Merck + Co., Inc.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Boston University

The General Hospital Corporation

Dana-farber-cancer Institute Inc.

Ling Chen

Gregory M Landes

E-Chiang Lee

David Reed Powell

Seokjoo Hong

Kyu Chung

Urvi Desai

Kathrin Ute Jansen

Andrew J Bett

Michael P Neeper

Loren D Schultz

John W Shiver

Emilio A Emini

Danilo R Casimiro

William L McClements

Xin-Min Wang

David J Waxman

Xandra O Breakefield

David C Kaslow

E Antonio Chiocca

Michael P Caulfield

Rima Youil

Michael A Chastain

Timothy J Toner

Ming X Wei

Monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to ANGPTL4 are provided. Monoclonal antibodies that neutralize at least one activity of ANGPTL4 are provided. Methods of treating a disorder of lipid metabolism using neutralizing monoclonal antibodies are provided.

Monoclonal antibodies against ANGPTL4

Synthetic DNA molecules encoding papillomavirus proteins are provided. The codons of the synthetic molecules are codons preferred by the projected host cell. The synthetic molecules may be used as a polynucleotide vaccine which provides effective immunoprophylaxis against papillomavirus infection through stimulation of neutralizing antibody and cell-mediated immunity.

Synthetic human papilloma virus genes

Synthetic human papillomavirus genes

An adenoviral vector is described which carries a codon-optimized gag gene, along with a heterologous promoter and transcription terminator. This viral vaccine can effectively prevent HIV infection when administered to humans either alone or as part of a prime and boost regime also with a vaccine plasmid.

Adenovirus carrying gag gene HIV vaccine

First generation adenoviral vectors and associated recombinant adenovirus-based HIV vaccines which show enhanced stability and growth properties and greater cellular-mediated immunity are described within this specification. These adenoviral vectors are utilized to generate and produce through cell culture various adenoviral-based HIV-1 vaccines which contain HIV-1 gag, HIV-1 pol and/or HIV-1 nef polynucleotide pharmaceutical products, and biologically relevant modifications thereof. These adenovirus vaccines, when directly introduced into living vertebrate tissue, preferably a mammalian host such as a human or a non-human mammal of commercial or domestic veterinary importance, express the HIV1-Gag, Pol and/or Nef protein or biologically modification thereof, inducing a cellular immune response which specifically recognizes HIV-1. The exemplified polynucleotides of the present invention are synthetic DNA molecules encoding HIV-1 Gag, encoding codon optimized HIV-1 Pol, derivatives of optimized HIV-1 Pol (including constructs wherein protease, reverse transcriptase, RNAse H and integrase activity of HIV-1 Pol is inactivated), HIV-1 Nef and derivatives of optimized HIV-1 Nef, including nef mutants which effect wild type characteristics of Nef, such as myristylation and down regulation of host CD4. The adenoviral vaccines of the present invention, when administered alone or in a combined modality regime, will offer a prophylactic advantage to previously uninfected individuals and/or provide a therapeutic effect by reducing viral load levels within an infected individual, thus prolonging the asymptomatic phase of HIV-1 infection.

Enhanced first generation adenovirus vaccines expressing codon optimized HIV1-gag, pol, nef and modifications

Methods of killing neoplastic cells are provided. The invention relates to the use of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (RED) gene transfer in combination with cytochrome P450 gene transfer to enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to anti-cancer drugs that are activated by P450 enzymes. The use of bioreductive drugs that are activated by RED and/or cytochrome P450, in this paradigm, is also provided.

Methods of using cytochrome P450 reductase for the enhancement of P450-based anti-cancer gene therapy

A method for selectively killing nervous system and peripheral neoplastic cells is provided. Viral vectors are used to selectively express a cytochrome P450 gene in neoplastic cells, whose gene product targets the cells for selective killing, by rendering the cells sensitive to a chemotherapeutic agent.

Method of selectively destroying neoplastic cells

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