferon beta, and to an interferon beta composition having a unique glycosylation pattern.

Disclosed are Fc-interferon-beta (Fc-IFN-β) fusion proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding them. The Fc-IFN-β fusion proteins include variants of the interferon-beta (IFN-β) protein that are altered to achieve enhanced biological activity, prolonged circulating half-life and greater solubility. Also disclosed are methods of producing the fusion proteins and methods of using the fusion proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules for treating diseases and conditions alleviated by the administration of interferon-beta.

Stabilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising substantially monomeric interferon-beta (IFN-β) and methods useful in their preparation are provided. The compositions comprise the IFN-β solubilized in a low-ionic-strength formulation that maintains the composition at a pH of about 3.0 to about 5.0. Methods for preparing these compositions, and for increasing solubility of IFN-β in pharmaceutical compositions, are provided.

A method of treating a pulmonary disease such as, for instance idiophathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and asthma, comprising administering an aerosolized interferon such as interferon α, interferon β or interferon γ in a therapeutically effective amount is provided herein. Also, pharmaceutical compositions of one or more aerosolized interferon(s) are provided.

The invention relates to the use of IFN-beta in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of an HCV infection in a treatment-naïve patient belonging to the Asian population.

The present invention provides new interferon beta conjugates, methods of preparing such conjugates and the use of such conjugates in therapy, in particular for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Methods of treating neurological disorders, e.g., those characterized by demyelination and/or axonal loss (e.g., MS), are provided. The methods comprise administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I:

wherein R¹ and R² are independently selected from OH, O⁻, and (C_1-6)alkoxy, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and either glatiramer acetate or interferon-beta.

Methods are provided for the synthesis of polymer conjugates of cytokines and receptor-binding antagonists thereof, especially a non glycosylated interferon-beta, which conjugates retain unusually high biological potency. Preparation of polymer conjugates according to the methods of the present invention diminishes or avoids steric inhibition of receptor-ligand interactions that commonly results from the attachment of polymers to receptor-binding regions of cytokines, as well as to agonistic and antagonistic analogs thereof. The invention also provides conjugates and compositions produced by such methods. The conjugates of the present invention retain a high level of biological potency compared to those produced by traditional polymer coupling methods that are not targeted to avoid receptor-binding domains of cytokines. In assays in vitro, the biological potency of the conjugates of non-glycosylated interferon-beta of the present invention is substantially higher than that of unconjugated interferon-beta and is similar to that of interferon-beta-1a that is glycosylated. The conjugates of the present invention also exhibit an extended half-life in vivo compared to the corresponding unconjugated cytokine. The present invention also provides kits comprising such conjugates and/or compositions, and methods of use of such conjugates and compositions in a variety of diagnostic, prophylactic, therapeutic and bioprocessing applications, including treatment of multiple sclerosis.

This invention relates to a method for prevention or treatment of ischemia reperfusion injury or multi-organ failure in an individual by administering to said individual an effective amount of an interferon beta.

The present invention provides an improved, expression system for the regulated expression of an encoded protein or nucleic acid therapeutic molecule in the cells of a subject, for use in the treatment of disease. In particular, the present invention provides an improved, regulated gene expression system, and pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof for treatment of disease.