Abstract: Crystalline Asenapine salts of tartaric acid or succinic acid, wherein the salts are e.g. selected from the group consisting of Asenapine D, L-tartrate hydrate form A, Asenapine D, L-tartrate hydrate form B, Asenapine D, L-tartrate anhydrous form, Asenapine succinate form X, Asenapine succinate form, and Asenapine succinate form II are described as well as related pharmaceutical compositions and related treatment of psychotic diseases or disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides a formulation comprising asenapine hemipamoate suspended particles, which formulation can be administered via a Depot provided by an IM injection of the formulation, and which depot does not display a particle-size dependent release rate. The present invention provides also methods of treatment using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel chlorin e6-folic acid conjugate, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer comprising the same, and more particularly, to a novel compound prepared by linking chlorin e6 to folic acid, which effectively produces singlet oxygen in various media and has much better tumor selectivity than the known porphyrin-based photosensitizers, thereby being used effectively in photodynamic therapy for malignant tumors, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for photodynamic treatment of solid tumors comprising the compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An extract of Asplenium nidus L. includes pyropheophorbide a methyl ester (C34H36N4O3), pheophorbide a methyl ester (C35H36N4O5), 1-linleoyl-3-linolenoyl-glycerol (C39H66O5), 1-linleoyl-2,3-dipalmitoyl-rac-glycerol (C53H98O6) and 1,3-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol (C35H68O5). The extract of Asplenium nidus L. is obtained by using a method including steps of: solvent extraction, using an solvent to extract an Asplenium nidus L. sample and to obtain an extract, with a w/v ratio between the solvent and the Asplenium nidus L. sample being 50-60 mg/ml; and column chromatography, fractionating the extract with water and ethanol as eluent to obtain several fractions including fraction a to fraction i, and further evaporating and lyophilizing fraction b, c, d or their combination to obtain an extract of Asplenium nidus L.

Abstract: A stable micronised monoclinic form of asenapine maleate is described, which comprises 5% by weight or less of orthorhombic form or any other crystalline form of asenapine maleate, wherein the asenapine maleate has a particle size distribution characterised by a d90 equal to or below 40 ?m. Processes for preparing the stable micronised monoclinic form of asenapine maleate are also described. Formula (I).

Abstract: Novel crystalline salts of Asenapine (I) with organic di-acids and tri-acids and to methods of their preparation are disclosed along with related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating psychotic diseases or disorders.

Abstract: Novel crystalline HCl salts of Asenapine, methods of their preparation and related pharmaceuticals and treatments are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are substituted indolo[4,3-fg]quinolines of Formula (I) and (II) where R1-R6 and R13 are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which are useful in treating, preventing, or ameliorating a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, migraine. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of agonizing receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT1D and or 5-HT1B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of antagonizing or inhibiting activity at receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT2B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of regulating serotonin transport using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (“PDT”) and for reducing the duration of skin phototoxicity associated with PDT treatment. The disclosed methods generally include the administration of a lipid composition before, during, or after the administration of photosensitizers used in the PDT treatment protocol. The lipids are preferably phospholipids. It was discovered that the disclosed methods resulted in a more rapid clearance of photosensitizers from the skin and other tissue of patients, which results in a shorter period of skin phototoxicity after PDT treatment. The present invention also provides a composition which is preferably comprised of non-polar photosensitizers and phospholipids.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions for the promotion of muscle protein synthesis and control of tumor-induced weight loss in patients that are, for example, suffering from cancer cachexia. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of administering such compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to stimulate the synthesis of proteins sufficient to consolidate long-term memory. The present invention also provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to downregulate PKC.

Abstract: Provided herein are diagnostic methods for identifying subjects susceptible to treatment with a hypoxia-activated agent, and related methods. Also provided herein are methods of monitoring treatments with anti-hyaluronan agents, and related methods.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are materials, means and methods for sustained release of therapeutic agents for topical treatments. In particular, disclosed are means and methods for topical treatment of diseases of internal body cavities by embedding therapeutic agents in a slowly degrading biocompatible mixture applied to affected tissue.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an immune signature of tumor infiltrating leukocytes. In particular, the disclosure provides methods and kits for determining the immune signature of tumor infiltrating leukocytes for use in assessing risk of cancer recurrence and long term survival, and for developing a treatment regimen for a cancer patient.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method of inhibiting interferon-beta gene expression and/or reducing the level of interferon-beta in a cell by contacting the cell with a Na+, Ca2+, or K+ ion-channel modulator. The invention also provides for a method of treating a disease or disorder characterized by elevated interferon beta levels or elevated levels of interferon-beta gene expression. Additionally, the invention provides a method for treating pathogenic or non-pathogenic infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method of enhancing the absorption of migraine medications and thereby treating migraines by co-administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a ghrelin mimetic or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof and at least one migraine medication selected from a serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist, a tryptamine derivative, an ergoline derivative, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or an analgesic, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are perylenequinone derivatives, their stereoisomers and atropisomers. These compounds can be particularly useful as photosensitizers or sononsensitizers in photodynamic or sonodynamic therapy. The invention also relates to various methods for using these compounds in photodynamic and/or sonodynamic therapy. The compounds also are useful as therapeutic agents for treating various hyperproliferative disorders.

Abstract: The invention provides for methods for treating a hair loss disorder in a subject by administering a JAK/STAT inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tetracyclic heteroatom containing derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use in the treatment of disorders mediated by one or more sex steroid hormone receptors and processes for their preparation.

Abstract: A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic solvent, preferably in the presence of an acid. The bacteriochlorins are useful for a variety of purposes such as active agents in photodynamic therapy, luminescent compounds in flow cytometry, solar cells, light harvesting arrays, and molecular memory devices.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods of making a megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell (MEP), comprising differentiating a stem cell into a MEP in culture in the presence of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist. In some embodiments the stem cell is a pluripotent stem cell. In some embodiments the MEP co-expresses CD41 and CD235. In some embodiments the number of MEPs produced in the culture increases exponentially. Methods of making a red blood cell (RBC) by culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR agonist are also provided. Methods of making a megakaryocyte and/or a platelet, comprising culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR modulator are also provided. In some embodiments the AhR modulator is an AhR antagonist. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising at least 1 million MEPs per ml and compositions in which at least 50% of the cells are MEPs.

Abstract: Disclosed is asenapine phosphate of formula (I) and its enantiomer (I) which can be used to prepare asenapine maleate. Further disclosed is a monoclinic crystalline form of asenapine maleate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ?4?2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand compounds of the formula (I), and their derivatives, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. The present invention relates to novel ?4?2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand compounds of the formula (I), and their derivatives, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them.

Abstract: The identification of pO2 lowering agents as transient hypoxia-inducers is disclosed herein. Provided is a method of enhancing the efficacy of a hypoxia-sensitive agent in a subject, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the hypoxia-sensitive agent and a therapeutically effective amount of a pO2 lowering agent. Methods of treating a subject with a tumor, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pO2 lowering agent and a therapeutically effective amount of a hypoxia-sensitive agent are also disclosed.

Abstract: A composition for treating a disorder in a subject includes a polyethylene glycolylated (PEGylated) nanoparticle, at least one hydrophobic therapeutic agent coupled to the surface of the nanoparticle; and at least one targeting moiety coupled to polyethylene glycol of the nanoparticle for targeting the composition to a cell associated with disorder.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of protozoal parasitic infections utilizing Diindolylmethane-related indoles. Additive and synergistic interaction of Diindolylmethane-related indoles with other known anti-parasitic and pro-apoptotic agents is believed to permit more effective therapy and prevention of protozoal parasitic infections. The methods and compositions described provide new treatment of protozoal parasitic diseases of mammals and birds including malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, trichomoniasis, neosporosis and coccidiosis.

Abstract: The present application provides methods and compositions for combination therapy with antiviral compounds for the treatment of poxvirus infections, such as orthopox virus infections. In one embodiment, a method of treatment of a poxvirus infection is provided that comprises administering to a host in need thereof cidofovir, cyclic cidofovir, or a salt, ester, or prodrug thereof in combination or alternation with at least a second anti-poxvirus agent. The second anti-poxvirus agent is, for example, a biologic, such as a pegylated interferon.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for killing or preventing the growth of microbes. It has been discovered that a class of porphyrins can kill or prevent the growth of microbes. The porphyrins can be used in a number of different applications where microbes grow.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a novel liquid formulation for solubilizing poorly soluble ST-246 in cyclodextrins and a novel process of making the formulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to peptidomimetic compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to compositions comprising these compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a composition comprising a compound of this invention.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for applying near-infrared optical energies and dosimetries to alter the bioenergetic steady-state trans-membrane and mitochondrial potentials (??-steady) of all irradiated cells through an optical depolarization effect. This depolarization causes a concomitant decrease in the absolute value of the trans-membrane potentials ?? of the irradiated mitochondrial and plasma membranes. Many cellular anabolic reactions and drug-resistance mechanisms can be rendered less functional and/or mitigated by a decrease in a membrane potential ??, the affiliated weakening of the proton motive force ?p, and the associated lowered phosphorylation potential ?Gp. Within the area of irradiation exposure, the decrease in membrane potentials ?? will occur in bacterial, fungal and mammalian cells in unison. This membrane depolarization provides the ability to potentiate antimicrobial, antifungal and/or antineoplastic drugs against only targeted undesirable cells.

Abstract: The disclosure provides bisindole suitable for inhibiting lipoxygenases or A?-formation, and treating associated diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. The bisindoles are indolo[2,3-b]carbazole derivatives, and may be administered to a patient as part of a pharmaceutical formulation.

Abstract: Methods of using di, tri, and tetracyclic acylhydrazide derivatives and analogs, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus.

Abstract: Methods for identifying compounds that modulate the generation of regulatory T cells (Treg) in vivo and in vitro, i.e., compounds that act on the transcription factors that increase or decrease expression of Foxp3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the fields of pharmacology, medicine and medicinal chemistry, and provides methods and compositions for treating sexual dysfunction; more particularly, the invention relates to treatment of premature ejaculation in humans.

Abstract: Methods for reducing fungal infestation to a crop or plant by applying a composition including a dithiine-tetracarboximide compound to a crop or plant are described herein. Methods of reducing brown patch and/or dollar spot infestation to a plant or crop are also described herein. The disclosure also provides for methods of improving turfgrass and/or ornamental grass quality.

Abstract: Nanocrystals, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods involve making mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) without any polymeric carriers, or with minimal use of polymeric carriers. The compositions and methods may include, in some embodiments, modifying the surface coatings of particles formed of pharmaceutical agents that have a low water solubility. Such methods and compositions can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for administration routes involving the particles passing through a mucosal barrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to derivatives of porphyrin, particularly chlorins and/or bacteriochlorins, which can be used in photodynamic therapy. According to the formulas of the invention, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, which may be identical or different, each represent halogen atoms or hydrogen atoms. R1, R2, R3, R4, which may be identical or different, are each selected from the following groups: —OH, amino acids, —OR and —NHR and/or a chlorine atom, wherein R is an alkyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms. The invention also relates to an anticancer and/or antiviral and/or antimicrobial medicament for human or animal use, which contains one or more compounds as the main active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tetracyclic heteroatom containing derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use in the treatment of disorders mediated by one or more sex steroid hormone receptors and processes for their preparation.

Abstract: A new treatment regime is presenter using a low concentration formulation at a low dosage of hydrophobic photosensitizers (PS) that shows improved pharmacokinetics and an effective method for photodynamic therapy (“PDT”). The new formulation has better pharmacological effect compared to standard photosensitizer formulation with standard dosage. It was found that PDT treatments using the disclosed low concentration formulations provide for more accurate, more efficient and more convenient dosing. It was found that the inventive formulation; (1) reduces the time for a therapeutically effective level of photosensitizer to accumulate in diseased tissue; and, (2) reduces the time for achieving a sufficient ratio of photosensitizer in diseased tissue vs. healthy tissue. As a result, the formulation of the invention reduces the time interval between PS application/administration and irradiation (the drug-light interval or “DLI”) and can provide for a “same day” PDT treatment option.

Abstract: Methods for treating an inflammatory disorder and for inhibiting the production of IL-23 using 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds represented by formula (I):

Abstract: The invention includes and provides compositions comprising photosensitizing agents, in particular lemuteporfin, and their use in photo-dynamic therapy for the treatment of dermatological conditions.

Abstract: A biocompatible, polymeric composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a base polymer comprising (i) a prepolymer comprising para-dioxanone (PDO) and trimethylene carbonate (TMC); and (ii) an end-graft polymer chain comprising a polylactone. Also disclosed are a method for treating bleeding from bone or bony structures using the composition, a method for filling a void or correct a defect in a bone using the composition, and a method for producing the biocompatible, polymeric composition of the present application.

Abstract: Certain multi-cyclic compounds and compositions thereof are useful for reducing or inhibiting the growth of bacterial biofilms and for controlling bacterial biofilm infections. Such compounds and compositions are also useful in methods for reducing or inhibiting the growth of biofilms and for controlling bacterial biofilm infections involving biofilms.

Abstract: Are disclosed new crystalline forms of asenapine maleate, useful in the production of pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, in particular schizophrenia; processes for the production of these new crystalline forms are also disclosed.

Abstract: A combination therapy for treating a bacterial biofilm comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic comprising an aminoglycoside or tetracycline, or a combination of two or more thereof, and a cationic porphyrin in an amount effective for enhancing the effectiveness of the antibiotic in treating the bacterial biofilm. A method of treating a bacterial biofilm comprising Pseudomonas aeruginosa comprises contacting the bacterial biofilm with a combination therapy comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic, and a cationic porphyrin in an amount effective for enhancing the effectiveness of the antibiotic in treating the bacterial biofilm. A method of treating a bacterial biofilm comprising Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient comprises administering to the patient a combination therapy comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic, and a cationic porphyrin in an amount effective for enhancing the effectiveness of the antibiotic in treating the bacterial biofilm.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a method of modulating physiological and pathological processes and, in particular, to a method of modulating cellular levels of oxidants and thereby processes in which such oxidants are a participant. The invention also relates to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of one or more compounds selected from the following classes of biologically active agents: an a-adrenergic antagonist, an anthelmintic agent, an antifungal agent, an antimalarial agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antipsychotic agent, an antioxidant, a vasodilator and/or a vitamin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, for use in the treatment of a microbial infection and in particular for killing multiplying, non-multiplying and/or clinically latent microorganisms associated with such an infection.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to acamprosate formulations, methods of use of the formulations, to methods of using the formulations in combination with at least one other medication, and to combination products and compositions comprising the formulations and at least one other medication, such as neuroleptic (antipsychotic) and/or antidepressant drugs.