The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing the immunogenicity of cells for transplant including cell-based immunotherapies. Vectors encoding beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) modifying RNAs along with targeting moieties and other signaling and/or suicide genes allow for efficient production of engineered CAR T-regulatory or other therapeutic cells from any source.
The invention provides compositions and methods for suppressing autoimmune components of neurodegenerative diseases and thereby providing therapeutic effects to patients suffering from such diseases, Compositions and methods include immunosuppressive moieties such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) and proteins expressed by Tregs coupled to a chimeric antigen receptor or protein that specifically binds one or more glial cell markers. Therapeutically effective doses of said compounds for treating neurodegenerative diseases including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), multiple sclerosis, and prion diseases are disclosed.
A61K 35/17 - LymphocytesB-cellsT-cellsNatural killer cellsInterferon-activated or cytokine-activated lymphocytes
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
C12N 9/16 - Hydrolases (3.) acting on ester bonds (3.1)
The invention provides compositions and methods for suppressing autoimmune components of neurodegenerative diseases and thereby providing therapeutic effects to patients suffering from such diseases, Compositions and methods include immunosuppressive moieties such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) and proteins expressed by Tregs coupled to a chimeric antigen receptor or protein that specifically binds one or more glial cell markers. Therapeutically effective doses of said compounds for treating neurodegenerative diseases including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), multiple sclerosis, and prion diseases are disclosed.
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants
A61K 39/00 - Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies
The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing the immunogenicity of cells for transplant including cell-based immunotherapies. Vectors encoding beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) modifying RNAs along with targeting moieties and other signaling and/or suicide genes allow for efficient production of engineered CAR T-regulatory or other therapeutic cells from any source.
The invention provides compositions and methods for suppressing autoimmune components of neurodegenerative diseases and thereby providing therapeutic effects to patients suffering from such diseases. Compositions and methods include immunosuppressive moieties such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) and proteins expressed by Tregs coupled to a chimeric antigen receptor or protein that specifically binds one or more glial cell markers. Therapeutically effective doses of said compounds for treating neurodegenerative diseases including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and prion diseases are disclosed.
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
A61K 39/00 - Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants
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TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of dementia and decreased function associated with neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's Disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), including at the early stages of cognitive and functional decline with antibiotics and synthetic anti-bacterials, by administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a chronic low-dose antibiotic administration, optionally as adjuvant and/or with a co-therapy, such as an innate immune modulator; an anti-inflammatory agent; a neurotransmitter; an acetylcholine esterase (AChEI) inhibitor; an enzyme inhibiting or reducing the production, aggregation, or deposition of amyloid-beta protein, amyloidosis or tau protein; an antibody inhibiting or reducing the production, aggregation, deposition or removal of amyloid-beta protein or tau protein; melatonin; an antimicrobial adjuvant; lichen compounds, astemizole, or polythiophenes; mannitol, a nanoparticle, a vasodilator, or a glucose or amino acid carrier; or a combination thereof. The present invention also relates to treatment that focuses on delaying neurodegeneration associated with AD, PD, ALS and the like by targeting specific microbe profiles associated with the disease in gastrointestinal tract (gut) or brain and suppressing their effect on neuroinflammation by low dose chronic treatment alone and/or in combination with other disease treatments or supporting additives.
G01N 33/569 - ImmunoassayBiospecific binding assayMaterials therefor for microorganisms, e.g. protozoa, bacteria, viruses
G01N 33/68 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing involving proteins, peptides or amino acids
C12Q 1/689 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for detection or identification of organisms for bacteria
A61K 39/00 - Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating at least one condition selected from Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Immune effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS), cancer-related cognitive impairment, Infusion Reaction Syndrome (IRS), Capillary Leak Syndrome (CLS), Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS), Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS), Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, Ebola, avian influenza, smallpox, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), and Immune-related Adverse Events Syndrome (IrAES) in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a mast cell stabilizer or a compound of Formula I or Formula II: Formula I, Formula II, wherein R1 is halogen, OH, or -OC(O)C1-5alkyl R2 and R3 are each independently selected from CO2R4 or CH2OR5; R4 is Li, Na, K, H, C1-5alkyl, or -CH2CO(C1-5alkyl); and R5 is H or C(O)(C1-5alkyl), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
C07D 311/24 - Benzo [b] pyrans, not hydrogenated in the carbocyclic ring with oxygen or sulfur atoms directly attached in position 4 with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached in position 2
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating at least one condition selected from Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Immune effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS), cancer-related cognitive impairment, Infusion Reaction Syndrome (IRS), Capillary Leak Syndrome (CLS), Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS), Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS), Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, Ebola, avian influenza, smallpox, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), and Immune-related Adverse Events Syndrome (IrAES) in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a mast cell stabilizer or a compound of Formula I or Formula II: Formula I, Formula II, wherein R11-51-5alkyl R2and R322R4or CH2OR5; R41-521-51-5alkyl); and R51-51-5alkyl), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
C07D 311/24 - Benzo [b] pyrans, not hydrogenated in the carbocyclic ring with oxygen or sulfur atoms directly attached in position 4 with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached in position 2
9.
Powdered formulations of cromolyn sodium and alpha-lactose
10 of 2-13 μm. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, amyloidosis-associated condition (AAC), traumatic brain injury, Huntington's disease, atherosclerosis, cytokine release syndrome (CRS), dementia, head injury, infection, neuroinflammation, prion disease, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, or asthma using the composition.
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
A61K 47/12 - Carboxylic acidsSalts or anhydrides thereof
A61K 47/26 - Carbohydrates, e.g. sugar alcohols, amino sugars, nucleic acids, mono-, di- or oligo-saccharidesDerivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates, sorbitan fatty acid esters or glycyrrhizin
90501010 of 2-13 μm. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, amyloidosis-associated condition (AAC), traumatic brain injury, Huntington's disease, atherosclerosis, cytokine release syndrome (CRS), dementia, head injury, infection, neuroinflammation, prion disease, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, or asthma using the composition.
A61K 31/277 - NitrilesIsonitriles having a ring, e.g. verapamil
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61K 31/4422 - 1,4-Dihydropyridines, e.g. nifedipine, nicardipine
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POWDERED FORMULATIONS OF CROMOLYN SODIUM AND .ALPHA.-LACTOSE
The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising micronized cromolyn sodium, a-lactose, and a salt of fatty acid, wherein the a-lactose has a particle size distribution of D90 of 45-70 µm, D50 of 10-35 µm, and D10 of 2-13 µm. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease, amyloidosis-associated condition (AAC), traumatic brain injury, Huntington's disease, atherosclerosis, cytokine release syndrome (CRS), dementia, head injury, infection, neuroinflammation, prion disease, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, or asthma using the composition.
A61K 9/72 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form for smoking or inhaling
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61K 47/12 - Carboxylic acidsSalts or anhydrides thereof
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
12.
CAR-TREG-BASED THERAPIES FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
The invention provides compositions and methods for suppressing autoimmune components of neurodegenerative diseases and thereby providing therapeutic effects to patients suffering from such diseases. Compositions and methods include immunosuppressive moieties such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) and proteins expressed by Tregs coupled to a chimeric antigen receptor or protein that specifically binds one or more glial cell markers. Therapeutically effective doses of said compounds for treating neurodegenerative diseases including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and prion diseases are disclosed.
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
Methods of delivering cromolyn to a patient in need thereof, methods of treating amyloid-associated conditions and inflammatory or allergic lung diseases, and packs and kits comprising cromolyn are described.
A61K 31/192 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having aromatic groups, e.g. sulindac, 2-aryl-propionic acids, ethacrynic acid
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
The invention is directed to a composition comprising cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen, wherein the cromolyn sodium is micronized and the cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen are present in a weight ratio of 1:1-2. In one embodiment, the ibuprofen is passed through a sieve, such as a 300 µm sieve and to methods of making the same.
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
15.
POWDERED FORMULATIONS OF CROMOLYN SODIUM AND IBUPROFEN
The invention is directed to a composition comprising cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen, wherein the cromolyn sodium is micronized and the cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen are present in a weight ratio of 1:1-2. In one embodiment, the ibuprofen is passed through a sieve, such as a 300 μm sieve and to methods of making the same.
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
16.
Powdered formulations of cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen
The invention is directed to a composition comprising cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen, wherein the cromolyn sodium is micronized and the cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen are present in a weight ratio of 1:1-2. In one embodiment, the ibuprofen is passed through a sieve, such as a 300 μm sieve and to methods of making the same.
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61K 31/192 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having aromatic groups, e.g. sulindac, 2-aryl-propionic acids, ethacrynic acid
17.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ISCHEMIC STROKE
The invention is directed to methods of treating ischemic stroke by adminis-tering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I or Formula II to a subject in need thereof, wherein the compound has Formula I or Formula II: or a salt or ester of (I) or (II); wherein X is OH, C1-C6 alkoxyl, 18F, or 19F; Y and Z are independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 amine, 18F, 19F, or H; and n is 1, 2, or 3.
A61K 31/192 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having aromatic groups, e.g. sulindac, 2-aryl-propionic acids, ethacrynic acid
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
18.
METHODS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS
The invention is directed to a method of treating Alzheimer's Disease by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of cromolyn and optionally ibuprofen. The cromolyn may be in the form of cromolyn sodium and administered by inhalation.
C07D 311/24 - Benzo [b] pyrans, not hydrogenated in the carbocyclic ring with oxygen or sulfur atoms directly attached in position 4 with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached in position 2
Methods of delivering cromolyn to a patient in need thereof methods of treating amyloid-associated conditions and inflammatory or aliergic lung diseases, and blister packs and kits comprising cromolyn are described.
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
Methods of delivering cromolyn to a patient in need thereof methods of treating amyloid-associated conditions and inflammatory or aliergic lung diseases, and blister packs and kits comprising cromolyn are described.
A01N 43/16 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom six-membered rings with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
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