47 results about "Tissue targeting" patented technology

The invention in some aspects relates to recombinant adeno-associated viruses having distinct tissue targeting capabilities. In some aspects, the invention relates to gene transfer methods using the recombinant adeno-associate viruses. In some aspects, the invention relates to isolated AAV capsid proteins and isolated nucleic acids encoding the same.

The present invention relates to the display of antigenic or allergenic components along with a tissue-targeting component on viruses or virus-like particles. Capsid protein genes are recombinantly modified to contain the specified components then expressed within a host organism, such as yeasts, bacteria, or algae, and allowed to spontaneously form active virus particles or virus-like particles. The recombinant complexes (virus or virus-like particle) can then be purified or used in situ as a therapeutic tool for disease or allergy prevention. The expression of multivalent and multifunctional components to increase the immunogenicity of the recombinant complexes, especially on oral administration, is provided.

The invention provides in part methods of treating cancers of a specific organ or tissue by administering a composition that is antigenically specific for one or more microbes that are pathogenic in the specific organ or tissue in which the cancer is situated. The formulations of the invention thereby facilitate activation of a treatment response to a cancer in a particular tissue or organ. The compositions may for example include killed or attenuated microbial pathogens, and may be administered at sites distant from the cancer, for example the skin. In some embodiments, microbial species of endogenous flora that are known to cause infection in the relevant organ or tissue may be used in the formulation of the antigenic compositions. In alternative embodiments, exogenous microbial pathogens that are known to cause infection in the relevant organ or tissue may be used in the formulation of the antigenic compositions. The administration of the immunogenic compositions may be repeated relatively frequently over a relatively long period of time. In embodiments for intradermal or subcutaneous injection, dosages may be adjusted so that injections reproduce a consistent visible delayed inflammatory immune reaction at the successive site or sites of administration.

A method is provided for using magnetic nanoparticles to enhance microwave therapies for treating cells and tissues. The nanoparticles are designed to transduce microwave radiation into heat and furthermore, the nanoparticles may include specific tissue targeting and other functionality for enhancing in situ effects. In one embodiment, nanoparticles are introduced into a tissue system and a microwave field is applied. The nanoparticles react to the microwave energy by releasing heat thus heating the tissue and inducing hyperthermia (below 50° C.) or thermotherapy (above 50° C.). The nanoparticles can be designed for optimal heat production response at specific microwave frequencies and/or ranges of microwave frequencies where these frequencies may span the entire microwave spectrum, namely 300 MHz (310⁸ Hz) to 300 GHz (310¹¹ Hz).

The invention discloses HGG (Human Gammaglobulin) polypeptide in combination with the tissue specificity of cerebral arterial thrombosis. The invention relates to a method for obtaining the polypeptide. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out in-vivo selection of a mouse MCAO (Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion) cerebral arterial thrombosis model by adopting an in-vivo phage display peptide library screening technology so as to obtain phage clones in combination with cerebral arterial thrombosis tissue; and randomly selecting the plurality of phage clones to sequence, and authenticating the in-vivo combination specificity of HGG peptide and coded phage clones HGG-M13 thereof. The invention further relates to application of the polypeptide in preparation of a high-sensitivity imaging molecular probe and a targeting delivery neuroprotective drug for cerebral stroke. The polypeptide can be synthesized through an artificial method; the polypeptide is low in molecular weight, high in activity and penetrating power, good in specificity and low in toxicity, and has good tissue targeting of cerebral arterial thrombosis in vivo; and therefore, the polypeptide is applicable to serving as a carrier of the high-sensitivity imaging molecular probe and the targeting delivery neuroprotective drug.

The invention belongs to the technical field of organic chemistry and discloses a conjugated chain functional benzoindole hematocyanine dye and an application. The stability of the novel hematocyaninedye is obviously superior to that of an existing cyanine fluorescent probe, and the novel hematocyanine dye has the multiple functional activity such as near infrared fluorescence and tumor mitochondria targeted accumulation and photo-thermal and photo-power synergic treatment of killing tumor cells. Applied as the near infrared fluorescence probe in living cell imaging research and living body infrared optical molecular imaging, a precise and efficient photo-thermal and photo-power antitumor effect is achieved synchronously. The dye can be applied to near infrared in vivo optical imaging andphoto-sound imaging of tumors, is applied to optical assisted operation navigation, and has an efficient antitumor function. The dye not only can develop a target tissue in real time, but also kill tumor cells specifically. The preparation method of the benzoindole hematocyanine dye is mild in reaction condition, simple in step and easy to operate and low in raw material cost, and is easy to purify and relatively high in yield.

The invention provides gemcitabine solid lipid nanospheres, which comprise the following components in percentage by weight: 5 to 70 percent of lipid material, 5 to 60 percent of emulsifier, 0.1 to 15 percent of stabilizer and 1 to 20 percent of gemcitabine medicament. The gemcitabine solid lipid nanospheres of the invention can be used to prepare gemcitabine solid lipid nanosphere sterile frozen dry preparation with excipient. The gemcitabine solid lipid nanospheres of the invention, which serve as a medicament carrier, have high physiological compatibility and can reduce the side and toxic effects of the medicament, increase the tissue targeting property of the medicament and realize a sustained release function. When the gemcitabine solid lipid nanospheres of the invention are produced industrially, the clinic application range of the gemcitabine can be enlarged.

The present invention provides a tissue-targeting complex comprising a tissue targeting moiety, an octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand and the ion of an alpha-emitting thorium radionuclide. The invention additionally provides therapeutic methods employing such complexes, methods of their production and use, and kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such complexes.

The present invention relates, in part, to a novel and simple particulate system that targets and binds any tissue selectively upon light illumination. The particulate system can be used for targeted delivery of substances to predefined cells or tissues in an individual.

The invention provides in part methods of treating cancers of a specific organ or tissue by administering a composition that is antigenically specific for one or more microbes that are pathogenic in the specific organ or tissue in which the cancer is situated.

The invention provides a method for the formation of a tissue-targeting thorium complex, said method comprising; a) forming an octadentate chelator comprising four hydroxypyridinone (HOPO) moieties, substituted in the N-position with a methyl group, and a coupling moiety terminating in a carboxylic acid group; b) coupling said octadentate chelator to at least one tissue-targeting moiety targeting prolyl endopeptidase FAP; and c) contacting said tissue-targeting chelator with an aqueous solution comprising an ion of at least one alpha-emitting thorium isotope. A method of treatment of a neoplastic or hyperplastic disease comprising administration of such a tissue-targeting thorium complex, as well as the complex and corresponding pharmaceutical formulations are also provided.

A method for enhancing intracellular delivery of effector molecules is provided. The method involves modifying selected antibodies with biotin and streptavidin, conjugating these antibodies with an effector molecule, and delivering the conjugated effector to an intracellular target specifically recognized by the antibody.

The present invention provides methods and liposomal compositions useful in therapeutics, and diagnosis, prognosis, testing, screening, treatment and/or prevention of various disease conditions. The present invention provides imaging methods for various conditions. The present invention is a multi-layered drug delivery pathway, inclusive of nanoparticle liposomal formulations and mechanisms of localized action via unzipping upon delivery to the affected tissue site. The nano-encapsulation methodology allows maximization of a potent antioxidant's biocompatibility, increased target cell penetration and uptake, reduced off-target effects and retention of high anti-oxidative activity for promising therapeutic potential.

The present invention provides a modified paramyxovirus containing a reduced amount of receptor-binding protein compared with the wild type; a method of preparing a modified paramyxovirus, comprising the following steps: (1) a step for introducing a nucleic acid that suppresses the expression of a receptor-binding protein of a paramyxovirus into an animal cell, (2) a step for infecting the paramyxovirus to the cell, and (3) a step for isolating paramyxovirus particles replicated in the cell; and a modified paramyxovirus prepared by the method of preparation mentioned above.

The present invention also provides a chimera protein wherein a fusion protein of a virus has been joined or bound to a peptide that binds specifically to a cell surface marker; a nucleic acid that encodes the chimera protein; an animal cell capable of expressing the chimera protein on the cell surface thereof; a modified paramyxovirus expressing the chimera protein on the virus particle surface thereof; and a method of preparing a tissue targeting paramyxovirus, comprising: (1) a step for supplying a nucleic acid that encodes a chimera protein wherein a fusion protein of a virus has been joined or bound to a peptide that binds specifically to a cell surface marker of the target cells, (2) a step for introducing the nucleic acid supplied in (1) into an animal cell in an expressible state, and expressing the same, (3) a step for infecting a paramyxovirus to the cell, and (4) a step for isolating paramyxovirus particles replicated in the cell.

A composition of bioactive agent-loaded micelles with tissue-targeting properties and methods of using the same are disclosed.