6-position Substituent Contains Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/196)
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Patent number: 10544130Abstract: The present invention relates to metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, RA, X1, X2 and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with a beta lactam antibiotic and/or a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ?-lactam antibiotics and optionally in combination with one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds. The compounds of the invention are useful in the methods described herein for overcoming antibiotic resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Frank Bennett, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander Pasternak, Shuzhi Dong, Xin Gu, Jack D. Scott, Haiqun Tang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yuhua Huang, Dexi Yang, Katherine Young, Li Xiao, Zhibo Zhang, Jianmin Fu
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Patent number: 10525043Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising antibacterial agent and tazobactam, wherein the ratio of tazobactam to the antibacterial agent in the composition is in the range of from about 0.5 to about 2 gram of tazobactam per gram of the antibacterial agent, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: WOCKHARDT LIMITEDInventors: Sachin Subhash Bhagwat, Mohammad Alam Jafri, Mahesh Vithalbhai Patel
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Patent number: 10227331Abstract: The present invention relates to metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compounds of Formula I: (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, RA, X1, X2 and RB are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with a beta lactam antibiotic and/or a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ?-lactam antibiotics and optionally in combination with one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds. The compounds of the invention are useful in the methods described herein for overcoming antibiotic resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Frank Bennett, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander Pasternak, Shuzhi Dong, Xin Gu, Jack D. Scott, Haiqun Tang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yuhua Huang, David Hunter, Dexi Yang, Katherine Young, Li Xiao, Zhibo Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Yunfeng Bai, Zhixiang Zheng, Xu Zhang
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Patent number: 10221163Abstract: The present invention relates to metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, RA, X1, X2 and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitor compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic and/or a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ?-lactam antibiotics and optionally in combination with one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds. The compounds of the invention are useful in the methods described herein for overcoming antibiotic resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Frank Bennett, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander Pasternak, Shuzhi Dong, Xin Gu, Jack D. Scott, Haiqun Tang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yuhua Huang, Dexi Yang, Katherine Young, Li Xiao, Zhibo Zhang, Jianmin Fu
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Patent number: 10028963Abstract: This disclosure relates to the treatment of intrapulmonary bacterial infections, including treatment of nosocomial pneumonia lung infections with pharmaceutical compositions containing the cephalosporin ceftolozane.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Gurudatt A. Chandorkar, Jennifer A. Huntington, Tara Parsons, Obiamiwe C. Umeh
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Patent number: 9872906Abstract: This disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising ceftolozane, pharmaceutical compositions comprising ceftolozane and tazobactam, methods of preparing those compositions, and related methods and uses of these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Joseph Terracciano, Nicole Miller Damour, Chun Jiang, Giovanni Fogliato, Giuseppe Alessandro Donadelli, Dario Resemini
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Patent number: 9309232Abstract: Antibacterial IspF inhibitor compounds and compositions are described. Methods include administering described compounds and compositions to treat bacterial or parasitic infections and to inhibit or parasite or bacterial growth.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignees: Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, Beryllium Discovery Corp.Inventors: Timothy J. Hagen, Zheng Zhang, Zachary Lazowski, Michael Clare, Darren W. Begley
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Publication number: 20150099714Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a 2,26,6-d4-morpholine derivative represented by Structural Formula (I): or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Julie F. Liu, Xuejun Tang, Scott L. Harbeson, Craig E. Masse
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Publication number: 20150072957Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions containing solid forms of tazobactam arginine, and methods of manufacturing and using these compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Calixa Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Jan-Ji Lai, Jian-Qiao Gu, Pradip M. Pathare, Valdas Jurkauskas, Joseph Terracciano, Nicole Miller Damour
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Patent number: 8968781Abstract: The present invention provides oral formulations of poorly bioavailable and/or poorly absorbable, and/or poorly water soluble therapeutic agents. The invention features pharmaceutical composition including a biopolymer, a therapeutic agent, for example an antimicrobial agent such as ceftriaxone, and an absorption enhancer, for example a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether absorption enhancer. Methods of making and using the pharmaceutical compositions is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Walter G. Gowan, Jr., Dennis D. Keith, Sandra O'Connor
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Publication number: 20150045337Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, the composition including a therapeutically effective amount of at least one active agent, and a base including, an amount of colloidal silica; at least one oil; and at least one surfactant, wherein the viscosity of the composition is below 1000 mPas at a shear rate of 100 l/s and at a temperature of 20° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Fadil Al Alawi, Olaf Bork, Ian George Tucker
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Publication number: 20150018312Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation and use in preventing or treating bacterial infections are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: WOCKHARDT LTD.Inventors: Vijaykumar Jagdishwar PATIL, Ravikumar TADIPARTHI, Satish BIRAJDAR, Sachin BHAGWAT
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Publication number: 20150011488Abstract: Epicatechins, Epicatechin Oligomers, or Thiolated Epicatechins are applied (A) directly to a genital wart in the form of a cream, ointment, paste or solution, (B) directly to the genital wart wherein such cream, ointment, paste or solution contains as an additional active ingredient a skin permeabilizing agent, (C) following electrosurgical resection or removal of the genital wart in such form of a cream, ointment, paste or solution, (D) following chemical resection or extirpation of the genital wart in such form, (E) following surgical resection or removal of the genital wart in such form, wherein said Epicatechins, Epicatechin Oligomers, or Thiolated Epicatechins both provide antiviral activity against multiple strains of human pappilomavirus (HPV) and promote healing following resection polymers contained in a vehicle. Disclosed are the compositions, therapeutical kits containing such composition, methods of treatment using such composition, and methods of enhancing the stability of such composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: CACAO BIO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Daniel PRESTON, Randall B. MURPHY
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Publication number: 20140364384Abstract: The present invention relates to the detection of markers in exhaled breath, wherein the detection of the presence or absence of the marker(s) in exhaled breath is used to assess various clinical data, including patient adherence in taking the medication and patient enzymatic (metabolic) competence in metabolizing the medication. An embodiment of the invention comprises a parent therapeutic agent labeled with a marker, where upon metabolism (e.g., via enzymatic action) of the therapeutic agent, the marker becomes volatile or semi-volatile and is present in the breath. In certain related embodiments, the marker contain a deuterium label, which is also present in the breath upon metabolism of the therapeutic agent. In another embodiment of the invention, the therapeutic agent is associated with a taggant (that may be either labeled or unlabeled with deuterium), which in turn will generate a marker in the breath that is easily measurable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Melker, Donn Michael Dennis, Christopher D. Batich, Mark S. Gold
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Patent number: 8889733Abstract: Artonin I is reported to treat multi-drug resistant Staphlococcus infections.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventors: Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Saba Farooq, Atia-tul Wahab, Christian D. A. Fozing, Atta-ur Rahman
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Publication number: 20140200189Abstract: Artonin I is reported to treat multi-drug resistant Staphlococcus infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Saba Farooq, Atia-tul-Wahab, Christian D.A. Fozing
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Publication number: 20140128335Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment of bacteria including those presenting multiple drug resistance (MDR), in particular as efflux pump inhibitors. It also relates to novel polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives, compositions comprising the same, process for preparing the same, and use thereof in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicants: UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE, UNIVERSITE DE CORSE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Jean-Michel Bolla, Jean Michel Brunel, Joseph Pierre Felix Casanova, Vannina Lorenzi, Liliane Berti
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Publication number: 20140107092Abstract: Methods for predicting risk of developing colorectal cancer, for treating colorectal cancer, and reducing risk of developing colorectal cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Matthew Meyerson, Aleksandar Kostic
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Publication number: 20140088069Abstract: An antibacterial composition is provided including a combination of a ?-lactam antibiotic that has a binding affinity for bacterial penicillin-binding protein 2; and a non-antibiotic compound which may be a thienopyridine or a non-thienopyridine compound. A method of treatment using the composition is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Eric D. Brown, Maya Farha, Alexander Leung, Gerry Wright, Kalinka Koteva, Ted Sewell, Linda Ejim
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Publication number: 20140073591Abstract: Multidrug resistance reversers of the d-tetrandrine family are used in conjunction with penicillins and other principle drugs used to treat MRSA.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: CBA Pharma, Inc.Inventors: Wayne Michael Putnam, Beth D. Gudeman
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Publication number: 20140066365Abstract: A product comprising at least one given antibiotic and a calixarene for use as medicament.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Marion Grare, Raphaël, Emmanuel Duval
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Publication number: 20140038883Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), where R1 and R2, identical or different, are each independently a hydrogen atom or a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group; R3 is a hydrogen atom or a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C6) alkyl group; R4 is a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group or an aryl or heteroaryl group, said aryl and heteroaryl groups being non-substituted or substituted; and R5 is a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group; or R4 and R5 are bonded to one another by a saturated hydrocarbon chain having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, optionally in hydrated form or in the form of a salt that is acceptable for being administered to animals or plants, for the use thereof as a potentiator of the effect of an antimicrobial agent or for the use thereof as an antimicrobial agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicants: UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, HOSPICES CIVIL DE LYONInventors: Anne Doleans-Jordheim, Jean Freney, Charles Dumontet, Ahcene Boumend Jel, Jean-Baptiste Veron, Yung-Sing Wong
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Publication number: 20130338130Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the use of compositions comprising methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), and one or more therapeutic agents, for the treatment of drug-sensitive and drug resistant microorganisms. In several embodiments, such compositions are effective in treating drug resistant infectious diseases, for example, MRSA.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Biogenic Innovations, LLCInventors: Rodney Benjamin, Anthony L. Keller, Jeffrey Varelman
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Publication number: 20130296228Abstract: Novel compositions and methods of reducing microbial resistance to antimicrobial agents and treating infections are disclosed. In particular, compositions and methods of inhibiting efflux pump activity, treating infection and methods of enhancing antimicrobial activity of antimicrobial agents are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Mahesh Vithalbhai PATEL, Sachin Subhash Bhagwat, Mohammad Alam Jafri
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Publication number: 20130281359Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein: M is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt-forming cation; and R1 and M are as defined herein. Also, methods of treating bacterial infection, pharmaceutical compositions, molecular complexes and processes for preparing compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Samarendra N. MAITI, Dai Nguyen, Jehangir Khan, Rong Ling
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Publication number: 20130274235Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of motor neuron diseases including, for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Suitable therapeutic agents include, for example, agents that up-regulate the expression IGF-II or guanine deaminase in a cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONInventors: Ole Isacson, Anna Charlotta Teresia Magnuson Osborn
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Publication number: 20130209522Abstract: In some embodiments, the invention provides an implant comprising a uniform mixture of degradable polymer, bone, and a drug. In some embodiments, the drug comprises an antibiotic. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for an amount of time longer than an amount of time that a pathogen is senescent. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for at least eight weeks, or at least ten weeks, or at least twelve weeks post-implantation. In some embodiments, the therapeutic level is maintained at an implantation site of the implant. In some embodiments, the implant is a solid, a paste, or a liquid. In some embodiments, the solid implant is carved or molded for insertion into a site of implantation in a vertebrate host prior to implantation. In some embodiments, the paste implant hardens following implantation. In some embodiments, the liquid implant is used to coat a prosthesis (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventor: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Publication number: 20130189368Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of two types of polymer nanocapsules to encapsulate cloxacillin benzathine, an antimicrobial drug. More specifically, this invention relates to a new form of treatment for mastitis in dairy cattle. Two nanocapsule formulations have been developed and can be used to encapsulate various drugs, besides cloxacillin benzathine, providing a new therapy for mastitis in cows, avoiding the inconvenience of the use of high doses of drugs used in conventional formulations, thus contributing to an improvement in milk quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE OURO PRETOInventors: Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira, Raquel Silva Araújo, Humberto de Mello Brandão
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Patent number: 8461143Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved liquid antibiotic formulations. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to a composition comprising an antibiotic in a liquid comprising triglycerides, wherein the composition has less than about 5% water (w/v).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Taro Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.Inventors: Shen Gao, Daniel A. Moros, Satish Asotra
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Publication number: 20130143856Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel antibiotic, and more specifically relates to an antibiotic composition comprising flufenamic acid as an active ingredient, which can reduce drug toxicity and side effects and the problem of antibiotic resistance caused by excessive use of antibiotics since the composition exhibits a good therapeutic effect, even in a small dose, when it is administered either alone or together with another antibiotic of the prior art.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FORCORPORATE COLLABORATIONInventors: Kyeong Kyu Kim, Sung Wook Kang
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Patent number: 8435565Abstract: A bioerodible composition for delivery of a bioactive agent is the reaction product of a reaction mixture which includes an oxidized dextran solution, and a mixture of solids containing a dihydrazide, a bioactive agent, and optionally a pH adjusting agent in an amount sufficient to achieve a pH of the reaction mixture of 6 or less. The composition may include a release agent for the controlled release of the bioactive agent from the composition. The composition may be administered to a body site in need of the same by providing a first aliquot portion of a reaction mixture which includes the reactants and a bioactive agent. A kit which includes a double syringe respectively containing the first and second aliquot portions of the reaction mixture may be provided so that the same may be mixed just prior to use.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Royer Biomedical, Inc.Inventor: Garfield P. Royer
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Publication number: 20130065874Abstract: This disclosure relates to the treatment of intrapulmonary bacterial infections, including treatment of nosocomial pneumonia lung infections with pharmaceutical compositions containing the cephalosporin ceftolozane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Gurudatt A. Chandorkar, Jennifer A. Huntington, Tara Parsons, Obiamiwe C. Umeh
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Publication number: 20130064772Abstract: Provided are wound caring compositions and devices containing a pH-sensitive, preferably acid degradable, components contained in a water-permeable and hydronium ion permeable material. The pH-sensitive component encloses an antibiotic which is released to the wound upon infection by a microorganism at the wound site, and/or encloses a pH indicator. The antibiotic release is triggered by the microorganism's production of CO2 at the wound site which forms carbonic acid, lowers the pH at the pH sensitive components, and thus results in rupture of the liposome.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Gerald F. Swiss, Stefan Schwabe, Robert M. Moriarty
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Publication number: 20130053336Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating infections of bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family using a ?-lactam. The invention also relates to a method for treating diseases caused by an infection of bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family using a ?-lactam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Philippe Verbeke, Maud Dumoux, Colette Kanellopoulos
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Publication number: 20130018029Abstract: The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of antimicrobials and antimicrobial-related compounds, which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration or systematically administered to a biological subject and enter the general circulation with a faster rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventor: Chongxi YU
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Publication number: 20120301422Abstract: The invention provides a method of enhancing the action of a pharmaceutical agent selected from the group consisting of the anti-infective agents, the group comprising of the antimicrobial agents, the anthelmintic agents and the anti-ectoparasitic agents, but excluding coal tar solution and H1-antagonist antihistamines, and from the group consisting of the CPNS agents selected from the group of compounds acting on the central or peripheral nervous system, but excluding coal tar solution and H1-antagonist antihistamines and also excluding anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agents and also provides an enhanced method for the administration of a nucleic acid substance to the cells of an animal, a plant or a micro-organism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2003Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventor: Petrus Johannes Meyer
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Publication number: 20120245128Abstract: The present disclosure in general relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying modification of a medicinal compound exposed to a sample for use in determining which treatment to provide to a subject in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas SystemInventors: Anthony M. Haag, Norbert K. Herzog, David W. Niesel
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Publication number: 20120225128Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing nanoparticies and uses of said composition for transferring therapeutically active substances into cells by means of specifically coated nanoparticles. The chemical design of the particles is such that a large amount thereof is absorbed into the cells. No direct bond between nanoparticle and the therapeutically active substance is required for the transfer into the cells. Thanks to said transfer, an increased efficacy of the substance and simultaneously reduced systemic toxicity is achieved, i.e. an increase in the efficacy while the side effects are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Andreas JORDAN, Norbert Waldoefner, Regina Scholz
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Publication number: 20120172292Abstract: This invention discloses a method for enhancing the efficacy of antimicrobial, anti-protozoa and anti-cancer treatments by co-administering an inhibitor of endogenous NO production and/or NO scavenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITYInventors: Evgeny A. Nudler, Ivan Gusarov
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Publication number: 20120157371Abstract: The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of antimicrobials and antimicrobial-related compounds, which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPCs/HPPs are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPCs/HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration or systematically administered to a biological subject and enter the general circulation with a faster rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Chongxi YU, Lina Xu, Yuhua Chen, Binbing Yan, Shiqian Tu
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Publication number: 20120149672Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the use of compositions comprising methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), and one or more therapeutic agents, for the treatment of drug-sensitive and drug resistant microorganisms. In several embodiments, such compositions are effective in treating drug resistant infectious diseases, for example, MRSA.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Rodney Benjamin, Jeffrey Varelman, Anthony Keller
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Publication number: 20120122831Abstract: Described herein is a method and a device for expediting delivery of an agent to a damaged bacterial cell. In one embodiment, the methods and devices are useful for screening candidate antibiotics. In another embodiment, the methods and devices described herein are used to determine susceptibility of bacteria to an antibiotic. The methods also provide a method for determining an appropriate antibiotic to treat an individual having a bacterial infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicants: FRAUNHOFER USA, INC., TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYInventors: Alexis Sauer-Budge, Andre Sharon, Maxim Kalashnikov, Holger Wirz
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Publication number: 20120115820Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of a compound having an acid pump antagonistic activity, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for prevention or treatment of diseases in which abnormal gastrointestinal motility is involved. In addition, the present invention relates to the method of prevention or treatment including administering to a human or animal. The compound, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them, may be used in combination with one or more second active agent. Further, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising a compound having an acid pump antagonistic activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the prevention or treatment of said diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shinichi Koizumi
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Publication number: 20120093759Abstract: Medical devices, wound dressings, and methods of dressing wounds are described. Devices and methods using silicone and pharmaceutically active agents are described. Devices including covers and bases are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventor: David J. Vachon
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Publication number: 20120088671Abstract: The present invention provides polyphenolic compositions derived from a plant that inhibit the formation of a biofilm. Also provided are combinations that comprise at least one phenolic phytochemical and at least one antimicrobial agent that inhibit the growth of an established biofilm. Further, the present invention provides methods for inhibiting the formation and growth of biofilms.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASInventors: Cassandra L. Quave, Mark S. Smeltzer, Cesar M. Compadre, Howard Hendrickson
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Publication number: 20120082659Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods related to new targets for cancer treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Hartmut Land, Helene R. McMurray, Erik R. Sampson
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Publication number: 20120071430Abstract: Bacterial quorum-sensing molecule analogs having the following structures: and methods of reducing bacterial pathogenicity, comprising providing a biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria which produce natural quorum-sensing molecule; providing a synthetic bacterial quorum-sensing molecule having the above structures and introducing the synthetic quorum-sensing molecule into the biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria. Further is provided a method of targeted delivery of an antibiotic, comprising providing a synthetic quorum-sensing molecule; chemically linking the synthetic quorum-sensing molecule to an antibiotic to produce a quorum-sensing molecule-antibiotic conjugate; and introducing the conjugate into a biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria susceptible to the antibiotic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Los Alamos National LaboratoryInventors: Rashi Iyer, Kumkum Ganguly, Louis A. Silks
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Publication number: 20120065182Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved liquid antibiotic formulations. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to a composition comprising an antibiotic in a liquid comprising triglycerides, wherein the composition has less than about 5% water (w/v).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Taro Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.Inventors: Shen GAO, Daniel A. Moros, Satish Asotra
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Publication number: 20120064145Abstract: The present invention discloses a wound dressing which may be a double-layer wound dressing, comprising a polymer material layer in combination with anti-infective antibiotics or anti-infective Chinese herb medicine at the upper layer of the wound dressing, and a porous carbon material layer capable of loading with skin-associated epithelial cells at the lower layer of the wound dressing. The wound dressing with the antibiotics can block effectively the invasion of bacteria in the external environment, thereby preventing the wound from secondary infection. While covering the wound site, the porous carbon material layer with the epithelial cells can thus provide the healthy epithelial cells and attract the surrounding healthy cells to aggregate for secreting collagen so as to promote the wound healing process. According to the present invention, there is an obviously enhancing effect on wound tissue regeneration, restoration and healing, and there is a grant development potential in clinical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: YU-SHIN LIN, CHIA-LIN YEH
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Publication number: 20120058087Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing and treatment of a dormant infection of at least one pathogen. The invention further relates to a composition comprising an anti-dormancy factor as well as to said composition for use in a method of diagnosis or treatment and also to a method for manufacturing said composition. The invention further relates to a kit of parts comprising, inter alia, said composition. The invention also relates to a method for activating a dormant infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: Kobenhavns UniversitetInventors: Morten Rønn Petersen, Anders Miki Bojesen