| Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120039938 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE POLYPROTEIN NS3/NS4 AND THE POLYPEPTIDE NS5B OF HCV, EXPRESSION VECTORS INCLUDING THE CORRESPONDING NUCLEIC SEQUENCES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE - The invention relates to a peptidic compound containing a polyprotein NS3/NS4 of a hepatitis C virus and a polypeptide NS5b of hepatitis C virus. Said invention also relates to expression vectors such as adenovirus and poxyvirus in which nucleic sequences coding for the polyprotein NS3/NS4 and the polypeptide NS5b. The inventive compound can be used for a therapeutic application. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20110152749 | EYE INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device for injecting a product into an eye, said device comprising an injection needle and a support on which the injection needle is fixed, said device being characterized in that it comprises a locating mark disposed in such a way that the latter can be placed in contact with a defined bearing region of the surface of the eye, before any contact of the injection needle with said surface, and can then be kept in contact with said bearing region during a stage of penetration of said injection needle through said surface of the eye. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110135684 | Use of L-alpha-lysophosphatidylcholine to obtain the differentiation of monocytes in mature dendritic cells in vitro - A method for treating and/or preventing certain ailments by administering to a person in need thereof L-α-lysophosphatidylcholine as an agent for activating the immune system of the person. Also, vaccine compositions that include L-α-lysophosphatidylcholine. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110027318 | NUCLEOTIDE VECTOR, COMPOSITION CONTAINING SUCH VECTOR, AND VACCINE FOR IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HEPATITIS - Nucleotide vector composition containing such vector and vaccine for immunization against hepatitis. Nucleotide vector comprising at least one gene or one complementary DNA coding for at least a portion of a virus, and a promoter providing for the expression of such gene in muscle cells. The gene may be the S gene of the hepatitis B virus. A nucleotide vector composition when administered to even chronic HBV carriers is capable of breaking T cell tolerance to the surface antigens of hepatitis B virus. A vaccine preparation containing said bare DNA is injected into the host previously treated with a substance capable of inducing a coagulating necrosis of the muscle fibers. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110014159 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CHARACTERIZED MUSCLE-DERIVED CELL POPULATIONS AND USES - A method for obtaining cell populations derived from the muscular tissue and their use for preparing cell therapy products includes culturing cells previously removed by biopsy from skeletal muscular tissues, identifying the different types of cells present at different stages of culture, selecting the culture stage on the basis of the required cell population and collecting the selected culture stage for preparing a cell therapy product. The invention also concerns cell populations derived from muscular tissue obtained by implementing the method whereof the dominant cell type is CD34+, CD15+ or CD56+ or Class 1+HLA, or comprises a doubly negative CD56−/CD15− cell type or may comprise more minority CD10+, Stro-1+ and CD 117+ cell types. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100291028 | USE OF IL-18 INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES - The invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of IL-18 in the preparation of a medicament for treatment and/or prevention of peripheral vascular diseases. The invention further relates to the use of an IL-18 inhibitor for prevention of limb amputation. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100068179 | Phosphohalohydrins, Process For The Production Thereof And Use Thereof - The invention provides compounds comprising at least one phosphohalohydrin group of the formula: | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100008941 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE POLYPROTEIN NS3/NS4 AND THE POLYPEPTIDE NS5B OF HCV, EXPRESSION VECTORS INCLUDING THE CORRESPONDING NUCLEIC SEQUENCES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE - The invention relates to a peptidic compound containing a polyprotein NS3/NS4 of a hepatitis C virus and a polypeptide NS5 | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090317373 | Inhibition of the Anti-FVIII Immune Response - The invention relates to a compound capable of inhibiting the endocytosis of FVIII (factor VIII) by immune system cells capable of endocytosing the antigen and to the therapeutic use of such a compound for the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of hemophiliacs in order to reduce the immunogenicity of FVIII and/or increase the half-life of FVIII. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090304688 | Methods and Compositions for Increasing the Efficiency of Therapeutic Antibodies Using Gamma Delta T Cell Activators - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing the efficiency of therapeutic antibodies. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of a therapeutic antibody in combination with a γδ T cell activating compound or activated γδ T cells. thereby allowing a potentiation of γδ T cell cytotoxicity in mammalian subjects in order to enhance the efficiency of the treatment in human subjects, particularly through an increase of the depletion of targeted cells. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090280523 | Method for determining the molecular composition of a target tissue or another body structure, and its diagnostic applications - The present invention relates to a sampling instrument adapted for taking a sample in situ and in vivo or taking a sample ex vivo of a target tissue or body structure, in a maximum quantity of less than 10 | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090247623 | DERIVATIVES OF EPIRUBICIN, THEIR MEDICINAL APPLICATION AND PHARMACEUTICALY ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF DRUGS - The present invention relates to novel derivatives of epirubicin, pharmaceutical composition comprising these derivatives, and uses of epirubicin and its derivative for treating HCV. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090238791 | IL-15RALPHA SUSHI DOMAIN AS A SELECTIVE AND POTENT ENHANCER OF IL-15 ACTION THROUGH IL-15BETA/GAMMA, AND HYPERAGONIST (IL-15RALPHA SUSHI - IL-15) FUSION PROTEINS - The present invention relates to the stimulation of the IL-15R beta/gamma signalling pathway, to thereby induce and/or stimulate the activation and/or proliferation of IL-15Rbeta/gamma-positive cells, such as NK and/or T cells. Appropriate compounds include compounds comprising at least one IL-15Rbeta/gamma binding entity, directly or indirectly linked by covalence to at least one polypeptide which contains the sushi domain of the extracellular region of an IL-15Ralpha. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090221692 | CB2 RECEPTORS BLOCKS ACCUMULATION OF HUMAN HEPATIC MYOFIBROBLASTS: A NOVEL ANTIFIBROGENIC PATHWAY IN THE LIVER - Methods for treating diseases of the livers mediated by CB2 receptors are described. The methods may include administering an effective amount of a cannabinoid, an agent that activates a CB2 receptor, a composition that includes a non-selective agonist of CB2 and a selective antagonist of CB1, a composition that includes an agonist of CB2 receptors, and/or a composition that includes an up-regulator of CB2 receptors to a patient who has liver fibrosis. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090215679 | Disease-associated proteins - Disclosed are methods and compositions for early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of an ocular disorder. In particular, the invention relates to a novel protein, that is differentially transcribed and expressed in subjects suffering from retinal dystrophies and the like, such as retinal dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration compared with healthy subjects, antibodies which recognize this protein, and methods for diagnosing such conditions. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090203648 | Modified phosphocalcic compound, injectable composition containing same - A phosphocalcic compound modified by a gem-bisphosphonic acid or one of its salts, a method for preparing same, as well as its use for preparing an injectable composition. The modified phosphocalcic compound is obtained by adding a gem-bisphosphonic acid or one of its alkali metal or alkaline earth salts to a suspension of a precursor phosphocalcic compound in ultras-pure water, while stirring the reaction medium at room temperature, then in recovering by centrifuging the formed compound. The compound is useful for making an injectable composition, for use in the treatment of bone remodeling equilibrium. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090191216 | Antibody or a fragment thereof, having neutralizing activity against HIV - The invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof, recognizing a peptide of sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO 7 or an analogue thereof, wherein the complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) of its H chain variable region comprises the peptide sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO 1 or a functional analogue thereof. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090093428 | Nucleotide vector, composition containing such vector, and vaccine for immunization against hepatitis - Nucleotide vector composition containing such vector and vaccine for immunization against hepatitis. Nucleotide vector comprising at least one gene or one complementary DNA coding for at least a portion of a virus, and a promoter providing for the expression of such gene in muscle cells. The gene may be the S gene of the hepatitis B virus. A nucleotide vector composition when administered to even chronic HBV carriers is capable of breaking T cell tolerance to the surface antigens of hepatitis B virus. A vaccine preparation containing said bare DNA is injected into the host previously treated with a substance capable of inducing a coagulating necrosis of the muscle fibers. | 04-09-2009 |