40 results about "Demyelinated diseases" patented technology

A method of treating a patient suffering from an inflammatory and / or demyelinating disorders, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Definitions for the variables are provided therein.

Antibodies, and particularly human antibodies, are disclosed that demonstrate activity in the treatment of demyelinating diseases as well as other diseases of the central nervous system that are of viral, bacterial or idiopathic origin, including neural dysfunction caused by spinal cord injury. Neuromodulatory agents are set forth that include and comprise a material selected from the group consisting of an antibody capable of binding structures or cells in the central nervous system, a peptide analog, a hapten, active fragments thereof, agonists thereof, mimics thereof, monomers thereof and combinations thereof. The neuromodulatory agent has one or more of the following characteristics: it is capable of inducing remyelination; binding to neural tissue; promoting Ca−− signaling with oligodendrocytes; and promoting cellular proliferation of glial cells. Amino acid and DNA sequences of exemplary antibodies are disclosed. Methods are described for treating demyelinating diseases, and diseases of the central nervous system of humans and domestic animals, using polyclonal IgM antibodies and human monoclonal antibodies sHIgm22(LYM 22), sHIgm46(LYM46) ebvHIgM MSI19D10, CB2bG8, AKJR4, CB2iE12, CB2iE7, MSI19E5 and MSI10E10, active fragments thereof and the like. The invention also extends to the use of human antibodies, fragments, peptide derivatives and like materials, and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications, including screening assays for the discovery of additional antibodies that bind to cells of the nervous system, particularly oligodendrocytes.

Provided is a method of inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) through direct reprogramming from human somatic cells into which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an Oct4 protein or Oct4 protein-treated human somatic cells. The method of inducing OPCs by treating Oct4-overexpressing human somatic cells with a low molecular weight substance may establish OPCs with high efficiency in a short period of time through direct reprogramming without via neural stem cells, and thus the OPCs are useful as a cell therapeutic agent for an intractable demyelinating disease.

The present invention is concerned with deuterium-enriched pyrimidine compounds of formula 1, their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of use thereoffor the prevention and treatment of neuroendocrine neoplasia including metastasis and fibrosis, fibrotic processes associated with neuroendocrine cell dysregulation for example Crohn's disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), right ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary vascular remodeling, asthma, cystic fibrosis, hypertension, ischemic stroke, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, arterial fibrillation, neurodenerative diseases, gastrointestinal disorders , stress disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, demyelinating diseases, cereberal vascular disorders, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, smooth muscle contraction, brain disorders, vascular disorders, neuropathological diseases and cardiovascular system regulation.

CC chemokine mutants contain at least two mutations at the cationic site of the 40’S loop (40’s loop), which have lower GAG-binding activity compared with the wild-type molecule. In particular, the present inventors have shown that these mutated chemokines are effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and / or other demyelinating diseases. The RANTES triple mutant was the most effective compound.

The present invention relates to methods of treating or ameliorating certain neurodegenerative disorders (namely, dysmyelinating and demyelinating disorders) in patients in need of such treatment or amelioration. The invention provides methods of treating or ameliorating a patient in need of such treatment and includes the administration to the patient of: (a) thyroid hormones or thyroid hormone analogues; (b) cell replacement therapies involving the use of homogenous Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells derived from embryonic stem cells that have been treated with thyroid hormones or thyroid hormone analogues; (c) gene therapy to correct mutated genes in vivo; or (d) a combination of two or more of (a), (b) and (c). The invention also provides compositions and formulations of thyroid hormones and thyroid hormone analogues for use in treating or ameliorating such disorders.

The present invention relates generally to methods of using nalfurafine for treating and / or preventing demyelinating disease in a subject, and in particular for treating and / or preventing multiple sclerosis (MS). Also disclosed is nalfurafine for use in treating and / or preventing MS as well as pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms comprising nalfurafine for use for treating and / or preventing demyelinating disease in a subject, and in particular for treating and / or preventing MS.

The present invention provides novel pyrazolopyridine compounds compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing an IRE1[alpha]-related disease or disorder. In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of a neurodegenerative disease, a demyelinating disease, cancer, an eye disease, a fibrotic disease, and diabetes.

This invention discloses methods and compositions for the treatment of demyelinating disorders. Specifically, the invention relates to the use guanabenz or guanabenz derivative for treating demyelinating disorders.