Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhibitor of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) activity or expression for use in a method for treating or preventing hypertension in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina.

Abstract: The present relates to a method for detecting cardiac remodeling in a subject without clinical signs of heart failure comprising determining the level of the NGAL-MMP9 complex in a blood sample obtained from the patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhibitor of NGAL gene expression or a NGAL antagonist for use in the prevention or the treatment of heart failure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for stimulating reepithelialisation during wound healing. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mmeralocorticoid receptor antagonist or an inhibitor of mineralocorticoid receptor gene expression for use in a method for stimulating reepithelialisation of the skin or of the cornea during wound healing.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) and/or SERPINA3 as biomarkers of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor (MR) activation in a patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for predicting the responsiveness of a patient to a treatment with a MR antagonist or an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, said method comprising determining in a biological sample obtained from said patient the expression level of the NGAL gene and/or of the SERPINA3 gene.

Abstract: The invention relates to regulatory sequences of the mouse villin gene that efficiently drive transgenic expression in immature and differentiated epithelial cells of the intestine and uro-genital tracts. The invention also relates to recombinant constructs comprising said regulatory sequences, for the control of the targeted expression of determined nucleic acid sequences so-called (heterologous sequences or also transgenes), in cells or tissues originating from the intestinal mucosa. A further object of the invention is to provide cells, tissues or organisms including animals, expressing said determined nucleic acid sequences in a targeted manner.

Abstract: The invention concerns a nucleic acid construct blocking the expression of the murine mineralocorticoid receptor, in particular a vector containing an RNA antisense, and a non-human transgenic animal in whose genome said construct is incorporated, said animal being useful in particular as model for studying pathologies wherein the mineralocorticoid is involved.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of introducing a heterologous DNA sequence into a mouse embryonic stem cell wherein the DNA sequence is inserted by homologous recombination into a villin gene/I-SceI hybrid by creating a double strand break with I-SceI meganuclease. Subsequently, the mouse embryonic stem cells can be used to generate a transgenic mouse comprising the heterologous DNA sequence. Additionally, the methods can be used for gene replacement in ovo where a mouse oocyte containing a villin gene/I-SceI hybrid within its genome exists or is first generated. More generally, the methods can be used for the targeted insertion of a heterologous DNA sequence into any cell containing a villin gene/I-SceI hybrid sequence within its genome.

Abstract: The invention relates to regulatory sequences of the mouse villin gene that efficiently drive transgenic expression in immature and differentiated epithelial cells of the intestine and uro-genital tracts. The invention also relates to recombinant constructs comprising said regulatory sequences, for the control of the targeted expression of determined nucleic acid sequences so-called (heterologeous sequences or also transgenes), in cells or tissues originating from the intestinal mucosa. A further object of the invention is to provide cells, tissues or organisms including animals, expressing said determined nucleic acid sequences in a targeted manner.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of constructing a villin gene hybrid by inserting an I-Sce I restriction site next to or within a gene or cDNA encoding a villin protein. The insertion site of the I-Sce I restriction site is chosen as to provide a first downstream part and a second upstream part from the site, containing at least twelve nucleotides of the gene or cDNA encoding the villin protein. Furthermore, the insertion of the restriction permits a high frequency of homologous recombination events. The villin gene hybrid may be used to transfect eukaryotic cells, and particularly, embryonic stem cells.