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Cardax Pharmaceuticals Nominates Clinical Candidate Heptax for Liver Disease; Heptax Ameliorates Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Related to Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome

... "metabolic syndrome." Low level inflammation and oxidative stress are the mechanistic underpinnings of ... The Cardax drug reduces systemic inflammation and oxidative stress while localizing in the liver and the ... the source of inflammation, intracellular oxidative stress," said David G. Watumull, CEO of Cardax. ...

Clinical Trial Shows Cardiovascular Benefits of Rooibos, Popular Antioxidant Herbal Tea from South Africa

... that rooibos tea protects the body against oxidative damage, as seen by the approximate 21% ... The trial (entitled "Modulation of blood oxidative stress markers and DNA damage by rooibos tea in ... L. Marnewick, Ph.D., senior researcher at the oxidative Stress Research Centre at Cape Peninsula ...

Elesclomol Study Shows Significant Improvement in Progression-Free Survival for Chemotherapy-Naive Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

... at high levels of reactive oxygen species, or oxidative stress. Elesclomol is believed to act by increasing the level of oxidative stress in cancer cells even further, beyond ... This mechanism of action, called oxidative stress induction, represents a novel way of ...

Mayo Clinic Discovery May Help Diabetic Gastric Problem

... tract. Both are important for normal functioning but can be depleted by oxidative stress (an imbalance in ionic charges at the molecular level), a problem ... research team decided to test a molecule known to protect cells against oxidative injury -- heme oxygenase-1 (HO1). The team measured gastric emptying in a ...

Resveratrol Longevity Science Makes Dramatic U-Turn, But Resveratrol Supplements Remain Unchanged

... failure by more than 7.5 fold. [Sirt1 regulates aging and resistance to oxidative stress in the heart. Circulation Research 2007; 100: 1512-21] -- While ... of biological processes, including metabolism, cell proliferation, and oxidative stress response, may play a stronger role than the Sirtuin1 gene in ...

ViaViente Demonstrates Cardiovascular Benefits in New Human Trial

... a daily intake of anti-oxidants, especially in their natural form. oxidative stress causes damage to cells and contributes to aging and disease. Anti-oxidants combat effects of oxidative stress such as inflammation. A recent independent report, A Consumer ...

Antipodean Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Phase 2 Study of Lead Compound MitoQ(R)

... a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant that selectively blocks mitochondrial oxidative damage and prevents liver cell apoptosis. MitoQ(R) is based on a novel ... pharmaceutical company developing targeted molecules that prevent oxidative damage to endothelial, epithelial and liver cells leading to apoptosis and ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Signs Collaboration Agreement With University of Michigan for Development of Proprietary SiRNA Compounds for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

... RNA interference, or RNAi, for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Quark believes that its proprietary target gene discovery ... concepts discovered using BiFAR(TM) and designed for the treatment of oxidative stress associated diseases of the inner ear, lungs and additional organs ...

Paper in International Journal of Oncology Reports Alfacell's ONCONASE(R) Suppresses Intracellular Oxidative Stress

... that treatment of cells in cultures with ONCONASE reduced intracellular oxidative stress by suppressing ROI generation and promoting their degradation. ... not only for cancer, but for conditions pathogenetically related to oxidative stress or the activation of NF-kappa B, such as inflammation, autoimmune ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Extends Research Agreement with State University of New York for Proprietary siRNA Compounds for Acute Hearing Loss

... RNA interference, or RNAi, for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Quark believes that its proprietary target gene discovery ... concepts discovered using BiFAR(TM) and designed for the treatment of oxidative stress associated diseases of the inner ear, lungs and additional organs ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presented Positive Preclinical Results of Systemic RNAi Compound for Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

... RNA interference, or RNAi, for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Quark believes that its proprietary target gene discovery ... concepts discovered using BiFAR(TM) and designed for the treatment of oxidative stress associated diseases of the inner ear, lungs and additional organs ...

Alimera Sciences Announces Presentation of Data From the 12-Month Interim Readout of the Human PK Iluvien(TM) Study at ARVO 2009 Annual Meeting

... across the U.S., Canada, Europe and India. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

AACR Data Highlights InNexus Preclinical Antibody Candidate

... Cytotoxicity Shows No Systemic Toxicity In The Cynomolgus Monkey At A Dose 100-Fold Above The Anticipated Therapeutic Dose ", (AACR# 1231) and " oxidative Modification Of An Anti-CD20 Antibody Imparts Autophilic Binding Kinetics ", (AACR# 1230). Posters and company representatives will also be ...

Alimera Sciences' Iluvien(TM) Phase 3 Studies for DME Pass Final DSMB Review Prior to October Readout

... across the U.S., Canada, Europe and India. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

Alimera Reports Favorable Safety and Efficacy Results From the 12-Month Interim Readout of the Human PK Iluvien(TM) Study

... a combined total enrollment of 956 patients. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

Grapes May Aid a Bunch of Heart Risk Factors, U-M Animal Study Finds

... the grape-fed rats had improved cardiac output, or more blood pumped per unit of time. The researchers also looked for signs of inflammation, oxidative damage and other molecular indicators of cardiac stress. Again, the rats that received the high-salt grape diet had lower levels of these markers ...

Alimera Reports Results From the Six-Month Interim Readout of the Human PK Iluvien(TM) Study

... with a combined total enrollment of 956 patients. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

DSMB Again Supports Continuation of Alimera Sciences' Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Iluvien(TM) for the Treatment of DME

... with a combined total enrollment of 956 patients. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

Data Confirm Synvista Therapeutics Haptoglobin Diagnostic Test Kit Success in Rapidly Determining Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Diabetes

... released from red blood cells. Extracellular hemoglobin (hemoglobin not found in red blood cells) is a potent oxidizing agent capable of inflicting oxidative tissue damage. Haptoglobin binds to this extracellular hemoglobin and inhibits hemoglobin induced oxidation. Once hemoglobin is bound to haptoglobin, ...

Anavex presents neuroprotective effects of Anavex 1-41 at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2008

... stress, not amyloid-beta, is the cause of Alzheimer's. ANAVEX 1-41 uses sigma receptors, a unique class of receptor molecules, to guard against oxidative stress and repair cells compromised by its effects. So far, through the advanced pre-clinical phase of development, the compound has performed ...

Kiwifruit: Antioxidant Power in Quantity and Quality

... Ronald Prior and his team measured the antioxidants in the body by noting increases in blood antioxidant capacity and cells' increased resistance to oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide. To test kiwifruit's antioxidant capacity, seven healthy women were given two servings of green Hayward ...

Alimera Reports Results From the Three-Month Interim Readout of the Human PK Medidur(TM) FA Study

... with a combined total enrollment of 956 patients. Alimera also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment strategy for ophthalmic diseases. Under this ...

Synvista Therapeutics Reports Results of Three Phase 2 Clinical Trials of SYI-2074 in Diabetic Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

... 201 showed that SYI-2074, in Hp2-2 diabetic patients, did not demonstrate a dose-related improvement in all oxidized lipids and all markers of oxidative stress after one month. In Trial 203, SYI-2074 did not provide evidence of protection against cardiac injury in diabetic patients who were undergoing ...

Semafore Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Interim Results from a Phase I Study of SF1126, a Targeted Pan-PI3K Inhibitor, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

... the control of cell survival/proliferation signals and in cancer. SF1126 is the only PI3K inhibitor demonstrated in preclinical studies to cause an oxidative stress mechanism in cancer cells, resulting in decreased proliferation and apoptosis. A major factor in tumor resistance to approved ...

Cardium's Innercool Therapies Unit Announces Publication of Positive Effects of Early and Rapid Hypothermia Following Heart Attack

... and nutrients from blood creates a condition in which the restoration of blood flow results in inflammation and damage through the induction of oxidative stress, caused by the production of reactive oxygen species. Reperfusion injury is due in part to the inflammatory response of damaged tissues. White ...

DSMB Again Supports Continuation of the Phase III Clinical Trial of Medidur(TM) FA for the Treatment of DME

... for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. Alimera has also has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Emory University to explore oxidative stress management -- specifically the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- as a treatment for ophthalmic diseases. The agreement gives ...

AmpliMed Corporation Announces Promising 1-year Survival Data from Phase I/II Study of Amplimexon(R) in Metastatic Malignant Melanoma

... treatment of melanoma for which there have been no new treatments approved in the last decade." Amplimexon is a small molecule drug that increases oxidative stress in tumor cells leading to mitochondrial damage and apoptosis. In preclinical in vitro and animal model studies it shows activity against human ...

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase IIa Solid Tumor Study for Lenocta(TM), a Novel Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibitor

... SHP-2 modulate progenitor cell development, cellular growth, tissue inflammation, cellular chemotaxis, and directly control cell survival involving oxidative stress pathways. SHP-1 and SHP-2 are fundamental for the function of several growth factor and metabolic pathways with far reaching implications for ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Systemic siRNA Dosing in Humans

... drug candidates that work through the natural mechanism in the cell known as RNA interference, or RNAi, for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Quark believes that its proprietary target gene discovery platform, BiFARTM, combined with its ability to design and successfully deliver ...

Synvista Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Study With Alagebrium for Chronic Heart Failure

... believes that accumulation of AGEs might prove to be a promising, novel target for the treatment of heart failure. AGEs are proteins formed by oxidative or non-oxidative reactions. AGEs cause the formation of collagen cross-links, which result in increased myocardial stiffness whereby the stiff ...

New Study: Pine Bark Extract Boosts Nitric Oxide (NO) Production

... of the study. "These results also lead me to determine that Pycnogenol(R) will be a useful natural alternative therapy in various diseases in which oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis." The double-blind, randomized, placebo study was held at the Hiroshima University Graduate School of ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Appoints New Chief Medical Officer

... drug candidates that work through the natural mechanism in the cell known as RNA interference, or RNAi, for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Quark believes that its proprietary target gene discovery platform, BiFAR(TM), combined with its ability to design and successfully deliver ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Files Patent Application Covering Novel Chemical Modifications to its RNAi Molecules

... candidate portfolio of RNAi therapeutics based on novel targets and therapeutic concepts discovered using BiFAR(TM) and designed for the treatment of oxidative stress associated diseases of the inner ear, lungs and additional organs of the body. Quark is headquartered in Fremont, California and operates ...

World First Medical Treatment Announced by Researchers at Queen Mary University London and University of Leicester

... expertise in Child Health, Pulmonary Disease and oxidative Stress research, plus access to patients ... for the first time, that there was high levels of oxidative stress in the lungs. In addition, we treated the increased oxidative stress by using of an antioxidant, N-acetyl ...

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Phase 2 Clinical Data for INO-1001 at ACC Demonstrating PARP Inhibition and Anti-inflammatory Activity in Plasma of Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

... and clinical development that target: 1) PARP, a nuclear enzyme that is fundamental to DNA repair and inflammation; 2) peroxynitrite, a highly toxic oxidative and nitrosative species produced by cells in response to injury; and 3) the purinergic receptor family, with a specific focus on adenosine receptors. ...

The Sturdier Sex?: Study by Pittsburgh Scientists Finds Female Stem Cells Work Better

... to a much more significant level of skeletal muscle regeneration," she said. "The male cells exhibited increased differentiation after exposure to oxidative stress, which may lead to cell depletion and a proliferative advantage for female cells after cell transplantation." Dr. Huard is an ...

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Animal Data from Study of PARP Inhibition as Potential Preventative of Brain Injury Following Stroke

... and clinical development that target: 1) PARP, a nuclear enzyme that is fundamental to DNA repair and inflammation; 2) peroxynitrite, a highly toxic oxidative and nitrosative species produced by cells in response to injury; and 3) the purinergic receptor family, with a specific focus on adenosine receptors. ...

Bionovo to Present Recent Findings of BZL101, Its Anti-cancer Agent, at the American Association of Cancer Research

... potential (MTP) leading to the release of reactive oxygen species, causing inhibition of glycolysis and ending with induction of oxidative DNA damage. A paper on BZL101's mechanism of action and unique selective properties based on the company's initial Phase 1 clinical trial was ...

Othera Pharmaceuticals Announces Upcoming Presentation Based Upon Expanded Understanding of Lead Compound Mechanism of Action

... side effect. "We were impressed by the broad spectrum effect of Othera's compounds in terms of their ability to inhibit not only genes involved in oxidative stress responses, but also inflammatory response genes that control angiogenesis," said Dr. Mousa. "These clues pointed us towards a more complex ...
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