Abstract: The device for diffusing volatile substances comprises a container (1) containing a liquid with said volatile substances, a base element (2) that closes said container (1), and a wick assembly (3) that is impregnated with said volatile substances, wherein said wick assembly (3) is removably fixed to said base element (2) and comprises a projection (31) that activates the opening of a valve (11) of said container (1). It allows providing a volatile substances device that prevents leaks and ensures correct dosage and evaporation of volatile substances.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a ?-lactam antibiotic and an avibactam derivative and methods of treating bacterial infections using the pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated for oral administration and following oral administration provide a therapeutically effective amount of ?-lactam antibiotic and avibactam in the system circulation of a patient. The oral pharmaceutical compositions can methods can be used to treat infections caused by bacteria that produce ?-lactamase enzymes.

Abstract: The present application provides PEI compounds comprising a linker, PEI-polypeptide conjugates (e.g., PEI-antibody conjugates), and complexes thereof comprising a biologically active molecule. Methods of preparing and using the compounds, conjugates and complexes are further provided. The PEI-polypeptide conjugates and complexes are useful for delivering biologically active molecules to the cytoplasm of cells and promoting release of the biologically active molecules from the endo-lysosomal pathway.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprise amoxicillin and an avibactam derivative and methods of treating bacterial infections using the pharmaceutical compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated for oral administration and following oral administration provide a therapeutically effective amount of amoxicillin and avibactam in the plasma of a patient. The oral pharmaceutical compositions and methods can be used to treat mycobacterial infections.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a ?-lactam antibiotic and an avibactam derivative and methods of treating bacterial infections using the pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated for oral administration and following oral administration provide a therapeutically effective amount of ?-lactam antibiotic and avibactam in the system circulation of a patient. The oral pharmaceutical compositions can methods can be used to treat infections caused by bacteria that produce ?-lactamase enzymes.

Abstract: The present application provides PEI compounds comprising a linker, PEI-polypeptide conjugates (e.g., PEI-antibody conjugates), and complexes thereof comprising a biologically active molecule. Methods of preparing and using the compounds, conjugates and complexes are further provided. The PEI-polypeptide conjugates and complexes are useful for delivering biologically active molecules to the cytoplasm of cells and promoting release of the biologically active molecules from the endo-lysosomal pathway.

Abstract: The present application provides a novel set of compounds comprising a sPLA2 inhibitor conjugated to a niacin drug, as well as kits containing these compounds and methods of using the compounds to alter lipid levels and treat various cardiovascular diseases.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors in combination with statins has been found to reduce the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), specifically unstable angina (UA) requiring urgent hospitalization, in diabetic subjects who have recently experienced an index ACS event to a significantly greater degree than statins alone. These results were unexpected given previous results showing that statins alone are insufficient to satisfactorily reduce MACEs and inflammation in this high-risk population, combined with the high levels of baseline inflammation associated with diabetes. Therefore, provided herein are methods of treating MACEs, including UA requiring urgent hospitalization, in a diabetic subject who has previously experienced an ACS event by administering one or more sPLA2 inhibitors alone or in combination with one or more statins.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors has been found to decrease cholesterol levels, atherosclerotic plaque formation and aortic aneurysm in mice, and to decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels in humans. Interestingly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors was found to decrease cholesterol levels even when the inhibitors were administered only once per day. Therefore, provided herein are methods of treating dyslipidemia, CVD, and conditions associated with CVD such as atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome, by administering one or more sPLA2 inhibitors. Significantly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and various compounds used in the treatment of CVD, such as for example statins, resulted in greater decreases in LDL and LDL particle levels in a synergistic manner. In addition, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and statins resulted in a synergistic decrease in plaque content.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors has been found to decrease cholesterol levels, atherosclerotic plaque formation and aortic aneurysm in mice, and to decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels in humans. Interestingly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors was found to decrease cholesterol levels even when the inhibitors were administered only once per day. Therefore, provided herein are methods of treating dyslipidemia, CVD, and conditions associated with CVD such as atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome, by administering one or more sPLA2 inhibitors. Significantly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and various compounds used in the treatment of CVD, such as for example statins, resulted in greater decreases in LDL and LDL particle levels in a synergistic manner. In addition, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and statins resulted in a synergistic decrease in plaque content.

Abstract: Niacin drugs are frequently utilized as a therapeutic to treat CVD, increase HDL levels, and/or decrease TG levels. As disclosed herein, it has been found that administration of one or more sPLA2 inhibitors in combination with one or more niacin drugs unexpectedly results in a synergistic increase in HDL levels and a synergistic decrease in TG levels. Therefore, compositions, methods, and kits are provided for treating CVD, increasing HDL levels, decreasing TG levels, and improving HDL/LDL ratios.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors in combination with statins has been found to reduce major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), inflammatory biomarker levels, and LDL-C levels in subjects who have recently experienced an index ACS event to a significantly greater degree than statins alone. These results were unexpected given previous results showing that statins alone are insufficient to satisfactorily reduce MACEs and inflammation in this high-risk population. Therefore, provided herein are methods of treating MACEs, treating ACS, inhibiting inflammation, and lowering cholesterol levels in a subject who has previously experienced an ACS event by administering one or more sPLA2 inhibitors alone or in combination with one or more statins.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors has been found to decrease cholesterol levels, atherosclerotic plaque formation and aortic aneurysm in mice, and to decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels in humans. Interestingly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors was found to decrease cholesterol levels even when the inhibitors were administered only once per day. Therefore, provided herein are methods of treating dyslipidemia, CVD, and conditions associated with CVD such as atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome, by administering one or more sPLA2 inhibitors. Significantly, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and various compounds used in the treatment of CVD, such as for example statins, resulted in greater decreases in LDL and LDL particle levels in a synergistic manner. In addition, administration of sPLA2 inhibitors and statins resulted in a synergistic decrease in plaque content.

Abstract: Administration of sPLA2 inhibitors has been found to decrease sPLA2 levels in human serum. Provided herein are methods of decreasing serum sPLA2 levels in a subject in need thereof, as well as methods for accurately measuring sPLA2 levels in a serum sample.

Abstract: Elevated levels of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) are associated with a variety of inflammatory conditions, e.g., multiple sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and sickle cell. ELISA-based assays have been developed for detecting and measuring sPLA2 levels in biological fluids, but these methods are too time-consuming for practical clinical diagnostic use. Disclosed herein in certain embodiments are methods for rapid detection and measurement of sPLA2 levels (e.g., sPLA2 type IIA) in a biological fluid generally, and methods for detection and measurement of sPLA2 levels in urine.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds that are useful for the treatment of bacterial infections in mammals.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating bacterial infections. In one aspect, the invention comprises orally administering a pharmaceutical composition to an animal, wherein the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and an antibacterial effective amount of negamycin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or isomer thereof. An aspect of the invention also relates to a method of treating a bacterial infection, wherein the method comprises intravenously administering a pharmaceutical composition to an animal, and wherein the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and an antibacterial effective amount of deoxynegamycin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or isomer thereof.

Abstract: Methods are provided for screening for inhibitors of microbial efflux pumps including those which export antibiotics. The screening methods are based on the increase in the intracellular concentration of a compound, such as an antibiotic, when the bacterial cells are contacted with an efflux pump inhibitor. In addition, this invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such efflux pump inhibitors, and methods for treating microbial infections using those compositions.

Abstract: Methods for screening for compounds which potentiate the activity of antibacterial agents against bacteria resistant to the antibacterial agent alone, pharmaceutical compositions including such potentiators, and methods of treating bacterial infections using a combination of a potentiator and a potentiated antibacterial agent, which are useful for overcoming the resistance of a bacterial strain for an antibacterial agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleotide sequence characterized in that it is selected amongst the following nucleotide sequences: the sequence of the gene coding for a B-lactamase, or any part of said gene, particularly the sequence between nucleotides 1 and 394 containing the signals for expression of the gene, or the coding sequence comprising nucleotides 395 to 1274, or any sequence hybridizing under stringent conditions with the above sequence. Utilization of B-lactamase as a carrier protein for carrying heterolog epitopes for the preparation of vaccine compositions is also disclosed.