Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Opko Health, Inc.

Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Tahir Ahmed

Samuel Broder

Igor Rukhman

Gregory L Smith

Irina Fedotev

Arie Gutman

Olga Grossman

John K Whisnant

Hypersulfated disaccharides with utility in asthma or asthma related disorders are disclosed. The heptasulfated disaccharides administered orally have comparable bioavailability to the intravenous administered dosage form.

Pure heptasulfated disaccharides having improved oral bioavailability

Hypersulfated disaccharides with utility in asthma or asthma related disorders are disclosed. The compounds are formulated with agents that enhance the oral delivery of the hypersulfated disaccharides. The delivery agents are selected from the group consisting of natural or synthetic polymers having ionic side chains as well as other compounds or types of compounds that improve the bioavailability of the disaccharides relative to delivery of the drug without such agents. The hypersulfated disaccharides are made from heparin or salts thereof.

Hypersulfated disaccharide formulations

Provided are compounds and compositions thereof that are useful for treating inflammation, particularly pulmonary inflammations including asthma and asthma-related pathologies such as allergy. Also provided are methods for using such compounds and compositions of the invention to treat patients suffering from, or predisposed to develop inflammation.

Hypersulfated disaccharides and methods of using the same for the treatment of inflammations

The present invention comprises methods and compositions for the treatment of bronchorestrictive disorders, including asthma, in humans or animals. The methods and compositions are effective in treatment of inflammatory responses, such as those found in asthma and other related pathologies.

Methods and compositions for treatment of asthma

The present invention pertains to the identification of moieties and methods of using the same for preventing tolerance to bronchodilators. More specifically, the present invention pertains to the identification of compositions and methods which are capable of preventing tolerance to &bgr;,-adrenergic agonists. The methods and compositions according to the invention are also useful as analytical tools for functional studies and as combination therapeutic tools.

Methods and compositions for the prevention of tolerance to medications

A method of treating a mammalian patient suffering from or prone to a condition characterized by late phase allergic reactions, airway hyperresponsiveness or inflammatory reactions, e.g., asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, comprising the administration to the patient of an oral, parenteral, intrabronchial, topical, intranasal or intraocular pharmaceutical composition containing in each dose about 0.005 to about 1.0 mg per kilogram of patient body weight of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH) or other sulfated polysaccharides having average molecular weights of about 1,000-3,000 daltons. Suitable inhalant and other pharmaceutical compositions for use in the novel treatment method are also disclosed.

Pharmaceutical compositions for treating late phase allergic reactions and inflammatory diseases

Method for treating late phase allergic reactions and inflammatory

A method of treating a patient suffering from antigen-induced asthma who has been challenged with an antigen, or providing chronic treatment to an asthma patient to reduce airway hyperresponsiveness, comprising intrabronchial administration to the patient of a pharmaceutical composition containing in each dose about 0.05 to about 1.0 mg of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH), having an average molecular weight of 3,000 daltons or less, per kilogram of patient body weight, Inhalant pharmaceutical compositions for use in the novel treatment method are also provided.

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Tahir Ahmed