148 results about "Reperfusion Damages" patented technology

Methods and compositions are disclosed that are useful for the prevention and / or treatment of cardiovascular and cardiac diseases and disorders, or damage resulting from surgical or medical procedures that may cause ischemic or ischemic / reperfusion damage in humans; and cardiovascular trauma. The beneficial effects of the compositions and methods are achieved through the use of pharmaceutical compositions that include agents that interfere with the production and / or biological activities of sphingolipids and their metabolites, particularly sphingosine (SPH) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S-1-P). Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating therapeutic agents.

Methods and compositions are disclosed that are useful for the prevention and / or treatment of cardiovascular and cardiac diseases and disorders, or damage resulting from surgical or medical procedures that may cause ischemic or ischemic / reperfusion damage in humans; and cardiovascular trauma. The beneficial effects of the compositions and methods are achieved through the use of pharmaceutical compositions that include agents that interfere with the production and / or biological activities of sphingolipids and their metabolites, particularly sphingosine (SPH) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S-1-P). Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating therapeutic agents.

The present invention relates to pyridines, pyrimidines and derivatives thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also included is a method of treatment of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, Pagets disease, osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, uveititis, acute or chronic myelogenous leukemia, pancreatic β cell destruction, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, gouty arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), psoriasis, Crohn's disease, allergic rhinitis, ulcerative colitis, anaphylaxis, contact dermatitis, asthma, muscle degeneration, cachexia, Reiter's syndrome, type I diabetes, type II diabetes, bone resorption diseases, graft vs. host reaction, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemia reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, brain trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral malaria, sepsis, septic shock, toxic shock syndrome, fever, myalgias due to HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV-3, cytomegalovirus (CMV), influenza, adenovirus, the herpes viruses or herpes zoster infection in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount a compound as described above.

The invention relates to Purine Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Purine Derivative; and methods for reducing an animal's rate of metabolism, protecting an animal's heart against myocardial damage during cardioplegia; or for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a neurological disorder, an ischemic condition, a reperfusion injury, obesity, a wasting disease, or diabetes, comprising administering an effective amount of a Purine Derivative to an animal in need thereof.

The current invention provides a new organ preservation solution, suitable for machine perfusion, for maintaining viability of organs, parts of organs and tissues. This solution has been designed to overcome a number of problems associated with hypothermic machine perfusion of donor organs, in particular organs obtained from non-heart-beating donors. The solution prevents or minimizes the adverse affects caused by ischemia, hypoxia, energy and nutrient depletion, acidification, hypothermia and reperfusion injury. The preservation solutions according to the current invention are superior to current state of the art preservation solutions, in particular for preservation and perfusion of organs obtained from non-heart-bearing donors, by supplying increased concentrations and an optimized balance of amino acids, vitamins, anti-oxidants, high molecular weight additives and enhanced buffering capacity. In addition, the preservation solution according to the invention combines optimal physical and chemical properties with the use of readily available, inexpensive and pharmaceutically tested and acceptable compounds, reducing the cost of manufacturing and facilitating medical certification of solutions according to the current invention.

The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting reperfusion injury in the brain. The method involve injecting via the carotid artery or jugular vein an antioxidant-loaded nanoparticle. A nanoparticle formulation containing an inert plasticizer is also provided for sustained release of an active agent.

Disclosed are compositions useful for treating Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint diseases, Huntington's chorea, Parkinson's disease, optic atrophy, retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, muscular dystrophy, aging-associated degenerative processes, asthma, dermatitis, laminitis, pemphigoid, pemphigus, reactive airway disease (e.g., COPD, IAD), inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, periodontal disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, psoriasis, type I diabetes, ischemia-reperfusion injury, chronic inflammatory diseases, geriatric wasting, cancer cachexia, cachexia associated with chronic inflammation, sick feeling syndrome, and other inflammatory and / or degenerative diseases, disorders, conditions, and processes in humans and other animals. In one embodiment, the compositions include at least 4 of the following: a MMP1 inhibitor, a MMP2 inhibitor, a MMP3 inhibitor, a MMP7 inhibitor, a MMP9 inhibitor, an ADAMTS-4 inhibitor, a MMP13 inhibitor, and a MMP14 inhibitor. In another embodiment, the compositions include a curcuminoid, a polymethoxylated flavone, a catechin, and a boswellic acid.

The present invention provides methods of ameliorating or reducing the extent of ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, and myocardial infarction, by administering an inhibitor of histone deacetylase enzyme (HDAC) or an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase enzyme (DNMT).

Disclosed are Lipids, Annexin, and Lipid-Annexin Complexes for Use in the Prevention and / or Treatment of Ischemia-Reperfusion injury and reperfusion injury associated with a variety of diseases and conditions. Also disclosed are therapeutic targets and compositions for the prevention and treatment of ischemia-reperfusion injury and diseases and conditions associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury.

The present invention relates to amide derivatives of Formula (XIIIa) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); idiopathic PAH; familial PAH; PAH associated with a collagen vascular disease, a congenital heart disease, portal hypertension, HIV infection, ingestion of a drug or toxin, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, splenectomy, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH); PAH with significant venous or capillary involvement; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).

The present invention relates to compounds having the general structure: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. Also included is a method of treatment of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, Pagets disease, osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, uveititis, acute or chronic myelogenous leukemia, pancreatic β cell destruction, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, gouty arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), psoriasis, Crohn's disease, allergic rhinitis, ulcerative colitis, anaphylaxis, contact dermatitis, asthma, muscle degeneration, cachexia, Reiter's syndrome, type I diabetes, type II diabetes, bone resorption diseases, graft vs. host reaction, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemia reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, brain trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral malaria, sepsis, septic shock, toxic shock syndrome, fever, myalgias due to HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV-3, cytomegalovirus (CMV), influenza, adenovirus, the herpes viruses or herpes zoster infection in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount a compound as described above.

Conventional oligonucleotides are opened at both ends and thereby unstable. The stability of them against catabolic enzymes is increased by phosphorothioate modification, but such phosphorothioate causes toxicity. The present invention provides oligonucleotides and medicaments in which these problems are improved. That is, it provides a staple oligonucleotides and medicaments containing the same as the active ingredient. Specifically, it provides transcription factor inhibitors, antisense oligonucleotides and siRNAs. More specifically, it provides agents for preventing, treating or improving inflammation, autoimmune diseases, central diseases, reperfusion injury in ischaemic diseases, worsened prognosis after organ transplantation or organ surgery, or restenosis after PTCA. Further specifically, it provides agents for preventing, treating or improving arthritis, dermatitis, nephritis, hepatitis, renal failure, cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, cutaneous ulcer or decubitus.

The invention relates to 24(R)-pseudoginsenoside-GQ as well as a semisynthesis method and medicinal application thereof, belonging to a new compound as well as a synthesis method and medicinal application thereof. In the invention, 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 or 20(R)-ginsenoside Rg3 is used as a raw material, and under an acid condition, a new compound is synthesized through the steps of oxidization, cyclization, and the like, wherein the chemical name of the new compound is 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-2)-beta-D-glucopyranose group]-damma-20S, 24R-epoxy-3beta, 12beta, 25-triol being short for 24(R)-pseudoginsenoside-GQ, the productivity of which reaches higher than 80 percent. The 24(R)-pseudoginsenoside-GQ has wide medicinal application in preparing medicaments for treating coronary heart diseases, myocardial ischemia, ischemic shocks, arrhythmia and reperfusion damages and resisting cancer.

The present invention relates to a method for treating recurrent tumor metastases following liver resection that includes administration of an effective amount of an agonist of A2A adenosine receptors (ARs).

The invention relates to a medicinal composition for treating an ischemia reperfusion injury, particularly a hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury, and a preparation method and application thereof. The composition comprises an M-cholinergic receptor blocker and a cholinesterase inhibitor, has a simple and convenient preparation process, is safe to use, has an obvious curative effect, can be used for obviously improving the cell apoptosis caused by the ischemia reperfusion injury and overcomes the side effects caused by existing common medicaments. The invention expands novel medical application of an existing muscarinic receptor blocker and also provides a novel medicine intervention means for preventing and treating the ischemia reperfusion injury. The medicinal composition is suitable for large-scale production and commercial application in the industries of medicine, reagents and the like, has excellent application prospect and has obvious social benefits and economic benefits.

The present invention relates generally to the use of γ-glutamyl antioxidants, particularly γ-glutamyl-cysteine, as cytoprotective agents to prevent reperfusion injury (i.e., hemorrhagic transformation) of the blood-brain barrier during reperfusion following an ischemic stroke. The γ-glutamyl antioxidants can be used alone or used in combination with an agent which inhibits the reverse movement of Na / Ca exchange in the blood-brain barrier such as 2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methanesulphonate (KB-R7943).

The present invention relates to compositions comprising a substantially pure compound represented by Structural Formula II:and methods of using such compounds to activate cytoprotective kinases.

The invention discloses a novel limonin compound as well as a preparation method and a medical application thereof. The compound which is reported for the first time is a limonin compound having a novel structure and can be obtained by extracting, separating and purifying from dried roots of attalanteae buxifoliae. In-vitro experiments prove that the compound has the capabilities of reducing ischemia reperfusion injury of human hepatocytes and playing a role of hepatic cell protection and can be used for being developed into medicaments for protecting the liver.

The invention discloses an application of 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-stilbyl-3'-O-glucoside in the preparation of microcirculatory disturbance improvement medicines. The microcirculatory disturbance improvement medicines comprise 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-stilbyl-3'-O-glucoside as an effective active component, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary agents, especially gastrodin and / or water-soluble cyclodextrin derivatives and PEG400 and mannitol, wherein the structural formula of 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-stilbyl-3'-O-glucoside is shown in the specification. The microcirculatory disturbance improvement medicines treat 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-stilbyl-3'-O-glucoside as the effective active component, and are used for improving disturbances caused by cerebral microvascular damages and / or disturbances caused by ischemia reperfusion damages and / or disturbances caused by leukocyte adhesion damages, and / or disturbances caused by peroxides. Normal mice of Kunming species and artificially induced microcirculatory disturbance model mice undergo tail vein injection treatment, and results of the observation of arteriole and venule systole and capillary network under a microcirculatory microscope show that 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-stilbyl-3'-O-glucoside has an obvious expansion effect on the blood vessels of the normal mice, can obviously resist the reduction of the arteriole and venule systole and capillary network opening number of the microcirculatory disturbance model mice and can obviously resist the reduction of the blood flow speed.

The invention provides an intracranial hemorrhage transformation model after acute cerebral ischemia mechanical recanalization and a microRNA screening method and application thereof. The intracranialhemorrhage transformation model after acute cerebral ischemia mechanical recanalization is established by using a hyperglycemia combined suture-occluded method MCA for occlusion for 5 hours and thenrecanalization for 19 hours. The intracranial hemorrhage transformation model has 33 microRNAs expressions with significant difference. A new method for the study of intracranial hemorrhage transformation after acute cerebral ischemia mechanical recanalization, and an innovative means for the diagnosis and treatment of reperfusion injury after endovascular interventional recanalization in acute ischemic stroke is provided.

This invention relates to methods of treating or preventing type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, foot ulcers, diabetic microangiopathy, diabetic macroangiopathy, diabetic ischemia reperfusion injury, diabetic cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury and / or insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) in mammals, particularly in humans, by administering a sodium-hydrogen exchanger type 1 (NHE-1) inhibitor or a pharmaceutical composition containing such an inhibitor. This invention also relates to combinations comprising NHE-1 inhibitors and a second pharmaceutical agent, said combinations being useful in treating type 2 diabetes, IRS, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, foot ulcers, diabetic ischemia reperfusion injury, diabetic cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury, diabetic microangiopathy and / or diabetic macroangiopathy.

A method of reducing reperfusion injury in mammalian tissue comprising contacting the tissue with a protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibitor having the structure.

The invention discloses an application of a morindae officinalis extract and morindae officinalis oligosaccharide pentasaccharide to preparation of a drug for treating myocardial ischemia and / or reperfusion injury and promoting therapeutic angiogenesis. The myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury belong to secondary injury brought to an organism when the hemoperfusion of myocardium is stopped or poor, i.e., after the myocardium is subjected to ischemia, hypoxia injury, circulation reinstitution and blood supply recovery. The morindae officinalis extract and the morindae officinalis oligosaccharide pentasaccharide both play a role in protecting an in-vivo rat myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury model and an in-vitro purification cultured neonatal rat myocardial cell hypoxia / reoxygenation injury model, and can be used for remarkably reducing the myocardial infarction area and the incidence rate of reperfusion arrhythmias, effectively protecting the form of a myocardial cell and relieving the injury of hypoxia / reoxygenation to the myocardial cell. The therapeutic angiogenesis promotion means that the aims of recovering the blood supply of ischemic myocardium and improving the heart function are achieved through increasing the functional coronary artery branch or side branch under the irritation actions of some methods, including the therapeutic actions of some drugs.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines and provides a Chinese medicine composition for treating an ischemic heart disease. The composition comprises an extract from Salvia miltiorrhiza, panax notoginseng saponins, borneol and water-soluble total saponin from Dioscorea nipponica and is obtained by adding the total saponin from the Dioscorea nipponica on the basis of a compound Salvia miltiorrhiza formula. Verified by a rat myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury animal experiment, the effect of the composition for treating the ischemic heart disease is superior to that of the compound Salvia miltiorrhiza tablets; furthermore, the medicine is economic and simple; and experimental basis is provided for secondarily developing the compound Salvia miltiorrhiza tablets and researching the novel Chinese medicine compound with regard to cardiovascular diseases.

The invention relates to a medicine for preventing and treating ischemic stroke. In the mouse cerebral ischemia-reperfusion model, the compound of the present invention can significantly reduce the behavioral score, can significantly reduce the percentage of cerebral infarction / whole brain, and can significantly reduce the water content of ischemia-reperfusion damaged brain tissue, and relieve ischemia. The degree of lateral cerebral hemisphere edema can be used to prevent and treat ischemic stroke.

The present invention relates to a contact activation system inhibitor, preferably a C1INH, for use in the treatment and / or prevention of remote ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), comprising administering the contact activation system inhibitory to an individual.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments and discloses a first-aid instrument for crush injury. The first-aid instrument comprises a microcontroller, a hemostasis air belt, a blood flow detecting device, a pressure device and a decompressing device. The blood flow detecting device is connected with the microcontroller and used for detecting blood flowing information in crush-injured limbs, transmitting blood blocking signals to the microcontroller when blood is blocked and transmitting blood flowing signals to the microcontroller when the blood flows. The pressure device is connected with the hemostasis air belt and the microcontroller and used for inflating the hemostasis air belt under the control the microcontroller to block blood flowing. The decompressing device is connected with the hemostasis air belt and the microcontroller and used for deflating the hemostasis air belt under the control of the microcontroller to recover blood flowing. The microcontroller is used for controlling the pressure device to inflate the hemostasis air belt and controlling the decompressing device to deflate the hemostasis air belt in circulation mode. By using a medical means of ischemic postconditioning, ischemia reperfusion damage on the crush-injured limbs after stress is removed is relieved, and a purpose of protecting the injured limbs is achieved.

The invention discloses a compound as shown in the structural general formula (I), wherein R is a substituent or double substituents and is independently selected from NO2, OH, OCH3, halogen and H. The compound is used for treating ischemia reperfusion injury. The compound is simple and convenient in synthesis method; and a molecule of the compound contains a structural unit of the free radical of nitroxide to ensure that free radical can be removed efficiently and circularly, and the compound has a remarkable inhibiting effect on ischemia reperfusion injury, so that the compound has important practical values.