Abstract: Provided herein are methods, drug formulations, and dosing regimens for improving cognitive function in a normal or cognitively impaired subject. For instance, methods provided herein comprise administering a GABAA receptor antagonist so that peak concentration of the GABAA receptor antagonist occurs when the subject is asleep.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2017
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Inventors:
Craig C. Garner, H Craig Heller, Damien Colas, Daniel Z. Wetmore
Abstract: This invention relates to compositions for combating ectoparasites and endoparasites in animals, comprising at least one 1-arylpyrazole, at least one macrocyclic lactone, at least one insect growth regulator, and at least one anthelmintic compound in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention also provides for an improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 29, 2015
Date of Patent:
September 26, 2017
Assignee:
MERIAL INC.
Inventors:
Joseph K. Rosentel, Jr., Monica Tejwani, Arima Das-Nandy
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for topical treatment of infections. The compositions comprise glycerol monolaurate or a derivative thereof, and are administered topically, for example, to treat viral, fungal or bacterial infections.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of cancer treatment, and more specifically to the field of treatment of primary malignant brain tumors. Provided herein are methods of treating primary brain tumors, including gliomas, by administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole.
Abstract: The instant invention provides for novel cationic lipids that can be used in combination with other lipid components such as cholesterol and PEG-lipids to form lipid nanoparticles with oligonucleotides. It is an object of the instant invention to provide a cationic lipid scaffold that demonstrates enhanced efficacy along with lower liver toxicity as a result of lower lipid levels in the liver. The present invention employs low molecular weight cationic lipids with one short lipid chain to enhance the efficiency and tolerability of in vivo delivery of siRNA.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 20, 2011
Date of Patent:
June 6, 2017
Assignee:
SIRNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Inventors:
Matthew G. Stanton, Brian W. Budzik, Gregory L. Beutner, Hongbiao Liao
Abstract: Treating Sonic Hedgehog-Associated Medulloblastoma comprises inhibiting the synthesis or biologic activity of leukotrienes that drive Nestin expression in cancerous or precancerous granule neuron precursors and that further drive growth and proliferation of medulloblastoma cells through Nestin-mediated aberrant Sonic Hedgehog signaling.
Abstract: A new class of anti-microbial agents and methods for preventing or reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and/or diseases is provided. Preferably, these anti-microbial agents are also contraceptive and, thus, also prevent or reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. The anti-microbial agents comprise a delivery vector having anti-microbial activity (and preferably contraceptive activity) coupled with a nitric oxide donor moiety.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 28, 2017
Assignee:
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Inventors:
Robert Anthony Anderson, Jr., Calvin J. Chany, II
Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, Formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent proliferative disorders and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent proliferative disorders, particularly cancer such as leukemia. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent proliferative disorders. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, cancer such as leukemia.
Abstract: The invention relates to the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacological treatments. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of incontinence, voiding disorders associated with lower urinary tract dysfunctions and/or the urethro-vesical and anal sphincteral disorders. The invention can be used, for example, for the treatment of pollakiuria, urinary urgency, nocturia or enuresis, true faecal incontinence, functional faecal incontinence (FFI), passive faecal incontinence, faecal urgency and/or faecal seepage. The invention is suitable for preventive or curative use with all mammals, particularly humans.
Abstract: Water-based formulations (EW) are provided containing no VOC's or alternatively are low in VOC's for wide area space spray to control mosquitoes, flies, and other public health pests. Application via ULV, these formulations have been observed to provide significantly superior control of pests when compared to competitive adulticides. The present formulations provide exceptional preservation of both droplet density in the spray cloud and droplet size as measured by volume mean diameter (VmD). The present formulations provide superior bio-efficacy as measured by both mortality and knockdown of target organisms. The present formulations provide superior biological control, droplet density, and droplet size when applied at concentrations 20-80× less than competitive formulations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 24, 2015
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2016
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP
Inventors:
Robert Britt Baker, Kurt P. Vandock, Gary Gore, Byron Reid
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating subjects suffering from estrogen receptor positive cancer of the brain by administering a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERM). Also disclosed are methods of treating a cancer that is resistant to an estrogen receptor modulator by administering a SERM.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 23, 2016
Assignee:
Duke University
Inventors:
Suzanne E. Wardell, Erik R. Nelson, Donald P. McDonnell
Abstract: Disclosed is an agent for ameliorating dysphagia containing capsinoid as an active ingredient. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition or food composition containing the agent. The agent, pharmaceutical composition or food can be administered to a subject suffering from dysphagia such as elderly person.
Abstract: A new class of anti-microbial agents and methods for preventing or reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and/or diseases is provided. Preferably, these anti-microbial agents are also contraceptive and, thus, also prevent or reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. The anti-microbial agents comprise a delivery vector having anti-microbial activity (and preferably contraceptive activity) coupled with a nitric oxide donor moiety.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 14, 2006
Date of Patent:
July 19, 2016
Assignee:
Rush University Medical Center
Inventors:
Robert Anthony Anderson, Jr., Calvin J. Chany, II
Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 6, 2012
Date of Patent:
June 21, 2016
Assignee:
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Inventors:
Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James H. Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
Abstract: A method for treatment of the symptoms of neurologic dysfunctions, including major depression, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and schizophrenia. The patient is administered an amount of a compound that increases the catalytic activity of MAO-A. The effective compound is preferably reserpine, administered in a dosage of less than about 0.03 mg per day. The reserpine may be administered topically or transdermally at a dosage in the range from about 0.002 mg per day to about 0.02 mg per day. In homeopathic use, the reserpine may be administered in the form of a homeopathic dilution, preferably as a 12 C homeopathic dilution of reserpine.
Abstract: Injectable and oral formulations of a tetracycline compound are described. In one embodiment, the invention pertains to an oral formulation of a 9-aminomethyl tetracycline compound, or a salt thereof, in tablet form or capsule. The formulations may be used, for example, to treat infections.
Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of a neurological condition in a subject which comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effect amount of a compound of the formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2016
Assignee:
PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Inventors:
Kevin Jeffrey Barnham, Elisabeth Colette Louise Gautier, Gaik Beng Kok, Guy Krippner