Patents Issued in March 24, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160082005
    Abstract: In its several embodiments, this invention discloses a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one antineoplastic agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one dissolution enhancing agent sufficient to substantially dissolve said at least one antineoplastic agent in at least one aqueous diluent, wherein said dissolution enhancing agent is urea, L-histidine, L-threonine, L-asparagine, L-serine, L-glutamine or mixtures thereof; a lyophilized powder comprising said pharmaceutical formulation, and articles of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Sydney O. Ugwu, Vinay Radhakrishnan, Peter M. Ihnat, Leonore C. Witchey-Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20160082006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-administration of two neurotransmitter agonists to patients with motor disorders, for the purpose of symptom reduction. In particular the present invention provides methods and compositions for alleviation of akinesia, rigidity and/or tremor associated with Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: William A. Wolf, Erik D. Istre
  • Publication number: 20160082007
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of skin erythema as exhibited in rosacea and other conditions characterized by increased erythema (redness) of the skin. These conditions exhibit dilation of blood vessels due to a cutaneous vascular hyper-reactivity. In particular, the present invention is directed to a novel composition and method for the treatment of skin erythema using ?1-adrenergic receptor (?1-adrenoceptor) agonists incorporated into cosmetic, pharmacological or dermatological compositions for topical application to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart D. Shanler, Andrew Ondo
  • Publication number: 20160082008
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nadia Haq, Deqiang Niu, Russell C. Petter, Lixin Qiao, Juswinder Singh, Zhendong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20160082009
    Abstract: The disclosed pharmaceutical preparation comprises a compound represented by the chemical formula (A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is dispersed in a matrix consisting of a water-soluble high molecular weight substance; and Crospovidone: The pharmaceutical preparation is excellent in the solubility and the storage stability even if the amount of the compound or the salt included in each individual dosage unit is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: SATOSHI ABURATANI, HIROKAZU HAGIO, HIROYUKI HIGUCHI, KENICHI OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160082010
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to improve the solubility of 3-[2-fluoro-5-(2,3-difluoro-6-methoxybenzyloxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid. The present invention provides 3-[2-fluoro-5-(2,3-difluoro-6-methoxybenzyl-oxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid choline salt has excellent solubility and storage stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumichi JO, Hideki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160082011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating and/or preventing podocytes related disorders and/or nephrotic syndrome comprising the administration of an effective amount of a certain DPP-4 inhibitor, as well as to the use of a certain DPP-4 inhibitor for treating and/or preventing a metabolic disease in a patient with or at risk of podocytes related disorders and/or nephrotic syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas KLEIN, Maximilian von EYNATTEN, Berthold HOCHER, Michael MARK, Yuliya SHARKOVSKA
  • Publication number: 20160082012
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical combination comprising (a) a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor compound of formula (I), as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) paclitaxel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for simultaneous, separate or sequential use, for the treatment of a cancer of the head and neck; a pharmaceutical composition comprising said combination; the use of said combination for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a cancer of the head and neck; a method of treating or preventing a cancer of the head and neck comprising administering a jointly therapeutically effective amount of such a combination to a subject in need thereof; and a commercial package thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Samit Hirawat, Cristian Massacesi, Emmanuelle di Tomaso
  • Publication number: 20160082013
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel pharmaceutical formulations of aprepitant suitable for parenteral administration including intravenous administration. Also included are formulations including both aprepitant and dexamethasone sodium phosphate. The pharmaceutical formulations are stable oil-in-water emulsions for non-oral treatment of emesis and are particularly useful for treatment of subjects undergoing highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas B. Ottoboni, Han Han
  • Publication number: 20160082014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modulating the Wnt signaling pathway using compounds of Formula (1), wherein A1, Y and Z all represent rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Dai CHENG, Wenqi GAO, Dong HAN, Shifeng PAN, Guobao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160082015
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, and kits for promoting motor neuron survival and for treatment and diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Lee L. Rubin
  • Publication number: 20160082016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a well-known benzodiazepine compound, namely clonazepam, in combination with antibiotic agents, for treating bacterially induced meningitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Franck Mouthon, Matthieu Charveriat
  • Publication number: 20160082017
    Abstract: The present invention discloses administering steroid hormones to mammals to treat autoimmune related diseases, more particularly, Th1-mediated (cell-mediated) autoimmune diseases including: multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), autoimmune thyroiditis and uveitis. Most preferably the invention is used to treat a patient with a therapeutically effective amount of estriol of 8 milligrams once daily via oral administration to treat the symptoms or prevent the onset of multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Rhonda Voskuhl
  • Publication number: 20160082018
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of male and/or female sexual dysfunction. The invention specifically relates to the use of testosterone and a 5-HT1A agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: EMOTIONAL BRAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Johan Adriaan TUITEN, Johannes Martinus Maria BLOEMERS, Robertus Petrus Johannes DE LANGE
  • Publication number: 20160082019
    Abstract: This invention relates to the combination of cabozantinib and abiraterone to treat cancer, particularly castration resistant prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher J. Sweeney, Phili W. Kantoff
  • Publication number: 20160082020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for stimulating reepithelialisation during wound healing. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mineralocorticoid 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicants: Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS, UNIVERSITE PARIS DESCARTES
    Inventors: Nicolette FARMAN, Francine BEHAR-COHEN, Frederic JAISSER
  • Publication number: 20160082021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a once daily tablet comprising doxycycline at sub-antibiotic dose and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the tablet exhibits a reduced food effect. The invention further provides a method of treatment of rosacea by administering to a person in need thereof the doxycycline tablet with or without food. A process of preparing the tablet is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ravish Kumar SHARMA, Pulak Kumar METIA, Ravinder SINGH, Rajesh Srikrishan SHEAR, Anuj Kumar FANDA, Satish Kumar JAIN, Romi Barat SINGH, Swarna PAPPU, Prabhakar KONATHAM, Pruthvipathy KATIKANENI, Dileep JAMI
  • Publication number: 20160082022
    Abstract: Described herein are products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose and another sweetener such as glucose). Exemplary products include cosmetic products, oral care products, therapeutic products, nutraceutical products, diagnostic, beverages, animal food products, and human food products. Methods of making the xylose containing products from biomass is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Marshall MEDOFF
  • Publication number: 20160082023
    Abstract: Provided are a use of D-galactose in inhibition of quorum sensing and/or in prevention and/or treatment of oral bacterial diseases; in particular, a composition for inhibiting quorum sensing and a composition for preventing and/or treating oral bacterial diseases, the composition comprising D-galactose, and a method of inhibiting quorum sensing and a method of preventing and/or treating oral bacterial diseases, the method comprising administering D-galactose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Bong Kyu Choi, Eun Ju Ryu, Jae Hyun Sim, Byeong Moon Kim, Julian Lee, Jun Sim
  • Publication number: 20160082024
    Abstract: The application of pentacyclic triterpenoid saponins, extracted from the plant of Silene viscidula, is used to manufacture anti-diabetic medicaments. Having screened and researched the plants and the compounds massively, the compounds of pentacyclic triterpenoid saponins extracted and purified from Silene viscidula (hereinafter called Wacao saponnins), have strong effects on hyperglycemia, especially for the compounds that have mother nuclei of sinocrassulosides, which can be used to manufacture anti-diabetic medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Xueyong WANG, Baosheng ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20160082025
    Abstract: Materials and methods for using DNA methyltransferase inhibitors to slow progression of aortic valve calcification and stenosis are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventor: Jordan D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20160082026
    Abstract: A transmucosal formulation comprising a ganglioside and a mucosal absorption enhancer, as well as a method of treating or preventing Parkinson's disease in a human patient in need thereof comprising parenterally administering such a transmucosal formulation to said patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jay S. Schneider, John J. Koleng, Robert Florentine, David W. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20160082027
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising eleutheroside-C, pinitol and sugars optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or a combination thereof; a process of obtaining said composition from fenugreek seeds, a method of treating neuropathic pain or managing neuropathy, and the use of the said composition in treating neuropathic pain or managing neuropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: INDUS BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Sunil BHASKARAN, Mohan VISHWARAMAN
  • Publication number: 20160082028
    Abstract: Use of macrolide and ketolide antibiotics for the treatment of acute exposure and diseases caused by biodefense pathogens is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Prabhavathi FERNANDES
  • Publication number: 20160082029
    Abstract: A therapeutic method is provided comprising treating a mammal subject to hypoxia with an amount of 2(R,S)-D-ribo-(1?,2?,3?,4?-tetrahydroxybutyl)thiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid (RibCys) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to both maintain, restore or increase both the ATP levels and the glutathione (GSH) levels in said tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Herbert T. Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20160082030
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of viral infections, for example, Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, the compounds are D-amino acid phosphoramidate halogeno pyrimidine nucleoside analog compounds which display remarkable efficacy and bioavailability for the treatment of, for example, HCV infection in a human. In certain embodiments, the compounds are of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, stereoisomeric form, tautomeric form, or polymorphic form thereof, wherein: PD, X, R1, R2, RA, and RB are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Mayes, Adel M. MOUSSA, Cyril B. DOUSSON, Gilles GOSSELIN, Claire PIERRA, David DUKHAN
  • Publication number: 20160082031
    Abstract: Provided is a novel combination therapy using an FTD/TPI combination drug which exhibits remarkable antitumor effects, and few side effects. An antitumor agent is characterized in that the FTD/TPI combination drug is administered, using a reduced amount of trifluridine, at a dose in the range of 35 to 70 mg/m2/day and CPT-11 is administered at a dose in the range of 45 to 144 mg/m2/day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki OKABE
  • Publication number: 20160082032
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting the therapeutic effect of chemotherapy using an antitumor agent containing trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 1:0.5 on a colorectal cancer patient, the method comprising the following steps (1) to (3). As the means for solving the problem, the following invention is provided: a method comprising (1) detecting the expression of TK1 protein by an immunohistochemical method in tumor cells contained in a biological sample obtained from the patient; (2) based on the detection results obtained in step (1), classifying the tumor cells into positive cells and negative cells, and calculating the percentage of positive cells in the tumor cells; and (3) based on the calculation results obtained in step (2), predicting that when the percentage is 30% or more, the patient is likely to sufficiently respond to chemotherapy using the antitumor agent containing trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 1:0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Masanobu ITO
  • Publication number: 20160082033
    Abstract: The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium compounds, such as 5?-Methylselenoadenosine, a compound of Formula (I), and combinations thereof, and methods of using the same for inhibiting ? amyloid aggregation, ApoE4 expression, p38 or Tau protein phosphorylation, or increasing Neprilysin and Insulin Degrading Enzyme expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ronan Power, Zi-Jian Lan
  • Publication number: 20160082034
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of attenuating activity of the gene promoter of CIP2A. siRNAs are used to target against Ets1 and Elk1 transcriptional factors, thereby blocking the binding of Ets1 and Elk1 to the CIP2A gene promoter. It is disclosed that the siRNAs targeted against Ets1 and Elk1 attenuate the gene expression of CIP2A. A kit containing siRNA reagents for attenuating the CIP2A gene expression is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Lyndi M. Rice, Rajash Pallai
  • Publication number: 20160082035
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to Pompe disease and, in particular, to a methods of treating Pompe disease and to compounds/constructs suitable for use in such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Dwight D. KOEBERL
  • Publication number: 20160082036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxyalkyl starch or a pharmaceutical preparation thereof for the treatment of cancer, tumor or tumor associated diseases, especially by effectively reducing tumor growth rate and inhibiting tumor growth and wherein the hydroxyalkyl starch has a mean molecular weight (MW) above 20 and below 1300 kDa and a molar substitution (MS) in the range of from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein the alkylation may be an ethylation, propylation or butylation or mixes thereof; and wherein the alkyl may be further substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Silke Baasner
  • Publication number: 20160082037
    Abstract: A powder chitosan-based material can be used for biomedical applications. The chitosan has been treated in a nitrogen field by applying energy to ionize nitrogen in and around the chitosan material. A single or multiple such treatments may be employed. For example, the chitosan material may be irradiated under nitrogen using ?-irradiation, treated under a nitrogen plasma, or both. A powder chitosan material can be readily treated by surface modifying treatments such as irradiating under nitrogen using ?-irradiation, treating under a nitrogen plasma, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Wolff M. Kirsch, Samuel M. Hudson, Andrew Crofton
  • Publication number: 20160082038
    Abstract: A method of treating a subject having a musculoskeletal disorder includes administering to a subject's articular site in need thereof an effective amount of a hyaluronic acid (HA) composition. In one embodiment, the HA composition includes an HA derivative, wherein carboxyl functionalities of the hyaluronic acid derivative are each independently derivatized to include an N-acylurea or O-acyl isourea, or both N-acylurea and O-acyl isourea. In another embodiment, the HA composition includes a crosslinked HA gel that is prepared by reacting an uncrosslinked HA with a biscarbodiimide in the presence of pH buffer in a range of between about 4 and about 8. The composite can optionally include at least one second bioactive agent other than the HA derivative, such as a steroid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Tamera B. GOODING, Stephen J. KENNEDY, Charles H. SHERWOOD
  • Publication number: 20160082039
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of ion imbalances. In particular, the invention provides compositions comprising potassium binding polymers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods of use of the polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions for therapeutic and/or prophylactic benefits are disclosed herein. Examples of these methods include the treatment of hyperkalemia, such as hyperkalemia caused by renal failure and/or the use of hyperkalemia causing drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dominique Charmot, Han-Ting Chang, Gerrit Klaerner, Mingjun Liu
  • Publication number: 20160082040
    Abstract: Systems, compositions, devices, and methods for treating a mammary condition in a mammal using gNO delivered from a nitric oxide releasing solution (NORS) are disclosed and described. In one embodiment, the mammary condition may be mastitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Bovicor Pharmatech Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Miller, Gilly Regev-Shoshani
  • Publication number: 20160082041
    Abstract: The invention relates to soft drink industry, in particular, to dietetic nutrition. The inventive weight reducing composition comprises 0.01-10 mg/l of sodium and 25-150 mg/l of magnesium, the rest being water. Said composition (drinking water) makes it possible to reduce weight without altering the usual eating habits. In addition, consumption of said drinking water results in reduction of weight by 1.2-2.9 kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Georgy Viktorovich TETS, Viktor Veniaminovich TETS
  • Publication number: 20160082042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating and preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and radiation-induced tissue damage or organ failure. More particularly, methods of the present invention comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of mesenchymal stem cell-educated macrophages (MEMs) to a subject to treat or prevent GVHD, bone marrow failure, radiation-induced tissue damage or organ failure, or a condition associated with aberrant inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Peiman Hematti, Myriam N. Bouchlaka, Christian M. Capitini
  • Publication number: 20160082043
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of spray drying blood plasma using a two-step drying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Abdul Wahid Khan, Michael Wilt, Rud Karly Lucien, Jihae Sohn, Qiyong Peter Liu
  • Publication number: 20160082044
    Abstract: A method of treatment of plasma with a physiologically compatible spray dry stable acidic substance (SDSAS) prior to or contemporaneously with spray drying of the plasma that results in greater recovery and greater long-term stabilization of the dried plasma proteins as compared to spray dried plasma that has not be subject to the formulation method of the present invention, as well as compositions related to plasma dried by the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Qiyong Peter Liu, Junqing Cui, Rud Karly Lucien, Ryan Carney, Jihae Sohn, Michelle Arya
  • Publication number: 20160082045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the transient modification of cells. In particular embodiments, the cells are immune systems, such as PBMC, PBL, T (CD3+ and/or CD8+) and Natural Killer (NK) cells. The modified cells provide a population of cells that express a genetically engineered chimeric receptor which can be administered to a patient therapeutically. The present invention further relates to methods that deliver mRNA coding for the chimeric receptor to unstimulated resting PBMC, PBL, T (CD3+ and/or CD8+) and NK cells and which delivers the mRNA efficiently to the transfected cells and promotes significant target cell killing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Linhong Li, Madhusudan V. Peshwa
  • Publication number: 20160082046
    Abstract: Methods for the in vitro production of enucleated red blood cells and the enucleated red blood cells thus prepared are provided. Such enucleated red blood cells may express a sortaggable surface protein, which allows for surface modification in the presence of a sortase. Also described herein are surface modified enucleated red blood cells, e.g., conjugated with an agent of interest such as a peptide, a detectable label, or a chemotherapeutic agent, and uses thereof in delivering the agent to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Harvey Lodish, Hidde L. Ploegh, Hsiang-Ying Lee, Jiahai Shi, Lenka Kundrat, Novalia Pishesha
  • Publication number: 20160082047
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials relating to platelet lysates. For example, methods and materials for using platelet lysate compositions to grow adult stem cells, to differentiate adult stem cells, to grow primary cell cultures, to grow tumor stem cells, and to identify effective growth factors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Allan B. Dietz, Michael P. Gustafson, Greg W. Butler
  • Publication number: 20160082048
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel medical application to regenerative medicine that uses pluripotent stem cells (Muse cells). The present invention provides a cell preparation for treating cerebral infarction and sequelae associated therewith that contains SSEA-3-positive pluripotent stem cells isolated from mesenchymal tissue in the body or cultured mesenchymal cells. The cell preparation of the present invention is based on a brain tissue regeneration mechanism by which Muse cells differentiate into nerve cells and the like in damaged brain tissue by administering Muse cells into cerebral parenchyma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshida, Mari Dezawa, Teiji Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20160082049
    Abstract: Some embodiments comprise methods, systems, and/or compositions comprising the production and/or use of one or agents selected from a group comprising microRNA-126, a promoter of microRNA-126 expression, a microRNA-126 mimic, cells such as human umbilical cord blood cells (“HUCBCs”), endothelial cells (“EC”), endothelial progenitor cells (“EPC”), and microRNA-126-enriched Exosomes/Microvesicles (“EMVs”) to promote, increase, or improve recovery from conditions, diseases, or injuries and/or function or outcome in a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jieli Chen, Michael Chopp
  • Publication number: 20160082050
    Abstract: A composition that includes at least two of: echinochrome A (2-ethyl-3,5,6,7,8-pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone); spinochrome A (2-acetyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione); spinochrome B (2,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione); spinochrome C (2-acetyl-3,5,6,7,8-pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione); spinochrome D (2,3,5,6,8-Pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione); and spinochrome E (hexahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione). The composition can include one or more additional active ingredients (e.g., vitamin, tretinoin (alltrans retinoic acid or ATRA), a glycosaminoglycan (GAG), dermal filler, Botulinum toxin, etc.) and/or one or more inactive ingredients (e.g., solvent, carrier, gelling agent, coloring agent, etc.). The composition can be in a dry, solid form (e.g., powder), or in a liquid form. Additionally, each of the above components above can independently be present in the composition in either the naturally derived form, or in a synthetically prepared form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Fischer Goldblatt
  • Publication number: 20160082051
    Abstract: The present invention discloses use of sea cucumber glycosaminoglycan in the preparation of drugs. In particular, the present invention relates to use of medical use of sea cucumber glycosaminoglycan, and more particularly to use of depolymerized sea cucumber glycosaminoglycan or natural molecular segments of sea cucumber glycosaminoglycan with a weight average molecular weight greater than 54,500 Da in the preparation of a drug for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases. Thromboembolic diseases include atherosclerotic thrombotic diseases, venous thromboembolic diseases, hypercoagulable states and postoperative thrombosis or treatment of postoperative thrombi. The present invention has a wide treatment window for thromboembolic diseases, has a higher level of safety, and has good development and research value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicants: Shanghai Kairun Biology Medicine Limited Liability Company, Harbin Hongdoushan Bio-Pharm Co., Ltd., Heilongjiang Hongdoushan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiguo Wang, Quanhai Liu, Xuehai Wu
  • Publication number: 20160082052
    Abstract: Bacterial agents for preparing compositions which are for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or veterinary use and which are intended to stabilize and/or regulate the cutaneous ecosystem of mammals. These bacterial agents being an extract of a bacterium, or a bacterium, selected for their adhesion to skin cells and anti-adhesive to pathogens of the cutaneous system. The invention also relates to compositions containing such agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Baur, Ralf Zink, Isabelle Auzanneau, Karine Buffard
  • Publication number: 20160082053
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are microbiocidal compositions that include spore-forming strains of Bacillus. The compositions may be utilized to treat or prevent disease in aquatic animals such as farmed fish or crustaceans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffery Terhune, Mark Liles, Joseph Kloepper
  • Publication number: 20160082054
    Abstract: There is provided a preparation comprising Bifidobacterium breve and a mixture of non-digestible carbohydrates for non- or partially breast-fed infants as well as the use thereof for the treatment or prevention of immune disorder in non- or partially breast-fed infants. Also provided herein are sequence primers and probe for the detection of Bifidobacterium species as well as diagnostic kit thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Gea SPEELMANS, Jan KNOL, Monique HAARMAN, Johan GARSSEN