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FDA Approxes ATryn, First Drug from a Genetically Engineered Animal
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2009
The Food and Drug Authority has approved ATryn , the first ever transgenically produced therapeutic protein and the first recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for the treatment of patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency, undergoing high-risk surgical or c...
LEV Pharma's Cinryze™ Got FDA Marketing Approval For HAE
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 13, 2008
...nryze is a C1-esterase inhibitor product derived from human plasma. This plasma protein regulates clotting and inflammatory reactions that, when impaired, can lead to local tissue swelling. C1-esteras...
Hot Hot Hot!
in Latina Viva, on April 25, 2008
...heavy meals.
They're also effective blood thinners . Not a good choice for people with blood clotting problems or those about to go into surgery... But an excellent idea for people with blood ci...
Bromelain and Allergies
in Allergies, on April 11, 2008
... quercetin in suppressing the inflammation of allergic reactions.
Through its action on the blood clotting-related substances fibrinogen and fibrin, bromelain stimulates the production and release of...
Fibrin Sealant, Artiss: FDA-Approved for Burn Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 19, 2008
...ssue adhesives that contain the proteins fibrinogen and thrombin, which are essential in the clotting of blood. Artiss (Fibrin Sealant, VH S/D 4) differs from other fibrin sealants in that it c...
Anti-Helicobacter pylori and Thrombin Inhibitory Components from Chinese Dragon's Blood
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 22, 2007
...use most cases of stomach ulcers and gastritis. Additionally, eight other compounds inhibited blood clotting, suggesting their potential use in the prevention of the blood clot responsible for some st...
Novel Synthetic Anticoagulants to Treat Blood Clots
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 16, 2007
...les called molecules called sulfated DHPs which can inhibit key enzymes that play a major role in clotting disorders, and could lead to novel therapies to treat clots in the lungs and those localize...
Genetically Engineered Mice Produce Human Live Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 13, 2007
... mouse liver cells," Grompe said. "You end up with a healthy mouse that makes human blood clotting factors, all the proteins the liver makes, human bile , everything."
OHSU has f...
Fibrinogen: Blood-Clotting Protein, Inhibits Spinal Cord Regeneration
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 10, 2007
... process that is necessary for the regeneration of the spinal cord after traumatic injury.
A blood-clotting protein found in circulating blood - fibrinogen - has been found by UCSD researchers t...
Blood Clot-Dissolving Agent Benefits Severe Frostbite Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 21, 2007
...rder to determine the best methods of assessing tissue damage and administering thrombolytics [anti-clotting drugs] in terms of timing, duration and route.
Findings have been reported in the June is...
First 60 minutes of Ischemic Stroke is Crucial, IV Clot-Busting Drug is Best Intervention
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 20, 2007
...of clot-busting drugs and mechanical removal of blood clots show promise, IV delivery of anti-blood clotting drugs is still the best way of intervention because the first hours of an ischemic stroke i...
First Uterus Transplant in the US Planned
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 24, 2007
...hout the need for IVF. The procedure has been attempted in 2002 in Saudi Arabia, and although blood clotting forced surgeons to remove the organ after 99 days, they called it a technical succes...
USFDA Committee Recommends Simple DNA Tests To Patients Prior to Coumadin (Warfarin) Prescription
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 21, 2006
...wing side effects: deadly bleeding reactions or recurrent stroke, thromboembolism, or other adverse clotting events and hemmorhage.
In the past, achieving the correct dose of warfarin is a matter of ...
Peptide Solution Halts Bleeding
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 11, 2006
... exact mechanism of action is still unknown, they believe that the the solution do not induce blood clotting as most homeostatic drugs do, but stops bleeding as protein fragments self-assemble into a ...
Novel Gene Therapy Potential Cure of Hemophilia A
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 13, 2006
...ting about one in 5,000 males, hemophilia A is a condition wherein one lacks the hereditary blood clotting protein, Factor VIII (FVIII). Treatment of this condition traditionally requires infusion...
Origen To Produce Therapeutics in Genetically Engineered Chickens
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 9, 2006
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Spurred by European regulators' approval of the production of an anti-clotting agent in transgenic goats , other firms are tailgating. California-based Origen Therapeutics have been develop...
EMEA Approves First Therapeutic Produced in Transgenic Goat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 7, 2006
...nes Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval for GTC Biotherapeutics' ATryn , a recombinant anti-clotting agent produced in the milk of genetically engineered goats . The CHMP recommended its use ...
Desensitization Procedure to Overcome Allergy to Clopidogrel
in Allergies, on May 15, 2006
... prescribed to patients with high risks for strokes or heart attacks because it prevents blood from clotting (If Clopidogrel doesn't ring a bell, maybe its brand name, Plavix , does?). It is also...
Smokers Have Seven-fold Increased Risk of Jolt from Heart Devices
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2006
...lead to blood vessel constriction and decreased blood flow to the heart
2) smoking increases blood clotting factors, which can raise the chance of blood vessel blockage
3) smoking increases blood clot...
Cord Blood Retrieval
in The Parenting Weblog, on February 2, 2006
...d blood cells (oxygen-carrying cells), white blood cells (infection-fighting cells), and platelets (clotting elements). The blood of the umbilical cord at birth contains what are called "stem&quo...
Carbon Nanoparticles Associated With Blood Clotting
in Philoneist, on October 25, 2005
Medical researchers have discovered that certain carbon nanoparticles are an impetus for platelets to aggregate, demonstrating the occurence in human and rat platelet models. This discovery has significant implications for the development of nanopharmecuticals, which will have to cautiously det...
Using BioGlue To Treat Alveolar Leaks
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 4, 2005
...ssue proteins at the repair site, create a flexible mechanical seal independently of the body's clotting mechanism. Within two minutes, polymerization is complete and when used in blood vessels, f...