Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a compound in the R configuration about the asymmetric carbon in formula (I), wherein Ar is phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one halo group; Q is lower alkoxy, and Q1 is methyl; pharmaceutical compositions containing same and the use thereof in treating CNS disorders in animals.
Abstract:
Protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors are provided of formula (I), wherein R is H, OH, halo or O(C1-C4)alkyl; R is OH, halo or O(C1-C4)alkyl; R is (II), wherein R is H, OH, halo, CH2OH, C(O)CH3, C(O)N(R)2 wherein each R is H or (C1-C4)alkyl; or C(O)R wherein R is OH or O(C1-C4)alkyl; and R is OH, CH2OH, C(O)CH3, C(O)N(R)2 or C(O)R ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which inhibit the pathological proliferation or growth of mammalian cells, such as cancer cells.
Abstract:
A method for renaturing a denaturated protein is provided comprising contacting a solution or suspension of said denatured protein in a detergent-free liquid medium with an amount of a cyclodextrin effective to renature said protein, and optionally, recovering the renatured protein in essentially pure form.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for treating inflammatory cell infiltration in a tissue of a mammalian subject are provided. The method involves administering a therapeutically effective amount of SERP-1, SERP-1 analog or biologically active fragment thereof admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a subject in need of such treatment. Biologically active SERP-1 analogs are also provided. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful for treating numerous inflammatory based diseases and injuries.
Abstract:
The present invention provides stem-loop and circular oligonucleotides each with at least one Watson-Crick binding (WC) domain and at least one corresponding Hoogsteen binding (H) domain separated from each other by linker domains. Each WC domain has sufficient complementarity to bind to one strand of a defined nucleic acid target by Watson-Crick base pairing in an anti-parallel orientation. Each corresponding H domain is capable of binding to the WC domain by Hoogsteen base pairing in an anti-parallel manner. The present invention also provides methods of making and using these oligonucleotides as well as kits and pharmaceutical compositions containing these oligonucleotides.
Abstract:
A method to inhibit microbial growth is provided comprising topically administering to a mammal afflicted with a pathology associated with microbial growth, such as a dermatological condition, an effective amount of a linear (C12-C22) - 3-alken-2-one or 3,Sg(v)-alkadien-2-one.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to various methods, such as an above-ground method and an in-ground method, of using a palladized iron bimetallic system for the dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds from effluents containing the same. The use of palladized iron bimetallic system results in the dechlorination of the chlorinated organic compound into environmentally safe reaction products. The present invention also provides kits, devices, and other instruments that use the above-mentioned palladized iron bimetallic system for the dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a unique eukaryotic gene, called LAG1 , which controls the longevity of eukaryotic cells. According to the present invention, over expression of LAG1 in older cells has a rejuvenating effect which not only increases cellular life span but also reproductive capacity and cellular tolerance to stress factors such as starvation and low pH. Moreover, the present invention identifies two domains in LAG1 one having a life span limiting function and the other a life span extending function. Hence, according to the present invention, the longevity and tolerance to stress of cells is increased when provided with the wild type polypeptide or mutant LAG1 polypeptides which, for example, lack the "life span limiting domain".
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the isolation of newly discovered hemin/hemoglobin-binding proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae with approximate molecular weights of 18, 43, 55, 66 and 76 kDa, respectively, thereby providing bacterial-derived antigens and active derivatives and parts thereof, useful in the diagnostic assays, vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions relative to these bacteria. In addition, the present invention is directed to polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies directed to the hemin/hemoglobin-binding proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae . The present invention further relates to methods of diagnosing and treating human pneumococcal infections including kits therefor.