Rhode Island Hospital

The General Hospital Corporation

Midwestern University

Other

Rhode Island Hospital, a Lifespan-partner

Suzanne M De La Monte

Jack Raymond Wands

Rolf I Carlson

Nedim Ince

Mark Jon Olsen

John-Michael Thomas

Arihiro Aihara

Hossein A Ghanbari

Alan H Deutch

Philippe Merle

Robert W Esmond

The present invention relates to compounds which modulate (e.g., inhibit) the activity of beta-hydrolase (e.g., ASPH), including novel 2-aryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone and 2-heteroaryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their synthesis, and methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of ASPH in an a cell-free sample, a cell-based assay, and in a subject. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the compounds disclosed herein to ameliorate or treat cell proliferation disorders.

Inhibitors of &#x3b2;-hydroxylase for treatment of cancer

The present invention relates to compounds which modulate (e.g., inhibit) the activity of beta-hydroxylase (e.g., Asparatyl (asparaginyl) &#x3b2;-hydroxylase (ASPH)), including novel 2-aryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone and 2-heteroaryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their synthesis, and methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of ASPH in an a cell-free sample, a cell-based assay, and in a subject. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the compounds disclosed herein to ameliorate or treat cell proliferation disorders.

Inhibitors of beta-hydroxylase for treatment of cancer

The present specification provides, inter alia, methods of using Wnt and FZD proteins, genes, FZD and Wnt-specific antibodies and probes in diagnosis and treatment of cancer and for screening test compounds for an ability to treat cancer. Also disclosed are compounds useful for treating cancer such as liver cancer.

Frizzled proteins and detection and treatment of cancer

The invention features a non-transgenic model of Alzheimer's Disease, method for inducing prolonged in vivo gene expression in a mammal, and methods of inhibiting Alzheimer's Disease-associated neuronal cell death.

Increased and sustained in vivo gene expression using a nucleic acid, histone and amphipathic compound composition

Disclosed is a method for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease by restricting the level of metabolizable carbohydrate in the diet and/or administering to the patient an effective amount of an agent which reduces serum insulin levels.

Method for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease

Disclosed are transgenic animals and transfected cell lines expressing a protein associated with Alzheimer's Disease, neuroectodermal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas. Also disclosed is the use of such transgenic animals and transfected cell lines to screen potential drug candidates for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease, neuroectodermal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas. The invention also relates to new antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, triplex forming DNA and external guide sequences that can be used to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, neuroectodermal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas.

Transgenic animals and cell lines for screening drugs effective for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease

Transgenic animals and cell lines for screening drugs effective for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

Disclosed are transgenic animals and transfected cell lines expressing a protein associated with Alzheimer's Disease, neuroectodermal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas. Also disclosed is the use of such transgenic animals and transfected cell lines to screen potential drug candidates for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease, neuroectodermal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas. The invention also relates to new antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, triplex forming DNA and external guide sequences that can be used to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, neuroectodermnal tumors, malignant astrocytomas, and glioblastomas.

The invention features a method for diagnosing a malignant neoplasm in a mammal by contacting a bodily fluid from the mammal with an antibody which binds to an human aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase (HAAH) polypeptide and methods of treating malignant neoplasms by inhibiting HAAH.

Diagnosis and treatment of malignant neoplasms

The invention features a method for diagnosing and inhibiting growth of a malignant neoplasm in a mammal by contacting a cell or a bodily fluid of the mammal with an antibody which binds to an human aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase (HAAH) polypeptide. Methods of immunization to generate an HAAH-specific immune response are also within the invention.

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East Greenwich, RI, United States of America

Suzanne M De La Monte