Novel epigallocatechin gallate analogs as potential anticancer agents: a patent review (2009 - present).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many polycationic cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), alternatively named protein transduction domains, have been used for the efficient intracellular delivery of biologically active agents. Patent WO2008/082885 relates to the properties and proposed biomedical applications of a CPP and putative-related sequen...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Howl J,Jones S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There has been research on anticancer strategies which focus on disrupting a single malignant protein. One of the strategies is the inhibition of one protein, heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). There are many reasons why Hsp90 protein is targeted by anticancer agents: maintenance of cellular homeostasis in org...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Kim T,Keum G,Pae AN

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bitopic M ligands, that is, ligands that interact both with the ortho- and allosteric binding sites of the M receptor subtypes, hold great potential as novel selective for muscarinic acetylcholine (M) ligands for several therapeutic applications. Areas covered: The patent application describes a set of com...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Holzgrabe U,Decker M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania. Worldwide, approximately 1.5-2 million new cases of leishmaniasis and 20,000-30,000 deaths occurs each year. Effective treatment for all forms of leishmaniasis have numerous adverse effects contributing to poor adhere...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Barbosa Gomes de Carvalho YM,Shanmugam S,Batista MS,Serafini MR,Araújo AAS,Quintans Júnior LJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The activation of leukocytes and the subsequent immune cascade play an essential role in sterile and infectious inflammation. Dysregulation of these immune responses or excess leukocyte activation can induce tissue damage, organ dysfunction and mortality. Formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) are functionally di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Tsai YF,Yang SC,Hwang TL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a molybdoflavoprotein that catalyzes the oxidative hydroxylation of purines to produce uric acid and reactive oxygen species. These reaction products can cause severe disease conditions like hyperuricemia which makes XO enzyme, an important therapeutic target in diseases like gout....

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Singh JV,Bedi PMS,Singh H,Sharma S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Almost half the global population is estimated to be at risk of contracting dengue infection. Of the 400 million infections estimated to occur annually, 4 million can be potentially life-threatening leading to vascular leakage and shock. The only treatment available to severe dengue patients is fluid repla...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Beesetti H,Khanna N,Swaminathan S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent the large group of endogenous compounds widely distributed in nature. Due to their broad spectrum of antibiotic activity, as well as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties, AMPs became a model for the discovery of novel antimicrobial drugs that could answe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Kosikowska P,Lesner A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Following FDA approval of vorinostat in 2006, several novel HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) have entered clinical trials, and there are numerous published patent applications claiming novel HDACis which were optimized as potential drug candidates, designed for regional or systemic release, and created ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wang H,Dymock BW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application (WO2010075475) is involved in the diagnosis of angiogenesis-dependent diseases related with the soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) biomarker. OBJECTIVE:It aims to identify, characterize and produce antibodies raised against sFlt-1 for the diagnosis of preeclampsia as well as other c...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Boyaud F,Inguimbert N

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are nuclear receptors that act as ligand-dependent transcription factors. RXRs function as homodimers or as heterodimers with other nuclear receptors, such as retinoic acid receptors, PPARs, liver X receptors, farnesoid X receptor, vitamin D receptor or thyroid hormone receptors...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Yamada S,Kakuta H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Apoptosis is an important and extensively studied pathway of programmed cell death, which is central to different physiological processes. Varied pathological implications, not limited to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, occur if a slight dysfunction happens in the intricate apoptotic pathway. Theref...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Kamal A,Faazil S,Malik MS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For > 20 years, pharmaceutical companies and academic centers have been developing bradykinin antagonists. The patent literature on these molecules (up to and including 2004) has been analyzed previously in this journal in two review articles. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this review is to provide an update (from 2...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Fincham CI,Bressan A,Paris M,Rossi C,Fattori D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The alpha isoform of the class 1A family of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Kα) has been extensively studied and exploited as a target for cancer drugs. A large number of compounds, from a wide variety of structural scaffolds, are in development. There is an ongoing debate about the desirability for sel...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Denny WA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The benzopyran derivatives present a wide variety of biological activity and behaviour. At the same time the benzopyran derivatives support their use as therapeutic agents for multiple diseases. Their structural characteristics correlated to physicochemical properties seem to define the extent of the biolo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Xiu C,Hua Z,Xiao BS,Tang WJ,Zhou HP,Liu XH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol homeostasis maintenance is regulated by a cellular feedback system that senses cholesterol amount in cellular membranes. 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) plays a pivotal role in cholesterol metabolism as it is the key rate-limiting enzyme of its biosynthetic pathway; its inhibition pr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Pallottini V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) and carbon monoxide (CO) are endogenously produced gaseous autacoids that regulate a number of physiological processes, including the inflammatory response, cell death and proliferation, neural transmission and smooth muscle tone. OBJECTIVE/METHODS:The current review aims to provide...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Bannenberg GL,Vieira HL

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite significant scientific advances over the past 60 years towards the development of a safe, nontoxic and effective radiation countermeasure for the acute radiation syndrome (ARS), no drug has been approved by the US FDA. A radiation countermeasure to protect the population at large from the effects o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Singh VK,Newman VL,Romaine PL,Wise SY,Seed TM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chymase is primarily found in mast cells (MCs), fibroblasts, and vascular endothelial cells. MC chymase is released into the extracellular interstitium in response to inflammatory signals, tissue injury, and cellular stress. Among many functions, chymase is a major extravascular source for angiotensin II (...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ahmad S,Ferrario CM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of activation of glucokinase (encoded by the Gck gene) as a potential therapy for type 2 diabetes has been explored by several pharmaceutical companies. Small-molecule Gck activators (GKAs) were found to be effective at increasing glucose disposal by hepatocytes and lowering blood glucose in animal models ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Agius L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus emerged fleetingly in the winter of 2002 and again in the winter of 2003, resulting in the infection of ~8,000 people and the death of ~800. The identification of the putative natural reservoir suggests that a re-emergence is possible. The functions of man...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Tong TR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) serves as the target for almost a third of currently marketed drugs and provides the predominant mechanism through which extracellular factors transmit signals to the cell. GPCRs have been proved to be good therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders. In rece...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Bharate SB,Nemmani KV,Vishwakarma RA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase for treating HIV-1 infection has proven to be very beneficial. Raltegravir, a strand transfer inhibitor, has been approved for use both as a first-line therapy and in treatment-experienced patients. A second compound in this class, elvitegravir, is in Phase III clin...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Pendri A,Meanwell NA,Peese KM,Walker MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Today, over 20 million people suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD) worldwide. AD has become a critical issue to human health, especially in aging societies, and therefore it is a research hotspot in the global scientific community. The technology flow method differs from traditional reviews generating an i...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Liu K,Lin HH,Pi R,Mak S,Han Y,Hu Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CYP, a ubiquitous superfamily of enzymes expressed in major organs in humans, plays a key role in biosynthesis of steroids and metabolism of xenobiotics. Inhibitors of these vital enzymes provide, as tools, the opportunity to gain an insight to their role in a myriad of bioactivity and to intervene as ther...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Francis S,Delgoda R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Pharmacotherapy is limited by the inefficient drug targeting of non-healthy cells/tissues. In this pharmacological landscape, liposomes are contributing to the impulse given by Nanotechnology to optimize drug therapy. Areas covered: The analysis of the state-of-the-art in liposomal formulations for drug ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： El-Hammadi MM,Arias JL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the upcoming case of Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Sandoz, the U.S. Supreme Court will address how much deference the appellate court should afford to a trial court's claim construction ruling. The effect of this decision will be far-reaching, as how claims are construed can determine whether a patent is infringed or not...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Fogel LE,Ray CJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10) is one of at least 11 different PDE families, which are the enzymes that degrade adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) and/or guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) by hydrolyzing the phosphodiester bonds. Inhibition of PDE10A represents a molecular target in the t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Zagórska A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The potential therapeutic applications of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) have attracted attention, based on its broad-spectrum neuropharmacological action rather than its endocrine properties. These central nervous system (CNS)-mediated effects provide the rationale for use of TRH and its analogs in t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Khomane KS,Meena CL,Jain R,Bansal AK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the last 10 years, nutraceuticals have grown in interest to researchers, industry, and consumers and are now familiar in the collective imagination as a tool for preventing the onset of a disease. Often nutraceuticals are confused with biologically active phytochemicals/botanicals which can have health ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Daliu P,Santini A,Novellino E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00