Suomen Punainen Risti Veripalvelu

Novobion Oy

Jaakko Parkkinen

Leni Von Bonsdorff-Lindeberg

Vincent H Heemskerk

Geertrui Denecker

Tim G A M Wolfs

Peter Vandenabeele

Marc A R C Daemen

Cornelis Van't Veer

Wim A Buurman

A composition comprising a water-soluble and stable complex formed by an alkyl ether derivative of gamma-cyclodextrin and curcumin and optionally comprising non-complexed cyclodextrin, the molar ratio of curcumin to cyclodextrin being between 1:1 and 1:6, and a method of manufacturing such a composition. The water-soluble and stable complex of curcumin is useful in therapy, e.g. for treatment of cancer, leukemia, myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, acute lung injury, acute liver failure, acute tubular necrosis, acute pancreatitis, radiation injury and other life-threatening conditions in a human or animal subject, as well as for preserving human or animal organs, tissues or cells at a hypothermic temperature.

Soluble complexes of curcumin

The present invention comprises a method of protecting organs or tissue susceptible to reperfusion-induced dysfunction after ischemia. The method comprises parenterally administering to a patient a therapeutical composition containing natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-1 antitrypsin or a mixture thereof. Alternatively, organ or tissue transplants can be contacted with natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-antitrypsin or mixtures by perfusing or flushing them with a solution containing natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-1 antitrypsin or mixtures thereof in a concentration of 0.1 to 5 g/l.

Methods and active substances for protecting organs

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of transferrin and to the manufacture of such preparations. The present invention concerns specifically a pharmaceutical composition of apotransferrin, the iron-free form of transferrin, wherein the composition has at least 90% of the theoretical iron binding capacity of iron-free transferrin, contains less than 3% transferrin dimers and no detectable transferrin polymers or aggregates, and has an iron-saturation of less than 5%. The pharmaceutical apotransferrin composition of this invention effectively binds non-transferrin-bound-iron to a harmless form when administered as an intravenous injection or infusion to patients. The pharmaceutical composition of this invention does not contain viruses, denatured forms of transferrin or other harmful components.

Pharmaceutical preparations

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Jaakko Parkkinen