40 results about "Lymphangiogenesis" patented technology

The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, incluidng angiongenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis.

Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating disorders associated with angiogenesis or lymphangiogenesis using ALK-1 antagonists.

The invention discloses an eye drop and a preparation method thereof, relating to an eye drop. The invention provides an eye drop with short action time, high purity and relatively good effect and capability of simultaneously playing a role of corneal neovascularization, lymphangiogenesis and cornea inflammation resistance and a preparation method thereof. The eye drop contains the following components by volume percent: 0.1-5% of bovine serum, 5-15% of thickening agent, 1-5% of acid-base regulating solution, 0.5-2% of antibiotics, 5-20% of recombinant protein and the balance of balanced salt solution. The eye drop contains the balanced salt solution, the thickening agent, the bovine serum, the antibiotics, the acid-base regulating solution and the recombinant protein. The preparation method of the eye drop comprises the following steps of: adding the thickening agent, the bovine serum, the antibiotics and the recombinant protein to the balanced salt solution, regulating a pH value by using the acid-base regulating solution and osmotic pressure by using an osmotic pressure buffering agent, and removing bacteria through membrane filtration; or preparing the bovine serum to sterile micropowder, dissolving the bovine serum into the balanced salt solution, regulating the pH value, removing the bacteria through the membrane filtration, and dissolving recombined powder into the solution so as to obtain the eye drop.

The present invention relates to materials and methods for modulating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. The compositions of the invention provide chimeric and/or humanized VEGF-D antibody substances, antibodies, polypeptides and fragments thereof useful for modulating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in a subject.

The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for treating conditions associated with angiogenesis, and, more specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for treating conditions associated with angiogenesis using vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) inhibitors. The invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating conditions associated with lymphangiogenesis using VAP-1 inhibitors.

Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence of sVEGF-2, proteins encoded by those sequences and antibodies that bind to the protein. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting or enhancing expression or activity of sVEGFR-2 and methods for inhibiting graft rejection, particularly cornea graph rejection. Also described are methods for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation by administering an effective amount of sVEGFR-2 and methods for treating lymphedema by inhibiting the activity of sVEGFR-2.

Provided are ligands which bind to and regulate the function of CLEC-2. Nucleic acid CLEC-2 ligands described herein are able to inhibit CLEC-2 mediated platelet aggregation and may also provide use in regulating CLEC-2-mediated processes such as thrombus formation, tumor metastasis, lymphangiogenesis, HIV dissemination, inflammatory response, cytokine production and phagocytosis. Also disclosed herein are modulator molecules which can reverse the activity of the CLEC-2 ligand both in vitro and in vivo and ex vivo.

Methods for treating diseases or disorders of the skin which are characterized by angiogenesis have been developed using curcumin and curcumin analogs. Based on the results obtained with curcumin, it has been determined that other angiogenesis inhibitors can also be used to treat these skin disorders. It has further been discovered that curcumin acts to inhibit angiogenesis in part by inhibition of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and thereby provides a means for treating other disorders characterized by elevated levels of bFGF, such as bladder cancer, using curcumin and other analogues which also inhibit bFGF. Representative skin disorders to be treated include the malignant diseases angiosarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma and Karposi's sarcoma, and the non-malignant diseases or conditions including psoriasis, lymphangiogenesis, hemangioma of childhood, Sturge-Weber syndrome, verruca vulgaris, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, pyogenic granulomas, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, venous ulcers, acne, rosacea, eczema, molluscum contagious, seborrheic keratosis, and actinic keratosis.

The present invention provides molecular tools for the visualization of the lymphatic vessel system in amphibian. Furthermore, the invention provides assays that allow screening for compounds able to modulate lymphangiogenesis.

The present invention relates, e.g., to a method for inducing arteriogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, vasculogenesis, or cardiomyogenesis, and/or for inducing mitosis or proliferation of a smooth muscle cell, a skeletal muscle cell, or a cardiomyocyte, comprising administering to a cell or tissue in need thereof a dose of a polynucleotide that encodes a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), or that encodes a polypeptide comprising an active site of the VEGF. The coding sequence is operably linked to an expression control sequence; and the dose is sufficient to induce arteriogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, vasculogenesis, or cardiomyogenesis, and/or to induce mitosis or proliferation of a smooth muscle cell, a skeletal muscle cell, or a cardiomyocyte. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the method is a method of tissue regeneration, particularly of cardiomyogenesis; and the polynucleotide (or a polypeptide encoded by such a polynucleotde) is administered into the myocardium.

The subject invention pertains to methods of identifying miRNAs that are differentially expressed in a lymphatic vessel cell under a proinflammatory stimulus. The invention also pertains to profiles of miRNAs that are differentially expressed in a lymphatic vessel cell under a proinflammatory stimulus and their use as biomarkers for diagnosis of inflammation mediated diseases. The current invention also provides therapeutic agents for the treatment of inflammation mediated lymphatic diseases wherein the therapeutic agents are capable of modulating the activity of the miRNAs differentially expressed in a lymphatic vessel cell under a proinflammatory stimulus.

A method for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis and/or inflammation by blocking sGCα1β1 signaling is provided. In a preferable embodiment, the blockage of sGCα1β1 signaling is accomplished by means of applying sGC inhibitor such as NS-2028 on skin.

The present invention relates to methods for inhibiting proliferation and/or migration of lymphatic endothelial cells and for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis, comprising administering to a subject, or to lymphatic endothelial cells derived therefrom, an effective amount of a collagen type IV-derived NC1 domain polypeptide or a fragment, derivative or variant thereof, a polynucleotide encoding the same, or an agent capable of increasing the expression or production of the NC1 domain polypeptide. Aso provided are methods for the treatment or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with aberrant lymphatic endothelial cell activity.

There are provided a pharmaceutical composition for treating immune-related diseases, a pharmaceutical composition for treating ischemic diseases, a pharmaceutical composition for promoting lymphangiogenesis, a pharmaceutical composition for treating neurological diseases, a pharmaceutical composition for treating metabolic diseases, and the like, which contain blood-born hematospheres, and more specifically, may differentiate into inflammatory mononuclear cells, vascular endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, lymphatic vessel adult stem cells and progenitor cells, neural progenitor cells and nerve cells, insulin secreting cells, and the like by effective 3D culturing using blood mononuclear cells. Therefore, the present invention is expected to be used for development of a cell therapeutic agent for various types of diseases. Also, when blood-born hematospheres according to the present invention are used, it is possible to address previous problems associated with development of a stem cell therapeutic agent such as tumor occurrence, immune rejection, ethical issues, and difficult differentiation methods.

Methods of modulating the occurrence of lymphangiogenesis in a subject are provided. In some instances, the method includes reducing antigen presenting cell function, such as cell trafficking to draining lymph nodes. In some instances, the method includes treating corneal transplant rejection in the subject. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of an antagonist of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) to reduce the occurrence of lymphangiogenesis. In some cases, the method results in the improvement of graft survival in the subject. Also provided are methods of reducing immune cell activity in a sample, e.g., reducing antigen presenting cell trafficking to draining lymph nodes. Also provided are compositions, e.g., ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions and kits that find use in the subject methods.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, devices, and methods of inducing physical effects in tissue, such as dermis, adipose, musculoskeletal, vascular, hepatic tissue, using unfocused or planar, non-cavitating acoustic shock waves. The physical effects include disruption of fibrous extracellular matrix of the targeted tissues. Embodiments of the present disclosure include applying rapid acoustic pulses (e.g., shock waves) to cause a breakdown in the fibrous extracellular matrix to reduce the appearance of cellulite or scars in a treatment area. Such unfocused or planar, non-cavitating acoustic shock waves may induce a tissue reaction, such as reduction of fibrosis, induction of angiogenesis, or lymphangiogenesis.

The present invention provides a method for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a CXCR4 inhibitor and/or a CXCL12 inhibitor to the subject. The invention further provides a method for inhibiting tumor lymphatic metastasis in a cancer patient, comprising administering to the subject (a) a therapeutically effective amount of a CXCR4 inhibitor and/or a CXCL12 inhibitor, in combination with (b) a therapeutically effective amount of a VEGF-C inhibitor and/or a VEGF-D inhibitor and/or a VEGFR-3 inhibitor.