659 results about "Inflammatory skin disease" patented technology

A preventive or therapeutic agent for treating bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, where the agent has as an active ingredient an antibody directed against IL-6 receptor which is an interleukin-6 antagonist.

The present invention is based on the discovery of novel polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes known in the art to contribute to inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Such polymorphisms can lead to a variety of disorders that are mediated / modulated by a variant inflammatory and autoimmune disorders associated protein. The present invention provides reagents used for detecting and expressing the variant nucleic acid / protein sequence as well as methods of identifying and using these variants.

Methods and compositions for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis or multiple sclerosis are provided, comprising the step of delivering to the site of inflammation an anti-microtubule agent, or analogue or derivative thereof.

A composition for treatment of inflammatory skin conditions is provided having a carrier; reduced glutathione; and alpha lipoic acid. The composition preferably contains 25% to 60% by weight glutathione; and 0.5% to 5% by weight alpha lipoic acid. The composition is useful for topical treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases.

In methods, compounds, and topical formulations for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders incorporating compounds represented by the formulas below: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen, hologen, alkyl, or alkoxy; each of R4 and R5 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxy; and each of R6 and R7 is independently hydrogen, nitro, alkyl, or alkoxy; wherein each of A1, A3, and A4 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and A2 is independently hydrogen or hydroxy; and wherein each of B1, B2, and B3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkoxy; and each of B4 and B5 is independently hydrogen or alkyl, applying such compounds topically as sprays, mists, aerosols, solutions, lotions, gels, creams, ointments, pastes, unguents, emulsions, and suspensions to treat inflammatory skin disorders and the symptoms associated therewith.

The field of the present invention relates to genetically engineered fusion molecules, methods of making said fusion molecules, and uses thereof in anti-tumor immunotherapies. More specifically, the present invention relates to engineered fusion molecules consisting of a tumor targeting moiety fused with one or more costimulatory molecules / chemokines / cytokines.

This invention relates to certain sugar esters of phytosterols of formula (I). These esters are useful for topical application, and for the treatment of skin condition, including age spots, acne, loss of cellular antioxidants, collagen loss, loss of skin pliability, loss of skin suppleness, skin wrinkles including fine lines, oxidation, damage from radiation, malfunction of matrix metalloproteases, malfunction of tyrosinases, damage from free radicals, damage from UV, dry skin, xerosis, ichthyosis, dandruff, brownish spots, keratoses, melasma, lentigines, liver spots, pigmented spots, dark circles under the eyes, skin pigmentation including darkened skin, blemishes, oily skin, warts, eczema, pruritic skin, psoriasis, inflammatory dermatoses, topical inflammation, disturbed keratinization, skin changes associated with aging, nail or skin requiring cleansers, conditioning or treatment, and hair or scalp requiring shampooing or conditioning, and combinations thereof;Wherein,n=0, 1, 2, or 3; andR=H, —CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH2OH, —CH(OH)—CH(OH)—CH2OH; andR1=Substituent selected from a sapogenin, steroid, or terpenoid.

The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I):or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, including all stereoisomers and tautomers, which is an inhibitor of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes (referred to herein as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors), particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and its use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.

Topical treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases by application to affected skin areas of a composition containing glutathione. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the glutathione is provided in a carrier at very high concentration levels, in the range of 16-70 percent by weight, more preferably 40-60 percent by weight. Alpha lipoic acid may be included as an adjunct component in the composition.

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I)that are capable of inhibiting one or more kinases, especially SYK (Spleen Tyrosine Kinase), LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) and / or MYLK (Myosin light chain kinase) or mutants thereof. The compounds find applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. These diseases include autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, skin disorders, eye diseases, infectious diseases and hormone-related diseases.

There are provided compounds of formula I,wherein R, R1, Ra, Rb, Q, X and Y have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines.

Preventive as well as therapeutic treatment to alleviate cosmetic conditions and symptoms of dermatologic disorders with amphoteric compositions containing alpha hydroxyacids, alpha ketoacids, related compounds or polymeric forms of hydroxyacids is disclosed. The cosmetic conditions and the dermatologic disorders in which the amphoteric compositions and the polymeric compounds may be useful include dry skin, dandruff, acne, keratoses, psoriasis, eczema, pruritus, age spots, lentigines, melasmas, wrinkles, warts, blemished skin, hyperpigmented skin, kyperkeratotic skin, inflammatory dermatoses, skin changes associated with aging, and skin requiring cleansers.

Methods and therapeutic compositions for treating respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and devices for administering the therapeutic compositions. Methods for treatment include producing a protein solution, producing a concentrated bone marrow aspirate (cBMA), optionally combining the protein solution and cBMA to form an therapeutic composition, and optionally saturating the autologous therapeutic composition with hydrogen gas, and administering the therapeutic composition to a subject in need thereof. The present methods, compositions and devices are useful for treating COPD and the progression of COPD.