62 results about "Thrombasthenia" patented technology

The invention includes compositions, kits and methods comprising a monoclonal antibody which shares key functional properties with the polyclonal antibodies which participate in the pathogenesis of heparin induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis (HIT/HITT) in a mammal. The monoclonal antibody of the invention preferentially binds with a PF4/heparin complex relative to the binding of the antibody with PF4 or heparin alone. The monoclonal antibody of the invention also binds specifically with PF4 in a complex with other glycosaminoglycans besides heparin, and also activates platelets. The monoclonal antibody of the invention is useful in methods for diagnosing and treating HIT/HITT in a mammal. A humanized version of the monoclonal antibody of the invention is also included, along with a process for humanizing the monoclonal antibody of the invention.

The present invention provides methods for the treatment and/or prevention of thrombocytopenia including thrombocytopenia associated with drug-induced liver damage and thrombocytopenia associated with drug-induced bone marrow destruction. The methods of treatment of the invention include administration of interleukin-11 to a subject suffering from or susceptible to thrombocytopenia and/or receiving or about to receive a treatment involving a conjugate therapeutic agent whose administration results in thrombocytopenia. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits useful for carrying out such methods of treatment.

The application provides methods of modulating platelet uptake by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells and of modulating thrombocytopenia. Transgenic pigs modified to bind fewer platelets are provided.

The invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of thrombocytopenia resulting from diseases or conditions such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, cancer chemotherapy, surgery, bone marrow or stem cell transplantation, radiation injury or treatment, chronic viral infection, and pancytopenia. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and compositions of the invention as well as methods for treating such diseases or conditions in a mammal, including a human, by administering to such mammal an effective amount of a selected thrombopoietin receptor agonist.

The present invention provides methods of using recombinant human fibrinogen to prevent or treat excessive bleeding in pre-hospital and hospital settings. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for treating bleeding using recombinant human fibrinogen in individuals suffering from traumatic hemorrhages in pre-hospital settings and in individuals having thrombocytopenia or qualitative platelet disorders.

The present invention relates to a synthetic variable region of an immunoglobin construct which contains in at least one of its CDRs a sequence of thrombopoietin, e.g., IEGPTLRQWLAARA or its derivatives. This construct can efficiently bind and activate a thrombopoientin receptor (MPL) leading to stimulation of proliferation, growth or differentiation or modulation of apoptosis of hematopoietic cells, especially platelet progenitor cells. The invention further relates to the use of the synthebody to treat hematopoietic or immune disorders, and particularly thrombocytopenia resulting from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or bone marrow transfusions.

Methods for detecting the presence of antibodies to PF4/heparin/TSP-1 complexes in a biological sample and for diagnosing Type 2 heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are described.

The present invention discloses an agonistic antibody directed against human thrombopoietin receptor (also referred to as 'human c-Mpl). Specifically, the antibody has a constant region having a set of amino acid sequences selected from the following items (1) to (3): (1) amino acid sequences for a heavy-chain constant region and a light-chain constant region of a human antibody; (2) an amino acid sequence for a human antibody heavy-chain constant region in which the domain is replaced by one of other human antibody subclass and an amino acid sequence for a human antibody light-chain constant region; and (3) a set of amino acid sequences having the deletion, substitution, addition or insertion of one or several amino acid residues in each of the amino acid sequences shown in (1) and (2), and the antibody has a variable region capable of binding to a human thrombopoietin receptor to activate the receptor. The antibody also has the following properties: (a) the antibody can induce the formation of a colony at a concentration of 10,000 ng/mL or less in the CFU-MK colony formation assay using a human umbilical cord blood CD34+ cell; and (b) the antibody has the maximum activity higher than that of PEG-rHuMGDF by 50% or more and a 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 100 nM or less in the cell growth assay using an UT7/TPO cell. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of thrombocytopenia, which comprises the antibody.

The invention provides a novel application of a recombinant ganoderma lucidum immunological regulation protein (rLZ-8) in treating thrombopenia. In the experiments of preventing and treating the thrombopenia of rats and dogs caused by cyclophosphamide, the rLZ-8 prepared from physiological saline carries out administration on an experimental animal model with lower thrombocytes, THPO and IL-6 are used as positive medicines, continuous administration is carried out, the number of the thrombocytes in blood is detected, the changes of the number of the thrombocytes before and after therapy are contrasted, and the medicine effect is analyzed. Compared with a model group, the rLZ-8 medicine group already obviously stimulates the thrombocyte proliferation of rats, Guinea pigs and dogs in the initial period (the 3rd day to the 5th day) of the administration, the difference is very obvious, the thrombocytes are recovered to a normal level in the middle period (the 7th day to the 10th day) of the administration, and the invention also obtains a very good effect in treating the thrombopenia of a Guinea pig experimental animal model caused by injecting anti-thrombocyte serum.

The invention discloses application of phosphatidylserine (PS) blocking agent to preparation of medicines for treating platelet number reduction related diseases. The invention proves that PS exposurecaused by apoptotic and activated platelets promotes that the platelets are eliminated in liver through experiments for the first time. Research proves that the platelets in the body of a patient suffering from thrombocytopenia are subjected to both activation and apoptosis, and apoptosis and activation cause the PS of the platelets to be exposed, so that the platelets are swallowed by phagocyticcells in the liver. Closing of the PS or blockage of PS extroversion can inhibit the platelets from being eliminated, which indicates that the PS blocking agent can take part in the treatment processof the platelet number change related diseases and can inhibit platelet number reduction in peripheral circulation blood. Therefore, the invention discloses a mechanism for eliminating the plateletsthrough the PS extroversion; furthermore, the blocking agent for inhibiting from eliminating PS exposure dependency platelets has the potential to be developed into novel platelets protective medicines and medicines for treating thrombocytopenia, and has great scientific research and economic value.

Use of factor XIII for treating the symptoms of thrombocytopenia. A patient having thrombocytopenia, either chemically- or metabolically induced, is treated by administering factor XIII.

Invented is a method of treating thrombocytopenia in a human, in need thereof which comprises the in vivo administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide or a non-peptide TPO receptor agonist and an anti-clotting agent or agents, and optional further active ingredients, to such human.

The invention discloses a (trifluoromethoxy) pyrrolidine benzamide compound. A structural formula of the compound is as shown in the specification. A pharmacological experiment confirms that the compound has a better proliferation effect on 32D-MPL (myeloproliferative leukemia) cells containing a TPO (thrombopoietin) receptor; in-vivo activity and in-vitro activity are higher than those of a positive drug, eltrombopag; and the compound can be concluded to have an effect of a TPO receptor agonist. After the compound is administrated to a blood loss mouse, data analysis finds that data of the compound 6 in a test group on the seventh day and on the fourteenth day have significance as compared with a model group; a platelet concentration of tail blood on the fourteenth day is higher than thatof orbit blood; and the deeper research can be conducted in the aspect of thrombocytopenia related diseases.

The present invention provides a humanized antibody or antibody fragment comprising (a) a humanized light chain comprising 1) Complementarity Determining Region (CDR)-L1, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; 2) CDR-L2, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; and 3) CDR-L3, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and (b) a humanized heavy chain comprising 1) CDR-H1, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; 2) CDR-H2, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7; and 3) CDR-H3, the sequence of which is identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, as well as methods for treating, diagnosing, and monitoring the progression of HIT. The present invention also provides methods for assessing the antigenicity and ability to cause HIT of anionic anticoagulants. The present invention also provides a mutant protein which has the same amino acid sequence of a wild type PF4 monomer except that (i) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been deleted, (ii) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been replaced by another amino acid, or (iii) a combination of such changes has been made. The present invention also provides methods of treating or reducing the likelihood of HIT, treating angiogenesis, treating abnormal cell growth, or affecting coagulation pathologies that lead to thrombus formation, by administering such mutant proteins to a patient.

The present invention provides methods for the treatment and/or prevention of thrombocytopenia including thrombocytopenia associated with drug-induced liver damage and thrombocytopenia associated with drug-induced bone marrow destruction. The methods of treatment of the invention include administration of interleukin-11 to a subject suffering from or susceptible to thrombocytopenia and/or receiving or about to receive a treatment involving a conjugate therapeutic agent whose administration results in thrombocytopenia. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits useful for carrying out such methods of treatment.