Abstract: A liposome for use in delivering a therapeutically active agent to a subject in need thereof is disclosed herein. The liposome comprises: a) at least one bilayer-forming lipid; b) a polymeric compound having the general formula I: wherein m, n, L, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein; and c) a therapeutically active agent, incorporated in the liposome and/or on a surface of the liposome.

Abstract: A multivesicular liposome composition includes a plurality of multivesicular liposomes. Each multivesicular liposome includes a carrier liposome particle including carrier phospholipid bilayer and having an average diameter less than 1 micron; and at least one sub-chamber liposome nanoparticle including a sub-chamber liposome nanoparticle bilayer and having an average diameter less than about 50 nm. The carrier liposome particle encapsulates the at least one sub-chamber liposome nanoparticle. Characteristically, tail groups of the carrier liposome phospholipids are larger than tail groups phospholipids of the at least one sub-chamber liposome nanoparticle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biodegradable and thermosensitive hydrogel composition comprising a diblock PLGA-PEG copolymer and a triblock PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer. A method for treating or alleviating one or more symptoms of a disease and a method for delivering an active agent are also provided.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, the use of a nanoliposome in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of anterior segment ocular diseases is provided. The nanoliposome comprises a plurality of unsaturated and/or saturated lipids forming at least one lipid bilayer encapsulating a hydrophobic drug comprising tacrolimus, wherein the hydrophobic drug and the plurality of unsaturated and/or saturated lipids have a weight ratio of up to 0.2. The present disclosure also provides for such a nanoliposome and a method of preventing and/or treating anterior segment ocular diseases based on the nanoliposomes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liposomal formulation containing a therapeutic agent and a process for producing the formulation. The liposomal formulation comprises particular characteristics that enhance uniformity and stability of the formulation. The manufacturing process is a novel process that produces a liposomal formulation of a uniform size with many desirable properties that may be independently controlled. Further, the invention relates to a liposome formulation made in accordance with the manufacturing process.

Abstract: Oral health care formulation and method of preparation for the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed oral care composition includes a combination of various herbs and minerals, and may be used to maintain good oral hygiene. Further, a method of oral health care is also disclosed in the various embodiments herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising phospho-lipids, lipid vesicles, and/or liposomes, and methods of use thereof. In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for delivery of, biologically active lipids to reduce microvascular dysfunction and infarct size during revascularization of the blocked artery in a mammalian subject.

Abstract: Disclosed is a use of a liposomal pharmaceutical preparation of mitoxantrone in the preparation of a medicament for treating lymphoma, wherein the lymphoma is preferably non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, further preferably aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more preferably diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma, and more further preferably relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma. The mitoxantrone liposomes are used as single anti-tumor therapeutic agent without being combined with other anti-tumor agents.

Abstract: In some aspects, fusosome compositions and methods are described herein that comprise membrane enclosed preparations, comprising a fusogen. In some embodiments, the fusosome can the target cell, thereby delivering complex biologic agents to the target cell cytoplasm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various compositions comprising neoplastic formulations and their methods of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mineral micro-particles comprising phytate (inositol hexaphosphate, IP6). More particularly, the invention provides salts of phytic acid with multivalent metal ions such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ for use in biomolecules delivery or adsorption systems, methods for their production and uses thereof, such as for use as a vaccine adjuvant.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for lubricating one or more surfaces, comprising applying gel-phase liposomes onto said one or more surfaces, wherein the temperature of said surface(s) at the time of lubrication is below the phase transition temperature Tm of said liposomes. The method can be used for lubricating non-biological surfaces, and also for lubricating the surfaces of a biological tissue in a mammalian subject, e.g., for treating joint dysfunction.

Abstract: Provided is a liposomal sustained-release composition for use in treatment of pulmonary disease. The liposomal sustained release composition comprises a liposome that includes a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipid and encapsulates a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor is stably entrapped in the liposome, and the resulting liposomal drug formulation can be aerosolized or nebulized for administration via inhalation. This aerosolized liposomal drug formulation yields consistent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles while achieving desired efficacy and safety.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include anti-inflammatory compositions and methods of use thereof. The compositions include purified lipids from Francisella, for example, virulent strains of Francisella. Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description, and from the claims.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the preparation of a pharmaceutical-vesicle formulation comprising steps of: preparing and processing vesicle components and a pharmaceutical agent to entrap the pharmaceutical agent in the vesicle and form a pharmaceutical-vesicle formulation, wherein the pharmaceutical-vesicle formulation is reconstituted in a known quantity of the pharmaceutical agent dissolved in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier to provide a biphasic pharmaceutical-vesicle formulation. The invention also relates to the associated pharmaceutical-vesicle formulations, pharmaceutical kits and uses as a medicament, in particular for the prevention or treatment of infection by bacteria such as Burkholderia pseudomallei and Francisella tularensis, and viruses such as Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV).

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for treatment of damaged lung tissue, e.g., lungs of a patient with a viral infection (e.g., coronavirus) and/or a bacterial infection and/or a parasitic pathogen or a patient whose lung tissue was damaged by exposure to a chemical, and a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Also provided is a method for protecting the brain from neuro-invasion and preventing inflammatory damage to organs remote from the lungs, by blocking cytokine synthesis in the lungs. The treatment includes administering a leptin antagonist (LepA) locally to the upper airways and/or to the lungs of the patient. Typically, the LepA is administered in an inhalable composition, such as, an aerosol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oral care compositions comprising at least one biosurfactant and fluoride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising an anti angiogenic compound such as a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof selected from, for example, ranibizumab, which is a vascular endothelial growth factor binder which inhibits the action of VEGF, and a delivery agent selected from a pharmaceutically acceptable liposome. The formulations are useful in the treatment of a variety of angiogenic disorders and diseases in animals and people, and, preferably, in ophthalmic disorders selected from age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and corneal neovascularization.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to compositions of multivesicular liposomes (MVLs) and manufacturing processes for making bupivacaine MVLs.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liposome composition and a pharmaceutical composition, which exhibit a high AUC. Provided are a liposome composition including a hydrophilic polymer-modified diacylphosphatidylethanolamine, a dihydrosphingomyelin, and cholesterols as components of a liposome membrane, in which the liposome composition encapsulates a drug, an inner water phase thereof contains ammonium sulfate, and a molar ratio of sulfate ions in the inner water phase to the drug in an entire water phase is 0.36 or more; and a pharmaceutical composition including the liposome composition.