Cortech, Inc.

Source Precision Medicine, Inc.

The Johns Hopkins University

Life Technologies Corporation

Core-tech, Inc.

Other

John C Cheronis

Lyle W Spruce

Gary P Kirschenheuter

Michael P Bevilacqua

Eric T Whalley

Danute Bankaitis-Davis

James K Blodgett

Victor Tryon

Albert Charles Gyorkos

Val S Goodfellow

Shadrach R Eubanks

Lisa G Allen

Khe T Nguyen

Howard M Dintzis

Manoj Vinayak Marathe

Raymond T Cunningham

Axel H Leimer

John M Young

Claire Coeshott

Renee Z Dintzis

James Ivan Gerrity

David B Trollinger

Ren&eacute;e Z Dintzis

A method provides an index that is indicative of the state of a subject, as to a biological condition, based on a sample from the subject. An embodiment of this method includes: deriving from the sample a profile data set, the profile data set including a plurality of members, each member being a quantitative measure of the amount of a distinct RNA or protein constituent in a panel of constituents selected so that measurement of the constituents enables evaluation of the biological condition; and in deriving the profile data set, achieving such measure for each constituent under measurement conditions that are substantially repeatable; and applying values from the profile data set to an index function that provides a mapping from an instance of a profile data set into a single-valued measure of biological condition, so as to produce an index pertinent to the biological condition of the subject.

Identification, monitoring and treatment of disease and characterization of biological condition using gene expression profiles

Gene expression data, in particular gene expression profiles, are created and used in the identification, monitoring and treatment of disease and characterization of biological conditions. Profile data sets are derived from subject samples and include quantitative substantially repeatable measures of a distinct amount of RNA or protein constituent in a panel selected to enable evaluation of a biological condition. Such profile data sets may be used to provide an index indicative of the biological state of a subject, which may be compared to a normative value of the index determined with respect to a relevant population of subjects.

A method for quantitatively assaying one or more target molecules in a sample uses a nucleic acid aptamer that is specific for each target molecule. A quantitative replicative procedure is used to determine a quantity of aptamer specific for each molecule.

Quantitative assay for low abundance molecules

Therefore, it is critical that the roles these enzymes play in biological processes outside of extracellular matrix degradation or remodeling be understood in order to assess their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention, and to design safe, conveniently produced, orally active inhibitors. Elastase inhibitors can differ with respect to their ability to inhibit different elastases. As a result, the spectrum of elastases inhibited by a specific drug candidate as well as the spectrum of activities these enzymes have with respect to proteins other than elastin are properties to consider in evaluating the drug candidates.

Method and structure for inhibiting activity of serine elastases

Methods are provided for evaluating a biological condition of a subject using a calibrated profile data set derived from a data set having a plurality of members, each member being a quantitative measure of the amount of a subject's RNA or protein as distinct constituents in a panel of constituents. The biological condition may be a naturally occurring physiological state or may be responsive to treatment of the subject with one or more agents. Calibrated profile data sets may be used as a descriptive record for an agent.

Systems and methods for characterizing a biological condition or agent using precision gene expression profiles

The present invention is directed to novel inhibitors and methods for inhibiting serine elastases. These compounds and methods achieve a novel approach to enzyme inhibition; namely, balanced inhibition of a plurality of serine elastases. Balanced inhibition of a plurality of elastases offers a novel approach to therapeutic treatment of diseases that involve abnormal activities of a plurality of elastases resulting in pathological changes such as occur in inflammatory and vascular conditions. These pathological changes are not limited to the breakdown of elastin but may include the processing of other proteins by serine elastases which in turn results in adverse effects. The opportunity of targeting a plurality of enzymes using single inhibitor offers therapeutic advantages over administering multiple therapeutic against where each agent has a single specificity for an individual target enzyme.

The invention features a non-immunogenic construct for reducing a non-primary antibody response to an epitope of a T-dependent antigen. The construct is free of high molecular weight immunostimulatory molecules and contains copies of the epitope which bind to a B cell membrane immunoglobulin receptor specific for the epitope but fail to form an imnunon.

Therapeutic suppression of specific immune response by administration of oligomeric forms of antigen of controlled chemistry

Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a serine protease using protease inhibitors that include an alpha-keto heterocycle in their structure. The methods are useful in the treatment of ischemic heart or treatment of symptoms associated with blood coagulation disorders. Also provided are methods for detecting or quantifying the activity of a serine protease in a pure sample.

Serine protease inhibitors comprising .alpha.-keto heterocycles

Bradykinin antagonist

The invention features a method for reducing an undesired antibody response in a mammal by administering to the mammal a non-immunogenic construct which is free of high molecular weight immunostimulatory molecules. The construct which contains at least two copies of a B cell membrane immunoglobulin receptor epitope bound to a pharmaceutically acceptable non-immunogenic carrier directly binds to B cell membrane immunoglobulin receptors but fails to form an immunon.

Therapeutic suppression of specific immune responses by administration

The present invention relates to cysteine protease inhibitors of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z is a cysteine protease binding moiety; X and Y are S, O or optionally substituted N; and R.sub.1 is optionally substituted alkyl or aryl.

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John C Cheronis