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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100272681 | Inhibitors of Serine Proteases The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272712 | JNK3 AS A TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANGIOGENESIS-RELATED DISEASES Provided herein are methods for treating a subject having or at risk for an angiogenesis-related disorder. The methods include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that inhibits JNK3 expression, or a therapeutically effective amoun... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100256046 | TREATMENT OF PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS Inhibitors of cIAP-1 and methods and compositions for treating proliferative disorders.... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247472 | AMINATED POLYMERS AND THEIR USE IN WATER-BORNE COMPOSITIONS The present invention relates to processes for the manufacture of aminated or functionalized aminated polymers and their use in water-borne compositions. More specifically, this invention relates to personal care compositions containing aminated polymers and one or more... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247693 | COSMETIC FORMULATION TO TREAT ROSACEA TELANGIECTASIA The present invention features novel cosmetic skin care compositions for improving the appearance of rosacea-affected skin.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100240575 | ANTI-OBESE IMMUNOGENIC HYBRID POLYPEPTIDES AND ANTI-OBESE VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME Disclosed is an immunogenic hybrid polypeptide comprising a mimetic peptide of a B cell epitope of apolipoprotein B-100 and helper T cell epitope, the mimetic peptide being fused at its C-terminus to an N-terminus of the helper T cell epitope. Also disclosed is a vaccin... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239566 | ENIGMA-MDM2 INTERACTION AND USES THEREOF The present invention relates to Enigma (PDLIM7)-Mdm2 interaction and use thereof. More particularly, it may induce an effective apoptosis of cancer cells by inhibition of an Enigma expression or an Enigma activity which induces Mdm2 destabilization and p53 activity; it... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240576 | ANTICONVULSANT COMBINATION THERAPY The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Compound (a) of a class of peptide Compounds and at least one further Compound (b) for the prevention, alleviation or/and treatment of epileptic seizures.... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100234292 | METHODS OF ASSESSING A PROPENSITY OF CLINICAL OUTCOME FOR A FEMALE MAMMAL SUFFERING FROM BREAST CANCER The present invention relates to a method of assessing a propensity of clinical outcome for a female mammal suffering from breast cancer in view of the expression of specific nucleic acid sequences in a biological sample.... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100234272 | Processes for Preparing a Polypeptide The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing a polypeptide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof comprising L-tyrosine, L-alanine, L-glutamate, and L-lysine. The polypeptide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is preferably glatiramer... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233277 | BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER SCAFFOLD AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a biodegradable polymer scaffold using biodegradable polymer, surfactant and alcohol. The biodegradable polymer scaffold obtained from the process disclosed is useful for tissue engineering, therapeutic compo... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233246 | ADHESIVE TISSUE REPAIR PATCH AND COLLAGEN SHEETS The present invention relates generally to synthetic polymer compositions that form interpenetrating polymer networks. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions comprise two multifunctionally activated synthetic polymers, along with a tensile strength enhancer. Such c... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233242 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING The present invention provides engineered proteins and biomedical products made from the engineered proteins. The biomedical products include lenses useful for ophthalmic purposes.... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233295 | AQUEOUS MOISTURIZERS AND LUBRICANTS AND USES THEREOF This application relates to water-based personal moisturizers and lubricants that relive vaginal dryness. These compositions are non-spermicidal, sperm- and egg-friendly, and in various embodiments may mimic biological fluids, enhance sperm survival and motility, promot... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100234287 | Targeting Bacterial Suicide Pathways for the Development of Novel Antibiotics The invention provides methods for identifying an agent which prevents or partially prevents an antitoxin from forming a complex with its cognate toxin, comprising contacting a potential agent with a labeled substrate in solution, whereby detection of the label indicate... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100235931 | Novel Neurological Function of mPKCI Wildtype and mice lacking the gene encoding PKCI/HINT 1 (PKC−/−) were used to assess the involvement of PKCI/HINT1 in regulating basal locomotor activity and the behavioral activating effects of the psychostimulant, amphetamine. PKCl−/− mic... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100227791 | Compounds Having Antitumor Activity Disclosed is the use of compounds of formula (I) wherein X, Y and Z are as defined in the description of the invention, for the preparation of an antitumor medicament, optionally in combination with different... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227792 | PHOSPHOLIPID AND PROTEIN TABLETS A new method for krill meal production has been developed using a two step cooking process. In the first step the proteins and phospholipids are removed from the krill and precipitated as a coagulum. In the second stage the krill without phospholipids are cooked. Follow... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227793 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis The invention relates to methods for preserving fast axonal transport in a cell affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by inhibiting pathogenic superoxide dismutase-induced increases in p38α activity. The present invention also provides methods for identifying agent... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227005 | METHODS TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT MUCOSITIS The present invention relates to methods useful for treating and/or preventing mucositis using an active vitamin D compound.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226878 | METHODS OF INHIBITING PHOTORECEPTOR APOPTOSIS The present invention provides methods to prevent photoreceptor death. In particular, the present invention provides peptides which prevent FAS-mediated photoreceptor apoptosis.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226960 | Natural biodegradable matrices and uses thereof Matrices formed from a natural biodegradable material and that exhibit surface degradation in the presence of an enzyme are described. Matrices including a bioactive agent can be implanted or formed in a subject for release of the bioactive agent upon degradation of the... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227794 | SMART CONTRAST AGENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSITION METAL IONS AND TREATING RELATED DISORDERS The present disclosure provides smart contrast agents for transition metals and a method of using the same. The smart contrast agents include a core peptide and a first labeling group attached to a first end of the core peptide. The smart contrast agents can also includ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226990 | Method of Producing Porous Microparticles A method of preparing porous microparticles comprises the steps of combining one or more organic compounds with a volatile system, and drying the system thus formed to provide substantially pure porous microparticles of the organic compound or composite porous micropart... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227811 | FARNESYLAMINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE The present invention concerns farnesylamine derivatives, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions as inhibitors of ras-mediated signal transduction and inhibitors of aberrant cell growth, e.g., as anti-cancer agents... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221266 | METHODS TO REGULATE MIRNA PROCESSING BY TARGETING LIN-28 The present invention relates generally to methods to regulate microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, in particular the regulation of the processing of pri-miRNA to mature miRNA by Lin-28 and/or variants such as Lin28B. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221287 | Streptococcus pneumoniae Polynucleotides and Sequences The present invention provides polynucleotide sequences of the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, polypeptide sequences encoded by the polynucleotide sequences, corresponding polynucleotides and polypeptides, vectors and hosts comprising the polynucleotides, and... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221308 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF The present invention includes compositions for preventing growth and proliferation of biofilm embedded microorganisms comprising: (a) a cationic polypeptide and (b) a bis-gaunide or a salt thereof. The invention further provides methods for preparing objects with such ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222875 | METHOD FOR FORMING A POROUS STENT COATING Methods for forming porous stent coatings are disclosed.... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221247 | AGENTS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER The present application describes compositions that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of cancer.... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222281 | DELIVERY OF HYDROPHILIC DRUGS Compositions comprising a lipophilic derivative of a hydrophilic drug and an amphiphile compound for use in therapy of the human or animal body are provided. Methods of medical treatment, wherein a composition according to the invention is administered to a human or ani... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221372 | WOLFBERRIES AND SKIN INFLAMMATION The present invention relates in general to the field of inflammation. In particular the present invention relates to the use of natural compounds for the preparation of a product to treat or prevent inflammation. For example an extract of wolfberry was shown to have an... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221343 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING BRITTLE-MATRIX PARTICLES THROUGH BLISTER PACK FREEZING The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating and delivering medicinal formulations using an inhaler. The composition includes a space filled flocculated suspension having one or more flocculated particles of one or more active agents and a hydrof... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222250 | POLY-BETA-PEPTIDES FROM FUNCTIONALIZED BETA-LACTAM MONOMERS AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME Disclosed is a method of making β-polypeptides. The method includes polymerizing β-lactam-containing monomers in the presence of a base initiator and a co-initiator which is not a metal-containing molecule to yield the product β-polypeptides. Specifically disclosed a... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221224 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SELF-ASSEMBLY AND MINERALIZATION OF PEPTIDE-AMPHIPHILES The present invention is directed to a composition useful for making homogeneously mineralized self assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers and nanofiber gels. The composition is generally a solution comprised of a positively or negatively charged peptide-amphiphile and... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100215731 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING CARTILAGE REPAIR AND/OR PREVENTING CARTILAGE DEGENERATION IN A JOINT The invention is in the field of methods for medical treatment. It provides an improved method for repairing damaged cartilage and/or preventing cartilage degeneration in tissue, in particular in a joint by administering a pharmaceutically active agent directly into the... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215728 | Skincare Methods Disclosed are compositions and methods for skincare, e.g., reducing skin wrinkles and for treating skin disorders.... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215749 | TEMPERATURE- AND pH-RESPONSIVE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS Temperature- and pH-responsive copolymer compositions, and drug delivery devices, conjugates, nanoparticles, and micelles that include the compositions.... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100216688 | PEPTIDOMIMETIC MACROCYCLES The present invention provides biologically active crosslinked polypeptides with improved properties relative to their corresponding precursor polypeptides, having good cell penetration properties and reduced binding to human proteins. The invention additionally provide... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215724 | Microcapsule Nanotube Devices for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Molecules A nanotube device comprises a gel matrix that includes microcapsules and functionalized nanotubes, or other functionalized nanostructures incorporated into said gel matrix. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment comprising same. The pharmaceutical composit... | 08/26/2010 |
