Abstract: Methods of antagonizing MIF activity using ibudilast are described. Also described are methods of screening for MIF antagonists. These agents can be used for treating addictions, including drug and behavioral addictions, as well as for treating neuropathic pain.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 2007
Date of Patent:
November 24, 2009
Assignee:
Avigen, Inc.
Inventors:
Kirk W. Johnson, Sharmila Vijay, Matthew Gross, Federico C. A. Gaeta
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for providing tolperisone having extremely low levels of 4-MMPPO (2-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-propenone), as well as related compositions. The invention further relates to methods of treating a subject with tolperisone under conditions that limit exposure of the subject to tolerable levels of 4-MMPPO, among other features.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 26, 2008
Publication date:
October 8, 2009
Applicants:
Avigen, Inc., Sanochemia Pharmazeutika, AG
Inventors:
Federico Gaeta, Stefan Welzig, Jan Rothenburger, Beate Kalz, Jozsef Gungl, Klaus Gerdes
Abstract: Transgenic avians having a recombinant ovomucoid gene expression controlling region operably linked to one or more useful amino acid coding sequences.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2007
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2009
Assignee:
AviGenics, Inc.
Inventors:
Alex J. Harvey, Markley C. Leavitt, Youliang Wang
Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of producing transgenic avians which may include delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to oviduct tissue of an avian wherein the nucleic acid enters a cell of the oviduct tissue and is expressed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 3, 2008
Assignee:
AviGenics, Inc.
Inventors:
Leandro Christmann, Markley C. Leavitt, Dawn M. Eberhardt, Timalynn M. Matthews
Abstract: The present invention provides novel isolated nucleic acids that comprise an avian nucleic acid sequence comprising a ovomucoid gene expression control region. The ovomucoid promoter region of the present invention will allow expression of an operably linked heterologous nucleic acid insert in a transfected avian cell such as, for example, an oviduct cell. The isolated avian ovomucoid of the present invention may be operably linked with a selected nucleic acid insert, wherein the nucleic acid insert encodes a polypeptide desired to be expressed in a transfected cell. The recombinant DNA of the present invention may further comprise a polyadenylation signal sequence. The present invention further includes expression vectors comprising an isolated avian ovomucoid gene expression control region of the present invention, and transfected cells and transgenic avians comprising the expression vectors.
Abstract: The present invention relates to cells that can be passaged in culture and can be used for, among other things, promoter assays and the production of heterologous proteins.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 16, 2006
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2008
Assignee:
AviGenics, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey C. Rapp, Stephen H. Parker, Markley C. Leavitt, Dawn M. Eberhardt, Leandro Christmann, Alex J. Harvey
Abstract: The present invention provides for microinjection devices comprising a needle and a viewing instrument wherein the viewing instrument provides magnified viewing of an object to an operator from an angle other than a right angle to the object.
Abstract: The present invention includes avian ovomucoid gene expression controlling regions which may be operably linked to one or more useful amino acid coding sequences.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2008
Assignee:
AviGenics, Inc.
Inventors:
Alex J. Harvey, Markley C. Leavitt, Youliang Wang
Abstract: This invention provides methods for the stable introduction of heterologous coding sequences into the genome of a bird and expressing the coding sequences to produce desired proteins or to alter the phenotype of the bird. The present invention provides preferred methods for introducing a transgene into the cytoplasm of avian embryonic cells by cytoplasmic microinjection. The embryo then develops into a transgenic adult capable of expressing a heterologous protein and/or capable of generating a line of transgenic birds through breeding. Synthetic vectors and gene promoters useful in the methods are also provided by the present invention, as are transgenic birds that express heterologous protein and avian eggs containing heterologous protein.
Abstract: The present invention includes nucleic acid molecules comprising an artificial chromosome and an avian ovomucoid gene expression controlling region operably linked to the coding sequence of a useful polypeptide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 2004
Date of Patent:
November 13, 2007
Assignee:
AviGenics, Inc.
Inventors:
Alex J. Harvey, Markley C. Leavitt, Youliang Wang
Abstract: The invention provides for cells containing nucleic acids which include lysozyme gene expression controlling region nucleotide sequences which typically are linked to a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous polypeptide.
Abstract: The invention provides for lysozyme gene expression control regions which may include a 5? matrix attachment region; an intrinsically curved region of DNA; a transcription enhancer; a negative regulatory element; at least one hormone responsive element; an avian CRI repeat element; a proximal lysozyme promoter, and can be linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a heterologous polypeptide.
Abstract: This invention provides vectors and methods for the stable introduction of exogenous nucleic acid sequences into the genome of avians in order to express the exogenous sequences to alter the phenotype of the avians or to produce desired proteins. In particular, transgenic avians are produced which express exogenous sequences in their oviducts and which deposit exogenous proteins into their eggs. Avian eggs that contain exogenous proteins are encompassed by this invention. The instant invention further provides novel forms of interferon and erythropoietin which are efficiently expressed in the oviduct of transgenic avians and deposited into avian eggs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2003
Date of Patent:
October 31, 2006
Assignees:
AviGenics, Inc, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert D. Ivarie, Alex J. Harvey, Julie A. Morris, Guodong Liu, Jeffrey C. Rapp