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20090305963 | Lipocalin 2 for the Treatment, Prevention, and Management of Cancer Metastasis, Angiogenesis, and Fibrosis - The invention features methods and compositions for treating and preventing cancer metastasis, angiogenic disorders, and fibrotic disorders using lipocalin 2 compounds. | 12-10-2009 |
20110091912 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT NGAL AS A BIOMARKER FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - A high molecular weight form of Ngal is provided which can be used to diagnose chronic kidney disease. High molecular weight Ngal is about 75 kDa to about 350 kDa, and comprises non-Ngal proteins, such as polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, alpha-2-macroglobulin and immunoglobulin heavy chain. Methods are disclosed for assessing high molecular weight Ngal in a diagnostic sample from a subject. | 04-21-2011 |
20110268818 | NGAL-BINDING SIDEROPHORES AND USE THEREOF TO TREAT IRON DEFICIENCY AND IRON OVERLOAD - The invention provides compositions comprising a lipocalin, such as NGAL, and a mammalian siderophore that are useful as iron chelators and iron donors. The invention also provides mammalian siderophore compounds of Formula (I): The invention further provides, methods of treatment and methods of diagnosis. | 11-03-2011 |
20130217637 | MUTANT NGAL PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF - In one aspect the present invention is directed to mutant NGAL proteins that have the ability to bind to siderophores, such as enterochelin, and to chelate and transport iron, and that are excreted in the urine. Such NGAL mutants, and complexes thereof with siderophores, can be used to clear excess iron from the body, for example in the treatment of iron overload. The NGAL mutants of the invention also have antibacterial activity and can be used in the treatment of bacterial infections, such as those of the urinary tract. | 08-22-2013 |
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20090215094 | DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE USING NGAL - A method of assessing the ongoing kidney status of a mammal afflicted with or at risk of developing chronic renal injury or disease, including chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in urine, serum or plasma samples at discrete time periods, as well as over time. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening chronic renal disease or CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid the clinical practitioner in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 08-27-2009 |
20090298047 | METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN KIDNEY DYSFUNCTIONS - A method for distinguishing between kidney dysfunctions in a mammal, including pre-renal azotemia, an acute renal injury that may progress to acute renal failure, and chronic kidney disease, using a urinary or circulating NGAL assay result that is compared to a predetermined NGAL cutoff level, and a single serum or plasma creatinine measurement. Typically the single creatinine measurement cannot distinguish acute renal injury from chronic kidney disease or pre-renal azotemia, a single measurement of urinary NGAL, combined with the single serum or plasma creatinine measurement, has sufficient sensitivity and specificity to distinguish acute renal injury from normal function, prerenal azotemia, and chronic kidney disease and predicts poor inpatient outcomes. Patients admitted to the emergency department of the hospital with any of acute kidney injury, prerenal azotemia, chronic kidney disease, or even normal kidney function, can be evaluated based on the single measurements of urinary or circulating NGAL, and serum or plasma creatinine. Urinary NGAL level is highly predictive of clinical outcomes, including nephrology consultation, dialysis, and admission to the intensive care unit. | 12-03-2009 |
20100122355 | Transgenic Reporter Mouse and Method for Use - A transgenic mammal, including a transgenic mouse, whose genome comprises a transgene, said transgene comprises a neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) promoter gene operably linked to at least one sequence encoding at least one of a fluorescent or bioluminescent protein, wherein the NGAL promoter gene expression in the mouse can be assayed by bioluminescence or fluorescence imaging. | 05-13-2010 |
20100184089 | DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE USING NGAL - A method of assessing the ongoing kidney status of a mammal afflicted with or at risk of developing chronic renal injury or disease, including chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in urine, serum or plasma samples at discrete time periods, as well as over time. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening chronic renal disease or CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid the clinical practitioner in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 07-22-2010 |
20100234765 | DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE USING NGAL - A method of assessing the ongoing kidney status of a mammal afflicted with or at risk of developing chronic renal injury or disease, including chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in urine, serum or plasma samples at discrete time periods, as well as over time. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening chronic renal disease or CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid the clinical practitioner in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 09-16-2010 |
20110143381 | DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE USING NGAL - A method of assessing the ongoing kidney status of a mammal afflicted with or at risk of developing chronic renal injury or disease, including chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in urine, serum or plasma samples at discrete time periods, as well as over time. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening chronic renal disease or CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid the clinical practitioner in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 06-16-2011 |
20110214190 | TRANSGENIC REPORTER MOUSE AND METHOD FOR USE - A transgenic mammal, including a transgenic mouse, whose genome comprises a transgene, said transgene comprises a neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) promoter gene operably linked to at least one sequence encoding at least one of a fluorescent or bioluminescent protein, wherein the NGAL promoter gene expression in the mouse can be assayed by bioluminescence or fluorescence imaging. | 09-01-2011 |
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20100015648 | DETECTION OF NGAL IN CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE - Methods of assessing the ongoing kidney status in a subject afflicted with chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in fluid samples over time is disclosed. NGAL is a small secreted polypeptide that is protease resistant and consequently readily detected in the urine and serum as a result of chronic renal tubule cell injury. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid the clinical practitioner in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 01-21-2010 |
20130040312 | DETECTION OF NGAL IN CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE - Methods of assessing the ongoing kidney status in a subject afflicted with chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in fluid samples over time. NGAL is a small secreted polypeptide that is protease resistant and consequently readily detected in the urine and serum as a result of chronic renal tubule cell injury. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 02-14-2013 |
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