| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090069245 | GHRELIN/GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING PEPTIDE/GROWTH HORMONE SECRETATOGUE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides novel compounds that have been demonstrated to be modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, iso forms and variants thereof). These compounds are useful as antagonists of the ghrelin receptor as well as inverse agonist, partial agonist or a combination of these activities as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, diabetes, central nervous system disorders, genetic disorders, and hyperproliferative disorders. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090149378 | GLP-1 ANALOGUES - The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of glucagon-like peptide-1, the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such analogues to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefor comprising said analogues. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090209464 | Flavivirus fusion inhibitors - The present invention relates to peptides and methods of inhibiting fusion between the virion envelope of Flaviviruses and membranes of the target cell, the process that delivers the viral genome into the cell cytoplasm. The invention provides for methods which employ peptides or peptide derivatives to inhibit Flavivirus:cell fusion. The present invention is based in part on the discovery that E1 envelope glycoprotein of hepaciviruses and E2 envelope glycoprotein of pestivirus have previously undescribed structures, truncated class II fusion proteins. The present invention provides peptides and methods of treatment and prophylaxis of diseases induced by Flaviviruses. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090253638 | Somatostatin Antagonists - The invention features somatostatin antagonists having a D-amino acid at the second residue. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090324620 | CONJUGATES OF THERAPEUTIC OR CYTOTOXIC AGENTS AND BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PEPTIDES - The invention features conjugates of therapeutic or cytotoxic agents and biologically active peptides and methods of use thereof. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110130328 | FLAVIVIRUS FUSION INHIBITORS - The present invention provides an isolated peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:36, as well as derivatives thereof comprising various N-terminal and C-terminal chemical moieties, substituted analogs thereof, and fragments thereof. The peptides of the invention are useful for treating and preventing a Flavivirus invention. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides, and methods of treating or preventing Flavivirus infections, are also provided. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110183416 | Method of modulating the proliferation of medullary thyroid carcinoma cells - The present invention is directed to a method of decreasing the rate of proliferation of medullary thyroid carcinoma cells which comprises contacting medullary thyroid carcinoma cells with one or more SSTR2 agonist. A preferred selective somatostatin receptor type-2 (SSTR-2) agonist cyclo[Tic-Tyr-D-Trp-Lys-Abu-Phe] is also disclosed. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110268789 | USE OF PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE (PACAP) AND PACAP ANALOGS AS ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENTS WITH ANTICANCER AGENTS - This invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment, management or prevention of injuries to one or more of the organs of the body, such as the brain, heart, lung, kidneys, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, of humans or other mammals caused by one or more anticancer agents. The methods of this invention consist of the administration of an effective amount of one or more pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)-like compounds, which includes native human PACAP38, native human PACAP27, native human vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), their agonists, analogs, fragments, and derivatives, with activities toward one or more of the PACAP/VIP receptors, including all of their various isoforms. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of one or more PACAP-like compounds of the invention either alone or in combination with one or more other prophylactic/therapeutic agents useful for the treatment, management or prevention of injuries to the organs of the body of humans or other mammals undergoing cancer chemotherapy. Combination therapy with one or more PACAP-like compounds plus one or more anticancer agents can be used in the treatment of hematological cancers. | 11-03-2011 |