Orexin research: patent news from 2016.

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is a major threat to global public health that requires long-term medical attention. In view of the potentially devastating effects of diabetes on ocular health, it highlights the urgent need of therapeutic drugs for the prevention and treatment of the diabetic complications. The patent described in ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Hao X,Han Z,Zhu C

更新日期：2016-06-01 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:Dendrimers were widely used in cancer diagnosis and therapy during the past decade. The surface functionalities allow bioactive molecules such as imaging probes, therapeutic compounds, targeting ligands to be present on dendrimer surface in a multivalent fashion. In addition, the interior pockets as well a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Cai X,Hu J,Xiao J,Cheng Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the past three years numerous patents and patent applications have been published relating to scientific advances in the use of the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) (the most abundant, and bioactive compound in green tea) and its analogs as anticancer agents. EGCG affects multiple ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Landis-Piwowar K,Chen D,Foldes R,Chan TH,Dou QP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) form the backbone of antiretroviral treatment for many HIV-infected individuals. The unique antiviral activity, high specificity and low toxicity associated with this class of agents make them a frequent choice for first-line therapy. However, the ef...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Zhan P,Liu X

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypertension represents a substantial cardiovascular risk factor. Among anti-hypertensive drugs, diuretics play an important role. Nevertheless, they present adverse effects such as hypokalemia or hyperkalemia. In this panorama, inhibitors of the renal outer medullary potassium (ROMK) channels are emerging...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Martelli A,Testai L,Breschi MC,Calderone V

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:PROTACs represent a novel class of heterobifunctional molecules that simultaneously bind to a target protein and to an E3 ligase complex, resulting in the transfer of ubiquitin and initiating a process ultimately causing the proteasomal degradation of the target protein. This mechanism of action imbues PRO...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Benowitz AB,Jones KL,Harling JD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article evaluates a patent application from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, which claims spiro azepane-oxazolidinones as novel blockers of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 for the treatment of diabetes, psoriasis, obesity, transplant rejection and T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wulff H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibitors of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) represent some of the most widely prescribed, successful and well-tolerated therapeutics of recent times and are of proven worth in the management/prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetic nephropathy. However, as knowledge has grown about...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Laight DW

更新日期：2009-06-01 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: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:Nuclear factor (NF)-κB, as transcription factor, is linked to the expression of various genes and plays an essential role in immune and inflammatory responses. Abnormal NF-κB signaling results in human diseases, such as immune disorders, inflammation and various cancers. Therefore, regulation of NF-κB may ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Kwak JH,Jung JK,Lee H

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small series of aryl(1-arylamino)ethyl,1,5-naphthyridine derivatives that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ was prepared. The compounds are claimed to be useful in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The compounds represent further variations around a structural motif explored in a number of previ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Norman P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway that maintains cellular homeostasis in response to a variety of cellular stresses. Accumulating reports based on animal models have indicated the importance of this catabolic program in many human pathophysiological conditions, including diabetes, neuro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ha J,Kim J

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis B disease is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a DNA virus that belongs to the Hepadnaviridae family. It is a considerable health burden, with 257 million active cases globally. Long-standing infection may create a fundamental cause of liver disease and chronic infections, including...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wei F,Kang D,Cherukupalli S,Zalloum WA,Zhang T,Liu X,Zhan P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Not only hypercholesterolemia, but also low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is a critical risk factor for atherosclerosis-related disease. Therefore, there has been great interest in identifying effective and selective cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors that can raise high-de...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Shinkai H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing pharmacological studies have demonstrated that organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) plays an important role in controlling the extracellular concentrations of released monoamine neurotransmitter, suggesting that OCT3 might be a promising target in the treatment of depression. As a consequence, compounds show...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Hu T,Wang L,Pan X,Qi H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neuropeptide S (NPS) is a 20-residue peptide and endogenous ligand of the NPS receptor (NPSR). This receptor was a formerly orphan GPCR whose activation increases calcium and cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels. The NPS/NPSR system is expressed in several brain regions where it controls important biologi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Ruzza C,Calò G,Di Maro S,Pacifico S,Trapella C,Salvadori S,Preti D,Guerrini R

更新日期：2017-03-01 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:The non-receptor tyrosine kinase, inducible tyrosine kinase (Itk), plays an important role in thymus(T)-cell signalling and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Itk, and the other Tec family members, Rlk and Tec, are viewed as attractive drug targets for new agents for the treatment of autoimmune ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Norman P

更新日期：2014-09-01 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: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

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：INTRODUCTION:Indazoles are heterocyclic moieties rarely found in nature. They are nitrogen containing chemical compounds composed of a pyrazole ring condensed with a benzene ring. Various indazole derivatives have been described with a wide variety of biological activities. This has aroused great interest in the develo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Denya I,Malan SF,Joubert J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The cyclic nucleotides cAMP and cGMP are ubiquitous intracellular second messengers regulating a large variety of biological processes. The intracellular concentration of these biologically relevant molecules is modulated by the activity of phosphodiesterases (PDEs), a class of enzymes that is grouped in 1...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Trabanco AA,Buijnsters P,Rombouts FJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that localizes at sites of cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and mediates signalling events downstream of integrin engagement of the ECM. FAK is known to regulate cell survival, proliferation and migration. AREAS COVERED:FAK expre...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Lv PC,Jiang AQ,Zhang WM,Zhu HL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:2,5-Diketopiperazines (DKPs) are cyclic dipeptides from two amino acids with or without further structural modifications in DKP nucleus. These DKPs demonstrated attractive bioactive diversity and potential in drug discovery. AREAS COVERED:This review summarized those bioactive DKPs in patents, and provide...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Wang Y,Wang P,Ma H,Zhu W

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The appetite stimulating effects of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) continues to be of high interest, and there is substantial support to investigate the use of MCH 1-receptor antagonists for the treatment of obesity. Other areas of potential use for MCH 1-receptor antagonists include depression and an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

authors： Johansson A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00