Abstract: A composition comprising a liposome comprising a first phospholipid comprising a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a C3-C15:0 fatty acid with a c-terminal carboxyl or a carboxaldehyde group; a second phospholipid comprising a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a sterol. The first phospholipid is preferably a phosphatidylcholine. The second phospholipid is preferably HSPC and the sterol is preferably cholesterol. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of the respective ingredients is 2-3:5-6:2-3; preferably 2:6:2; or 3:5:2, respectively. The invention also relates to the use of this composition in the targeting of M2 macrophages.

Abstract: A composition comprising a liposome comprising a first phospholipid comprising a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a C3-C15:0 fatty acid with a c-terminal carboxyl or a carboxaldehyde group; a second phospholipid comprising a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a C14-C19:0 fatty acid and a sterol. The first phospholipid is preferably a phosphatidylcholine. The second phospholipid is preferably HSPC and the sterol is preferably cholesterol. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of the respective ingredients is 2-3:5-6:2-3; preferably 2:6:2; or 3:5:2, respectively. The invention also relates to the use of this composition in the targeting of M2 macrophages.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a serum-free culture medium for the culture of adult stem cells comprising a Wnt protein and a lipid. The invention further comprises a method for culturing adult stem cells using such a method and methods of stem cell therapy wherein the stem cells are cultures in said medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid encapsulated in a vesicle for the manufacture of a medicament for treating cancer, such as the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid and liposomes, the liposomes comprising a non-charged vesicle-forming lipid, and optionally an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid and/or a negatively charged vesicle-forming lipid. The invention further relates to a new pharmaceutical composition suitable for treating cancer, and especially solid primary and secondary tumors.

Abstract: The invention provides a use of a long-circulating microvesicle comprising a sterol, partially synthetic or wholly synthetic vesicle-forming phospholipids, and a corticosteroid in water soluble form, which microvesicle has a mean particle diameter size range of between about 75 and 150 nm and which microvesicle is non-charged or negatively charged at physiological conditions, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular disease. A method for treating a subject suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular disease, comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of such long-circulating microvesicles is also provided.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration, comprising liposomes composed of non-charged vesicle-forming lipids, including up to 20 mole percent of an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid derivatized with polyethyleneglycol, and optionally including not more than 10 mole percent of negatively charged vesicle-forming lipids, the liposomes having a selected mean particle diameter in the size range between about 40-200 nm and containing a water soluble corticosteroid for the site-specific treatment of inflammatory disorders, is provided.

Abstract: Lipid conjugates of a poly-(amino acid), a poly-(amino acid derivative) or a poly-(amino acid analogue), such as poly-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-glutamine](PHEG), are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liposomal compositions comprising polyphenol in the interior of a colloidal carrier, and especially to the use of such compositions in the treatment of cancer or in the inhibition of cancer growth and in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for targeting a polyphenol to tumor tissue, or to sites in the body requiring anti-inflammatory activity or activity against autoimmune conditions. Furthermore, the present invention describes a method of post-loading a polyphenol derivate such as caffeic acid into a liposome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds, and especially to the use of such compositions in the treatment of cancer or in the inhibition of cancer growth. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for targeting an anti-inflammatory compound to tumor tissue.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid encapsulated in a vesicle for the manufacture of a medicament for treating cancer, such as the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid and liposomes, the liposomes comprising a non-charged vesicle-forming lipid and, optionally, an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid and/or a negatively charged vesicle-forming lipid. The invention further relates to a new pharmaceutical composition suitable for treating cancer, especially, solid primary and secondary tumors.

Abstract: Lipid conjugates of a poly-(amino acid), a poly-(amino acid derivative) or a poly-(amino acid analogue), such as poly-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-glutamine](PHEG), are provided.

Abstract: Colloidal carrier compositions, comprising an active agent and a lipid conjugate of a poly-(amino acid), a poly-(amino acid derivative) or poly-(amino acid analogue), such as poly-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-glutamine] (PHEG), are provided.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration, comprising liposomes composed of non-charged vesicle-forming lipids, including up to 20 mole percent of an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid derivatized with polyethyleneglycol, and optionally including not more than 10 mole percent of negatively charged vesicle-forming lipids, the liposomes having a selected mean particle diameter in the size range between about 40-200 nm and containing a water soluble corticosteroid for the site-specific treatment of inflammatory disorders, is provided.