Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of cancer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in subject in need thereof comprising administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of at least one OX1R antagonist.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human monoclonal antibodies against orexin receptor type 1 (OX1R, hyprocretin 1) and uses thereof for the treatment of cancer. The antibodies are characterized by their CDRs: NYYMN, YISGSSRNIYYADFVKG, SNYDGMDV (Heavy chain) and AGTSSDVGGSNYVS, PGKAP, SSYTYYSTRV (Light Chain)) or the CDRS having at least 50% or 70% identity with the above listed sequences.

Abstract: A purified polypeptide, designated ULIP6, comprising the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 2 or an epitopic fragment of said polypeptide, comprising the sequence SEQ ID No. 4, is provided along with its nucleic acid sequences. In addition, antibodies to the polypeptide and methods of diagnosing paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and/or for the early diagnosis of the formation of cancerous tumors are also provided.

Abstract: A compound having the following general formula (I): wherein: X is a nitrogen atom and Y is a carbon atom; or X is a carbon atom and Y is a nitrogen atom; the Ar group is an aryl or heteroaryl group; and the RN and RN? groups, together with the carbon atoms to which they are bound, form a monocyclic or bicyclic azacycloalkane group. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the hydrates or polymorphic crystalline structures thereof, and to the racemates, diastereoisomers, or enantiomers thereof are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the fields of reproductive medicine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel human embryo co-culture system to improve human embryo growth in vitro and, consequently, increase pregnancy rates in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of growing an embryo to a blastocyst stage of development comprising the step of coculturing said embryo in the presence of a population of cumulus cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and kits for the prediction of risk for heart failure using post-translation modified forms of cardiac troponin T as a biomarker.

Abstract: A purified polypeptide, designated ULIP6, comprising the amino acid sequence SED ID No. 2 or an epitopic fragment of said polypeptide, comprising the sequence SEQ ID No. 4, is provided along with its nucleic acid sequences. In addition, antibodies to the polypeptide and methods of diagnosing paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and/or for the early diagnosis of the formation of cancerous tumors are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a novel method for quantifying VEGF various isoforms in a biological sample, with a very high selectivity and sensitivity. It also concerns a method for establishing a diagnostic and/or a prognosis concerning a patient potentially suffering from cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease, comprising a step of determining the level of at least one of the VEGF isoforms, in a biological sample from said patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a specific family of glycerolipid compounds of formula (I) described in the detailed description or the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or for the treatment of cancer metastasis.

Abstract: Identifying subdominant/cryptic epitopes (I) that are presented by a HLA (human leukocyte antigen) Class I molecule, is new. Identifying subdominant/cryptic epitopes (I) that are presented by a HLA (human leukocyte antigen) Class I molecule comprising selecting at least one peptide (II) of 8-11 amino acids (aa), potentially representing an epitope for Class I presentation, from a protein against which a cytotoxic T cell (CTL) response is to be raised. (II) corresponds to a non-immunogenic peptide with low affinity for Class I molecules. Variants (IIa) of (II) are prepared in which the N-terminal aa is replaced by Tyr and their immunogenicity detected by identifying those that generate a CTL response against target cells expressing the parent protein. Peptide sequences from which active (IIa) are derived are then identified.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, the preparation and use, particularly therapeutic, thereof. More specifically, it relates to compounds derived from aryl carbamates, the preparation and use thereof, particularly in the field of human and animal health. The compounds according to the invention are preferably 5-HT4 serotoninergic receptor ligands and can therefore be used in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of any disorder involving a 5-HT4 receptor. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, the preparation and use thereof and treatment methods using said compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds comprising at least one phosphoepoxide group of the formula: where R1 is selected from among —CH3 and —CH2—CH3, Cat+ is an organic or inorganic cation, n is an integer between 2 and 20, processes for the production thereof and uses thereof, in particular therapeutic uses and for activating primate T?9?2 lymphocytes.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treatment of neurological disease by administering an agent which interacts with a retinoid receptor associated with the neurological disease. The invention is also related to a method of modulating dopamine receptor synthesis by introducing an agent that interacts with a retinoid receptor associated with the dopamine receptor synthesis. The invention is further related to a transgenic animal, e.g., mouse, and mammalian cell line, which is deficient in the normal synthesis of one or more receptors of RAR&agr;, &bgr;, &ggr; and RXR, and cell line thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for treating a biological sample by emitting focused high intensity ultrasounds towards a focal point, characterised in that it comprises means emitting wideband focused ultrasounds. The apparatus enables to adjust the focused ultrasound frequency according to the target attenuation, the thickness of the tissues traversed, the temperature evolution, or the lesion displacement during emission.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for diagnosing Alzheimer disease, consisting in demonstrating one or several mutations in the genomic DNA region regulating the expression of the apolipoprotein E gene, inducing a modification of the apolipoprotein E gene, with respect to a control population or a modification of the expression relative to the alleles of the apolipoprotein E gene.

Abstract: An ultrasound applicator for heating, via an internal path, an ultrasound absorbent medium, includes an application head having a longitudinal axis and including at least one ultrasonic transducer having a planar emission face and an opposite face, a leakproof membrane which overlays and is spaced from the emission face, and which is transparent to ultrasound, and means for preventing propagation of ultrasound from the opposite face; means for remotely connecting the transducer to an electricity generator; and means for providing ultrasound coupling with the membrane. The planar emission face emits ultrasound waves through the membrane and in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the emission face, such that the waves emitted are substantially planar and do not diverge in the vicinity of the transducer and the application head.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing DNA corresponding to that of the DNA of the virus of B hepatitis. It comprises cloning in bacteria the latter DNA, previously repaired by means of the corresponding precursor nucleotides in the presence of a polymerase. The invention also relates to vectors containing said cloned DNA in their genomes. The cloned DNA is useful as a probe for detecting the presence of the virus of B hepatitis in biological samples, particularly blood or plasma. Its expression in bacteria provides a hybrid protein containing a protein fragment having vaccinating properties against hepatitis B.

Abstract: An immunogenic composition for treating and/or preventing infectious diseases where the infectious agent has at least one intracellular phase in the host during its multiplication cycle, is disclosed. The immunogenic composition comprises at least one cryptic epitope of a cellular element that is carried along by an intracellular infectious agent as it leaves the cell, and revealed by said infectious agent. A composition for treating and/or preventing HIV infections, antibodies to a peptide of interest, and a diagnostic method, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting the presence of genetic alterations in the human 5q13 chromosomal region. More specifically, the invention relates to nucleic acids, probes, primers, and methods of using the same, for the amplification and/or the detection of alterations in the human 5q13 chromosomal region, and their correlation to spinal muscular atrophy.

Abstract: This invention relates to Helicobacter polypeptides, particularly UreE, UreF, UreG, UreH, and UreI, immunogenic fragments of those polypeptides, and compositions containing those polypeptides or fragments. This invention also relates to purified antibodies that bind to the polypeptides of this invention and to compositions comprising those antibodies.