Abstract: Composites comprising a polyurethane core and an outer facing layer are described in the present invention. Suitable polyurethane cores are hydrophilic polyester-polyurethane foamed materials which comprise the reaction product of: (a) at least one polyisocyanate, with (b) at least one polyester polyol containing at least two hydroxyl groups and having an average molecular weight within the range from more than 700 to 10,000, and (c) at least one ethoxylated polyether polyol, containing at least two hydroxyl groups, having a molecular weight of at more than 700, a functionality of from 2 to 6, and having a degree of ethoxylation greater than 30% by weight, and (d) optionally, at least one compound containing at least two active hydrogen atoms and having an average molecular weight within the range from 32 to 700, and (e) catalysts, water and/or foaming agents, and (f) optionally, adjuvant substances and additives.

Abstract: Photoinitiators of formula (Ia) or (Ib) having chain transfer groups, wherein n is 1 or 2; PI is for example a group of formula (IIa); PI′ inter alia is a group of formula (IIIa); Ar is for example phenyl; Ar2 is inter alia phenylene; R1 and R2 are for example C1-C8alkyl, or R1 and R2 together C2-C9alkylene; M1 inter alia is —NR3R4 or —OH; M1′ is for example a group (c); R3′ is a direct bond, C1-C12alkylene, or phenylene; R3 is for example hydrogen, or C1-C12alkyl; R4 is e.g. C1-C12alkyl; A1 and A2 are for example a direct bond; CT is a chain transfer group; are useful for the preparation of macrophotoinitiators which can be employed for preparing block copolymers.

Abstract: Self-photoinitiating liquid oligomeric compositions having tertiary amine groups are provided by Michael Addition reaction of: A) an uncrosslinked Michael Addition reaction product of a multifunctional acrylate acceptor and a Michael Donor; and B) a primary and/or secondary amine. The compositions can be crosslinked to make coatings, laminates and adhesives.

Abstract: A conductive composition for a biological electrode is capable of reducing the impedance between the electrode and the skin. A conductive gel composition for a biological electrode which is capable of electrically and physically connecting a living body to an electrode element and is composed of at least the following components: (1) a radical-polymerizable unsaturated compound; (2) a moisturizer serving as a plasticizer and functioning to supplementing and promoting the physiological humidifying function of the horny layer; (3) a polymerization initiator; and (4) a crosslinking agent. This moisturizer serves also as a plasticizer and, furthermore, elevates the moisture content in the horny layer at the application of this composition. The above-mentioned composition may further contain a plasticizer selected from among polyhydric alcohols, amines and ethers.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrodeposition coating composition excellent in storage stability and capable of forming a novel multilayer structure comprising a particle A containing a resin (a) whose solubility parameter is &dgr;a, and a particle B containing a curing agent and a resin (b) whose solubility parameter is &dgr;b, wherein the value of (&dgr;b-&dgr;a) is not less than 1.0.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer dispersion containing a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, a phosphate-functional surfactant, and a protective colloid. The invention is also directed to an aqueous coating composition having at least 65 percent by volume of pigment, on a dry solids volume basis and an amount effective to produce good scrub resistance of up to 25 percent by weight of the vinyl acetate-ethylene binder.

Abstract: The invention concerns polyolefin compositions with high flame resistance. The compositions comprise (percent by weight): A) from 20 to 60% by weight of a heterophasic olefin polymer composition comprising a crystalline olefin polymer (a) and an elastomeric olefin polymer (b), said composition (A) being optionally modified with at least one functional monomer in an amount from 0.005% to 0.6% by weight with respect to the total weight of the total composition; B) from 15 to 40% by weight of one or more than one inorganic hydrated fillers; C) from 12 to 40% by weight of one or more than one organic flame retardants containing nitrogen in the molecule; D) from 0 to 40% by weight of one or more than one inorganic anhydrous fillers. Possible applications include the use as insulating material in electric wires and cables and the use as waterproofing sheets for roofs and tunnels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved alditol acetal compositions, in particular 1,3-2,4-di(benzylidene) sorbitol (DBS) or one of its alkylated derivatives. The improvement in these compositions is expressed in particular in terms of flow behavior and/or thermal stability. It is obtained by combining the alditol acetal with an additive selected from tocopherols, polyols and certain of their respective derivatives. These additives may act as binding or densifying agents and/or stabilizing agents or odor maskers. The alditol acetal and additive are advantageously combined by cold mixing, followed by granulation or compaction, also cold. The compositions of the invention, for example based on DBS or the methylated derivatives of DBS, are in the form of densified or compacted powders, granules, pellets, pastilles or extrudates. They are used in particular for preparing plastic or jellified materials or additives for these types of materials.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises a) from 5 to 99% by weight of a block copolymer which is composed of hard blocks S made from vinyl aromatic monomers and of one or more random soft blocks B/S made from dienes and from vinyl aromatic monomers, b) from 1 to 95% by weight of a plasticizer with a higher polarity than white oil and with a lower polarity than diisooctyl phthalate, c) from 0 to 50% by weight of a polyolefin, and d) from 0 to 60% by weight of additives, where the total of a) to d) is 100% by weight. The use of the molding compositions to produce flexible or elastic moldings is described, as are the resultant moldings.

Abstract: A thermosetting adhesive material for connecting connection terminals provided on the opposing sides of a pair of opposing substrates, contains a thermosetting resin and an insulating inorganic filler, wherein the insulating inorganic filler content (a; vol %) and the elastic modulus of the thermosetting adhesive material after curing (E; GPa/30° C.) satisfy the following relational formula (1): 0.042a+0.9<E<0.106a+2.5  (1) and at the same time, the insulating inorganic filler content (a; vol %) and the tensile elongation (d; %) at 25° C. of the thermosetting adhesive material after curing satisfy the following relational formula (2) −0.072a+4<d<−0.263a+13  (2).

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a multi-layer golf ball which comprises a core, a cover layer and at least one intermediate layer disposed between the core and cover, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a polyether-type polyurethane and optionally, a second thermoplastic component such as polyetherester block copolymer, polyesterester block copolymer, polyetheramide block copolymer, dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomer, functionalized styrene-butadiene elastomer, thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic polyesters, metallocene polymer or blends thereof and a density-modifying filler such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide or blends thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic nanocomposites comprising a) a thermoplastic (A), in which from 0.1 to 10% by weight of the monomer units present in component (A) bear ionic groups, and b) at least one phyllosilicate (B), uniformly dispersed in component (A). The invention further relates to a process for preparing these nanocomposites, and also to their use.

Abstract: Composition comprising an oil phase, an aqueous phase, at least one emulsifying agent of water-in-oil (W/O) type and at least one emulsifying agent of oil-in-water (O/W) type in the form of a self-invertible inverse latex comprising from 20% to 70% by weight, and preferably from 25% to 50% by weight of a branched or crosslinked polyelectrolyte, characterized in that the said polyelectrolyte is either a homopolymer based on a monomer having a partially or completely salified strong acid functional group or a copolymer based on at least one monomer having a partially or completely salified strong acid functional group copolymerized with acrylamide and characterized in that the constituent solvent of the oil phase is chosen from white mineral oils, squalane, hydrogenated polyisobutene, isohexadecane or isododecane. Cosmetic, dermocosmetic, dermopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical composition comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention provides for the production of stable aqueous dispersions of vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers, preferably at high solids, i.e., greater than 65 wt %, preferably >70% which are useful as adhesives. The vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer is comprised of polymerized units of vinyl acetate and ethylene in approximately 60-95 wt % and 5-40 wt % respectively. The copolymers are prepared by the emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate and ethylene monomers in the presence of a stabilizing system consisting essentially of (1) a poly(vinyl alcohol) which is 75-99+mole % hydrolyzed and has an average degree of polymerization ranging from 100-2200 and (2) a polyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000.

Abstract: There is provided a gel composition having a silica powder and a non-volatile compound. The silica powder particles are spherical and porous. The silica powder has a specific gravity about 0.09 to about 0.6, and is present in an amount about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %. The non-volatile compound is present from about 35 wt % to about 90 wt %. The composition has less than about 5 wt % water. There is also provided a method for imparting a powdery feel to the skin, and a method for treating a cosmetic or medical condition of the skin, nail/cuticle, lips or hair.

Abstract: A conductive thermoplastic composition includes a polycarbonate, a polyester, a conductive filler, an impact modifier, a transesterification quench, and glass fibers. The composition exhibits high strength and stiffness and is especially suitable for molding rigid, electrostatically painted automobile parts.

Abstract: A higher-barrier acrylic/chlorinated vinyl or acrylic/chlorinated vinyl/vinyl latex adhesive component and a lower-barrier acrylic or acrylic vinyl latex adhesive component are mixed in relative proportions and used to adhere films of low-barrier material, such as films of polyolefins, thereby providing an adhesive layer of controlled gas barrier properties.

Abstract: A polymer composition formed by: I) fluoropolymers selected from one or more of the following: copolymers based on ethylene, TFE and/or CTFE modified with hydrogenated monomers, or blends of these fluoropolymers with PCTFE; said fluoropolymers and/or the corresponding blends optionally mixed with hydrogenated plasticizers; II) one or more inorganic fire-retardants, treated and not with dispersing agents; III) one or more crosslinking agents; IV) optional additives.

Abstract: A heat-resistant engineering-plastic composition that satisfies a soldering-heat resistance of 260° C. for 10 to 60 secs., that is less costly, that is free of problems in injection molding process, and that is excellent in heat-aging resistance. A heat-resistant molded product made with the heat-resistant engineering-plastic composition, such as a connector mounted on printed circuit board. The heat-resistant molded product is produced by (a) melt-kneading (a1) an engineering plastic either having or introduced an active site for reacting with a specific functional group and (a2) either an organic compound that has both the said specific functional group and a polymerizing functional group in the same molecule or polyolefin that has the said specific functional group described in (a1) to obtain a resin composition, (b) melt-molding the resin composition comprising of (a), and (c) irradiating the melt-molded resin composition with ionizing radiation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses polymeric compositions containing a vinylaromatic lubricating copolymer which can be melt processed to provide plastic films or layers having excellent optical, printing, weathering, and tensile impact resistance characteristics. The present invention also discloses a processes for preparing plastic films of the compositions of the present invention. The present invention also discloses composite articles having the plastic films of the present invention and an underlying substrate.

Abstract: An elastomeric thermoplastic polyolefin composition comprising (I) a crystalline propylene polymer containing at least 80% by weight of a fraction insoluble in xylene at room temperature, the intrinsic viscosity being higher than 0.5 dL/g; (II) an atactic or amorphous propylene polymer having an intrinsic viscosity higher than 0.5 dL/g; and (III) an elastomeric olefin polymer comprising copolymers of ethylene with a comonomer selected from C3-C8 &agr;-olefins, the intrinsic viscosity ranging from 1 to 4 dL/g. In said polyolefin composition the density of the elastomeric olefin polymer (deOP) satisfies the following relationship: deOP±0.005={dcPP×[wcPP/(wcPP+waPP)]}+{daPP×[waPP/(wcPP+waPP)]}  (1) wherein wcPP and waPP are the weight percentage content of components (I) and (II) respectively and dcPP and daPP are the density at room temperature of components (I) and (II) respectively.

Abstract: A composition of polyolefin, ester additive, and hyperbranched polymer with improved tensile energy-to-break value compared to polyolefins wihtout the hyperbranched polymer. The concentration of the hyperbranched polymers can be between about 0.1% and about 10% by weight of the polyolefins. The polyolefins have a melt flow index of about 14 g/10 min or greater.

Abstract: Elastomeric articles, such as gloves and condoms, are disclosed including a process for making the articles. The elastomeric articles produced according to the present invention are made from a synthetic polymer. During production of the articles, the polymer is cross-linked using a metal oxide as a cross-linking agent. In one embodiment, the polymer is cross-linked without using conventional sulfur-containing cross-linking agents or accelerators.

Abstract: A high performance thermoplastic polymer composition having improved melt flow properties, comprising a thermoplastic polymer resin and a low intrinsic viscosity poly(arylene ether). Preferred thermoplastic polymers are poly(imide) polymers.

Abstract: A substantially transparent, moldable, thermoplastic multipolymer composition comprising a methyl methacrylate copolymer containing a predominant amount of methyl methacrylate and a minor amount of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers; and an effective amount of a polyetheresteramide to enhance the electrostatic charge dissipation of the copolymer. The polyetheresteramide has a refractive index within about 0.005 units of the refractive index of the copolymer. The composition, when subjected to injection molding, is such that the injection-molded composition exhibits a haze of not greater than about 25% and a light transmission of at least about 60%. Preferably, the composition includes an impact modifier which also has a refractive index within about 0.005 units of the refractive index of the copolymer. The composition may also include a minor amount of a polyethylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 10,000.

Abstract: Process for preparing a thermosetting coating composition comprising; (a) mixing (i) a cleavable carbonyl polymer having an activated carbonyl group adjacent to oxygen or nitrogen, in the backbone, and having a molecular weight greater than 5,000 (ii) a multifunctional compound having a molecular weight less than 5,000 having a functional group capable of reacting with the cleavable carbonyl polymer to cleave the polymer at the carbonyl group and bond with the cleaved polymer, the compound having a crosslinking group; (b) reacting the mixture in an extruder, at 50 to 350° C. for 15 to 600 seconds, to cleave the polymer, and react the cleaved polymer with the functional group on the multifunctional compound (c) quenching the reaction mixture cooling prior to equilibrium reaction, to produce a functionalized cleaved polymer having crosslinking groups derived from the multifunctional compound and capable of crosslinking by heat reaction outside the extruder.

Abstract: An anaerobic adhesive composition having enhanced toughness and resistance to crack propagation, particularly subsequent to thermal exposure, comprising a combination of three monomers consisting of (a) at least one (meth) acrylate monomer, (b) at least one (meth)acrylate-terminated urethane modified acrylonitrile/butadiene prepolymer, and (c) at least one (meth)acrylate-terminated acrylic/polyisocyanate adduct.

Abstract: A fluorinated curable composition in which a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane as the curing agent is well compatible with a linear polyfluoro compound as the base yields a cured gel having good adhesion to substrates and improved chemical and solvent resistance.

Abstract: Binders for aqueous corrosion protection systems, comprising products A′ABC of reaction of epoxy resins, fatty acids, and amines, having a number average molar mass Mn of at least 5000 g/mol, obtained by reacting epoxide compounds A′ containing at least two epoxide groups per molecule and reaction products ABC of epoxide compounds A, fatty acids B, and amines C, wherein, where appropriate, the epoxide compounds A′ and/or the epoxide compounds A have been modified prior to further reaction, in whole or in part, by reaction with compounds D containing at least one acid group or hydroxyl group reactive toward epoxide groups, and wherein, where appropriate, the amines C have been modified prior to further reaction, in whole or in part, by reaction with aliphatic or aromatic monoepoxide compounds A″ or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Tubular reactor apparatus and processes are provided for improved polymerization including using chain transfer agents and multiple monomer feeds spaced lengthwise along the tubular reactor providing high conversions of monomer into polymer. The invention also relates to polymers made from such a tubular reactor apparatus and processes including those polymers having a low haze value, a density over 0.92 g/cm3 and/or having terminal carbonyl groups. The apparatus and methods uncouple or reduce the dependency between the monomer concentration and transfer agent concentration. The uncoupling in other embodiments may also be varied leading to multiple desirable effects.

Abstract: It has been discovered that the polymerization of unsaturated compounds, such as butadiene, may be inhibited by the addition of a diene and/or alkanolamine inhibitor. The inhibitor is believed to catalytically destroy peroxides present, such as hydrogen peroxide, which may be present in trace amounts. Particularly useful inhibitors include, but are not limited to, ethylenediamine (EDA) and monoethanolamine (MEA).

Abstract: Zirconocene compounds with two indenyl ligands linked in the 2 position by means of a two-carbon-atoms divalent bridging group can be suitably used as components of catalysts for the polymerization of olefins. Particularly it is possible to prepare, with high yields, ethylene (co)polymers having low molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions, without the need of using considerable amounts of molecular weight regulators, such as hydrogen.

Abstract: A hydrogenated nitrile rubber having lower molecular weights and narrower molecular weight distributions than those known in the art can be prepared by the olefin metathesis of nitrile butadiene rubber, followed by hydrogenation of the resulting metathesized NBR.

Abstract: A method for making supported single-site catalysts useful for olefin polymerization is disclosed. An organometallic complex that contains a nitrogen-functional heterocyclic ligand is first prepared and reacted with an alumoxane. This product is then combined, preferably with high-intensity mixing, with a slurry of inorganic support, followed by solvent removal to give a supported catalyst. By introducing the alumoxane at the right time during preparation, and by judicious selection and chemical treatment of the inorganic support, one can make catalysts with high activity and good aging properties. The supported catalysts give olefin polymers with a favorable balance of physical properties, including low density, narrow molecular weight distribution, good melt-flow properties, and high bulk density.

Abstract: A cross-linkable polymer formed from monomer including a) a hydroxyl-group containing monomer of the formula I in which R26 is hydrogen or a C1-4-alkyl group; A1 is —O— or —NR27— where R27 is hydrogen or a C1-4-alkyl group or a group B9R—(OH)n; B9 is a bond, a straight or branched alkylene, oxa alkylene or oligooxa alkylene group; R13 is a n+1 functional C1-24 alkylene group which may be substituted, and n is an integer of one or more; b) a reactive monomer of the formula (II) in which R19 is hydrogen or a C1-4-alkyl group; A2 is —O— or —NR21— where R21 is hydrogen, or a C1-4-alkyl group R12 is a C1-24 straight or branched alkylene, oxaalkylene or oligo oxaalkylene group in which each alkylene group has 1 to 6 carbon atoms; A3 is a bond or —O—; and each R16 is independently selected from C1-6-alkyl groups.

Abstract: To prepare compound (I), a quaternising agent R3—X⊖ is introduced into a solution, in an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents, of a compound of formula (III), at a temperature of 35 to 80° C., and the reaction is then allowed to continue at said temperature until compound (III) has disappeared completely or substantially completely, after which water is added and then an aqueous solution of compound (I) is separated and the water removed as necessary. R1=H or —CH3; R2=one of —CH3, —C2H5, —C3H7 and —C4H9; the two R3 are the same or different and each represents one of —CH3, —C2H5, —C3H7, —C4H9 and —CH2C6H5; and the two X⊖ are the same or different and each represents Cl⊖ or Br⊖.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a process for preparing a (meth)acrylic acid-based polymer having a stable quality and suitable as a dispersant for cement. That is, the present invention provides a process for preparing a (meth)acrylic acid-based polymer, comprising the steps of the stage 1 of introducing (meth)acrylic acid and a polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ether at a molar ratio in the range of 3:l to 50:1, subjecting them to an esterification reaction in the presence of an acid catalyst and a polymerization inhibitor and deactivating the acid catalyst with an alkaline agent in order to obtain an esterification product containing a (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acid residues and the stage 2 of copolymerizing the (meth)acrylate and the (meth)acrylic acid residues at a pH value in the range of 1.5 to 3.5.

Abstract: Optically transparent, high refractive index hydrogels and intraocular lenses fabricated therefrom. The preferred hydrogels have a refractive index of 1.45 or above and a water content of approximately 5 to 30 percent by weight.

Abstract: A cured fluorine-containing material comprising a perfluoropolyether of the formula: —(Rf—O)q— wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkylene group of 1-6 carbon atoms and q is 1-500 as the backbone is suitable as an antireflection film since it has a low refractive index of up to 1.335 at 25° C.

Abstract: An optical material, particularly a plastic lens for spectacles, which absorbs almost all UV rays of up to around 400 nm or so and is not too yellow in color, is obtained by adding 2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-benzotriazole to a diethylene glycol bisallylcarbonate monomer, a (thio)urethane monomer or an episulfide monomer, mixing them, and polymerizing the monomer.

Abstract: Acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polyfluorooxetanes are disclosed for use in radiation curable coating compositions. These acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polymers provide improvements in wetting and surface properties that have previously been provided by migratory chemicals such as waxes and oils. The partially or fully fluorinated side groups of the fluorooxetanes are believed to be disproportionately present at the interfaces between the coating and the substrate and between the coating and the atmosphere.

Abstract: A zwitterionic polyamine comprising a linear or branched hydrophobic polyamine backbone having 2 to 10 tertiary amino nitrogen atoms and a spacer between two tertiary nitrogen atoms wherein the spacer is, for example selected from C8-C16-alkylene, C5-C15-cyloalkylene, wherein in formula (IV) R═C1- to C22-alkyl or C7-C22-aralkyl and n=3 to 6, at least one tertiary amine end group of the polyamine backbone contains two groups having formula (V) or (VI), wherein A means an ethylene oxide unit, a propylene oxide unit, a unit of butylene oxides and a tetrahydrofuran unit, n is a number of from 1 to 50, X is an anionic group such as —SO3M, with the proviso that in formula (VI) one X may also be hydrogen and M is hydrogen, alkai metal or ammonium, or contains one group of formula (V) or (VI) and one group selected from radicals consisting of formula (VII), C1- to C22-alkyl and C7-C22-aralkyl the meaning of A and n is the same as in formula (V) or (VI), said zwitterionic polyetherpolyamine having a

Abstract: Disclosed are novel polymers derivatized with at least one —SNO group per 1200 atomic mass unit of the polymer. In one embodiment, the S-nitrosylated polymer has stabilized —S-nitrosyl groups. In another embodiment the S-nitrosylated polymer prepared by polymerizing a compound represented by the following structural formula: R is an organic radical. Each X′ is an independently chosen aliphatic group or substituted aliphatic group. Preferably, each X′ is the same and is a C2-C6 alkylene group, more preferably —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2CH2— or —CH2CH2CH2CH2—. p and m are independently a positive integer such that p+m is greater than two. The polymers of the present invention can be used to coat medical devices to deliver nitric oxide in vivo to treatment sites.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for reducing residual free radical polymerizable monomer content of a polymer comprising contacting the polymer, in molten form, with a free radical initiator, such as di-tert-amylperoxide.

Abstract: A protein, Leukocyte Derived Growth Factor 2 (hereinafter LDGF2) having PDGF-like activity is described. LDGF2 reacts with PDGF receptors and possesses mitogenic and/or chemotactic activity for various cell types, particularly connective tissue cells. LDGF2 may be used as the active ingredient in therapeutic compositions, e.g. wound healing compositions, or even further may be used as an additive to cell culture media for the purpose of stimulating cell growth. The protein has a molecular weight of about 7000 daltons determined by SDS gel electrophoresis and is about 61 amino acids in length.

Abstract: An chimerical polypeptide that arrests proliferating cells in mitosis is provided. In general the polypeptide has an N-terminal transit peptide, such as HIV-1 Tat, and a C-terminal cell-cycle effector, such as a G2/M cyclin or a cytostatic factor. A polynucleotide under the control of a heterologous promoter that encodes a polypeptide that arrests cells in mitosis is also provided. The polynucleotide may, for example, encode a G2/M cyclin. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the agent that inhibits transit through mitosis is provided. A method of treating patients suffering from a hyperplasia, such as cancer, psoriasis or benign prostate hyperplasia is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pro-apoptotic fragments of the Dengue virus pRM and E glycoproteins, methods of screening for molecules capable of inducing apoptosis and methods of inducing apoptosis in a cell.

Abstract: This invention provides a therapeutic agent capable of specifically forming a complex with human immunodeficiency virus envelope glycoprotein which comprises a polypeptide. In one embodiment of the invention, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 6 from about +1 to about +185 fused to the amino acid sequence from about +353 to about +371. In another embodiment of the invention, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 6 from about +1 to about +106 fused to the amino acid sequence from about +353 to about +371. In yet a further embodiment of the invention, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 6 from about +1 to about +185. This invention also provides a method for treating a subject infected with a human immunodeficiency virus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel inhibitors of the Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-&kgr;B) activating pathway useful in the treatment of NF-&kgr;B related diseases and/or in the improvement of anti-tumor treatments. These inhibitors interfere early in the TRAF induced signaling pathway and are therefore more specific than I&kgr;B.

Abstract: A novel organic anion transporter gene participating in organic anion transport in the placenta; and an organic anion transporter which is a polypeptide encoded by the gene. A placental organic anion transporter OAT4, more particularly, a placental organic anion transporter OAT4 having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 or an amino acid sequence derived therefrom by deletion, substitution or addition of a part of the amino acids thereof. A nucleic acid (preferably DNA) having a base sequence encoding the placental organic anion transporter OAT4 or a base sequence hybridizable therewith under stringent conditions.