119 results about "Systemic inflammation" patented technology

Methods are described for preventing or reducing ischemia and / or systemic inflammatory response in a patient such as perioperative blood loss and / or systemic inflammatory response in a patient subjected to cardiothoracic surgery, e.g. coronary artery bypass grafting and other surgical procedures, especially when such procedures involve extra-corporeal circulation, such as cardiopulmonary bypass.

The present invention relates to a method for in vitro detection of SIRS, sepsis and / or sepsis-like conditions. This method renders the evaluation of the severity and / or the therapeutic progress of sepsis and severe infections, in particular sepsis-like systemic infections possible. Further, the present invention relates to the use of recombinantly or synthetically prepared nucleic acid sequences or peptide sequences derived therefrom as calibrator in sepsis assays and / or for the evaluation of the effect and the toxicity during screening of the active agents and / or the preparation of therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of SIRS, sepsis, sepsis-like systemic inflammatory conditions and sepsis-like systemic infections.

Whole blood is treated extracorporeally to remove substances contrary to health using mesoporous / microporous or macroporopus / microporous carbon in the form of beads or a channel monolith. The carbon may be the result of carbonising a mesoporous or macroporous phenolic resin. Substances contrary to health include externally introduced toxins such as bacterially derived staphylococcus enterotoxins A, B, TSST-1 or autologous, biologically active molecules with harmful, systemic effects when their activity is excessive or unregulated. Examples include the removal of inappropriate amounts of pro- or anti-inflammatory molecules and toxic mediators of systemic inflammatory response syndrome related to sepsis, cardio-pulmonary by-pass surgery, ischaemic reperfusioninjury; the removal of larger molecular weight and protein bound uremic toxins related to kidney and hepatic toxins related to liver failure and the removal of toxins relevant to biological and chemical warfare.

Methods are described for preventing or reducing ischemia and / or systemic inflammatory response in a patient such as perioperative blood loss and / or systemic inflammatory response in a patient subjected to cardiothoracic surgery, e.g. coronary artery bypass grafting and other surgical procedures, especially when such procedures involve extra-corporeal circulation, such as cardiopulmonary bypass.

The infrared spectrum of cells or tissues in the frequency range 900cm−1-1750cm−1 is digitally separated by the method of the invention into the component contributions by protein, RNA and DNA. By comparing the relative sizes of the component spectra, relative quantities of these components can be specified. The ratios protein / DNA and RNA / DNA can be used to quantify the degree of cellular biosynthesis for the purpose of grading the aggressiveness of cancer cells. The ratio nucleic acid / protein may be used to measure the nuclear cell content of blood for the purpose of quantifying the degree of systemic inflammation. The advantage of the method is in its' minimal sample size requirement and low cost.

The present invention relates to SGLT2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof for use in the treatment and / or prevention of a metabolic disorder of an equine animal. In particular, the present invention relates the SGLT2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof for use in the treatment and / or prevention of insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, dysadipokinemia, subclinical inflammation, systemic inflammation, low grade systemic inflammation, obesity, and / or regional adiposity in an equine animal.

The invention involves methods for characterizing an individual's risk profile of developing a future cardiovascular disorder by obtaining a level of the marker of systemic inflammation in the individual. The invention also involves methods for evaluating the likelihood that an individual will benefit from treatment with an agent for reducing the risk of future cardiovascular disorder.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for reducing essential hypertension and systemic inflammation. While many drugs have been found to treat hypertension, the currently available drugs often do not maintain reduced blood pressure at the preferred norm of 115 / 75 mm Hg or less throughout a 24 hour period. The current invention provides compositions comprising at least one hypertensive drug combined with the natural product Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone or CoQ10), which synergizes with the antihypertensive drugs to maintain low blood pressure throughout the day and night while generating other positive effects on the risks of cardiovascular disease, renal failure, and stroke. CoQ10 also counteracts some of the side effects of some hypertensive drugs such as tiredness, weakness, and / or liver toxicity. The invention further describes therapeutically effective methods for reducing systemic inflammation in hypertensive mammals comprising treatment with an antihypertensive composition that includes at least one angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker and CoQ10 (ubiquinone). The invention metrics for reducing systemic inflammation comprise the reduction of serum levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and / or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). These antihypertensive-CoQ10 combinations will synergistically reduce both hypertension and systemic inflammation.

The invention relates to a prenylated flavonoid, and applications thereof in preparing drugs used for treating inflammatory diseases. The prenylated flavonoid is a novel compound separated from artocarpus heterophyllus of Artocarpus, Moraceae, and is named as artoheteroid C. The structure of artoheteroid C is disclosed in the invention, possesses high inhibition activity on mouse neutrophil respiratory burst, can be used for preparing drugs used for treating inflammatory diseases, and can be used for clinical treatment of oxidative damages, such as rheumatoid arthritis, compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome, and systemic inflammatory response syndrome, caused by neutrophil excessive activation; and the IC50 value is 7.5<mu>M.

Pyrimidine nucleotide precursors including acyl derivatives of cytidine, uridine, and orotate, and uridine phosphorylase inhibitors, and their use in enhancing resistance to sepsis or systemic inflammation are disclosed.

The present invention is directed to a novel method for treating or preventing systemic inflammation in a formula-fed infant. The method administering to the infant a therapeutically effective amount of LGG in combination with at least one LCPUFA.

A SGLT2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof is provided for use in the treatment and / or prevention of a metabolic disorder of an equine animal. In particular, a SGLT2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof is provided for use in the treatment and / or prevention of insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, dysadipokinemia, subclinical inflammation, systemic inflammation, low grade systemic inflammation, obesity, and / or regional adiposity in an equine animal.

Pyrimidine nucleotide precursors including acyl derivatives of cytidine, uridine, and orotate, and uridine phosphorylase inhibitors, and their use in enhancing resistance to sepsis or systemic inflammation are disclosed.

There is provided a compound which is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, for use in: (I) treating or preventing a pathological condition associated with excess fibrin deposition and / or thrombus formation; and / or (II) potentiating the degradation of fibrin deposits and preventing such deposits associated with pathological conditions or which may lead to such conditions, wherein the HDAC inhibitor, and the dose thereof, is as described in the description. There is also provided valproic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in improving or normalizing endogenous fibrinolysis impaired by local or systemic inflammation.