University of Pittsburgh

Song Li

Xiang Gao

Yixian Huang

Xiaolan Zhang

Jingjing Sun

Peter Wipf

Joel S Greenberger

Stephen Howard Thorne

Michael Wayne Epperly

Yichao Chen

Yanhua Liu

Binfeng Lu

A method of modifying a virus for in vivo delivery to a region of interest includes forming an enveloping composition including a lipid conjugate formed by conjugating at least one lipid with at least one hydrophilic compound via a linkage which is cleavable under conditions present in the region of interest and combining the virus with the enveloping composition to encompass the virus within the enveloping structure.

Synthetically enveloped virus

A polymer includes a hydrophobic polymer backbone, a first plurality of pendant groups attached to the hydrophobic polymer backbone and including at least one group including a plurality of hydroxyl groups, and a second plurality of pendant groups attached to the hydrophobic polymer backbone and comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer.

Small polymeric carriers for delivery of agents

A formulation includes a plurality of polymers including a hydrophobic polymer backbone (for example, formed via radical polymerization), a first plurality of pendant groups attached to the hydrophobic polymer backbone and including at least one cationic group, and a second plurality of pendant groups attached to the hydrophobic polymer backbone and including at least one hydrophilic polymer, a first therapeutic compound, and a second therapeutic compound, wherein the second therapeutic compound is different from the first therapeutic compound and includes a nucleic acid.

Cationic amphiphilic polymers for codelivery of hydrophobic agents and nucleic acids

A formulation includes a carrier agent formed by conjugating at least one biologically active hydrophobic compound with at least one hydrophilic compound, the at least one biologically active hydrophobic compound selected from the group of farnesylthiosalicylic acid and a derivative of farnesylthiosalicylic acid which is biologically active as an RAS antagonist, wherein a plurality of the carrier agents are adapted to assemble into a structure and the at least one biologically active hydrophobic compound is conjugated with the at least one hydrophilic compound via a linkage which is labile in vivo, and a biologically active compound associated with the carrier agent.

Formulations and carrier systems including farnesylthiosalicylic moieties

A method of creating a formulation for a compound includes determining a compound interactive agent comprising at least one group that interacts with the compound, creating a carrier agent by conjugating at least one compound interactive domain comprising the at least one group that interacts with the compound with at least one hydrophilic domain, and combining the compound and the carrier agent to create the formulation. Creating the carrier agent may further include conjugating the at least one compound interactive domain with at least one hydrophobic domain so that the at least one compound interactive domain is positioned between the at least one hydrophilic domain and the at least one hydrophobic domain.

Formulations and carrier systems including compound interactive domains

A method of forming or creating a formulation for a compound to be delivered includes creating a carrier agent by conjugating at least one hydrophobic domain or hydrophobic compound with at least one hydrophilic domain or hydrophilic compound and associating the compound to be delivered with the carrier agent to create the formulation. The at least one hydrophobic compound has the formula: wherein R1 is a farnesyl group, a geranyl group or geranyl-geranyl group, X is O, S, SO, SO, NH or Se, Z is C&#x2014;Ror N, Ris H, CN, COR, SOR, CONRRor SONRR, wherein Rand Rare each independently H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, COM or SOM, wherein M is a cation and R, R, and Rare independently H, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a nitroalkyl group, a nitro group, a halo atom, an amino group, a mono-alkylamino group, a di-alkylamino group, mercapto group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an azido group or a thiocyanato group. A plurality of the carrier agents are adapted to assemble into a structure. The hydrophobic compound is cleavably conjugated to the at least one hydrophilic compound via a linkage which is labile in vivo.

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