Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I and their use in the treatment of asthma, among other indications and diseases.

Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating inflammatory bowel disease and other indications by inhibiting leptin activity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for modulating the Th/Th2 cell balance toward anti-inflammatory cytokine producing cells in a subject comprising decreasing the amount, the expression, or the activity of leptin in a subject sufficient to modulate the Th1/Th2 cell balance toward anti-inflammatory cytokine producing cells. The invention is also directed to methods of treatment of an immune-related disorder in a subject comprising decreasing the amount, the expression, or the activity of leptin in the subject sufficient to treat the immune-related disorder.

Abstract: The loss of the SOST gene product sclerostin leads to sclerosteosis characterized by high bone mass (HBM). In this report, we found that sclerostin could antagonize canonical Wnt signaling in human embryonic kidney A293 cells and mouse osteoblastic MC3T3 cells. This sclerostin-mediated antagonism could be reversed by over-expression of Wnt coreceptor LRP5. In addition, we found that sclerostin bound to LRP5 as well as LRP6 and identified the first two YWTD-EGF repeat domains of LRP5 as being responsible for the binding. Although these two repeat domains are required for transducing canonical Wnt signals, canonical Wnt did not appear to compete with sclerostin for binding to LRP5. Examination of the expression of sclerostin and Wnt7b, an autocrine canonical Wnt, during primary calvarial osteoblast differentiation revealed that sclerostin is expressed at the late stages of osteoblast differentiation coinciding with the expression of osteogenic marker osteocalcin and trailing after the expression of Wnt7b.

Abstract: Provided are novel compositions which uniquely inhibit sphingosine kinase Type 1 (SphK1) and which are useful in a number of applications including killing or damaging cancer cells, inducing apoptosis, inhibiting growth, metastasis and development of chemoresistance in cancer cells, leukemia, increasing the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents, attenuating immune reactivity, inhibiting survival signaling in cancer cells, and reducing symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or administering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immurie cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.

Abstract: This invention provides novel processes for therapeutic applications, including the treatment of subjects carrying infectious agents or having impaired autoimmunity or impaired immune condition. The therapeutic applications disclosed herein are also directed at the treatment of cancerous subjects with malignant tumors containing cancerous cells or malignant or cancerous cells. Vaccination processes for preventing infections in subjects are also provided. The novel processes comprise introducing into or adminstering to a subject one or more antigens, or trained or adopted immune cells. These antigens or immune cells are capable of establishing or increasing at least one first specific immune response and decreasing at least one second specific immune response. Such responses include components, such as cellular immune reaction elements, humoral immune reaction elements and cytokines, the latter also encompassing interferons and lymphokines. Useful compositions are also provided by this invention.