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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120082616 | Aptamer Conjugates for Targeting of Therapeutic and/or Diagnostic Nanocarriers The present invention provides targeted delivery compositions and their methods of use in treating and diagnosing a disease state in a subject.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120052115 | NANOCARRIER THERAPY FOR TREATING INVASIVE TUMORS Liposomes of a size of less than 200 nanometers target tumors and preferentially deliver imipramine blue to tumors, including brain tumors such as gliomas. The imipramine blue decreases the invasiveness of the tumors, and inhibits tumor metastasis. The liposomes include... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052114 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING NANOSOMES LOADED WITH NUCLEIC ACID Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus and methods for making nucleic acid loaded nanosomes. One embodiment of the present invention directed to an apparatus comprises a first containment means for containing a mixture of an aqueous solution o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040007 | SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITORS FOR PREVENTING AND DELAYING RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA The method for preventing and delaying inherited retinal degenerations using serine palmitoyltransferase inhibitors, and compositions which contain them.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034294 | METHOD OF MAKING SMALL LIPOSOMES Liposomes of constrained particle size are prepared by substantially continuously mixing substantially continuously flowing streams of water, and of an organic solvent contain lipid(s) capable of forming liposomes, and cooling the mixture so liposomes form, the ratio of... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120009252 | LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIONS OF ANTHRACYCLINE AGENTS AND CYTIDINE ANALOGS Compositions which comprise an anthracycline agent, and a cytidine analog are encapsulated in liposomal carriers. The preferred anthracycline agent is selected from the group of daunorubicin, doxorubicin, and idarubicin, while the preferred cytidine analog is selected f... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110311442 | DIRECT CELLULAR ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM A lipid vesicle comprising a phospholipid which is a stable vesicle former and at least one unstable vesicle forming member, wherein the unstable vesicle forming member is selected from the group consisting of a polar lipid which is not a stable vesicle former, a PEG, a... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311616 | TARGETING TUMOR ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES USING BISPHOSPHONATE-LOADED PARTICLES Provided herein are compositions including particles that comprise a bisphosphonate compound and a tumor specific targeting peptide or peptidomimetic. Also provided herein are methods of reducing tumor associated macrophages and methods of treating cancer with said comp... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110287075 | ELECTRICITY-GENERATING PARTICULATES AND THE USE THEREOF The invention features a galvanic particulate including a first conductive material and a second conductive material, wherein both the first conductive material and the second conductive material are exposed on the surface of the particulate, wherein the particle size o... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110280933 | EPICATECHIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject who has pulmonary damage or an injury caused by or who is at risk for an injury caused by an anti-vesicant agent. The compositions comprise cacao extracts that include a mixture of epicatechin and one o... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110268791 | POROUS NANOPARTICLE SUPPORTED LIPID BILAYER NANOSTRUCTURES Various exemplary embodiments provide protocell nanostructures and methods for constructing and using the protocell nanostructures. In one embodiment, the protocell nanostructures can include a core-shell structure including a porous particle core surrounded by a shell ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110268659 | HIGH SHEAR APPLICATION IN DRUG DELIVERY In this disclosure, methods and systems for drug delivery utilizing high shear are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises (1) subjecting a therapeutic fluid containing a drug to high shear; and (2) obtaining a processed therapeutic fluid, wherein ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110244024 | MICRORNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA The invention provides methods, uses, kits and compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the microRNA miR-223 for treating myelogenous leukemia in a subject in need of such treatment. The invention further comprises methods encompassing the use of mi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110229556 | LIPID-COATED POLYMER PARTICLES FOR IMMUNE STIMULATION The invention provides delivery systems comprised of lipid coated polymer core particles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The particles can be used to carry antigen and adjuvant, resulting in enhanced immune responses.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110213193 | Magnetic Nanodelivery of Therapeutic Agents Across the Blood Brain Barrier Liposomes comprising magnetic nanoparticles bound to one or more therapeutic agents are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient across the blood brain barrier using these liposomes, and optionally applying an external ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110200666 | UV PROTECTION AGENT FOR THE SKIN OR HAIR HAVING A UV FILTER SUBSTANCE ENCAPSULATED IN A VESICULAR CARRIER SYSTEMü To provide a UV protection agent for topical application to the skin or hair with a very high UV filter substance concentration and good adhesion to skin and hair in accordance with the invention there is proposed a UV protection agent having at least one UV filter subs... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110177009 | DRUG CARRIER PROVIDING MRI CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT Described are drug carriers useful in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided drug release comprising a shell capable of releasing an enclosed biologically active agent as a result of a local stimulus, e.g. energy input, such as heat, wherein the shell encloses a 1... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110165225 | Modified Drugs for Use in Liposomal Nanoparticles Drag derivatives are provided herein which are suitable for loading into liposomal nanoparticle carriers. In some preferred aspects, the derivatives comprise a poorly water-soluble drag derivatized with a weak-base moiety that facilitates active loading of the drag thro... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165068 | Liposome medicament, method of preparation and use thereof This invention relates to a liposome medicament, and, more particularly, a liposome medicament with targeting function. The liposome medicament includes a medicament that is encapsulated in a liposome, and the medicament contains an effector molecule or an effector mole... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110135713 | Antimicrobial and Antiviral Compounds and Methods for Their Use The present invention provides protonated compounds having antiviral and antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides antimicrobial compositions comprising protonated compounds of the invention. The protonated compounds of the invention provide efficacious antimi... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110117183 | Novel Therapeutic RNA Interference Technology Targeted to the PDX-1 Oncogene in PDX-1 Expressing Neuroendocrine Tumors A bifunctional shRNA-based composition and methods for knocking down the expression of the PDX-1 oncogene in target cells is described herein. The invention also provides methods to deliver the shRNA-containing expression vectors to target tissues overexpressing the PDX... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110104258 | TECHNIQUE FOR DRUG AND GENE DELIVERY TO THE CELL CYTOSOL Provided herein is a composition, a method, and a system for delivering a functional molecule to the cytosol of a cell, comprising a liposome configured to be taken into a cell, including by a process selected from the group consisting of endocytosis, pinocytosis or pha... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110097387 | PARTICULATE DRUG CARRIERS AS DESENSITIZING AGENTS The present invention provides methods for desensitization for prevention or diminishing hypersensitivity reactions including C activation-related pseudoallergy (CARPA) and other reactions to particulate medicines. The desensitization is performed via pretreatment using... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110070292 | Methods For The Preparation Of Liposomes Provided herein are methods for preparing liposomes and uses thereof. In certain embodiments, liposomes are prepared without using heat, organic solvents, proteins, and/or inorganic salts in the process. In certain embodiments, the liposomal preparation contains one or ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110070293 | Methods for the Preparation of Liposomes Comprising Docetaxel Provided herein are methods for preparing liposomes comprising docetaxel and uses thereof. In certain embodiments, liposomes are prepared without using heat, organic solvents, proteins, and/or inorganic salts in the process. In certain embodiments, the liposomal prepara... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110064794 | Drug Delivery System, its Preparation Process and Use A protein-phospholipid dispersion preparation in a drug delivery system is provided, in which the weight ratio of protein to phospholipid is 1:300-300:1 and the particle size is between 5 nm and 1000 nm. The preparation process of the said preparation contains the mixtu... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110059020 | LIPOSOME COMPOSITION, AND DIAGNOSTIC CONTRAST AGENT, THERAPEUTIC ENHANCER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION USING THE SAME To provide a liposome composition, which contains at least one liposome; gas entrapped in the liposome, and at least one metal oxide particle encapsulated in or adsorbed on the liposome, wherein the liposome composition satisfies a ratio B/A of 0.01 to 5, where A is a v... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110059159 | NANOSCALE BOUND BILAYERS, METHODS OF USE AND PRODUCTION Methods for rapidly obtaining a nanoscale apolipoprotein bound phospholipid bilayer (NABB) associated with at least one membrane protein are provided. Also disclosed are methods for rapidly obtaining a NABB not associated with membrane proteins. Immunogenic compositions... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110052668 | Identification and Characterization of a Specific CCK-C Receptor Antibody for Human Pancreatic Cancer and Its Use for Early Detection and Staging of Pancreatic Cancer Human pancreatic cancer cells possess a distinct plasma membrane CCK receptor variant that can be differentiated from the classic CCK-B receptor with selective monoclonal antibodies. Use of this receptor may be helpful in early detection or treatment of patients with pa... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110052666 | Compositions, Methods, and Systems for SIRNA Delivery The instant invention provides silencer expression cassettes for delivery of RNAi therapy. The silencer cassettes of the instant invention encode an RNAi agent and lack means for replication within a host cell, inverted terminal repeats and further lacking one or more s... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110052676 | Composition For Delaying Cellular Senescence Disclosed herein is a composition for delaying cellular senescence comprising from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of Hexapeptide-11(Phe-Val-Ala-Pro-Phe-Pro), based on the total weight of the composition, and a dermatologically-acceptable carrier for the peptide selecte... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100330154 | AMPHOTERIC LIPOSOMES COMPRISING NEUTRAL LIPIDS An amphoteric liposome comprising neutral lipids wherein said neutral lipids are selected from the group comprising cholesterol or mixtures of cholesterol and at least one neutral or zwitterionic lipid and wherein K (neutral) of said mixtures is 0.3 or less. Said amphot... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100284909 | IMMUNOTHERAPY TARGETING OF THE SHARED ABNORMAL CONFORMATIONAL STATE OF AMYLOIDOGENIC PEPTIDES/PROTEINS The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical agents and compositions useful for the treatment and prevention of amyloid disease in a subject. The invention further relates to isolated antibodies that recognize a common conformational epitope of amyloidogenic prot... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100285083 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM It is a main object of the present invention to provide a drug delivery system in which drugs can be changed or which can be recharged with drugs, which continuously delivers drugs at effective concentrations to local lesional sites in a body and allows the use of drugs... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100272785 | RNA SEQUENCE MOTIFS IN THE CONTEXT OF DEFINED INTERNUCLEOTIDE LINKAGES INDUCING SPECIFIC IMMUNE MODULATORY PROFILES Immunostimulatory polymers that contain certain sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and methods for the use of such immunostimulatory polymers and compositions containing such polymers are provided according to the invention. The sequence-dependent immunosti... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100260830 | Liposomal Formulations of Tocopheryl Amides Formulations of N-chroman dicarboxylic acid derivatives and their bioisosteres in liposomal systems. Lyophilized liposomal dosage forms of N-chromans, are found to be stable, to achieve therapeutically meaningful plasma levels on administration to a mammalian host, and ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100233251 | Vaccine Nanotechnology The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides vaccine nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or in B cells, in some embodiments, comprising at lea... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100158994 | Nanoparticles for Delivery of Therapeutic Agents Using Ultrasound and Associated Methods The present invention relates to lipid based nanoparticles or liposomes that are sensitive to ultrasonic energy, compositions containing these particles, methods for delivering one or more active agents using the particles, and methods for preparing the particles. The n... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20090324705 | PHYTONUTRIENT COMPOSITIONS FOR TOPICAL USE Topical anti-oxidant liposomal phytonutrient formulations and methods for their use such as the treatment of skin inflammation and skin-lightening applications.... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090324698 | LIPOSOMAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR RELAXING SMOOTH MUSCLE, THE PRODUCTION OF THIS COMPOSITION AND THE THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition made from an active ingredient included in liposomes for topical application, whereby the liposomes have an aqueous medium in the interior thereof and contain at least one active ingredient therein which exerts a dir... | 12/31/2009 |