Patents Issued in November 17, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160331749
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein Y1, Y2, R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, A3, and A4, have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents for the treatment of diseases and conditions, including inflammatory diseases, cancer, and AIDS. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprised of one or more compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Bogdan, Warren M. Kati, Keith F. McDaniel, Chang H. Park, George S. Sheppard, Le Wang
  • Publication number: 20160331750
    Abstract: The present disclosure identifies a novel subtype of follicular lymphoma (FL) characterized by dysregulation of the cyclin/CDK/RB proliferative pathway. This subtype of FL is associated with increased malignancy and mortality, relative to FL which is not associated with cell cycle dysregulation. Accordingly, this disclosure presents novel methods to subtype FL and stratify patient risk by detection of biomarkers associated with RB inactivation. This disclosure further presents novel therapies for the treatment of FL subtyped by inactivation of RB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Hans Guido Wendel, Elisa Oricchio
  • Publication number: 20160331751
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical combination of a mdm2/4 inhibitor, namely (S)-1-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-7-isopropoxy-6-methoxy-2-(4-{methyl-[4-(4-methyl-3-oxo-piperazin-1-yl)-trans-cyclohexylmethyl]-amino}-phenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinolin-3-one or (S)-5-(5-Chloro-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-pyridin-3-yl)-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-(2,4-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-5-yl)-1-isopropyl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]imidazol-4-one, and a cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor 7-Cyclopentyl-2-(5-piperazin-1-yl-pyridin-2-ylamino)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid dimethylamide. In addition, the disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical combination product. The disclosure also relates to corresponding pharmaceutical formulations, uses and treatment methods comprising said mdm2/4 inhibitor or a cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stephane Ferretti, Sebastien Jeay, Ensar Halilovic, Fang Li, Hui-Qin Wang
  • Publication number: 20160331752
    Abstract: A risperidone sustained release microsphere formulation is provided. The microsphere formulation includes risperidone or 9-hydroxy risperidone or salts thereof, and a polymer blend having a first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer and a second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer, in which the first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a high intrinsic viscosity and the second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a low intrinsic viscosity. The sustained release micro sphere formulation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is suitable for large-scale industrialized production with improved stability, the in vivo release behavior of which will not change after long-term storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kaoxiang Sun, Rongcai Liang, Qilin Wang, Wenyan Wang, Wanhui Liu, Youxin Li
  • Publication number: 20160331753
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to heteroaryl compounds as MEK inhibitors. These compounds include heteroaryl compounds of formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, combinations with suitable medicament and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present disclosure also includes processes of preparation of the compounds and their use in methods of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: LUPIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Bhavesh DAVE, Rakesh Kumar BANERJEE, Samiron PHUKAN, Abhijit Datta KHOJE, Rajkumar HANGARGE, Jitendra Sambhaji JADHAV, Venkata P. PALLE, Rajender Kumar KAMBOJ
  • Publication number: 20160331754
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for treating myeloproliferative disorders or neoplasms, including polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis, thrombocythemia, and essential thrombocythemia. Also provided herein are methods for treating cancers. Such methods may include the use of a JAK inhibitor and a PI3K inhibitor. Such methods may include the use of an anti-CD20 antibody and a PI3K inhibitor. Provided herein are also compositions, articles of manufacture and kits related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Dansey, Ronald L. Dubowy, Brian J. Lannutti, Sarah Meadows, Christophe Queva
  • Publication number: 20160331755
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical combination comprising: (a) a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase inhibitor selected from 5-(2,6-di-morpholin-4-yl-pyrimidin-4-yl)-4-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-ylamine, (S)-Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-({4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl}-amide) or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a gonadorelin agonist and, optionally, (c) an antiestrogen agent, particularly for use in the treatment or prevention of a cancer; uses of such a combination in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a cancer; pharmaceutical compositions of the combination of said therapeutic agents and methods of treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of such a combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Samit Hirawat, Cristian Massacesi
  • Publication number: 20160331756
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of PDK1. The present invention also provides compositions thereof, and methods of treating PDK1-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph Arndt, Timothy Chan, Kevin Guckian, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Wen-Cherng Lee, Edward Yin-Shiang Lin, Daniel Scott, Lihong Sun, Jermaine Thomas, Kurt van Vloten, Deping Wang, Lei Zhang, Daniel Erlanson
  • Publication number: 20160331757
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds represented by formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, N-oxides thereof, solvates thereof or prodrugs thereof (wherein the characters are as defined in the description). The compounds represented by formula (I) have affinity and selectivity for the gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor subunit alpha 5 (GABAA ?5) and act as GABAA ?5 negative allosteric modulators (GABAA ?5 NAM), so that they are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases which are related to the GABAA ?5 such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuji SAITO, Masato HIGASHINO, Soichi KAWAHARADA, Arwel LEWIS, Mark Stuart CHAMBERS, Alastair RAE, Kim Louise HIRST, Charles David HARTLEY
  • Publication number: 20160331758
    Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to stable formulations of a TLR agonist preferably a TLR7 or a TLR8 agonist, for use in the treatment of cancer, preferably solid tumors and lymphomas. Specifically, the present invention is directed to stable formulations of up to 50 mg/ml of a TLR agonist which comprise a cyclodextrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: J. Jeffry Howbert, Muralikrishna Duvvuri, Robert Hershberg, Gregory Dietsch
  • Publication number: 20160331759
    Abstract: A medicinal composition is administered orally twice a day to a patient to ameliorate the symptoms related to Parkinson's disease. The medicinal composition includes mixing a quantity of ibogaine, a quantity of vitamin supplements and a quantity of manufacturing additives into a heterogeneous medicinal mixture. The quantity of ibogaine, formulated as ibogaine HCl, other non-toxic salts of ibogaine (an alkaloid of the family apocynaceae), or noribogaine, its active metabolite, is an active ingredient to regulate endogenous glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The quantity of vitamin supplements promotes the general health and neurological functions. The quantity of manufacturing additives bonds the quantity of ibogaine and the quantity of vitamin supplements together, as well as, provides anti-adherent properties to prevent the medicinal mixture from adhering to manufacturing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Rand
  • Publication number: 20160331760
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions that include a nanoparticle and a compound that reduces the biological activity of one or more bromodomain and extra-terminal family member (BET) proteins (e.g., a bromodomain inhibitor), and methods of using such compounds to increase retention or storage of vitamin A, vitamin D, and/or lipids by a cell, such as an epithelial or stellate cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Ronald M. Evans, Michael Downes, Mara Sherman, Ning Ding
  • Publication number: 20160331761
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and compositions for treating Raynaud's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon are provided. Topical administration of a semisolid composition comprising a prostaglandin E1 compound provides the desired relief of the Raynaud's disease or Raynaud's phenomenon without the possible complications of systemic administration. The semisolid composition can be administered as needed, or in a regimen of several doses per day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Nexmed Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel W. Frank, Richard Martin, Bassam B. Damaj
  • Publication number: 20160331762
    Abstract: Described are transdermal drug delivery systems for the transdermal administration of testosterone, comprising a polymer matrix and testosterone. Methods of making and using such systems also are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Juan A. Mantelle
  • Publication number: 20160331763
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutically acceptable complex formulae comprising complexes of Abiraterone acetate and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The complex formulae of the present disclosure have improved physicochemical properties which results in reduced food effect which allows significant dose reduction and the abandoning of the requirement of taking the drug on an empty stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Erzsébet Réka Angi, Tamás Jordán, Orsolya Basa-Dénes, Tamás Solymosi, Zsolt Õtvõs, Hristos Glavinas, Genovéva Filipcsei
  • Publication number: 20160331764
    Abstract: A composition for delivering cholecalciferol to skin and/or mucous membranes via topical application. The composition comprises xylitol and cholecalciferol in emulsion. Optionally, the composition may include additional components such as glycerol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, pharmaceutical agents, stabilizers, acids, bases, buffers, antioxidants, emulsifiers, suspending agents, and preservatives. Methods of preparation of the composition and of using it as a topical treatment for delivery of cholecalciferol to the skin and/or mucous membranes are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: RESDEVCO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shabtay DIKSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20160331765
    Abstract: The method of treating elevated blood levels of iPTH by increasing or maintaining blood concentrations of both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in a patient by administering, as necessary, both Vitamin D repletion and Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies, is disclosed. The blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are increased to and maintained at or above 30 ng/mL, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are increased to or maintained within a patient's normal historical physiological range for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D without causing substantially increased risk of hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia or over suppression of plasma iPTH in the patient. The blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are maintained at or above 30 ng/mL between doses of Vitamin D repletion therapies, and the blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are maintained in the patient's normal historical physiological range between doses of Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Charles W. Bishop, Keith H. Crawford, Eric J. Messner, P. Martin Petkovich, Christian F. Helvig
  • Publication number: 20160331766
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Herriot Tabuteau, Graeme Jones
  • Publication number: 20160331767
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Herriot Tabuteau, Graeme Jones
  • Publication number: 20160331768
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of bisphosphonate compounds, such as zoledronic acid, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Publication number: 20160331769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic drug for diabetes containing 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE) as an active ingredient, particularly a therapeutic drug for diabetes that exhibits a GLUT4 endocytosis suppressive action by suppressing activation of PKC? and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: NISHIZAKI BIOINFORMATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Tomoyuki NISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160331770
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleosides, nucleotides and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more of nucleosides, nucleotides and analogs thereof, and methods of synthesizing the same. Also disclosed herein are methods of ameliorating and/or treating a disease and/or a condition, including an infection from a paramyxovirus and/or an orthomyxovirus, with a nucleoside, a nucleotide and an analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Guangyi Wang, David Bernard Smith, Leonid Beigelman, Jerome Deval, Marija Prhavc
  • Publication number: 20160331771
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for treating and preventing hyperproliferative disorders such as psoriasis by administration of a cardiac glycoside alone or in combination locally or systemically with a calciotropic agents and/or a diffusion-limiting component, such a vasoconstrictor or collagen barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan T. Oronsky, Peter Langecker
  • Publication number: 20160331772
    Abstract: Composition comprising a uridine source, an omega-3 PUFA for improving coordination, balance, grip strength or fine motor skills. The invention is directed to a combination of a uridine source and an omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acid having 18-24 carbon atoms for use in •—the prevention or treatment of a disturbance in coordination of limbs in a mammal •—the prevention or treatment of a disturbance in equilibrium in a mammal •—for use in the prevention or treatment of a disturbance in limb strength •—or use in the prevention or treatment of a disturbance in a motor skill in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Amos Attali
  • Publication number: 20160331773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of an anti-retroviral agent such as zidovudine and anti-microbial agents for killing clinically latent microorganisms associated with microbial infections and to novel combinations comprising an anti-retroviral agent such as zidovudine and anti-microbial agents for the treatment of microbial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: HELPERBY THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony Coates, Yanmin Hu
  • Publication number: 20160331774
    Abstract: This invention is directed to ?-1-6-glucans, compositions and devices comprising the same, and methods of use thereof in modulating immune responses. The ?-1-6-glucans of certain embodiments of the invention are enriched for O-acetylated groups and/or conjugated to a solid support or linked to a targeting moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ifat Rubin-Bejerano, Gerald R. Fink, Claudia Abeijon, Daniel S. Kohane, Jason E. Fuller, Robert S. Langer
  • Publication number: 20160331775
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating and preventing thrombosis. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating and preventing thrombosis utilizing E-selectin inhibition in combination with heparin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: DANIEL D. MYERS, JR., THOMAS W. WAKEFIELD, SUMAN SOOD, JOHN L. MAGNANI
  • Publication number: 20160331776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use as a medicament in the prophylactic or therapeutic topical treatment of viral eye infections caused by adenovirus of subtype D or influenza A virus of subtype H7. The composition in its ready-for-use formulation comprises iota carrageenan as an active antiviral ingredient and is substantially free of a metal halide salt or contains no more than 0.5% w/v of a metal halide salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Eva PRIESCHL-GRASSAUER, Martina MOROKUTTI-KURZ, Andreas GRASSAUER, Sabine NAKOWITSCH, Angelika BODENTEICH, Marielle KÖNIG-SCHUSTER, Christiane KOLLER, Frederic PILOTAZ
  • Publication number: 20160331777
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an alginate oligomer of 2 to 75 monomer residues, wherein said monomer residues do not carry a sulphate group, for use as a blood anticoagulant in clinical and non-clinical applications, including in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro contexts. The invention further provides for the use of such an alginate oligomer in preparing a product or device having a reduced capacity to promote blood coagulation, wherein said alginate oligomer is provided at or on a surface of said product or device. Such products and devices form a further aspect of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Arne DESSEN, Philip RYE
  • Publication number: 20160331778
    Abstract: A liposomal rehydration salt formulation comprising phosphatidylcholine liposomes, salts, water, and a percentage inclusion ratio of salts (salts retained within said liposomes/total salts) of at least 40%; and a process for preparing said formulation using tangential ultrafiltration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: ALCIDES NICASTRO, ALEJANDRO LUIS BARBARINI
  • Publication number: 20160331779
    Abstract: Toxins produced by bacteria promote infection and disease by directly damaging host tissues and by disabling the immune system. In one embodiment, the present application provides methods of treating and prevention further inflammation by inactivating toxins through use positive chlorinated ionic solution and or their derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: John CREW, Kathryn Najafi-Tagol, Ron Najafi, Dmitri Debabov, Camron Noorbakhsh, Timothy Shiau, Lu Wang
  • Publication number: 20160331780
    Abstract: The invention relates to an edible product containing a decontaminant. Particularly, the invention relates to an edible product, for instance, a food-like product, containing an effective amount of activated charcoal to mitigate, substantially reduce or cause the cessation of at least one adverse effect associated with the ingestion of a toxic substance. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing such a decontaminant edible product and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Michael A. Stang
  • Publication number: 20160331781
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention relate to compositions comprising marrow infiltrating lymphocytes (“MILs”). The MILs may be activated MILs. Some embodiments relate to methods for activating MILs, comprising incubating MILs in an environment comprising less than 21% oxygen. Some embodiments relate to methods for treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising activated MILs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ivan M. Borrello, Kimberly A. Noonan
  • Publication number: 20160331782
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I: (Formula I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are allosteric effectors that increase the oxygen-being affinity of hemoglobin, which are useful in the treatment of sickle cell disease, high altitude tissue hypoxia, and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Warren M. ZAPOL, Kenneth D. BLOCH, Akito NAKAGAWA, Francine E. LUI, Revital FREEDMAN
  • Publication number: 20160331783
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are allosteric effectors that reduce the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin, which can enhance the efficacy of radiation therapy for cancer and which are useful for the treatment of ischemia and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Kenneth D. Bloch, Akito Nakagawa, Francine E. Lui, Revital Freedman
  • Publication number: 20160331784
    Abstract: Described are compositions and methods for treating liver disease, e.g., acute liver disease, using bone marrow-derived stem cells and bone marrow-derived stem cell conditioned media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Martin Leon Yarmush, Biju Parekkadan
  • Publication number: 20160331785
    Abstract: A population of cells possesses enhanced selectin binding based upon a fucosylated selectin ligand present on a surface thereof. Methods of producing the population of cells, along with therapeutic methods of using the cells, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Lijun Xia, Rodger P. McEver
  • Publication number: 20160331786
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for making and using pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Edward D. Wirth, III, Catherine A. Priest, Jane S. Lebkowski, Nathan C. Manley, Kevin P. Nishimoto, Ross Okamura
  • Publication number: 20160331787
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for darkening skin and treating vitiligo are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaowei Xu, Hong Yu
  • Publication number: 20160331788
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for inhibiting thrombosis. The composition includes 5 to 25% by weight of Fish Oil, 15 to 55% by weight of Willow Bark Extract, and 0.2 to 5% by weight of Vitamin E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers, Tonya M. Bierman
  • Publication number: 20160331789
    Abstract: Methods are provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about ?20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: ABBAS MOHAMMAD GHAWI, AHMED MERZOUK, ABDUALRAHMAN ABDUALKADER, MOHAMED ALAAMA
  • Publication number: 20160331790
    Abstract: Methods are also provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract in the treatment of a bacterial skin infection. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about ?20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Abbas Mohammad GHAWI, Ahmed MERZOUK, Abdualrahman ABDUALKADER, Mohamed ALAAMA
  • Publication number: 20160331791
    Abstract: This application provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments, and methods for making, storing and using them, including storage, including long term storage, at ambient temperature. Compositions provided herein are useful for treating various diseases or conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and recurrent or primary C. difficile infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Crestovo LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20160331792
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for restoring normal microbiota in pre-term newborns or newborns delivered by Cesarean section and methods for preventing or ameliorating diseases associated with delivery by Cesarean section or pre-term birth comprising administering to said newborns at the time of birth or shortly thereafter an effective amount of a vaginal microbiota inoculum obtained from the newborn's mother or a donor or an effective amount of a probiotic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: University of Puerto Rico, New York University
    Inventor: Maria Gloria DOMINGUEZ-BELLO
  • Publication number: 20160331793
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a group B adenovirus comprising a sequence of formula (I): 5?ITR-B1-BAB2-BX-BB-BY-B3-3?ITR wherein: B1 is bond or comprises: E1A, E1B or E1AE1B; BA comprises: E2B-L1-L2-L3-E2A-L4; B2 is a bond or comprises: E3; BX is a bond or a DNA sequence comprising: a restriction site, one or more transgenes or both; BB comprises L5; BY is a bond or a DNA sequence comprising: a restriction site, one or more transgenes or both; B3 is a bond or comprises: E4; wherein at least one of BX or BY is not a bond, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and use of the viruses and compositions in treatment, particularly in the treatment of cancer. The disclosure also extends to plasmids and processes employed to prepare the said viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Robert CHAMPION, Alice Claire Noel BROWN, Kerry David FISHER, Tamara NICOLSON
  • Publication number: 20160331794
    Abstract: The present application relates to a composition for the treatment of persistent cough, suitable also for pediatric use, processes for the preparation of said composition, and a method for the treatment of persistent cough in adult individuals or in individuals of pediatric age by means of the administration of pharmaceutically effective doses of the above-mentioned composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Valentino MERCATI, Laura CAPONE, Emiliano GIOVAGNONI
  • Publication number: 20160331795
    Abstract: Composition comprising (optionally processed) edible parts of an okra plant species for use in reducing dietary fat absorption in a subject or for use in treating or preventing obesity and/or for use in treating or preventing a metabolic disease such as metabolic syndrome, or for managing the weight of a subject, by binding dietary fat in the subject's stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Kai Zhia LAU
  • Publication number: 20160331796
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventions described herein provide, among other things, enriched Amaranthus blitoides compositions, such as those enriched with Vitamin D and to the use thereof to alleviate symptoms or discomforts associated with inflammation, inflammatory disorders, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), other inflammation related problems, infections of the genitourinary tract, hemorrhoidal diseases and the same, and to use of the same to treat these and other disorders and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: David AUDINO
  • Publication number: 20160331797
    Abstract: The invention provides a dermatological composition comprising materials of algae origin (e.g. Arthrospira platensis) and olive leaf origin, the composition at least comprising a polypeptide and hydroxytyrosol. The composition is for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a dermatological microbial infection, e.g. nail fungus, Athlete's foot, wound, chickenpox, acne. The invention also provides an applicator device comprising such composition. Further, the invention provides a method for preparing such dermatological composition. Especially, the composition at least comprises a polypetide and hydroxytyrosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Maikel HENDRIKS, Pieternella Anna Maria BOUTER, Maarten Casparus VAN DEN ENDE
  • Publication number: 20160331798
    Abstract: Compositions are disclosed which have as a component thereof an inhibitor of the enzymatic production of 3-deoxyglucosone (3DG) from fructoselysine and/or an inactivator of 3DG, and which are useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition or disease state that is alleviated by inhibiting such 3DG production. Methods of using such compositions, e.g., for improving the appearance, texture and/or elasticity of aging skin, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Annette Tobia, Alice Marcy, Bangying Su, Takeshi Niwa