Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to treat or to diagnose a fibrosis and/or a fibrosis-associated disease in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of diagnosing a mood disorder in a subject comprising measuring serum FAM19A5 concentration with an antagonist (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof) that specifically binds to FAM19A5. The present disclosure also relates to a method of treating a mood disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an FAM19A5 antagonist.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides mimic molecules that are capable of specifically targeting a FAM19A5 protein, and thereby, inhibiting, reducing, and/or dissociating the interaction between members of the LRRC4 protein family and the FAM19A5 protein. The present disclosure also provides methods for promoting neurite outgrowth, by administering a mimic molecule described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to treat a glaucoma in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of LRRC4 family mimic molecules to determine the expression level of FAM19A5 protein in a subject. In some aspects, such mimic molecules can be used to identify and/or diagnose a subject suffering from or at risk of developing a disease or disorder associated with increased FAM19A5 protein expression. The present disclosure also provides methods of treating subjects identified and/or diagnosed using the methods provided herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of FAM19A5 involved in regulating gliogenesis, and more specifically, to the use of FAM19A5 in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of central nervous system injuries, degenerative brain diseases, or central nervous system diseases, FAM19A5 being spread in the neural stem cells in vertebrates and regulating gliogenesis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, antibodies are deimmunized to reduce immunogenicity in a human subject. In some embodiments, the anti-FAM19A5 antibodies can modulate FAM19A5 activity, e.g., inhibit, suppress, reduce, or reverse the onset of reactive gliosis and/or excessive proliferation of reactive astrocytes, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as central nervous system damage, a degenerative brain disorder, a neuropathic pain, or a cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for the treatment of a neuropathic pain including a central neuropathic pain or a peripheral neuropathic pain in a subject comprising the administration of antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating a neuropathic pain including a symptom of neuropathic pain, and/or an underlining cause of a neuropathic pain, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5. In a specific aspect, the method comprises administering antibodies specifically bind to human FAM19A5, e.g., binds to soluble human FAM19A5 with a KD of 10 nM or less, or binds to membrane bound human FAM19A5 with a KD of 10 nM or less, or both, as measured by a method known in the art, e.g., ELISA.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to promote a blood vessel normalization and treat a disease (e.g., cancer) in a subject in need thereof, e.g., by promoting a blood vessel normalization.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. Also provided herein are methods for treating fibrosis or cancer using the anti-FAM19A5 antibodies.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to treat a glaucoma in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of FAM19A5 involved in regulating gliogenesis, and more specifically, to the use of FAM19A5 in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of central nervous system injuries, degenerative brain diseases, or central nervous system diseases, FAM19A5 being spread in the neural stem cells in vertebrates and regulating gliogenesis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for the treatment of a neuropathic pain including a central neuropathic pain or a peripheral neuropathic pain in a subject comprising the administration of antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating a neuropathic pain including a symptom of neuropathic pain, and/or an underlining cause of a neuropathic pain, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5. In a specific aspect, the method comprises administering antibodies specifically bind to human FAM19A5, e.g., binds to soluble human FAM19A5 with a KD of 10 nM or less, or binds to membrane bound human FAM19A5 with a KD of 10 nM or less, or both, as measured by a method known in the art, e.g., ELISA.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of treating a disease or disorder associated with an abnormality in CNS function. Also provided is a method for diagnosing and/or identifying a subject having an abnormality in CNS function. FAM19A1 antagonists that can be used with the present disclosures are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. Also provided herein are methods for treating fibrosis or cancer using the anti-FAM19A5 antibodies.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to promote a blood vessel normalization and treat a disease (e.g., cancer) in a subject in need thereof, e.g., by promoting a blood vessel normalization.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and modulate FAM19A5 activity, e.g., inhibit, suppress, reduce, or reverse the onset of reactive gliosis and/or excessive proliferation of reactive astrocytes, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as central nervous system damage, a degenerative brain disorder, or a neuropathic pain, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to spexin-based agonists specific for galanin receptor type 2 and use thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides peptide-based agonists with high specificity for galanin receptor type 2 and improved stability. The peptide-based agonists are involved in the regulation of in vivo physiological functions, such as food intake, anxiety, emotion, and addiction, for which galanin receptors type 2 is responsible, to effectively suppress appetite, help recover from anxiety disorder, and reduce pleasure addiction. Therefore, the peptide-based agonists can be used to prevent or treat galanin receptor type 2-mediated diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and modulate FAM19A5 activity, e.g., inhibit, suppress, reduce, or reverse the onset of reactive gliosis and/or excessive proliferation of reactive astrocytes, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as central nervous system damage, a degenerative brain disorder, or a neuropathic pain, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. In some embodiments, antibodies are de-immunized to reduce immunogenicity in a human subject. In certain embodiments, antibodies have undergone affinity maturation. In some embodiments, the anti-FAM19A5 antibodies can modulate FAM19A5 activity, e.g, inhibit, suppress, reduce, or reverse the onset of reactive gliosis and/or excessive proliferation of reactive astrocytes, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as central nervous system damage, a degenerative brain disorder, a neuropathic pain, or a cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5.