Active agent delivery systems and methods for protecting and administering active agents
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1. A composition comprising:
- a carrier peptide that comprises at least one hydrocodone covalently attached to said carrier peptide;
wherein said carrier peptide has a length between 1 and 500 amino acids; and
wherein said composition is in a form suitable for release of said hydrocodone into the bloodstream of a subject to whom the composition is to be administered from the alimentary tract.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to active agent delivery systems and more specifically to compositions that comprise amino acids, as single amino acids or peptides, covalently attached to active agents and methods for administering conjugated active agent compositions.
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1. A composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide that comprises at least one hydrocodone covalently attached to said carrier peptide;
wherein said carrier peptide has a length between 1 and 500 amino acids; and
wherein said composition is in a form suitable for release of said hydrocodone into the bloodstream of a subject to whom the composition is to be administered from the alimentary tract. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 47, 64, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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2. A composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide with a length between one and 50 amino acids;
at least one hydrocodone covalently bound to said carrier peptide; and
wherein said composition is in a form suitable for modulation of a pharmaceological effect in the small intestine in a subject to whom the composition is to be administered.
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3. A composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide with a length between three and nine amino acids; and
at least one hydrocodone covalently bound to said carrier peptide.
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4. A composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide wherein said carrier peptide has a length between one and 50 amino acids and is in a form suitable for pharmaceological effect in the small intestine of a subject to whom the composition is to be administered; and
at least one hydrocodone covalently bound to said carrier peptide wherein said hydrocodone is released into the bloodstream.
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5. A composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide wherein said carrier peptide has a length between one and 50 amino acids in a form which converts the mechanism of hydrocodone adsorption from passive to active uptake; and
hydrocodone covalently bound to said carrier peptide.
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6. A method of treating pain, said method comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising:
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a carrier peptide; and
at least one hydrocodone covalently attached to said carrier peptide wherein said carrier peptide comprises fewer than 50 amino acids in length; and
wherein said carrier peptide is in a form suitable for delivery into the bloodstream. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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7. A composition comprising:
hydrocodone covalently attached to the C-terminus of a carrier peptide wherein said carrier peptide comprises fewer than 50 amino acids and wherein said composition is in a form suitable for oral delivery and release of said hydrocodone into the bloodstream of a subject to whom the composition is to be administered. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 46, 48, 61, 62, 65, 66, 76)
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28. A composition consisting essentially of:
hydrocodone covalently attached to the C-terminus of a carrier peptide wherein said carrier peptide comprises fewer than 50 amino acids and wherein said composition is in a form suitable for oral delivery and release of said hydrocodone into the bloodstream of a subject following oral delivery. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 60, 63, 67, 77)
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