63 results about "Thrombasthenia" patented technology

The present invention discloses the use of inhibitors and / or antagonists of PACAP signalling for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of decreased blood platelet numbers (thrombocytopenia).

A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph (TEG) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation, through platelet-fibrin interaction and lysis to generate blood hemostasis parameters. The measured blood hemostasis parameters permit determination of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II complex (HiT II).

The present invention discloses the use of inhibitors and / or antagonists of PACAP signalling for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of decreased blood platelet numbers (thrombocytopenia).

The present invention provides an antibody which has the following features, its active fragment, or a derivative thereof:a) It specifically binds to human platelet membrane glycoprotein VI (GPVI);b) The function to activate a platelet and / or the function to induce a thrombocytopenia in vivo are low; andc) It at least partially depletes GPVI on the platelet membrane by contacting with a platelet.

The present invention is directed to liquid, aqueous pharmaceutical compositions containing Factor VII polypeptides, and methods for preparing and using such compositions, as well as vials containing such compositions, and the use of such compositions in the treatment of a Factor VII-responsive syndrome, e.g., bleeding disorders, including those caused by clotting Factor deficiencies (e.g. haemophilia A, haemophilia B, coagulation Factor VII deficiency); by thrombocytopenia or von Willebrand's disease, or by clotting Factor inhibitors, and intra cerebral haemorrhage, or excessive bleeding from any cause. The preparations may also be administered to patients in association with surgery or other trauma or to patients receiving anticoagulant therapy. More particularly, the invention relates to liquid compositions stabilised against chemical and / or physical degradation. The main embodiment is represented by a liquid, aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising a Factor VII polypeptide (i); a buffering agent (ii) suitable for keeping pH in the range of from about 4.0 to about 9.0; at least one metal-containing agent (iii), wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of first transition series metals of oxidation state +II, except zinc, such as chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper; and a non-ionic surfactant (iv).

The present invention in certain embodiments is directed to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a first agent that agonizes a human TPO receptor by binding to the rhTPO binding site of the human TPO receptor; and a therapeutically effective amount of a second agent that agonizes the human TPO receptor by binding to a binding site of the human TPO receptor distinct from the rhTPO binding site.

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 a method of detecting platelet activation in a patient, the method comprising the steps of a) obtaining a blood sample from a patient suspected of having heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT); b) incubating an effective amount of platelet factor 4 (PF4) with a sample of platelets to yield a sample of PF4-treated platelets; c) contacting the patient blood sample with the PF4-treated platelets; and d) measuring the extent of platelet activation, wherein an increase in platelet activation compared with results obtained using a normal blood sample is indicative of the patient having HIT.