Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nitto-denko Corporation

The United States Government As Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Shai Erlich

Elena Feinstein

Elizabeth C Squiers

Igor Mett

Lei Yu

Yoshiro Niitsu

Hagar Kalinski

Yasunobu Tanaka

Sharon Avkin-Nachum

Hirokazu Takahashi

Xiaomei Jin

Ning Chen

James D Thompson

Rabia Ozden

Bruce Molitoris

Svetlana Adamsky

Daniel J Odenheimer

Nir Sharon

Daniel Rothenstein

Sharon Avkin-nachum

The present disclosure relates to methods of treating a patient suffering from or at risk of developing an ocular disease, disorder or injury, and includes treatment regimens using a double-stranded RNA compound that down-regulates CASP2 expression, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Double-stranded RNA compounds to CASP2 and uses thereof

Provided herein are compositions, methods and kits for modulating expression of target genes, particularly heat shock protein 47 (hsp47). The compositions, methods and kits may include nucleic acid molecules (for example, short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA) or short hairpin RNA (shRNA)) that modulate a gene encoding hsp47, for example, the gene encoding human hsp47. The composition and methods disclosed herein may also be used in treating conditions and disorders associated with hsp47 such as liver fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, peritoneal fibrosis and kidney fibrosis.

Modulation of HSP47 expression

The invention, in some embodiments, relates to compounds and methods for the prevention of ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) in organs, and in particular to IRI in organs aged 35 years and older. Specific uses include prevention of IRI in native organs in vivo, in reimplantations and in transplantations of donor organs aged 35 years and older. Additional embodiments include the prophylaxis of delayed graft function (DGF) and reduction in the frequency, amount and duration of dialysis in recipients of deceased donor kidney transplantations. The methods entail contacting the organ in vivo or ex vivo with a temporary p53 inhibitor. Novel temporary dsNA p53 inhibitors are further provided.

Methods and compositions for preventing ischemia reperfusion injury in organs

The invention relates to one or more inhibitors, in particular siRNA compounds, which down-regulate the expression of a pro-apoptotic gene selected from the group consisting of TP53; HTRA2; KEAP1; SHC1-SHC, ZNHIT1, LGALS3 and HI95. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention further provides methods of treating a subject afflicted with a disease or a condition associated with those genes, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition in a therapeutically effective dose so as to thereby treat the subject.

Compositions and methods for reducing or protecting against delayed graft function (DGF)

The present invention relates to methods for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) including methods for preventing or delaying onset of CKD and methods for preventing exacerbation and progression of CKD. In particular embodiments, the invention provides methods for treating a subject at risk of developing CKD comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising a) a therapeutically effective amount of at least one oligonucleotide compound which inhibits the expression of a human target gene associated with the kidney disease; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier, or mixtures thereof, thereby reducing the risk of CKD in the subject.

Methods for treating chronic kidney disease

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Belmont, CA, United States of America

Shai Erlich