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1895 results about "Influenza a" patented technology

Functional influenza virus-like particles (VLPs)

Recombinant influenza virus proteins, including influenza capsomers, subviral particles, virus-like particles (VLP), VLP complexes, and / or any portions of thereof, are provided as a vaccine for influenza viruses. The invention is based on the combination of two vaccine technologies: (1) intrinsically safe recombinant vaccine technology, and (2) highly immunogenic, self-assembled protein macromolecules embedded in plasma membranes and comprised of multiple copies of influenza virus structural proteins exhibiting neutralizing epitopes in native conformations. More specifically, this invention relates to the design and production of functional homotypic and heterotypic recombinant influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) comprised of recombinant structural proteins of human influenza virus type A / Sydney / 5 / 94 (H3N2) and / or avian influenza virus type A / Hong Kong / 1073 / 99 (H9N2) in baculovirus-infected insect cells and their application as a vaccine in the prevention of influenza infections and as a laboratory reagent for virus structural studies and clinical diagnostics.
Owner:NOVAVAX

Neuraminic acid derivatives, their preparation and their medical use

Compounds of formula (I) or their salts or esters:have excellent sialidase inhibitory activity and are therefore useful for the treatment and prevention of influenza and other viral diseases where the replication of the virus is susceptible to sialidase inhibitors.
Owner:DAIICHI SANKYO CO LTD

Dry powder compositions for RNA influenza therapeutics

A dry powder formulation for mucosal, intranasal, inhalation or pulmonary delivery which may include one or more siRNAs or dicer-active precursors thereof targeted to a transcript involved in infection by, or replication or production of an influenza virus.
Owner:MARINA BIOTECH INC

Neuraminidase-supplemented compositions

InactiveUS6485729B1Less importancePrevents and lessens HA immunodominanceSsRNA viruses negative-senseAntibody mimetics/scaffoldsNasal cavityAdjuvant
An anti-influenza vaccine composition wherein the improvement is that the vaccine includes, as an additive, neuraminidase (NA). The base anti-influenza vaccine can be any commercially available anti-influenza vaccine. The composition can include and be administered with an adjuvant. The vaccine composition provides protection in a host, animal or human, against influenza infection, including viral replication and systemic infection. Oral, nasal or other mucosal or per needle administration, including intracutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, intravascular, and intravenous, are included.
Owner:PROTEIN SCI

Assembly of wild-type and chimeric influenza virus-like particles (VLPs)

Influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising the structural proteins HA, NA, M1 and M2 are described. VLPs are also generated containing M1 alone, as are VLPs with M1 and any one or two of HA, NA and M2. VLPs with HA from one influenza subtype and NA from a different influenza subtype are also described, as are VLPs in which a portion or all of HA or NA is replaced by a heterologous moiety not produced by influenza virus, so as to comprise chimeric VLPs.
Owner:WYETH HOLDINGS LLC

Combination vaccine

ActiveUS20160166678A1SsRNA viruses negative-senseSugar derivativesHemagglutininFamily Orthomyxoviridae
The present invention relates to a vaccine, especially a combination vaccine providing at least a first and a second antigenic function, the combination vaccine comprising at least one RNA encoding at least one or more proteins or fragments, variants or derivatives of proteins awarding antigenic function, wherein the first antigenic function being a Fusion (F) protein or a fragment, variant or derivative of a Fusion (F) protein derived from the virus family Paramyxoviridae and the second antigenic function being an Hemagglutinin (HA) protein or a fragment, variant or derivative of an Hemagglutinin (HA) protein derived from the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a kit or kit of parts comprising the components of said combination vaccine and to said combination vaccine for use in a method of prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases, particularly in the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases like RSV and influenza.
Owner:CUREVAC SE

Influenza immunogen and vaccine

A chimeric, carboxy-terminal truncated hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid (HBc) protein is disclosed that contains an immunogen for inducing the production of antibodies to the influenza M2 protein. An immunogenic influenza sequence in two to four copies is preferably expressed at or near the N-terminus or in the HBc immunogenic loop sequence. The HBc chimer preferably contains an influenza-specific T cell epitope and is preferably engineered for both enhanced stability of self-assembled particles and enhanced yield of those chimeric particles. Methods of making and using the chimers are also disclosed.
Owner:SANOFI PASTEUR BIOLOGICS CO +1

Lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccines

The invention relates to mRNA comprising lipid nanoparticles and their medical uses. The lipid nanoparticles of the present invention comprise a cationic lipid according to formula (I), (II) or (III) and / or a PEG lipid according to formula (IV), as well as an mRNA compound comprising an mRNA sequence encoding an antigenic peptide or protein. The invention further relates to the use of said lipid nanoparticles as vaccines or medicaments, in particular with respect to influenza or rabies vaccination.
Owner:ACUITAS THERAPEUTICS INC +1

Functional influenza virus like particles (VLPs)

The present invention discloses and claims virus like particles (VLPs) that express and / or contains seasonal influenza virus proteins, avian influenza virus proteins and / or influenza virus proteins from viruses with pandemic potential. The invention includes vector constructs comprising said proteins, cells comprising said constructs, formulations and vaccines comprising VLPs of the inventions. The invention also includes methods of making and administrating VLPs to vertebrates, including methods of inducing substantial immunity to either seasonal and avian influenza, or at least one symptom thereof.
Owner:NOVAVAX

Antiviral compounds and methods of making and using thereof

Compounds which exhibit antiviral activity, particularly against influenza virus, and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. In one embodiment, the compounds are heterocyclic amides containing piperazine and isozazole rings and optionally substituted with one or more substituents. The compounds can be formulated with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients to form compositions suitable for enteral or parenteral administration. The compounds are preferably used to treat or prevent Influenza A infections, such as H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, H5N1, H7N7, H1N2, H9N2, H7N2, H7N3, and H10N7.
Owner:VERSITECH LTD

Influenza vaccine

The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol or a tocopherol such as alpha tocopherol, and an emulsifying agent.
Owner:SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PHARMA GMBH +1

Molecules enhancing dermal delivery of influenza vaccines

InactiveUS20050123550A1Enhances therapeutic efficacy and protective immune responseGood curative effectSsRNA viruses negative-senseOrganic active ingredientsInfluenza vaccineImmunogenicity
The present invention relates to dermal vaccine formulations, designed for targeted delivery of an immunogenic composition to a dermal compartment of skin including the intradermal and epidermal compartments. The dermal vaccine formulations of the invention comprise an antigenic or immunogenic agent, and at least one molecule, e.g., a chemical agent, which enhances the presentation and / or availability of the antigenic or immunogenic agent to the immune cells of the intradermal compartment or epidermal compartment resulting in an enhanced immune response. The dermal vaccine formulations of the invention have enhanced efficacy as the antigenic or immunogenic agent is delivered to the intradermal compartment or epidermal compartment with enhanced presentation and / or availability to the immune cells that reside therein. The enhanced efficacy of the dermal vaccine formulations results in a therapeutically effective immune response after a single intradermal or epidermal dose, with lower doses of antigenic or immunogenic agent than conventionally used, and without the need for booster immunizations.
Owner:BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Influenza antigens, vaccine compositions, and related methods

The present invention relates to the intersection of the fields of immunology and protein engineering, and particularly to antigens and vaccines useful in prevention of infection by influenza virus. Provided are recombinant protein antigens, compositions, and methods for the production and use of such antigens and vaccine compositions.
Owner:IBIO

Broad spectrum anti-viral therapeutics and prophylaxis

The present invention provides new compositions and methods for preventing and treating pathogen infection. In particular, the present invention provides compounds having an anchoring domain that anchors the compound to the surface of a target cell, and a therapeutic domain that can act extracellularly to prevent infection of the target cell by a pathogen, such as a virus. Preferred target cells are epithelial cells. The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing viral diseases, such as influenza, using compounds having anchoring domains that can bind target cells linked to enzymatic activities that can act extracellularly to interfere with viral infection of target cells. The invention also provides compositions and methods for preventing viral diseases such as influenza using compounds having anchoring domains that can bind target cells linked to protease inhibitors that can act extracellularly to interfere with viral infection of target cells.
Owner:ANSUN BIOPHARMA

Influenza recombinant subunit vaccine

The invention provides influenza proteins, including subunit proteins and immunogenic compositions that can be utilized, with or without adjuvants, as vaccines to protect against influenza infection in animal models and humans. The recombinant proteins are expressed from transformed insect cells that contain integrated copies of the appropriate expression cassettes in their genome. The invention uses a Drosophila melanogaster expression system to provide high yields of recombinant subunit proteins with native-like conformation.
Owner:HAWAII BIOTECH INC

Methods and compounds for treating paramyxoviridae virus infections

Provided are methods for treating Paramyxoviridae virus infections by administering ribosides, riboside phosphates and prodrugs thereof, of Formula I:wherein the 1′ position of the nucleoside sugar is substituted. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Human parainfluenza and Human respiratory syncytial virus infections.
Owner:GILEAD SCI INC

Peptide-based vaccine for influenza

A human synthetic peptide-based influenza vaccine for intranasal administration comprises a mixture of flagella containing at least four epitopes of influenza virus reactive with human cells, each expressed individually in Salmonella flagellin, said influenza virus epitopes being selected from the group consisting of: (i) one B-cell hemagglutinin (HA) epitope; (ii) one T-helper hemagglutinin (HA) or nucleo-protein (NP) epitope that can bind to many HLA molecules; and (iii) at least two cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) nucleoprotein (NP) or matrix protein (M) epitopes that are restricted to the most prevalent HLA molecules in different human populations.
Owner:YEDA RES & DEV CO LTD

Molecules enhancing dermal delivery of influenza vaccines

The present invention relates to dermal vaccine formulations, designed for targeted delivery of an immunogenic composition to a dermal compartment of skin including the intradermal and epidermal compartments. The dermal vaccine formulations of the invention comprise an antigenic or immunogenic agent, and at least one molecule, e.g., a chemical agent, which enhances the presentation and / or availability of the antigenic or immunogenic agent to the immune cells of the intradermal compartment or epidermal compartment resulting in an enhanced immune response. The dermal vaccine formulations of the invention have enhanced efficacy as the antigenic or immunogenic agent is delivered to the intradermal compartment or epidermal compartment with enhanced presentation and / or availability to the immune cells that reside therein. The enhanced efficacy of the dermal vaccine formulations results in a therapeutically effective immune response after a single intradermal or epidermal dose, with lower doses of antigenic or immunogenic agent than conventionally used, and without the need for booster immunizations.
Owner:BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Method for Producing the Flu Virus

The invention relates to a method for producing flu virus according to which:a) immunizing a hen by administering a flu vaccine to the hen,b) triggering embryogenesis in one or more eggs of the immunized hen,c) infecting the one or more embryonated eggs by inoculating a flu virus into the allantoic cavity of the eggs,d) incubating the one or more infected embryonated eggs under temperature and humidity conditions that allow replication of the virus, ande) harvesting the allantoic fluid of the one or more incubated eggs containing the virus.
Owner:BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA INC +1

Influenza virus-like particles (VLPS) comprising hemagglutinin produced within a plant

A method for synthesizing influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) within a plant or a portion of a plant is provided. The method involves expression of influenza HA in plants and the purification by size exclusion chromatography. The invention is also directed towards a VLP comprising influenza HA protein and plants lipids. The invention is also directed to a nucleic acid encoding influenza HA as well as vectors. The VLPs may be used to formulate influenza vaccines, or may be used to enrich existing vaccines.
Owner:MEDICAGO INC

siRNA silencing of influenza virus gene expression

The present invention provides siRNA molecules that target influenza virus gene expression and methods of using such siRNA molecules to silence influenza virus gene expression. The present invention also provides nucleic acid-lipid particles that target influenza virus gene expression comprising an siRNA that silences influenza virus gene expression, a cationic lipid, and a non-cationic lipid.
Owner:PROTIVA BIOTHERAPEUTICS

Infectious disease epidemic situation predicative analysis method based on nonlinear and coefficient variation predictive model

The invention establishes a nonlinear and coefficient variation infectious disease predictive model aiming at epidemic diseases with viruses which have infectivity at a latent period and a period of onset, provides an epidemic situation control function directly related to the model, simulating and predicting effects of different control measures and different control degrees on the basis of prediction in consideration of the control measures, considers the epidemic situation control as a continuous change process, integrally simulating and predicting development and control of the epidemic situation and provides crucial quantitative information for decision-making departments to optimally decide and control the epidemic situation with the smallest cost. By adopting the invention, a relative error for simulating SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes) in Beijing areas in 2003 is 0.98% and predictive results for influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in US and Japan are well matched with the actual epidemic situation development, a quantified control factor for preventing the influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at an initial development stage and controlling the spread of the epidemic situation is obtained and epidemic situation development conditions of different control intensities and different susceptible people are predicted.
Owner:中国人民解放军防化指挥工程学院

Influenza vaccine

The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol or a tocopherol such as alphatocopherol, and an emulsifying agent.
Owner:HANON EMMANUEL JULES +1

Neutralizing Antibodies to Influenza Viruses

The present invention concerns methods and means for identifying, producing, and engineering neutralizing antibodies against influenza A viruses, and to the neutralizing antibodies produced. In particular, the invention concerns neutralizing antibodies against various influenza A virus subtypes, including neutralizing antibodies against two or more of H1, H2, H3, H5, H7 and H9, such as, for example all of H1, H2, H3, and H5 subtypes, and methods and means for making such antibodies. More specifically, the invention concerns antibodies capable of neutralizing more than one, preferably all, isolates of an influenza A virus subtype.
Owner:I2 PHARMA INC
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