Nitto-denko Corporation

Bolt Threads, Inc.

Loren A Perelman

Joseph E Payne

Yoshiro Niitsu

Yasunobu Tanaka

Mohammad Ahmadian

Richard P Witte

Victor Knopov

Violetta Akopian

John Gaudette

Zheng Hou

Priya Prakash Karmali

Sridhar C Nagarajan

Elena Feinstein

Wenbin Ying

Igor Mett

Hagar Kalinski

Kenjiro Minomi

Sharon Avkin-Nahum

Yun Liu

John A Gaudette

C Nagarajan Sridhar

Priya Karmali

Joshua Kittleson

David N Breslauer

Lindsay Wray

Sharon Avkin-nachum

Yun Lui

The present disclosure provides improved long uniform recombinant protein fibers with desirable physical traits. The present disclosure also provides compositions derived from the long uniform recombinant protein fibers.

Long uniform recombinant protein fibers

Here described is a composition comprising a compound of formula I: wherein Rand Ris independently selected from a group consisting of Cto Calkyl, Cto Calkenyl, and oleoyl group; Rand Rare independently selected from a group consisting of Cto Calkyl, and Cto Calkanol; X is selected from a group consisting of &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, and &#x2014;O&#x2014; or absent; Y is selected from &#x2014;(CH), &#x2014;S(CH), &#x2014;O(CH)&#x2014;, thiophene, &#x2014;SO(CH)&#x2014;, and ester; n=1-4; a=1-4; b=1-4; c=1-4; and Zis a counterion.

Cationic lipids for therapeutic agent delivery formulations

Here described are compounds consisting of the structure(targeting molecule)-linker-(targeting molecule),wherein the targeting molecule is a retinoid or a fat soluble vitamin having a specific receptor on the target cell; wherein m and n are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; and wherein the linker comprises a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or PEG-like molecule, as well as compositions and pharmaceutical formulations including these compounds which are useful for the targeting and delivery of therapeutic agents; and methods of using these compositions and pharmaceutical formulations.

Compounds for targeting drug delivery and enhancing siRNA activity

Here described is a method of delivery of a drug to a stellate cell using a composition comprising a compound of formula I: wherein Rand Rare independently selected from Cto Calkyl, Cto Calkenyl, and oleoyl; Rand Rare independently selected from Cto Calkyl and Cto Calkanol; X is selected from &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, and &#x2014;O&#x2014;, or X is absent; Y is selected from &#x2014;(CH), &#x2014;S(CH)&#x2014;, &#x2014;O(CH)&#x2014;, -thiophene-, &#x2014;SO(CH)&#x2014;, and ester; n&#x2550;1-4; a&#x2550;1-4; b&#x2550;1-4; c&#x2550;1-4; and Zis a counterion.

What is described is a method for treating a fibrotic disease by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug carrier, which comprises a lipid and a retinoid, and a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, which comprises an antisense sequence to mRNA encoding human hsp47.

Method for treating fibrosis using siRNA and a retinoid-lipid drug carrier

What is described is a pharmaceutical composition for treating a fibrotic disease comprising a drug carrier, which comprises a lipid and a retinoid, and a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, which comprises an antisense sequence to mRNA encoding human hsp47.

Retinoid-lipid drug carrier

Here described are compounds consisting of the structure

Here described are compounds of formula I: wherein Rand Rare independently selected from Cto Calkyl, Cto Calkenyl, and oleoyl; Rand Rare independently selected from Cto Calkyl and Cto Calkanol; X is selected from &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, and &#x2014;O&#x2014;, or X is absent; Y is selected from &#x2014;(CH), &#x2014;S(CH)&#x2014;, &#x2014;O(CH)&#x2014;, -thiophene-, &#x2014;SO(CH)&#x2014;, and ester; n=1-4; a=1-4; b=1-4; c=1-4; and Zis a counterion. Also described herein are compositions and pharmaceutical formulations including compounds of formula I which are useful for the delivery of therapeutic agents, and methods of using these compositions and formulations.

Here described are compounds of formula I: wherein Rand Ris independently selected from a group consisting of Cto Calkyl, Cto Calkenyl, and oleyl group; wherein Rand Rare independently selected from a group consisting of Cto Calkyl, and Cto Calkanol; wherein X is selected from a group consisting of &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, and &#x2014;O&#x2014; or absent; wherein Y is selected from &#x2014;(CH), &#x2014;S(CH), &#x2014;O(CH)&#x2014;, thiophene, &#x2014;SO(CH)&#x2014;, and ester, wherein n=1-4; wherein a=1-4; wherein b=1-4; wherein c=1-4; and wherein Z is a counterion; as well as compositions and pharmaceutical formulations including compounds of formula I which are useful for the delivery of therapeutic agents; and methods of using these compositions and formulations.

What is described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand wherein the sense and antisense strands are selected from the oligonucleotides described as SERPINH1_2 (SEQ ID NOS: 60 and 127), SERPINH1_45a (SEQ ID NOS: 98 and 165), and SERPINH1_51 (SEQ ID NOS: 101 and 168), and drug carrier comprising a mixture of a retinoid and a lipid vesicle, and methods of using these pharmaceutical compositions to treat a disease associated with hsp47 expression, including fibrosis.

Retinoid-liposomes for treating fibrosis

What is described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand wherein the sense and antisense strands are selected from the oligonucleotides described as SERPINH(SEQ ID NOS: 60 and 127), SERPINH(SEQ ID NOS: 98 and 165), and SERPINH(SEQ ID NOS: 101 and 168), and drug carrier comprising a mixture of a retinoid and a lipid vesicle, and methods of using these pharmaceutical compositions to treat a disease associated with hsp47 espresssion, including fibrosis.

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Loren A Perelman