Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.

Cellics Therapeutics, Inc.

Other

Tien-Li Lee

Zhenhuan Zheng

There is disclosed compositions and methods for treating and preventing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) including ARDS caused by viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin such as coronaviruses. The present disclosure is based on a surprising discovery of significant efficacy in an acute lung injury model using intrapulmonary lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge in female CD-I mice. Based on these data, the test compound, denatonium acetate monohydrate (DA) (1) treats or prevents ARDS and, (2) treats severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by a coronavirus. Therefore, the data achieved in these studies does have a story to tell and the story is that a DA pharmaceutical composition, administered orally, provided a method to treat or prevent ARDS and treat SARS. Preferably, the pharmaceutical composition for daily administration comprises DA delivering a daily total dose of from about 20 mg to about 2000 mg to a human adult.

Method for treating SARS and treating or preventing ARDS

There is disclosed an oral pharmaceutical formulation of bitter compounds that are agonists of TAS2R receptors for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PAH). More specifically, there is disclosed a PAH oral formulation comprising a bitter agent selected from the group consisting of 3-caffeoylquinic-1,5-lactone (3-CQL), chlorogenic acid (CGA), denatonium benzoate (DB), denatonium chloride (DC), denatonium saccharide (DS), denatonium acetate (DA), and combinations thereof and a PDE-5 inhibitor.

Oral pharmaceutical formulations of bitter compounds for pulmonary hypertension

There is disclosed an oral pharmaceutical formulation of bitter compounds that are agonists of TAS2R receptors for the treatment of asthma. More specifically, the present disclosure provides an asthma oral formulation comprising a bitter agent selected from the group consisting of denatonium benzoate (DB), denatonium chloride (DC), denatonium saccharide (DS), denatonium acetate (DA), and combinations thereof and formoterol.

Oral pharmaceutical formulations of bitter compounds for asthma

The present invention relates to methods, combinations and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing a hemolytic disease or condition in a mammal, wherein: said hemolytic disease or condition is caused by an attack of said mammal's red blood cells by said mammal's own body, or said mammal is a pregnant mammal and said hemolytic disease or condition of a fetus of said pregnant mammal is caused by an attack of said fetus' red blood cells by an antibody of said pregnant mammal, or said mammal is a baby and said hemolytic disease or condition of said baby is caused by an attack of said baby's red blood cells by an antibody of said baby's mother. The exemplary hemolytic diseases or conditions include hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, an autoimmune disease or condition, or a hereditary hemolytic disease or disorder.

Use of nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes to treat hemolytic diseases and disorders

There is disclosed an oral pharmaceutical formulation of bitter compounds that are agonists of taste receptor type 2 (TAS2R) receptors for the function of appetite suppression for the treatment of obesity. More specifically, the present disclosure provides an anti-obesity oral formulation comprising a bitter agent selected from the group consisting of denatonium salts including benzoate (DB), chloride (DC), acetate (DA), citrate (DCl), saccharide (DS), tartarate (DT), maleate (DM), 3-caffeoylquinic-1,5-lactone (3-CQL), chlorogenic acids (CGA), combinations thereof, and pharmaceutical excipients to facilitate a sustained release during transit through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Preferably, the oral pharmaceutical formulation further comprises either or both a sweet antagonist selected from the group consisting of lactisole, gymnemic acid, ziziphin, hodulcine, and combinations thereof, and a sour organic acid.

Oral pharmaceutical formulation for weight loss, diabetes and related disorders

The present invention relates to methods, combinations and pharmaceutical compositions for supplying a blood source from a donor source with a mis-matched blood type, or potentially a mis-matched blood type, to a recipient, using, inter alia, an effective amount of a nanoparticle comprising a) an inner core comprising a non-cellular material, and b) an outer surface comprising a cellular membrane derived from a red blood cell, the cellular membrane of the nanoparticle comprising a blood type antigen that exists on the red blood cell from the donor source, but is missing or potentially missing on red blood cells of the recipient.

Use of nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes to enable blood transfusion

An improved particle bombardment device for transporting biological substances such as DNA into living cells. The device has a flexible barrel (,) that facilitates endoscopic particle bombardment of in vivo cells without a significant concomitant blast effect and without a need for a vacuum. The device also involves a unique tapered particle-carrying macroprojectile that can travel through convolutions of such a flexible barrel (,) with minimal friction.

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Tien-Li Lee