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7611846 Diagnostic methods involving human growth factor huXAG-1  
The present invention relates to huXAG-1, huXAG-2 and huXAG-3 proteins which are novel human growth factors. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the huXAG-1,...
7608585 Compositions for inhibition of necrosis induced by a neurotrophin  
Disclosed is a method for inhibition of necrosis induced by neurotrophin, and more specifically a method for inhibition of necrosis by administrating oxidative stress inhibitor and a method for...
7605127 Truncated hepatocyte growth factor variant protein HGF/NK2  
The present invention relates to a novel truncated form of heptocyte growth factor (HGF) which specifically antagonizes the activity of HGF and to a novel truncated form of HGF that is a partial...
7605122 Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) formulations for facilitating weight loss and body contouring  
The present invention relates to formulations of hCG for sublingual administration to mammals to facilitate weight loss and/or body contouring. Embodiments of the invention disclose administration...
7604993 Combined regulation of neural cell production  
This invention relates to a method of selectively producing neural cells, including neurons or glial cells, in vitro or in vivo. Also provided are methods of treating or ameliorating...
7601341 Vascular endothelial growth factor fusion constructs used to inhibit osteoclastogenesis  
The 121-amino acid isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF 121 ) is linked by a flexible G4S tether to a cytotoxic molecule such as toxin gelonin or granzyme B and expressed as a...
7598356 Method for purifying a protein of the cystine-knot superfamily  
The present invention relates to a two-step method for isolating proteins from the cystine-knot superfamily based on dye ligand affinity chromatography and reversed-phase chromatography....
7598224 Dual chain synthetic heparin-binding growth factor analogs  
The invention provides synthetic heparin-binding growth factor analogs having two peptide chains each branched from a branch moiety, such as trifunctional amino acid residues, the branch moieties...
7597883 Methods for promoting growth of bone, ligament, and cartilage  
Methods for promoting growth of bone, ligament, or cartilage in a mammal are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to said mammal a composition comprising a pharmacologically effective...
7595296 Mutant polypeptides of fibroblast growth factor 1  
The β-trefoil protein human fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) is made up of a six-stranded anti-parallel β-barrel closed off on one end by three β-hairpins, thus exhibiting a three-fold axis of...
7592423 Globular adiponectin variants  
An adiponectin variant with one or more amino acid modifications relative to a corresponding parent adiponectin, wherein the adiponectin variant is not glycosylated, the adiponectin variant does...
7592314 Use of VEGF and homologues to treat neuron disorders  
The present invention relates to neurological and physiological dysfunction associated with neuron disorders. In particular, the invention relates to the involvement of vascular endothelial growth...
7592305 Use of ghrelin for treating malnutrition in gastrectomized individuals  
The present invention relates to use of ghrelin or an analogue thereof for the preparation of a medicament for one or more of: treatment and/or prevention of loss of body weight and body fat,...
7589060 Therapeutic agent for hair-related problems and method for screening for the same  
It is intended to elucidate the effect of promoting hair follicle growth and to provide the following therapeutic agents for hair-related problems (1) to (3): (1) a hair growth promoting agent,...
7585943 Compositions and methods for fusion protein separation  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for fusion protein separation utilizing a peptide linker comprising a novel thrombin cleavage site.
7585835 GASP1: a follistatin domain containing protein  
The present invention relates to the use of a protein, GASP1, comprising at least one follistatin domain to modulate the level or activity of growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8). More...
7585673 γ-heregulin  
A novel member of the heregulin superfamily has been identified which is designated “γ-HRG”. This molecule, secreted by human breast cancer MDA-MB-175 cells, leads to the formation of a...
RE40911 Canine erythropoietin gene and recombinant protein  
One aspect of the present invention is an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding canine erythropoietin. The present invention also relates to an isolated canine erythropoietin protein or...
7582607 Muteins of fibroblast growth factor 21  
The present invention relates to novel muteins of human fibroblast growth factor 21 with reduced capacity of O-glycosylation when expressed in yeast compared to wild-type human FGF-21. Both protein...
7576190 FGF-21 fusion proteins  
The invention provides specific FGF-21 compounds fused to specific IgG4-Fc or HSA derivatives resulting in fusion proteins that are biologically active with an extended elimination half-life and a...
7572763 Follistatin domain containing proteins  
The present invention relates to the use of proteins comprising at least one follistatin domain to modulate the level or activity of growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8). More particularly,...
7572452 Method for stimulating wound healing  
The present invention relates to a method for stimulating wound healing, and more particularly to a method for stimulating wound healing in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to a...
7569361 Thrombopoietin protein variants  
Disclosed is a protein variant which substitutes valine for phenylalanine residue in a binding domain having a biological response-modifying function by binding to a receptor, ligand or substrate....
7563868 NRIF3, a novel co-activator for nuclear hormone receptors  
Nucleic acids encoding NRIF3 are described. Polypeptides having amino acid sequences of NRIF3 proteins are also provided. A method is also provided for isolating and cloning NRIF3 cDNA. NRIF3 is...
7563769 FGF variants and methods for use thereof  
The present invention provides fibroblast growth factor variants demonstrating enhanced receptor subtype specificity and/or affinity. Preferred embodiments include both variants having enhanced...
7563763 FSH and FSH variant formulations, products and methods  
This invention relates to FSH or a FSH variant containing an alpha and beta subunit contained in formulations, and articles of manufacture. The invention provides advantageous new proteins and...
7560101 Method of treatment of an infection in an animal with GM-CSF cysteine muteins in the proximal region to helix A  
The growth hormone supergene family comprises greater than 20 structurally related cytokines and growth factors. A general method is provided for creating site-specific, biologically active...
7557195 Stoichiometric conjugates of biocompatible polymers at the unpaired cysteine residue of the wild-type G-CSF  
The present invention relates to a conjugate of a biocompatible polymer and a G-CSF bonded through a thiol group of a dysteine residue in G-CSF at a 1:1 molar ratio, and methods of preparation...
7557181 Pan-HER antagonists and methods of use  
The present invention features human epidermal receptor (HER) antagonists. These antagonists are polypeptide variants of ligands of HER. The HER ligand polypeptide variants of the invention possess...
7556926 Methods for screening insulin-sensitizing agents  
A compound or its salt inhibiting the activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence which is the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by...
7556809 Active antiangiogenic therapy  
Application of oligonucleotide and polypeptide sequences of molecules of the family of the vascular permeability factor (VPF), their receptors, and co-receptors, as well as their modifications, in...
7553941 Long-acting polypeptides and methods of producing same  
A polypeptide and polynucleotides encoding same comprising at least two carboxy-terminal peptides (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to a peptide-of-interest are disclosed. Pharmaceutical...
7553940 Long-acting EPO polypeptides and derivatives thereof and methods thereof  
A polypeptide and polynucleotides encoding same comprising at least two carboxy-terminal peptides (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to an EPO peptide are disclosed. Pharmaceutical...
7553872 Compounds and compositions for delivering active agents  
Carrier compounds and compositions therewith which are useful in the delivery of active agents are provided. Methods of administration and preparation are provided as well.
7553813 Methods and compositions for control of fetal growth via modulation of relaxin  
The invention relates to the method for treatment, diagnosis and prevention of diseases related to fetal growth and placental insufficiency and comprises methods including inhibiting or increasing...
7547761 Low molecular weight extraction process  
A process for isolating low molecular weight (“LMW”) peptides from tissue in situ comprising the steps: a) homogenizing the tissue; b) mixing the homogenized tissue with an organic solvent to...
7544661 Self-assembling peptide amphiphiles and related methods for growth factor delivery  
Amphiphilic peptide compounds comprising one or more epitope sequences for binding interaction with one or more corresponding growth factors, micellar assemblies of such compounds and related...
7541333 Angiogenically effective unit dose of FGF-2 and method of use  
The present invention has multiple aspects. In particular, in one aspect, the present invention is directed to a unit dose composition comprising 0.2 μg/kg to 48 μg/kg of an FGF-2 of SEQ ID NO:...
7538197 Use of neuregulin-β as an indicator and/or target  
The invention relates, inter alia, to the use of neuregulin-β as a target in a screening method for active compounds, in particular for exerting an influence on changes in calcium concentration...
7534856 PRO19624 antibodies  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7534441 Immunogenic LHRH compositions and methods relating thereto  
The present invention relates generally to an immunogenic LHRH composition and more particularly to an immunogenic LHRH composition comprising a LHRH C-terminal fragment of at least five amino...
7534438 Product and process for liquefaction of mucus or sputum  
Disclosed are compositions and methods for decreasing the viscosity and/or cohesiveness of and/or increasing the liquefaction of excessively or abnormally viscous or cohesive mucus or sputum. The...
7531508 Splice variant of the human pituitary growth hormone  
This invention relates to a novel protein, termed INSP101, herein identified as a novel splice variant of human pituitary growth hormone and to the use of this protein and nucleic acid sequences...
7524649 Modified growth hormone fusion polypeptides  
The invention relates to chimeric polypeptides wherein said polypeptides comprise a modified binding domain of growth hormone linked to a receptor binding domain of growth hormone receptor; and...
7524505 Compositions and methods for dual therapies of hair graying and balding in follicular delivery systems  
The present invention provides comprehensive compositions for treating problems associated with hair graying and balding via the incorporation of: (i) the cell growth factor of HSCF to induce the...
7521528 Conformationally constrained parathyroid hormone (PTH) analogs with lactam bridges  
The present invention relates to methods of treatment of mammalian conditions characterized by decreases in bone mass with conformationally constrained parathyroid hormone (PTH) analogs and...
7521233 Methods and devices for promoting endothelial morphogenesis  
In one aspect the present invention provides methods for promoting endothelial morphogenesis. The methods of this aspect of the invention include the step of providing to one or more endothelial...
7517959 SOCS3 proteins  
The present invention relates to the identification of a PEST motif in Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling (SOCS) proteins, the deletion/inactivation of which has been found to increase the stability...
7517530 Methods for treatment of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) deficiency comprising administration of IGF-1 and growth hormone  
The present invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the growth rates, alleviating the symptoms, or improving the metabolism of human patients having insulin-like growth factor-1...
7514240 EGR-EGFR complex  
The present invention relates to a crystal of a complex of an epidermal growth factor (EGF) and an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a crystal of a complex of EGFR and a substance regulating...