Abstract: A fibrin adhesive for use in the minimally-invasive treatment of a rupture of a body component formed by hard connective tissue adhesively bonds to that body component. A suitable treatment method features locating the rupture, providing the fibrin adhesive, and supplying the fibrin adhesive at the body component to be treated.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is are methods of preventing, reducing or inhibiting a viral or immune disorder, comprising administering to a subject at risk or that has acquired a viral or immune disorder an effective amount of a composition comprising a polypeptide derived from a reactive center loop of a serine protease inhibitor or a biologically active variant thereof, wherein the subject has not been administered antibiotics within at least one day of administering the composition. Also disclosed are compositions and kits for preventing, reducing or inhibiting a viral or immune disorder.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising Sel1-derived peptides thereof, and method of use thereof for the treatment/prevention excess oxalate levels and conditions and diseases related thereto. In particular, peptides comprise Sel-like repeat (SLR) domains and/or tetratricopeptide (TPR) domains and may be linked together or with other peptides or polypeptides to treat/prevent diseases/conditions related to excess oxalate levels, such as hyperoxaluria and/or hyperoxalemia.

Abstract: Disclosed are therapeutic self-assembling molecules including a peptide sequence conjugated to one or more antiviral therapeutics to form a peptide-based antiviral prodrug capable of self-assembly into supramolecular structures with varying morphology in aqueous solutions, which can be injected subcutaneously or intramuscularly for the long-acting treatment of chronic viral infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a Gram negative endolysin and a peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a sushi peptide or a defensin, wherein the endolysin in turn is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9 and sequences having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8 and/or SEQ ID NO:9. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a combination drug that has remarkably excellent preventive and/or therapeutic effects on polycystic kidney disease. The present invention provides a drug for preventing and/or treating polycystic kidney disease comprising a combination of tolvaptan or a prodrug thereof with a somatostatin derivative, and a method for treating polycystic kidney disease using this drug.

Abstract: Single chain peptides comprising either a cell penetrating HIV-TAT peptide sequence and a MYB:CBP complex interfering peptide sequence from MYB, or compsiring a cell penetrating HIV-TAT peptide sequence, a CBP binding peptide sequence from CREB and a MYB:CBP complex interfering peptide sequence from MYB, are provided for use in preventing MYB:CBP complex formation and downstream events leading to cancer, in particular a leukemia. Both L-amino acid single chain peptides and retro-inverso single chain peptides are provided.

Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods to treat, prevent, and diagnose viral infections. The methods provided herein involve administering polypeptides of the invention to a subject in need thereof. The viral infections can be caused by a coronavirus such as SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 or a variant thereof. It is contemplated that the polypeptide can be further linked to a compound, wherein the compound extends the serum half-life of the polypeptide.

Abstract: There are provided polypeptides that include an Activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB) ectodomain (ECD) variant. In some embodiments, a polypeptide of the disclosure includes an ActRIIB-ECD variant fused to an Fc domain moiety. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the polypeptides to treat diseases and conditions associated with TGF? superfamily ligand signaling, such as pulmonary hypertension, fibrosis, muscle weakness and atrophy, metabolic disorders and/or cardiometabolic disease, bone damage, and/or low red blood cell levels (such as anemia).

Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel hybrid soluble ActRIIB-ECD polypeptides which fully retain binding affinity for myostatin and activin A but demonstrate significantly reduced binding to BMPs, especially BMP-9. The novel compositions described herein can be used to prepare novel hybrid ActRIIB ligand trap proteins, which can be used for modulating the growth of muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, fibroblast, blood and neuronal tissue to counteract muscle wasting, bone loss, anemia, inflammation and fibrosis in a therapeutically meaningful manner. Because these novel next-generation myostatin/activin inhibitors are safer and more effective molecules than the currently available myostatin inhibitors, they are useful in a wide variety of clinical indications.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functional peptide having excellent antioxidant activity, the peptide having excellent biocompatibility and significantly better antioxidant activity than conventional GSHs in order to overcome the limitation of the weak antioxidant activity of existing peptides. The peptide of the present invention can promote antioxidant activity or effectively repair biological tissue or cell damage caused by reactive oxygen species generated due to oxidative stress. Therefore, the peptide having such antioxidant activity effectively acts on cell damage caused by oxidative stress, and can thus be used to prevent and repair cell damage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody-drug-conjugate. From one aspect, the invention relates to an anti-body-drug-conjugate comprising an antibody capable of binding to a Target, said antibody being conjugated to at least one drug selected from derivatives of dolastatin 10 and auristatins. The invention also comprises method of treatment and the use of said anti-body-drug-conjugate for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts thereof wherein X? is halide, pseudohalide, sulphate, benzoate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, hydroxide, saccharinate or capsaicinate; R10 is hydrogen or C1-C10-alkyl; and R1-R9 independently are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C5-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C20-alkoxycarbonyl. The invention is furthermore directed to a method for the preparation of these compounds. The compounds can be used as bitter substances in medicine, pharmaceutics and/or diagnostics. They can furthermore be used for the coupling to proteins and peptides by means of forming a peptide bond between the amino-group of the compounds of the present invention and a carboxyl-group of the protein or peptide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin, an immunoglobulin Fc region, and non-peptidyl polymer wherein the conjugate being obtainable by covalently linking oxyntomodulin to immunoglobulin Fc region via non-peptidyl polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the conjugates. The conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and the immunoglobulin Fc of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis without side-effects, unlike native oxyntomodulin, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects and long-term sustainability, compared to native oxyntomodulin. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for treating diabetic macular edema (DME) and/or retinal vein occlusion (RVO) comprising administering to the retina of a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor. The caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor may include a peptide caspase-9 inhibitor and/or may be conjugated to a cell-penetrating peptide. The present disclosure further includes pharmaceutical compositions including a caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor. The disclosure further relates to the use of such compositions in a method for treating DME and/or RVO.

Abstract: Hydrogels comprising a macromolecular matrix and water may be used to augment soft tissue of a human being, promote or support cell or tissue viability or proliferation, create space in tissue, and for other purposes. A macromolecular matrix may comprise a hyaluronic acid component crosslinked to a collagen component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugate of cell penetrating peptide and an active ingredient; and its use. Specifically, a conjugate including a cell penetrating peptide which is a peptide comprising any one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 to SEQ ID NO: 178, a fragment of any one sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 to SEQ ID NO: 178, or a peptide having above 80% homology with the above-mentioned sequence; and a composition comprising the same are disclosed.

Abstract: Hydrogels comprising a macromolecular matrix and water may be used for aesthetic fillers, for example, dermal fillers. The macromolecular matrix may include a crosslinked combination of hyaluronic acid and collagen.

Abstract: A nano small peptide FG and its use in preparation of drugs for treating and preventing fundus vascular diseases are provided. The artificially synthesized nano small peptide has a molecular formula of X-FFVLKKNKAAKG (SEQ ID NO:1), wherein the X is dodecanoyl, tetradecanoyl, hexadecanoyl, or octadecanoyl group. The nano small peptide of the present invention can specifically select receptors to encapsulate sSema4D protein, and the concentration of sSema4D is effectively reduced, so that the sSema4D is unable to bind to any receptors, thus changing the shortcoming of few inhibitory targets of antibody drugs. The nano small peptide molecule with a simple structure can be mixed with antibody drugs without causing mutual immune reactions, so as to achieve the effect of reducing multiple pro-angiogenesis molecules.

Abstract: Methods of treating or reducing the risk of obesity and/or obesity-related disorders, e.g., metabolic syndrome, hepatic and non-hepatic steatosis, and diabetes, using C20orf27 proteins or nucleic acids.