53 results about "Lyme's disease" patented technology

The present invention provides an accurate method to identify and quantify the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) antigen, the cause of Lyme Disease, in a sample of whole blood, body tissues and fluids of a subject, a human or animal subject. The qualitative method provides a quick, easy and accurate method of detection of the Bb antigen. The quantitative method allows for monitoring of treatment in conjunction with severity of clinical signs and symptoms.

The invention relates to both a sensitive method for the capture and detection of low-abundance Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) bacterial antigens allowing for the diagnosis of Lyme Disease using standard immunoassays. Furthermore, this invention allows the antigen to be identified in a sample of urine, serum, or other biological fluids isolated from humans and animals. The invention provides a method to capture, concentrate, separate and specifically quantify the abundance of Bb antigens using immunoassays. The detection of Bb Outer Surface Protein A is presented as an example of the disclosed invention. High sensitivity levels, low cost and easily collected biofluids allow this technology to reach patients in clinics as well as POC applications for the early detection of Lyme disease prior to seroconversion. A kit containing necessary reagents and the method for diagnosis, monitoring or assessing lyme disease using an immunoassay such as an ELISA, western blot or RPPMA is disclosed.

Recombinant B. burgdorferi proteins, representative of the life cycle, are membrane-immobilized to capture antibodies in biological samples. Lateral flow technology incorporating gold colloid deposition results in band visualization indicative of a positive test.

The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borrelia, the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded amino acid sequences, application of the DNA and amino acid sequences to the production of polypeptides as antigens for immunoprophylaxis, immunotherapy, and immunodiagnosis. Also disclosed are the use of the nucleic acid sequences as probes or primers for the detection of organisms causing Lyme disease, relapsing fever, or related disorders, and kits designed to facilitate methods of using the described polypeptides, DNA segments and antibodies.

The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosing, prognosing, monitoring, differentiating, treating, and managing of Lyme disease in a subject. The methods according to the invention are characterized by the detection of a biomarker signature comprised of a combination of two or more analytes indicative of disease.

An all-natural herbal composition and methods of preparing the same are provided. The novel Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) consists of artemisinin and its derivatives and berberine, the two active substances mixed with various selected excipient compounds to form a single pill, tablet or capsule for treatment and prevention of malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, dysentery, Lyme disease, babesiosis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Helicobacter Pylori, and colitis, in adults and children. A tablet or pill for children is formulated to be chewable.

The present invention relates, e.g., to a composition comprising peptides represented by SEQ ID NO:1-SEQ ID NO:28 and / or SEQ ID NO:41-SEQ ID NO:47, or active variants thereof, wherein the peptides or active variants can bind specifically to an antibody induced by a causative agent of Lyme disease (a pathogenic Borrelia), e.g. in a sample from a subject having Lyme disease. Compositions of the invention may comprise multiple peptides, from multiple proteins. Diagnostic kits comprising the peptides are described, as are diagnostic assays using the peptides.

Provided herein are OspA polypeptides from Lyme Disease-causing Borrelia having certain alteration(s). In one embodiment, the alteration(s) increase the conformational stability of the OspA polypeptide containing the alteration(s) while maintaining at least some of the antigenicity of the corresponding unaltered OspA polypeptide. In another embodiment, the altered OspA polypeptide has reduced cross-reactivity to hLFA-1, as compared to the corresponding unaltered OspA polypeptide.

The invention discloses a Lyme recombinant fusion protein OspC-VlsE, characterized in that the amino acid sequence of the recombinant fusion protein OspC-VlsE is shown in SEQ ID NO.1. The invention utilizes the genetic engineering recombination technology to express the recombinant fusion protein OspC-VlsE in the Escherichia coli system, which has the advantages of short production cycle, high yield, low cost and good specificity. The recombinant fusion protein of the invention can be used as a part of Lyme disease recombinant protein detection kit.

Two Borrelia burgdorferi recombinant proteins were expressed in E. coli. These two proteins were generated from (a) the full length dbpA gene combined with the invariable region 6 of the VlsE gene (dbpA / C6), and (b) the full length OspC gene combined with the coding sequence for amino acids 1-121 of the E. coli maltose binding protein gene (OspC / MBP). Methods of using these recombinant proteins for detecting anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in patient sera and diagnosis of Lyme Disease are described.

Disclosed herein are methods and drug compositions for treating Lyme disease and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) or chronic Lyme disease (CLD). In one embodiment, a method of treating a subject with Lyme disease involves administering an effective amount of a therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of tetraethylthiuram disulfide, doxorubicin, epirubicin, azlocillin, cephalothin, josamycin, cefotaxime, cefazolin, erythromycin, calcimycin, gramicidin, cefdinir, gambogic acid, ceftazidime, ticarcillin, valinomycin, moxifloxacin, linezolid, idarubicin, tosufloxacin, loratadine, ceftriaxone, and combinations thereof, and pharmaceutical salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof.

In alternative embodiments, provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment, amelioration and prevention of infection-associated blood vessel diseases, and also for the treatment, amelioration and prevention of non-vessel diseases affected by infective agents which can be treated by these compositions. In alternative embodiments, one common pathogen targeted by compositions andmethods as provided herein is Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species, including pneumoniae, trachomatis and psittaci species which infect humans, including Chlamydophila pneumoniae which also infects humans. In alternative embodiments, pathogens targeted and infections (diseases) treated, ameliorated, or prevented by compositions and methods as provided herein include Mycoplasma, Listeria, Leptospirosis, Q fever or Coxiella burnetii infection, Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis or any Borrelia infection, and Bartonella or of the family Bartonellaceae, including cat scratch disease. The compositionscomprise at least three different antibiotic agents selected with compositions comprising a rifamycin (such as rifabutin), a macrolide (such as clarithromycin or azithromycin), and a tetracycline (such as doxycycline) or a nitrofuran (such as furazolidone) being preferred.

The present disclosure provides a biosignature that distinguishes Lyme disease, including early Lyme disease, from STARI. The present disclosure also provides methods for detecting Lyme disease and STARI, as well as methods for treating subjects diagnosed with Lyme disease or STARI.