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586 results about "Elastin" patented technology

Elastin is a highly elastic protein in connective tissue and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched. Elastin is also an important load-bearing tissue in the bodies of vertebrates and used in places where mechanical energy is required to be stored. In humans, elastin is encoded by the ELN gene.

Use of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors in skin care

InactiveUS20090068255A1Preventing and reducing of and sun damageImprove skin appearanceBiocideCosmetic preparationsWrinkle skinDisease
The application of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors to the skin inhibits the degradation of proteins found in the skin including collagen, elastin, and other basement membrane and extracellular matrix protein. MMP inhibitors may be used in both cosmetic compositions and pharmaceutical compositions for application to skin. MMP inhibitors are formulated with a cosmetically suitable vehicle or pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for application to the skin as creams, lotions, ointments, solutions, face masks, etc. As cosmetics, the inventive MMP inhibitor compositions are applied to the skin to prevent or reduce the appearance of wrinkles, pigmentation changes, loss of elasticity, or other effects associated with aging or sun damage. As pharmaceuticals, the inventive MMP inhibitor compositions may also be applied to the skin to treat or prevent a skin disease (e.g., proliferative disease, inflammatory disease).
Owner:LIVING PROOF INC

Topical Nutraceutical Compositions with Selective Body Slimming and Tone Firming Antiaging Benefits

I have discovered cosmetic or topical pharmaceutical compositions for external body part or organ slimming, firming, cellulite reduction, fat-reduction, and obesity control benefits that are in synergistic combination with benefits for the treatment of skin aging, skin wrinkles reduction, skin exfoliating, treatment of acne, treatment of rosacea, age-spots reduction, skin surface whitening, skin surface brightening striae distensae (stretch marks) reduction, treatment of pimples, treatment of skin infections and lesions, spider veins reduction, blood microcirculation (venous insufficiency) improvement, UVA / UVB protection of skin, and skin redness reduction. These compositions thus provide multiple combinations of skin and external body part or organ enhancement benefits that can be selective and specific for external body parts and organs such as face, chin, cheeks, arms, "love handles" in abdomen area, eye lids and eye zone, neck, breasts, thighs, and hips. These compositions include a body beneficial composition selected from certain nutraceutical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical ingredients, a composition to promote collagen and elastin synthesis in the skin, and a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable delivery system.
Owner:GUPTA SHYAM K

Compositions and methods for soft tissue augmentation

The present invention provides compositions comprising isolated human collagen, isolated human elastin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the human elastin is substantially insoluble in water with a molecular weight greater than 100 kDa. The present invention further provides methods and kits for soft tissue augmentation.
Owner:HUMACYTE INC

Composite containing collagen and elastin as a dermal expander and tissue filler

An injectable composition having dermal filling and tissue expanding activity comprises (1) a quantity of elastin sufficient to bring about dermal filling and tissue expansion when injected into a subject in need of dermal filling and tissue expansion, and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition can further comprise collagen, in other alternatives, the composition can further comprise hyaluronic acid, and one or more of the elastin, the collagen, and the hyaluronic acid, if present can be cross-linked, either intramolecularly or intermolecularly. The elastin, however, is the primary filler, even if collagen or hyaluronic acid are included in the composition
Owner:TRUELASTIN LAB INC

Therapeutic agents comprising elastin-like peptides

The present invention provides therapeutic agents and compositions comprising elastin-like peptides (ELPs) and therapeutic proteins. In some embodiments, the therapeutic protein is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, insulin, or Factor VII / VIIa, including functional analogs. The present invention further provides encoding polynucleotides, as well as methods of making and using the therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agents have improvements in relation to their use as therapeutics, including, inter alia, one or more of half-life, clearance and / or persistance in the body, solubility, and bioavailability.
Owner:DUKE UNIV

Methods and compositions for delivering active agents with enhanced pharmacological properties

Provided herein are methods of enhancing in vivo efficacy of an active agent, comprising: administering to a subject an active agent that is coupled to a bioelastic polymer or elastin-like peptide, wherein the in vivo efficacy of the active agent is enhanced as compared to the same active agent when administered to the subject not coupled to (or not associated with) a bioelastic polymer or ELP.
Owner:DUKE UNIV

Methods and compositions for the diagnosis of diseases of the aorta

InactiveUS20070224643A1Facilitate patient treatmentConvenient treatmentDiagnosticsSurgeryAortic dissectionSmooth Muscle Myosins
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for symptom-based differential diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biomarkers, either individually or in combinations with one another to rule in or out diseases of the aorta and its branches, most particularly aortic aneurysm and / or aortic dissection, and for risk stratification in such conditions. Preferred markers include one or more of creatine kinase-BB (CK-BB), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), acidic calponin, basic calponin, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), NT-proBNP, proBNP, BNP79-108, BNP3-108, caldesmon, caspase-3, D-dimer, soluble elastin fragments, endothelial cell-selective adhesion molecule (ESAM), fibrillin-1, heart-type fatty acid binding protein, MMP-9, myeloperoxidase, myoglobin, smooth muscle myosin, smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, TIMP-1, free cardiac troponin I, complexed cardiac troponin I, free and complexed cardiac troponin I, free cardiac troponin T, complexed cardiac troponin T, and free and complexed cardiac troponin T, and preferred assays are configured to detect these markers.
Owner:BIOSITE INC

Method and composition for restoration of age related tissue loss in the face or selected areas of the body

A treatment method for restoring of age related tissue loss in the face or selected areas of the body is disclosed which includes injecting an injectable composition containing a growth factor and hyaluronic acid as a carrier into the dermis, the hypodermis, or both, in various areas of the face, or selected areas of the body of a person to stimulate collagen, elastin, or fat cell production, thereby restoring age related tissue loss in the face and selected areas of the body. Further disclosed is an injectable composition for restoring of age related tissue loss in the face and selected areas of the body, which contains a growth factor and hyaluronic acid as a carrier for providing time release of the growth factor into tissues. The growth factor can be insulin, insulin-like growth factor, thyroid hormone, fibroblast growth factor, estrogen, retinoic acid, or their combinations.
Owner:CELLHEALTH TECH

Multiple point detacher system

InactiveUS20080109057A1StentsEar treatmentPolyesterEpoxy
Embodiments of the invention include a method for treating an aneurysm, comprising: providing a biocompatible polymeric sleeve, string or coil or combination of sleeve, string or coil, made from a material selected from one or more of a group consisting of an acrylamide, a methacrylate, cyclodextran, synthetic elastin polymer, poly chelating amphiphilic polymers, hydrogels, hyaluronic acid conjugates, polyanhydrides, glycolipids, polysaccharides, and halamines, natural hydrogel, a synthetic hydrogel, silicone, polyurethane, polysulfone, cellulose, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyimide, polyester, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl chloride, epoxy, phenolic, neoprene, polyisoprene, and a combination thereof; transporting the sleeve, string or coil to an aneurysm; filling the aneurysm with the sleeve, coil, or string; and detaching the sleeve, string or coil
Owner:NEUROVASX

Tubular construct for implantation

The present invention is directed to devices for repair, replacement or augmentation of soft tissues in an organism. The devices comprise cellular compositions comprising cells and preferably, structural proteins such as collagen or elastin. The devices can also be used in methods for testing the effects of agents on soft tissues.
Owner:GEORGIA TECH RES CORP

Direct drug delivery system based on thermally responsive biopolymers

A method for delivering a drug depot of a compound of interest to a selected region in a subject. The method comprises administering a composition directly to said region of interest, the composition comprising the compound of interest to be delivered (such as an antiinflammatory agent or a chemotherapeutic agent) and a polymer (such as an elastin-like peptide or ELP) that undergoes an inverse temperature phase transition, so that a sustained release of the compound of interest at the selected region is provided. Compositions useful for carrying out the invention are also described.
Owner:DUKE UNIV

Biomimetic multiple strand fiber mesh and sutures

A material comprising two or more fibers, wherein each of the fibers has a mechanical modulus, and the mechanical modulus of at least one fiber is higher than the mechanical modulus of another fiber. The higher modulus fiber has a longer length than the lower modulus fiber. In various embodiments, the higher modulus fiber is collagen mimetic and the lower modulus fiber is elastin mimetic. A suture is also described, comprising two or more fibers. At least one of the fibers is elastin-like and has a lower elastic modulus than another fiber that is collagen-like and has a higher elastic modulus. The higher modulus collagen-like fiber is longer than the lower modulus elastin-like fiber.
Owner:NOVO IP LLC

Methods and compositions for topical delivery

Compositions for topical delivery of an active agent and methods for using such compositions are described herein. Compositions include one or more active agents and about 0.001 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a extracellular matrix component having average molecular weight of about 2,000 daltons to about 20,000 daltons. The extracellular components include hyaluronic acid, collagen, fibronectin, elastin, lectin, and fragments thereof and combinations thereof.
Owner:ILLUSTRIS PHARMA INC

Environments that maintain function of primary liver cells

Surfaces useful for cell culture comprise a support to which is bound a CAR material, and, bound to the CAR material, an ECM protein, or a biologically active fragment or variant thereof such as elastin, fibronectin, vitronectin, laminin, collagen I, collagen III, collagen IV, and collagen VI. Also, optionally present on the surface is an active factor, preferably a polycationic polymer or a biologically active fragment or variant thereof, such as polyethyleneimine (PEI), poly-D-lysine (PDL), poly-L-lysine (PLL), poly-D-ornithine (PDO) or poly-L-ornithine (PLO). This surface is used in cell culture to promote cell attachment, survival, and / or proliferation of primary liver cells. The invention also relates to methods utilizing this surface, such as methods for attachment, survival, and / or proliferation of cells. Further disclosed is the use of the surface in cell culture with serum-free medium. Methods of screening using the surface of the invention are also disclosed.
Owner:BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Marine extract compositions and methods of use

Compositions comprising extracts from marine organisms show beneficial effects on skin ailments. Fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging in skin are improved with the application of compositions with marine extracts. Production of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid are increased after application of the compositions.
Owner:MARINE BIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL TECH LLC

Elastin for soft tissue augmentation

The present invention provides compositions comprising isolated elastin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the human elastin is substantially insoluble in water with a molecular weight greater than 100 kDa. The present invention further provides methods and kits for soft tissue augmentation.
Owner:HUMACYTE INC

Elastin producing fibroblast formulations and methods of using the same

The present invention describes therapeutic compositions comprising fibroblasts that have been stimulated to increase expression of extracellular matrix components or elastin, or to produce enhanced elastogenesis or the appearance thereof at a site of administration. The therapeutic fibroblast formulations can be prepared using a variety of elastogenic agents, including digests of mammalian elastin, chemically digested plant extracts comprising elastin-like peptides, and synthetic elastogenic peptides. The invention further comprises cosmetic and pharmaceutical treatment methods using the therapeutic fibroblast compositions of the invention.
Owner:ELASTOGENESIS LLC +1

Selected light wavelengths and delivery devices for the prevention and treatment of dry eye syndrome

Provided are methods and systems for treating or preventing dry eye syndrome in a subject. The methods involve applying light of a set of photomodulating parameters to the region of the eyelid. The light of these particular photomodulating parameters will increase the production of collagen, elastin or both thereby improving the tone of the eyelid. Improved eyelid tone will increase the level of meibum secreted through the meibomian duct thereby treating or preventing dry eye syndrome. Particular apparatuses are provided that emit and locate light of the necessary photomodulating parameters tailored for delivery to the eyelid areas activating fibroblasts specifically in this area and thereby improving eyelid tone and meibomian gland function.
Owner:TOYOS ROLANDO

Methods and compositions for delivering active agents with enhanced pharmacological properties

Provided herein are methods of enhancing in vivo efficacy of an active agent, comprising: administering to a subject an active agent that is coupled to a bioelastic polymer or elastin-like peptide, wherein the in vivo efficacy of the active agent is enhanced as compared to the same active agent when administered to the subject not coupled to (or not associated with) a bioelastic polymer or ELP.
Owner:DUKE UNIV

Drug delivery with stimulus responsive biopolymers

The present invention provides conjugate compounds comprising (a) an active compound; (b) optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, an affinity binding agent; and (c) a block copolymer, the block copolymer comprising: (i) a first elastin-like polypeptide having a first Tt and (U) a second elastin-like polypeptide having a second Tt greater than the first Tt. Method for the targeted delivering of an active compound in vivo to a selected region within a subject with such agents are also described.
Owner:DUKE UNIV

Topical Skin Compositions, Their Preparation, and Their Use

InactiveUS20080124409A1Inhibit causative factorInhibit the causative factorsCosmetic preparationsBiocideBarrier functionDermatology
Topical skin compositions include a complex containing components to provide a defense against the various pathway mechanisms of free radicals, reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, and other oxidizing species on the human body including the skin. The compositions may be administered by topically applying them in an amount to inhibit those mechanisms. The compositions and methods are directed to the prevention of the adverse or detrimental effects of free radicals, reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, and other oxidizing species on the human body including the skin. Thus, the compositions according to the invention improve barrier function, inhibit elastase and collagenase, and / or promote synthesis of collagen and elastin.
Owner:ACCESS BUSINESS GRP INT LLC
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