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| 20080274969 | Albumin-Fused Kunitz Domain Peptides - The invention relates to proteins comprising serine protease inhibiting peptides, such as Kunitz domain peptides (including, but not limited to, fragments and variants thereof) fused to albumin, or fragments or variants thereof. These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention.” These fusion proteins exhibit extended shelf-life and/or extended or therapeutic activity in solution. The invention encompasses therapeutic albumin fusion proteins, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and kits. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting neutrophil elastase, kallikrein, and plasmin. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for treating cystic fibrosis and cancer. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080292581 | Interleukin-11 Fusion Proteins - The invention relates to proteins comprising Interleukin 11 (IL-11) (including, but not limited to, fragments and variants thereof), which exhibit thrombopoietic or antiinflammatory properties, fused to albumin (including, but not limited to fragments or variants of albumin). These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention”. These fusion proteins exhibit extended shelf-life and/or pharmacokinetic properties and/or extended or therapeutic activity. The invention encompasses therapeutic albumin fusion proteins, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and kits. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention, as well as vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombocytopenia or inflammatory diseases. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080293638 | ALBUMIN-FUSED CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR - The invention relates to a fusion protein comprising an albumin, or a fragment or a variant or a derivative thereof and at least one biologically active peptide which activates the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) receptor, or a fragment or variant or a derivative thereof. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080312143 | Modified Cdna for High Expression Levels of Factor VIII and Its Derivatives - The present invention relates to modified DNA sequences coding for biologically active recombinant human factor VIII and its derivatives, recombinant expression vectors containing such DNA sequences, host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors, and processes for the manufacture of the recombinant human factor VIII and its derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy which comprises such modified DNA sequences. The present invention relates to modified DNA sequences coding for biologically active recombinant human factor VIII and its derivatives, recombinant expression vectors containing such DNA sequences, host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors, and processes for the manufacture of the recombinant human factor VIII and its derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy which comprises such modified DNA sequences. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090053185 | Coagulation factor x polypeptides with modified activation properties - The present invention relates to modified cDNA sequences coding for human Factor X and their derivatives with improved stability and modified activation sequences, recombinant expression vectors containing such cDNA sequences, and host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors. The invention also relates to recombinant factor X polypeptides and derivatives which have biological activities of the unmodified wild type protein but with improved stability and processes for the manufacture of such recombinant proteins and their derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy, which comprises such modified DNA. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090130060 | Modified Vitamin K Dependent Polypeptides - The present invention relates to modified cDNA sequences coding for vitamin K-dependent polypeptides, in particular human Factor VII, human Factor VIIa, human Factor IX and human protein C and their derivatives with improved stability and extended plasma half life, recombinant expression vectors containing such cDNA sequences, host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors, recombinant polypeptides and derivatives which do have biological activities of the unmodified wild type protein but having improved stability and processes for the manufacture of such recombinant proteins and their derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy, which comprises such modified DNA sequences. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090175828 | Coagulation Factor X Polypeptides With Modified Activation Properties - The present invention relates to modified cDNA sequences coding for factor X polypeptides, in particular human factor X and its derivatives which can bypass the need for either factor VIIIa/factor IXa or factor VIIa/tissue factor for activation. The invention relates further to recombinant expression vectors containing such modified cDNA sequences, host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors, recombinant polypeptides and derivatives which do have biological activities of the unmodified wild type protein but having altered activation properties, and processes for the manufacture of such recombinant proteins and their derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy, which comprises such modified DNA sequences. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090175893 | Albumin-Fused Anti-Angiogenesis Peptides - The invention relates to proteins comprising angiogenesis inhibiting peptides, such as endostatin peptides (including, but not limited to, fragments and variants thereof), which exhibit anti-retroviral activity, fused or conjugated to albumin (including, but not limited to fragments or variants of albumin). These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention.” These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention.” These fusion proteins exhibit extended shelf-life and/or extended or therapeutic activity in solution. The invention encompasses therapeutic albumin fusion proteins, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and kits. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention, as well as vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation of vascular endothelial cells and tumor angiogenesis induced cell fusion. The invention further relates to compositions and methods preventing growth of, or promoting regression of, primary tumors and metastases; and for treating cancer, diabetic retinopathy, progressive macular degeneration or rheumatoid arthritis. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100143973 | Interleukin-11 Fusion Proteins - The invention relates to proteins comprising Interleukin 11 (IL-11) (including, but not limited to, fragments and variants thereof), which exhibit thrombopoietic or anti-inflammatory properties, fused to albumin (including, but not limited to, fragments or variants of albumin). These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention”. These fusion proteins exhibit extended shelf-life and/or pharmacokinetic properties and/or extended or therapeutic activity. The invention encompasses therapeutic albumin fusion proteins, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and kits. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention, as well as vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombocytopenia or inflammatory diseases. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110092413 | Albumin-Fused Kunitz Domain Peptides - The invention relates to proteins comprising serine protease inhibiting peptides, such as Kunitz domain peptides (including, but not limited to, fragments and variants thereof) fused to albumin, or fragments or variants thereof. These fusion proteins are herein collectively referred to as “albumin fusion proteins of the invention.” These fusion proteins exhibit extended shelf-life and/or extended or therapeutic activity in solution. The invention encompasses therapeutic albumin fusion proteins, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and kits. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting neutrophil elastase, kallikrein, and plasmin. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for treating cystic fibrosis and cancer. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110124565 | Modified Coagulation Factor VIII With Enhanced Stability and Its Derivatives - The present invention relates to modified nucleic acid sequences coding for coagulation factors, in particular human Factor VIII and their derivatives with improved stability, recombinant expression vectors containing such nucleic acid sequences, host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors, recombinant polypeptides and derivatives which do have biological activities of the unmodified wild type protein but having improved stability and processes for the manufacture of such recombinant proteins and their derivatives. The invention also covers a transfer vector for use in human gene therapy, which comprises modified DNA sequences. | 05-26-2011 |
