Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Applied Research Systems Ars Holding N.v.

Merck Serono S. A.

Laboratoires Serono S.a.

Mark Tepper

Sean D McKenna

Stephen S Palmer

Aliza Eshkol

Michael C MacNamee

Karl Reineke

David Goeddel

Dean A Frey

Nabil El Tayar

Mark Hilary Cunningham

William Harold Brondyk

Xuliang Jiang

Stephen Arkinstall

Robert K Campbell

David I Sherris

Louise M Garone

Brad Jameson

Steven Blechner

Stephen J Arkinstall

Michael C Macnamee

Stephen Palmer

This application is in the field of medicinal chemistry and relates to ultrapure ajulemic acid, its synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammation, pain, and fibrotic diseases including scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, scleroderma-like disorders, sine scleroderma, liver cirrhosis, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Dupuytren's contracture, keloids, chronic kidney disease, chronic graft rejection, and other scarring-wound healing abnormalities, post-operative adhesions, and reactive fibrosis.

Ultrapure tetrahydrocannabinol-11-oic acids

The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific administration of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor prior to the luteal phase of the host's ovulatory cycle. Preferred non-polypeptide cAMP level modulators include phosphodiesterase inhibitors, particularly inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 isoforms.

Methods of inducing ovulation

A novel FSH mutant with increased glycosylation and longer half-lifes for use in inducing folliculogenesis in human patients is described. The FSH mutant permits the use of lower cumulative doses of FSH to achieve the same or better clinical result.

FSH beta mutants that are glycosilated at residues N55 and T57

The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific administration of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor prior to the luteal phase of the host's ovulatory cycle. Preferred non-polypeptide cAMP level modulator include phosphodiesterase inhibitors, particularly inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 isoforms.

Methods of inducing ovulation using a non-polypeptide camp level modulator

The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific administration of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor prior to the luteal phase of the host's ovulatory cycle. Preferred non-polypeptide cAMP level modulator include phosphodiesterase inhibitors, particularly inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 4.

The in vivo effect of Type I interferon (IFN) can be prolonged by administering the interferon in the form of a complex with an IFN binding chain of the human interferon &agr;/&bgr; receptor (IFNAR). Such a complex also improves the stability of the IFN and enhances the potency of the IFN. The complex may be a non-covalent complex or one in which the IFN and the IFNAR are bound by a covalent bond or a peptide. When bound by a peptide bond in the form of a fusion protein, the IFN may be separated from the IFNAR by means of a peptide linker. Such a fusion protein may be produced by recombinant DNA technology. Storing IFN in the form of such a complex improves the storage life of the IFN and permits storage under milder conditions than would otherwise be possible.

IFNAR2/IFN complex

The present invention relates to peptidomimetics capable of inhibiting CD28 and/or CTLA-4 interaction with CD80 (B7-1) and CD86 (B7-2) and having a core amino acid sequence, LeuMetTyrProProProTyrTyr, corresponding to residues 2 to 9 of SEQ ID NO:1. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and a method of treating pathologies and disorders which are improved by inhibition of CD28 and/or CTLA-4 interaction with CD80 and CD86.

Pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using same

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Mark Tepper