280 results about "Retinopathy" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to novel sustained-release intraocular drug delivery systems and improvements in the treatment of retinopathies. In particular, fibronectin scaffold domain proteins that selectively inhibit VEGFR-2 are contemplated.

The present invention provides systems and methods for screening and tracking ophthalmic disease in a plurality of patients. The invention includes a screening subsystem comprising a non-mydriatic camera for obtaining digital images of eyes of the patients, a central database for storing the digital images of the eyes of patients as well as patient demographic data and related health data, and a central server comprising a computer which executes retinopathy grading algorithms, wherein the retinopathy grading algorithms recognize and assign a grade to ophthalmic disease present in the digital eye image and store the results in the central database. The invention also provides a method for screening and tracking ophthalmic disease in a patient with the steps of obtaining digital images of eyes of the patient by means of a screening subsystem comprising a camera, transmitting the obtained digital image to a central database and to a central server, executing retinopathy grading algorithms that recognize and assign a grade to ophthalmic disease present in the digital eye images, and storing the transmitted digital images and the results of the retinopathy grading algorithms in the central database.

The invention discloses and claims benzimidazole compounds of formula (I): wherein X is C—R2; Y is C—R2 or C—R3; W and Z are each C—R3; R1 is an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl or a saturated 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heterocyclic radical or a bicyclic heterocyclic radical; and A5 is H or alkyl; or a stereoisomer, a racemate, an enantiomer or a diastereoisomer of said compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; the use of compounds of formula (I) for the treatment of a disorder of proliferation of blood vessels, uncontrolled angiogenesis, a fibrotic disorder, a disorder of proliferation of mesangial cells, a metabolic disorder, allergy, asthma, thrombosis, a disease of the nervous system, retinopathy, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, muscle degeneration, solid tumors and cancers, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants or diluents and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) and one or more. antimitiotic agents.

The present invention relates to novel kinase inhibitors and modulator compounds useful for the treatment of various diseases. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such compounds, kinase / compound adducts, methods of treating diseases, and methods of synthesis of the compounds. Preferrably, the compounds are useful for the modulation of kinase activity of Raf kinases and disease polymorphs thereof. Compounds of the present invention find utility in the treatment of mammalian cancers and especially human cancers including but not limited to malignant melanoma, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, non small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Compounds of the present invention also find utility in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and retinopathies including diabetic retinal neuropathy and macular degeneration.

Methods and compositions for treating retinal diseases comprising therapeutic amounts of a compound selected from a normal Puf-A gene product, an active polypeptide fragment thereof, an analog thereof or a peptidomimetic thereof. Vectors, including AAV vectors comprising the therapeutic compound are provided. Puf-A compositions suitable for subretinal, intravitreal, topical, subconjunctival, retrobulbar, periocular, suprachoroidal, or intraocular administration are provided. Methods for screening siRNA, RNAi and shRNA, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies that inhibit Puf-A target activity and reduce apoptosis are provided.

Compositions and methods and are provided for treating disorders associated with compromised vasculostasis. Invention methods and compositions are useful for treating a variety of disorders including for example, stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer, ischemia / reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, eye diseases such as retinopathies or macular degeneration or other vitreoretinal diseases, inflammatory diseases, vascular leakage syndrome, edema, transplant rejection, adult / acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the like.

Compositions and methods and are provided for treating disorders associated with compromised vasculostasis. Invention methods and compositions are useful for treating a variety of disorders including for example, stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer, ischemia / reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, eye diseases such as retinopathies or macular degeneration or other vitreoretinal diseases , inflammatory diseases, vascular leakage syndrome, edema, transplant rejection, adult / acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the like.

A compound of formula: where Ar1, Ar2, X, R3, and m are as disclosed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound”); compositions comprising an effective amount of a Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound are disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to antagonists of vertebrate growth hormones obtained by mutation of the third alpha helix of such proteins (especially bovine or human GHs). These mutants-have growth-inhibitory or other GH-antagonizing effects. These novel hormones may be administered exogenously to animals, or transgenic animals may be made that express the antagonist. Animals have been made which exhibited a reduced growth phenotype. The invention also describes methods of treating acromegaly, gigantism, cancer, diabetes, vascular eye diseases (diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of sickle-cell anemia, etc.) as well as nephropathy and other diseases, by administering an effective amount of a growth hormone antagonist. The invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more growth hormone antagonists.

The invention relates to highly concentrated DHA and EPA formulations in a soft gel capsule. A capsule may contain at least 80% omega-3 fatty acids, salts or derivatives thereof, where EPA and DHA are present in relative amounts of greater than or equal to 3:1 or less than or equal to 1:3, and constitute at least 75% to greater than 95% of the total fatty acids present in the capsule. Capsules of the invention may be provided in a blister package so as to provide clean and protected oils that are easy to travel with. Compliance is improved with one-pill-a-day dosing and the days of the week imprinted on the foil packing. Anitoxidant protection may be provided by rosemary and vitamin C. The invention also provides a methods of treatment, modulation or prophalaxis of coronary disease, altering serum LDL-cholesterol and / or HDL-cholesterol, lowering serum triglycerides, lowering blood pressure, pulse rate, altering the activity of the blood coagulation factor VII complex, mild hypertension, protection from cyclosporine toxicity in kidney transplant, rheumatoid arthritis, development and progression of retinopathy, hypertriglyceridemia, and neurological disorders in a subject.

Methods for the treatment or prevention of a number of ocular diseases or disorders are disclosed. In particular, methods are disclosed for the amelioration of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other retinopathies, as well as uveitis, presbyopia, dry eye, glaucoma, blepharitis and rosacea of the eye. The methods comprise administration of a compositions comprising an ophthalmologically acceptable carrier or diluent and a hydoxylamine compound in a therapeutically sufficient amount to prevent, retard the development or reduce the symptoms of one or more of the ophthalmic conditions.

The present invention provides compounds and methods for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. In particular, LFA-1 antagonists are described herein to be used in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. One aspect of the invention provides for diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy and administration of a LFA-1 antagonist, after the patient is diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.

The present invention relates to a method of making novel dipeptidyl peptidase-IV ("DPP-IV') inhibitor compounds useful for treating, inter alia, diseases that are associated with proteins that are subject to processing by DPP-IV, such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome), hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, glucosuria, metabolic acidosis, cataracts, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, Type 1 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, osteopenia, frailty, bone loss, bone fracture, acute coronary syndrome, infertility due to polycystic ovary syndrome, short bowel syndrome and to prevent disease progression in Type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a method of making 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoropyrrolidine, a starting material utilized in the afore-mentioned method for preparing DPP-IV compounds.

Compounds of the present invention find utility in the treatment of mammalian cancers and especially human cancers including but not limited to malignant, melanomas, glioblastomas, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancers, breast cancers, kidney cancers, cervical carcinomas, metastasis of primary tumor sites, myeloproliferative diseases, leukemias, papillary thyroid carcinoma, non small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, hypereosinophilic syndrome, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, colonic cancers, ocular diseases characterized by hyperproliferation leading to blindness including various retinopathies, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mastocyctosis, mast cell leukemia, a disease caused by c-Abl kinase, oncogenic forms thereof, aberrant fusion proteins thereof and polymorphs thereof, or a disease caused by c-Kit kinase, oncogenic forms thereof, aberrant fusion proteins thereof and polymorphs thereof.

Piperidine Compounds; compositions comprising a Piperidine Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Piperidine Compound are disclosed. In one embodiment, the Piperidine Compound has the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Ar1, Ar2, X, R3, R4, and m are as disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to novel kinase inhibitors and modulator compounds useful for the treatment of various diseases. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such compounds, kinase / compound adducts, methods of treating diseases, and methods of synthesis of the compounds. Preferrably, the compounds are useful for the modulation of kinase activity of Raf kinases and disease polymorphs thereof. Compounds of the present invention find utility in the treatment of mammalian cancers and especially human cancers including but not limited to malignant melanoma, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, non small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Compounds of the present invention also find utility in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and retinopathies including diabetic retinal neuropathy and macular degeneration.

The present invention provides a method for lowering intraocular pressure and providing neuroprotection to a patient in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one non-nucleotide or non-protein agent that inhibits expression and / or signaling of lysyl oxidase (LOX) or a lysyl oxidase-like protease (LOXL).

A Compound of formula (wherein X is O or S and R<1>-R<5 >are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (each being a "Piperazine Compound"), pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Piperazine Compound and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Piperazine Compound are disclosed.

A system and computer-implemented method for detecting retinopathy is provided. The system comprises an image input module configured to receive one or more fundus images. Further, the system comprises a pre-processing module configured to apply one or more transformations to the one or more received fundus images. Furthermore, the system comprises a feature extraction module configured to extract one or more features from the one or more transformed images using one or more Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Also, the system comprises a prediction module configured to determine stage of retinopathy by classifying the one or more extracted features using pre-stored features, wherein the pre-stored features are extracted from one or more training fundus images by the one or more CNNs and further wherein each pre-stored feature corresponds to a class which is associated with a predetermined stage of retinopathy.

The present invention relates to novel dihydropyridopyrimidinyl, dihydronaphthyridinyl, and related compounds which are kinase inhibitors and modulator useful for the treatment of various diseases. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such compounds, kinase / compound adducts, methods of treating diseases, and methods of synthesis of the compounds. Preferably, the compounds are useful for the modulation of kinase activity of Raf kinases and disease polymorphs thereof. Compounds of the present invention find utility in the treatment of mammalian cancers and especially human cancers including but not limited to malignant melanoma, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, non small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Compounds of the present invention also find utility in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and retinopathies including diabetic retinal neuropathy and macular degeneration.

The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit, regulate and / or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions, such as angiogenesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, retinal ischemia, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.

The invention discloses a lutein ester health care product for protecting eyesight. The lutein ester health care product is prepared by taking lutein ester as a main material, and adding any one or more materials including taurine, selenium, zinc, alpha-lipoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and bilberry extract, and pharmaceutically acceptable formulation accessories. The outstanding innovation of the invention is the implementation of the method for preparing a functional eye health care product with the lutein ester instead of lutein, so that the bioavailability, the stability and the health care effect of the product are improved, and production cost can be greatly reduced. The health care product can be prepared into common dosage forms, such as tablets, capsula, granules and soft capsules. The lutein ester health care product is mainly used for the treatment on diseases, such as myopia, amblyopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, cataract, vitreous opacity, retinal pigment degeneration, macular degeneration, asthenopia, and retinopathy caused by diabetes, and the like. The lutein ester health care product adopts a unique formulation of multiple constituents, measures and mechanisms, and has significant treatment effects and excellent social and economic benefits.

The invention provides peptide derivatives designed to deliver peptides having growth factor inhibitory activity, especially somatostatin analogs, to the retina by sequential metabolism. The peptide derivatives, which comprise a dihydropyridine<CUSTOM-CHARACTER FILE="US06440933-20020827-P00900.TIF" ALT="custom character" HE="20" WI="20" ID="CUSTOM-CHARACTER-00001" / >pyridinium salt-type redox targetor moiety, a bulky lipophilic function and an amino acid / dipeptide / tripeptide spacer, are used in the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

A method of screening for retinal disease including directing a first light at a first portion of the retina, directing a second light at a second portion of the retina, measuring a first pupillary response of the eye as a result of the first light and a second pupillary response as a result of the second light, and generating an indication of a severity level of the retinal disease using the first pupillary response and the second pupillary response. Also, an apparatus that implements this method including a light source for directing a first light at a first retinal portion and a second light at a second retinal portion, a pupil measuring device for measuring the pupillary response of the eye as a result of the first light and second light, a processor in electronic communication with the pupil measuring device, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor.

Ophthalmically acceptable compositions used in arresting the development of cataract, presbyopia, macular degeneration and other retinopathies, glaucoma, uveitis and various corneal disorders are disclosed. The compositions are also useful as a prophylactic treatment to prevent or delay development of age-related ocular disorders, which include cataracts, presbyopia, glaucoma and macular degeneration. The compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and at least one compound having the formula: [0001]where R1 and R2 are, independently, H or C1 to C3 alkyl; [0002]R3 and R4 are, independently C1 to C3 alkyl; and [0003]where R1 and R2, taken together, or R3 and R4, taken together, or both may be cycloalkyl; [0004]R5 is H, OH, or C1 to C6 alkyl; [0005]R6 is or C1 to C6 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or substituted alkyl or alkenyl; [0006]R7 is C1 to C6 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or substituted alkyl or alkenyl or where R6 and R7, or R5, R6 and R7, taken together, form a carbocycle or heterocycle having from 3 to 7 atoms in the ring.

A method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism such as impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes allows prevention, or early detection and treatment of diabetic complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, and other disorders of the major organs and systems. A mathematical algorithm evaluates the shape of a subject's glucose profile and classifies the profile into one of several predefined clusters, each cluster corresponding either to a normal condition or one of several abnormal conditions. The series of blood glucose values making up the glucose tolerance curve may be measured using any glucose analyzer including: invasive, minimally invasive and noninvasive types. The method is executed on a processing device programmed to perform the steps of the method. Depending on the outcome of the screening, a subject may be provided with additional information concerning their condition and / or counseled to consult further with their health care provider.