Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for treating a medical condition, disease, or disorder mediated by a misfolded form of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in a subject in need of treatment.SOLUTION: The method for treating the medical condition, disease, or disorder mediated by the misfolded form of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) in the subject in need of treatment includes a step of administering to the subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and an agent selected from (1) an exogenous antibody or fragment thereof that binds selectively to the misfolded form of SOD1, and/or (2) an immunogen that triggers production of an endogenous antibody that binds selectively to the misfolded form of SOD1, and/or (3) a nucleic acid sequence encoding (1) or (2).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preparing a biological sample for the measurement of protein epitopes that enables intracellular protein epitopes to be preserved and signal transduction pathways to be detected based on the ability to capture the transient active state of the epitopes.SOLUTION: The present invention enables a biological sample including erythrocytes to be fixed quickly to ensure that epitopes of signal transduction molecules and other intracellular protein epitopes are preserved in an active state. The method of the invention enables erythrocyte lysis and can be useful for the cytometric analysis of a biological sample, for example, whole blood, bone marrow aspirate, ascites, and other sample including erythrocytes. The invention also provides a method for recovering or unmasking epitopes on intracellular antigens adapted to make crosslinking fixative inapproachable which is necessary to fix the sample. The invention enables the preservation and analysis of phosphate-epitope level in a biological sample collected directly from a patient to determine disease-specific characteristics.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endomicroscope with OCT employing multiple fibers (i.e., channels) to allow different parts of the image to be scanned in parallel, instead of in series as is currently implemented in existing in vivo or ex vivo OCT/OCM systems.SOLUTION: Radiation from a plurality of optical radiation sources (21, 22, 23) travels along a first optical path. In the first optical path, a device focuses the optical radiation from the optical sources into respective focal points (21a, 22a, 23a) along the first optical path to provide substantially continuous coverage of a selected portion of the first optical path. Then, a sample on the first optical path within selected length extending into the sample is scanned along the selected portion of the first optical path.
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:为了提供使用多个纤维(即,通道)的OCT的内窥镜,以允许图像的不同部分并行扫描,而不是如现在在体内或离体中实施的那样串联 OCT / OCM系统。 解决方案:来自多个光辐射源(21,22,23)的辐射沿第一光路行进。 在第一光路中,设备将来自光源的光辐射沿着第一光路聚焦到相应的焦点(21a,22a,23a)中,以提供对第一光路的选定部分的基本上连续的覆盖。 然后,沿着第一光路的选定部分扫描延伸到样品中的选定长度内的第一光路上的样品。 版权所有(C)2012,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Apparatus for illuminating comprises one or more fibers, the one or more fibers including fiber portions meeting at an apex and a bottom location to form a three dimensional cage; a detector attached to each of the fiber portions for receiving light and transmitting light along each of the fiber portions, respectively; and an illumination member situated within the cage. A method for illuminating a hollow member includes the steps of inserting one or more fibers into the hollow member, wherein one or more fibers include fiber portions that meet at a location to form a three-dimensional cage; permitting light to emit from within the three-dimensional cage and towards the fiber portions; receiving light at distinct locations on each of said fibers; and allowing each of the fibers to transmit the light received on each of the fiber portions out of the hollow member.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to methods for identifying one or more target genes that modulate the activation state of dendritic cells. The methods are based on transfection of a siRNA library into immature bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and detecting the activation state of said cells. The identified one or more target genes can be further validated as candidate targets for induction of self-tolerance and treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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Disclosed are methods for treating a subject with an EGFR dependent pathology. The method comprises the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent ("First Agent") that decreases the biological activity of iRhoml and an effective amount of an agent ("Second Agent") that decreases the biological activity of iRhom2. Alternatively, the method comprises the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent ("First Agent") that modulates formation of a complex between iRhom 1 and TACE and an effective amount of an agent ("Second Agent") that modulates formation of a complex between TACE and iRhom2. Also disclosed are assays for identifying such agents.
Abstract:
The present description relates to methods of administering effective amounts of an anti-arrhythmic agent, e.g., dantrolene, azumolene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the acute treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contraction, ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and prevention of subsequent cardiac arrhythmias, wherein the methods effectuate a reduction in morbidity and mortality.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to certain new and known triazolium and/or imidazolium salts and to their therapeutic use, for example in methods of treating or preventing an infection by a Plasmodium or Babesia parasite in a subject in need thereof. The triazolium and imidazolium salts are compounds of the Formula (I) or (II): wherein R1-R4, R1'-R3', R8-R11, X, X', X", Y, Y' and Y" are as defined in the disclosure.
Abstract:
A CPTl inhibitor compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating a subject having cancer comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.