408 results about "Mitosis" patented technology

This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating mitogen activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of MAP kinase gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of MAP kinase genes, such as Jun amino-terminal kinase (e.g., JNK-1, JNK-2), p38 (MAPK 14), ERK (e.g., ERK-1, ERK-2) and/or c-Jun.

The present invention relates to a method for isolating stem/progenitor cells from the amniotic membrane of umbilical cord, wherein the method comprises separating the amniotic membrane from the other components of the umbilical cord in vitro, culturing the amniotic membrane tissue under conditions allowing cell proliferation, and isolating the stem/progenitor cells from the tissue cultures. The isolated stem cell cells can have embryonic stem cell-like properties and can be used for various therapeutic purposes. In one embodiment, the invention relates to the isolation and cultivation of stem cells such as epithelial and/or mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells under conditions allowing the cells to undergo mitotic expansion. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a method for the differentiation of the isolated stem/progenitor cells into epithelial and/or mesenchymal cells.

The spreading of cancer cells in a target region can be inhibited by imposing a first AC electric field in the target region for a first interval of time, with a frequency and amplitude selected to disrupt mitosis of the cancer cells; and imposing a second AC electric field in the target region for a second interval of time, with a frequency and the amplitude selected to reduce motility of the cancer cells. The amplitude of the second AC electric field is lower than the amplitude of the first AC electric field.

A method of inhibiting the growth of refractory tumors that are stimulated by mitogenic ligands of epidermal growth factor receptor in human patients, comprising treating the human patients with an effective amount of a mitogenic ligand antagonist.

The present inventors used a model of intrasplenically induced liver metastasis to determine whether or not NF-κB activation in the liver is involved in the onset of metastatic tumors. When IKKβ was deleted from both liver cells and hematopoietically-derived cells, the onset of tumors was reduced remarkably. Tumor cells activated neighboring bone marrow cells (Kupffer cells) and produced mitogens such as interleukin (IL)-6, and this promoted angiogenesis and growth of tumors. The mitogen production depended on NF-κB in hematopoietically-derived Kupffer cells. Furthermore, treatment with an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody decreased the degree of metastatic tumor development. That is, the present inventors showed that tumor metastasis depends on inflammation, and proinflammatory intervention that targets Kupffer cells is useful for chemical prevention of metastatic tumors. Furthermore, it was shown that inhibition of the IKKβ/NF-κB signal transduction pathway, in particular IL-6 inhibition, can be utilized for anti-metastasis agents.

The invention relates to a method for culturing epithelial stem cells, isolated tissue fragments comprising the epithelial stem cells, or adenoma cells, and culturing the cells or fragments in the presence of a Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) inhibitor, a mitogenic growth factor, and a Wnt agonist when culturing epithelial stem cells and isolated tissue fragments. The invention further relates to a cell culture medium comprising a BMP inhibitor, a mitogenic growth factor, and a Wnt agonist, to the use of the culture medium, and to crypt-villus organoids, gastric organoids and pancreatic organoids that are formed in the culture medium.

The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating FGF-signaling and activities associated therewith, such as mitogenesis and angiogenesis. In particular, the invention provides crystal structure coordinates for a ternary complex of an FGF receptor, and FGF ligand, and a third compound, sucrose octasulfate, that binds to the FGF receptor and ligand to promote formation and dimerization of the ternary complex. Screening methods are provided by which novel agonists and antagonist for FGF-mediating signaling and activities may be identified using these crystal structure coordinates. Exemplary compounds are also provided that have novel utilities as agonists or antagonists of FGF-mediated signaling and activites.

The invention discloses a paraffin section method for fern gametophytes, which comprises the steps of material selection and fixation, washing, coloration and bluing, dehydration and hyalinizing, waxing and embedding, sectioning, patching, dewaxing and mounting, as well as microscopic examination and photographing, wherein improved FAA (formalin, acetic acid and alcohol) stationary liquid is adopted in the fixation, and the stationary liquid consists of formalin, acetic acid and 30% alcohol (formalin:acetic acid:30% alcohol = 1:1:18). The method is adopted, so that the disadvantage of much youngness of the fern gametophytes can be effectively overcome; the fixation can be well performed for cell divisions at all stages; from a paraffin section in a later stage, a plurality of mitotic sections can be observed, so that a whole development process can be reflected detailedly; therefore, the method has high development and application values.

The present invention relates to dihydropyrazole compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

The present invention describes therapeutic compositions comprising one or more minerals, including trivalent iron, divalent manganese and salts thereof, suitable in facilitating synthesis and deposition of connective tissue matrix, particularly rich of elastin and collagen, and mitogenic potential in human dermal fibroblasts. It also describes the phenomenon in which stimulation of elastogenesis by arterial SMC associates with a net decrease in proliferation of these cell types. The present invention also describes methods of treatment of human skin fibroblasts and arterial smooth muscle cells. The therapeutic compositions of the present invention comprise one or more of trivalent iron or divalent manganese or salts thereof and may be combined with an elastic tissue digest.

The present invention relates to dihydropyrrole compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

An engineered, purified polypeptide of acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1) is described, the amino acid sequence of which consists essentially of SEQ ID NO: 1. The engineered polypeptide provides 70 times the mitogenic activity of wild type acidic fibroblast growth factor. Other engineered FGFs are also described, having altered properties, including reduced heparin binding affinity and increased mitogenicity as demonstrated with a model mammalian cell line derived from mice, NIH 3T3 fibroblasts.

This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.

The invention relates to a culture method of a fungus capable of poisoning plant parasitic nematodes, and a preparation method of a metabolite thereof and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of microbial pesticides. A fungus strain (Aspergillus niger Y-61) related in the invention was collected in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center on August 7, 2008, and the collection number is CGMCC No.2631. The taxonomic status of the Y-61 is a mitosporic fungus, hyphomycetes, moniliales, moniliaceae, aspergillus and aspergillus niger. The fungus metabolite is prepared by liquid fermentation and culture, has outstanding characteristics of high toxicity to the plant parasitic nematodes, especially root-knot nematodes, and has obvious nematodes killing effect; and the influence of the strain fermentation broth on Meloidogyne incognita juveniles (J2) and oocyst hatching is determined indoors. Treatment of the fermentation broth with different diluted concentrations is significantly different from the aseptic water treatment, and the preventive effect of the fermentation broth with less than one-fifth concentration is be equivalent to that of 10mug/ml of cadusafos. The fungus has good application and development prospects.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful in treating diseases and disorders related to protein kinases. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for targeting protein kinases related to mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways (e.g., p38 MAPK, JNK, ERK, and upstream and downstream protein kinases) and/or casein kinase (CK) pathways (e.g., CK1δ, and upstream and downstream protein kinases), and diseases and disorders related to MAPK pathways (e.g., p38 MAPK, JNK, ERK, and upstream and downstream protein kinases) and/or CK pathways (e.g., CK1δ, and upstream and downstream protein kinases).

The present invention relates to cycloalkylpyrimidinone compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.