Abstract:
A method of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a patient in whom either the HCV is of Genotype 1 and/or the patient was previously treated with interferon and the previous interferon therapy was ineffective to treat the one or more symptoms associated with HCV, comprising administering to such a patient an effective amount of at least one compound of formulae I-XXVI of which the following structural formula is exemplary or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. Optional combined administration of said at least one compound with an interferon or pegylated interferon and/or ribaviron is also contemplated.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds that are inhibitors of interleukin-1null converting enzyme that have the Formula (I). This invention also relates to a method of treatment of stroke, reperfusion injury, Alzheimer's disease, shigellosis, inflammatory diseases, and septic shock and to a pharmaceutically acceptable composition that contains a compound that is an inhibitor of interleukin-1null converting enzyme.
Abstract:
The invention relates to medicine, specifically, to methods of obtaining biologically active substances with immuno-regulating properties, and can be used in medicine and veterinary science and in experimental biochemistry. The fundamental problem addressed by the invention is that of producing a noval synthetic biologically active peptide with immuno-regulating properties and of the formula: X-Glu-Trp-Y, in which X is H or Gly, Ala, Leu, Ile, Val, NVal, Pro, Tyr, Phe, Trp, D-Ala, D-Leu, D-Ile, D-Val, D-NVal, D-Pro, D-Tyr, D-Phe, D-Trp, .gamma.-aminobutyric acid, .zeta.-aminocapronic acid; Y is Gla, Ala, Leu, Ile, Val, NVal, Pro, Tyr, Phe, Trp, D-Ala, D-Leu, D-Ile, D-Val, D-NVal, D-Pro, D-Tyr, D-Phe, D-Trp, .gamma.-aminobutyric acid .zeta.-aminocapronic acid, --OH, NH.sub.2,N.sub.2 H.sub.3, mono- or di-substituted amide (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3). Peptide synthesis takes place in a solution by successive growth of a chain from the C termination of the molecules, using a strategy of maximum blocking of functional groups, starting from amino acid alkyl ether, using the method of activating the ethers and the method of mixed anhydrides using tributyloxicarbonyl amino acid, with the proviso when X is H, Y is not OH.
Abstract:
Human interferons related peptides and derivatives thereof, antigens, antibodies prepared therefrom, immobilized antibodies to be used for affinity chromatography, and novel method for assaying human interferons by using said affinity chromatography.
Abstract:
A new peptide is disclosed which has biological activity of the same type as known calcitonins and which has a shorter amino acid chain than natural calcitonins. Also resin peptides are disclosed which may be converted to peptides having such biological activity; and processes for producing said resin peptides and said calcitonin peptides.
Abstract:
Compounds of the formula 1 or 1a ##STR1##HSCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO-A-Phe-Phe-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SH (1a)in which A is Gly-Asn or Lys-Gly, or therapeutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The compounds of formulae 1 and 1a are useful for the management of diabetes and the treatment of acromegaly in mammals. Compositions and methods for their use also are disclosed.
Abstract:
A guanidino group in an amino acid or a peptide can be protected with a specific protective group, i.e. lower alkoxybenzenesulfonyl group or tri-lower alkylbenzenesulfonyl group, and the protective group may easily be removed without affecting the amino acid or the peptide to be derived from the protected amino acid or peptide. Thus, the method is useful in the related chemical industries, especially in the peptide synthesis.
Abstract:
Novel peptide compounds of the formulaGlu-His-X.sup.3 -X.sup.4 -X.sup.5 -X.sup.6 -X.sup.7 -X.sup.8 -Pro-Ware provided together with their acid addition salts and their complexes with pharmaceutically acceptable metals. The compounds are LH-RH analogues and together with their salts and complexes exhibit LH-RH agonist activity. In the formulaX.sup.3 and X.sup.5 are the same or different and each is phenylalanyl optionally substituted in the benzene ring;X.sup.4 and X.sup.6 are the same or different and each is selected from glycyl, alanyl (D- or L-) and asparaginyl;X.sup.7 is a radical of a neutral hydrophobic nonsulphur containing non-heterocyclic amino acid;X.sup.8 is a radical of a basic amino acid or is glycyl or phenylalanyl optionally substituted in the benzene ring; andW is selected from glycine amide and a group --NR.sup.1 R.sup.2.All references are to the L-amino acids and their radicals except in the case of glycine and unless otherwise stated.Also provided are methods for the preparation of the peptides, salts and complexes, pharmaceutical formulations containing them and methods for the preparation of such formulations, and methods for the use of the peptides, salts and complexes in human and in veterinary medicine.
Abstract:
Synthetic antigens related to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (hereinafter designated LH-RH) having the amino acid composition, pyroglutamyl-histidyl-tryptophanylseryl-tyrosyl-glycyl-leucyl-arginyl-prolyl-glycyl-poly-L-lysine (hereinafter designated pyroglu-his-trp-ser-tyr-glyleu-arg-pro-gly-poly-L-lys) and poly-L-lysyl-glutarylhistidyl-tryptophanyl-seryl-tyrosyl-glycyl-leucyl-arginylprolyl-glycine amide (hereinafter designated poly-L-lysglutaryl-his-trp-ser-tyr-gly-leu-arg-pro-gly) are prepared by coupling the corresponding decapeptide with poly-L-lysine. The corresponding decapeptides are prepared by controlled stepwise procedures starting with individual amino acid components. These antigens have the property of inducing formation of antibodies to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) in animals.