| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090017467 | COMPOSITION EXHIBITING A VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR (vWF) PROTEASE ACTIVITY COMPRISING A POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN WITH THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE AAGGILHLELLV - The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090148463 | IVIG MODULATION OF CHEMOKINES FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE - The present invention provides methods for providing a prognosis of treatment of diseases associated with inflammatory disease of the brain, including MS, e.g., relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease using molecular markers that are shown to be overexpressed or underexpressed in patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG). Also provided are methods to identify compounds that are useful for the treatment or prevention of MS, e.g., relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090192076 | RECOMBINANT VWF FORMULATIONS - The present invention provides long-term stable pharmaceutical formulations of recombinant von-Willebrand Factor (rVWF) and methods for making and administering said formulations. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090203110 | COMPOSITION EXHIBITING A VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR (vWF) PROTEASE ACTIVITY COMPRISING A POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN WITH THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE AAGGILHLELLV - The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090221017 | ANTI-AMYLOID BETA ACTIVITY OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN (IVIG) IN VITRO - The present invention relates to a cell-based in vitro screening assay for identifying and selecting therapeutic agents that inhibit amyloid r-induced cytotoxicity. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090221100 | METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING PLASMA-DERIVED PROTEIN FROM RECOMBINANT PROTEIN IN A SAMPLE - The present invention relates, in general, to methods for detecting and quantitating plasma-derived protein and recombinant protein in a sample based on the difference in protein glycosylation, when the plasma protein and the recombinant protein are essentially the same protein. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090247459 | MODIFIED RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII AND VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides novel methods of increasing the survival of a coagulation protein by inhibiting the interaction with a clearance receptor. The invention also provides methods of preparing compositions that inhibit coagulation protein clearance receptors. Conjugated coagulation proteins, including compositions and formulations thereof, are also provided by the present invention. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090304669 | PREPARATIVE PURIFICATION PROCESS FOR HUMAN FURIN - Recombinant truncated human furin was expressed in CHO cells and concentrated approximately 50-fold by ultrafiltration and diafiltration. The concentrate was purified by column chromatography on Capto-MMC™ resulting in a 30-50 fold purification factor and a yield of at least 60%. The at least 20% pure preparation obtained after Capto-MMC™ chromatography had already a purification degree allowing on-column maturation of pro-VWF. Then an additional Arginine Sepharose chromatography purification was carried out. This two column process for purification of truncated human furin resulted in an almost pure furin preparation with a specific activity of approximately 290,000 U furin/mg protein and a yield of about 50%. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100115637 | MODELS OF THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention relates to the development of an animal model for testing various agents in the treatment of a clotting disorder. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of ultra-large molecular weight multimers of von Willebrand factor (VWF) in various mouse strains to induce thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)-like symptoms for the development of a mouse model of TTP. The invention also provides methods for generating such animal disease models and screening methods for identifying biologically active compounds which are effective in the treatment of TTP. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100126866 | METHODS OF DETERMINING POLYDISPERSITY AND/OR MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL SAMPLE - Disclosed herein are methods of determining polydispersity (PDI) and molecular mass distribution (MMD) of reactive PEG samples using mass spectrometry. More specifically, a mass spectrometry method called GEMMA is used to determine PDI and MMD of PEG samples which provides more accurate measurements for high molecular weight PEG samples than prior known MALDI-TOF analysis. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100143957 | METHODS OF MEASURING ADAMTS13-MEDIATED IN VIVO CLEAVAGE OF VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR AND USES THEREOF - The invention generally relates to methods of measuring cleaved von Willebrand factor (VWF) fragments. More specifically, the invention relates to methods of measuring the ability of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) to cleave VWF in vivo. The invention also relates to methods of using various animal models which demonstrate ADAMTS13 activity similar to that of a human. The invention further relates to methods of measuring the cleavage products of rVWF in mammals, particularly in humans and in human plasma. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100155588 | RECOMBINANT VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR AS MOLECULAR WEIGHT MARKER FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSES - Methods for determining molecular mass of at least 150 kDa of an analyte of interest using MALDI mass spectrometry in combination with a recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) molecular weight marker are disclosed. More specifically, monomeric and multimeric rVWF are used for external and internal calibration of mass spectra applied for analytes having high molecular weights above 150 kDa. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100226907 | PURIFICATION OF BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE USING MEMBRANE ADSORPTION - The present invention relates to purification of butyrylcholinesterase using anion exchange material, where the butyrylcholinesterase content is enriched at least 10 fold per total protein in the composition. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100330071 | METHOD TO PRODUCE A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IMMUNOGLOBULIN PREPARATION FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE - The present invention relates to a new and improved method for preparing a highly concentrated immunoglobulin composition from pooled plasma for subcutaneous injection. A composition comprising 20% or more immunoglobulin suitable for subcutaneous use is also described. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110021432 | MANUFACTURE OF FACTOR H (FH) AND FH-DERIVATIVES FROM PLASMA - The present invention provides compositions and pharmaceutical formulations of Factor H derived from plasma. Also provided are methods for the manufacture of the Factor H compositions and formulations, as well as methods for the treatment of diseases associated with Factor H dysfunction. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110070592 | DETECTION OF ANTIBODY THAT BINDS TO WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER-MODIFIED POLYPEPTIDES - The present invention provides analytical methods for detecting anti-polymer antibody in an individual. The methods involve contacting a sample from the individual with a water soluble polymer-modified carrier and detecting binding of antibody to the water soluble polymer on the water soluble polymer-modified carrier wherein binding is indicative of the presence of antibody to the water polymer-modified polypeptide. Antibody may be detected to water soluble polymers such as polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, dextran, hydroxyalkyl starch, or hydroxyethyl starch. When antibody to the water soluble polymer polyethylene glycol is to be detected, the carrier is modified with a non-linear polyethylene glycol derivative. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110072524 | Transgenic Mouse Lacking Endogenous FVIII and VWF - A Model of Hemophilia A - The present invention relates, generally, to a transgenic non-human animal model of hemophilia A, wherein the transgenic animal is deficient in endogenous Factor VIII and endogenous von Willebrand Factor, and methods to treat hereditary or acquired hemophilia A or von Willebrand Disease (VWD) by administration of exogenous human VWF. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110118188 | FACTOR VIII POLYPEPTIDE HAVING FACTOR VIII:C ACTIVITY - Factor VIII polypeptides having FVIII:C activity that contain modifications in the A3 and/or C1 and/or C2 domains of the sequence of the light chain of Factor VIII, characterized by the binding affinity to low density lipoprotein receptor protein, and methods for producing the same. | 05-19-2011 |