A61K 47/22 - Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. ascorbic acid, tocopherol or pyrrolidones
A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
A61K 47/14 - Esters of carboxylic acids, e.g. fatty acid monoglycerides, medium-chain triglycerides, parabens or PEG fatty acid esters
A61K 47/24 - Organic compounds, e.g. natural or synthetic hydrocarbons, polyolefins, mineral oil, petrolatum or ozokerite containing atoms other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, halogen, nitrogen or sulfur, e.g. cyclomethicone or phospholipids
A61K 47/28 - Steroids, e.g. cholesterol, bile acids or glycyrrhetinic acid
A61K 38/11 - Oxytocins; Vasopressins; Related peptides
Compositions and methods are provided for mucosal delivery of peptides. The compositions include a stably hydrated peptide active agent complexed with a crown compound and/or a counter ion solubilized in a non-aqueous hydrophobic vehicle at a pH different from the pI of the peptide active agent. The methods include administering to a subject an effective amount of a composition of the disclosure. Other aspects include methods for the manufacture of the compositions of the disclosure. Also provided are compositions and kits that find use in practicing embodiments of the disclosure. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including the treatment of a variety of different disease conditions.
A61K 47/22 - Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. ascorbic acid, tocopherol or pyrrolidones
A61K 47/48 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer drug conjugates
This invention relates to the use of a cyclic compound of formula (I)
wherein A, B independently in each occurrence is alkane-i,j-diyl having k carbon atoms, i and independently j being less than or equal k and k being selected from 1 to 10, wherein said alkane-i,j-diyl (i) may comprise one or more double bonds; (ii) is optionally substituted; and/or (iii) comprises a cycle, wherein the total number of cycles being cyclic sugars in said compound is selected from 0 to 4 and is less than p·(n+m); X,Y independently in each occurrence is a biocompatible functional group comprising at least one oxygen atom or two sulphur atoms; n, m independently of each other are selected from 0 to 20; p is selected from 1 to 10; n+m is equal or greater than 1; and p·(n+m) is selected from 3 to 30; wherein said compound is capable of forming a complex with a protonated primary and/or protonated secondary amino group and/or a protonated guanidinium group for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical or diagnostic composition.
A61K 36/26 - Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family), e.g. heartleaf
A61P 13/12 - Drugs for disorders of the urinary system of the kidneys
C07K 7/00 - Peptides having 5 to 20 amino acids in a fully defined sequenceDerivatives thereof
C07D 267/00 - Heterocyclic compounds containing rings of more than six members having one nitrogen atom and one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atoms
C07D 323/00 - Heterocyclic compounds containing more than two oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
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