Abstract: The present invention relates to a toxin conjugate in which a residue derived from a compound having an affinity for a target cell is bound to a toxin through a spacer comprising polyalkylene glycol and dipeptide.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to porphyrin complexes and, in particular, to methods of using porphyrin complexes to impart oxidoreductase activity.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to polymeric assemblies which visibly change color in the presence of analyte. In particular, the presently claimed invention relates to liposomes comprising a plurality of lipid monomers, which comprises a polymerizable group, a hydrophilic head group and a hydrophobic tail group, and one or more ligands. Overall carbon chain length, and polymerizable group positioning on the monomer influence color change sensitivity to analyte concentrations.

Abstract: N-acetyl-3-chloroprocainamide, its acid addition salts, mixtures thereof, formulations containing the same for therapeutic administration to a human or other animal, and uses thereof in methods of inhibiting or killing tumor or cancer cells and in methods of treating inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: A narcotic antagonist comprising, as its active component, a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, or a carboxyl group which may be esterified; Ar represents a phenyl group which may have 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, and a hydroxyl group or Ar represents a monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic ring having a nitrogen atom; m represents a number of 1 to 5 inclusive; and n represents a number of 0 to 5 inclusive. Also, a medicament for the prevention and treatment of narcotic dependence is provided.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions which alter the health of invertebrate organisms by affecting eicosanoid-mediated immune responses, and methods of using the compositions. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and biopesticide compositions. The pharmaceutical composition is composed of an effective amount of at least one biologically active agent which enhances or inhibits eicosanoid-mediated immune responses in invertebrate species and a physiological compatible carrier. The biopesticide composition is composed of a biopesticidal amount of an inhibitor of eicosanoid-mediated immune responses in invertebrates and a physiologically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful to treat invertebrate species to enhance or inhibit immune responses. The biopesticide composition is useful to control the growth of or eradicate invertebrate pests. Methods are provided for determining which and what amounts of the biologically active agents are useful in the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating acne and using short-term contact with a topically-applied retinoid composition.

Abstract: Endogenous and exogenous proteins, and fragments thereof, are chemically modified outside the body of an animal so that when injected into the animal they produce more antibodies against the unmodified protein than would injection of the unmodified protein or fragment alone. The chemical modification may be accomplished by attaching the proteins or fragments to carriers such as, for example, bacterial toxoids. The chemical modification can also be accomplished by polymerization of protein fragments. Proteins which can be modified include Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. The modified polypeptide may be administered to animals for the purpose of contraception, abortion or treatment of hormone-related disease states and disease disorders, treatment of hormone-associated carcinomas, and to boost the animals' resistance to exogenous proteins, for example viral proteins.

Abstract: A topical ear composition that uses penetration enhancers to diffuse the therapeutic agents through the tympanic membrane into the middle and inner ear for the purpose of reducing the inflammation of ear tissues, providing pain relief, and introducing agents with antimicrobial activity to combat infection. The composition reduces swelling of the lining membranes of the middle and inner ear, prevent the destructive effects of inflamation, inhibit the production of prostaglandins, reduce symptoms of tinnitus and vertigo, improve and prevent paralysis of the facial nerve, relieve labyrinthitis, and prevent hearing loss.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for selectively modifying nucleic acid molecules in biological compositions, including contacting the composition with an inactivating agent having the formula: ##STR1## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and R.sub.8 is, independently, H or a monovalent hydrocarbon moiety containing between 1 and 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, provided that R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and R.sub.8 cannot all be H; R.sub.5 is a divalent hydrocarbon moiety containing between 2 and 4 carbon atoms, inclusive; X is a pharmaceutically acceptable counter-ion; and n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compounds of the general formula: Z-Xaa-Y', in which Xaa is an amino acid, Z is a protecting group and Y' is one of various types of ring structures. The new compounds have a modulating activity on serine proteases. The invention further relates to the use of the compounds in therapy and diagnosis and to a method of purifying the serine protease DPPIV.

Abstract: A novel use for the class of biologically active bis-heterocyclic, e.g., bis-indole alkaloid compounds, which have been named topsentins, bromotopsentins, homocarbonyltopsentins, nortopsentins, hamacanthins, bis-indole ethylamines, or dragmacidins, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods of producing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds are disclosed. Specifically, the novel utility pertains to the anti-neurogenic inflammatory properties exhibited by the bis-indole compounds and their analogs.

Abstract: The present invention relate to the use of heterocyclic compounds of the following formula:Het--A--B--Arwhere Het, A, B and Ar have the meanings stated in the description. The compounds according to the invention have a high affinity for the dopamine D.sub.3 receptor and can therefore be used to treat disorders which respond to dopamine D.sub.3 ligands.

Abstract: A method of treating a mammal suffering from benign or malignant proliferative skin disease, e.g., melanoma or malignant skin metastases of melanoma, by topically administering to the mammal at the site of said diseased skin an effective amount of a somatostatin analog containing six or more amino acids.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flavonol-containing dry composition suitable for human consumption, together with uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that comprise gallium complexes of 3-hydroxy-4-pyrones. These compositions provide enhanced gallium bioavailability particularly when orally administered as compared to the gallium bioavailability achieved by use of pharmaceutical compositions containing gallium salts. Compositions included in this invention are useful in providing gallium to humans and other mammals for a wide variety of medical and veterinary applications, including the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of hypercalcemia, certain cancers, certain disorders of calcium homeostasis, and certain bone diseases including osteoporosis, osteopenia, and Paget's disease.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating a mammal with a condition that responds to .alpha.2 agonist treatment without causing cardiovascular side effects using compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is H, alkyl or 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, X is O or NH and A is H or an oxo group and wherein said compound does not cause a concomitant reduction in blood pressure of said mammal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for rheumatic disease comprising an anti-Fas monoclonal antibody, or the combination of an anti-Fas monoclonal antibody and a medical substance having an inhibitory effect of cell proliferation as an active ingredient. The anti-Fas monoclonal antibody of this invention reacts with the Fas antigen in synovial cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, especially the human Fas antigen specifically and expresses apoptosis on synovial cells.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an isolated and purified cyclic peptide of from 5 to about 13 residues modeled after a portion of the CS1 peptide. A peptide of this invention preferably has the amino acid residue sequence of SEQ ID NO:2-14 or 16-42. The present invention is further directed to a process of selectively inhibiting the binding of .alpha..sub.4 .beta..sub.1 integrin to a protein such as VCAM-1, fibronectin or invasin. In accordance with that process, a cell that expresses .alpha..sub.4 .beta..sub.1 integrin is exposed to that protein in the presence of an effective inhibiting amount of such a peptide. The present invention is still further directed to a pharmaceutical composition containing a physiologically acceptable carrier and a cyclic peptide of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating photoaging using short-term contact with a topically-applied retinoid composition.