Abstract: An effective composition is for the therapeutic or cosmetic treatment of atrophic cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, skin appendages, connective tissues or mucous tissues. The composition includes a combination of a salt of adamantane carboxylic acid, preferably salified with an aromatic and/or adamantane base, with a proteolytic enzyme and/or willow extract, salicylic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, salicylate, or acetylsalicylate. Further active ingredients that are suitable for inclusion in the composition are zinc oxide, vitamins, phytoextracts, sugars, amino acids, minerals, further salts, phytoextracts, ventilated green clay and any combination thereof. The composition has a particular synergy between the constituent elements, and is particularly effective in the treatment of atrophic ulcers or bedsores.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds, to pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions, and to the use of such compositions for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative pathologies and syndromes such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, lesions due to ischaemia and reperfusion, traumatic brain lesions, neuropathy due to HIV, Down's syndrome, diabetic polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, prion disease, late dyskinesia, tauopathy and demyelinating pathologies, and other life-threatening pathologies such as cardiac/renal/pulmonary/hepatic/intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, shock, toxicity due to drugs and radiation (radiotherapy and radiation protection), inflammatory conditions, atherosclerosis, aging, hyperlipidaemia, hypercholesterolaemia, epilepsy, and rheumatoid arthritis, all of which are known to be associated with an excess production of reactive free radicals.

Abstract: Use of a composition comprising cartilage or chondroitin sulphate and absorbable zinc for the preparation of a food supplement or a drug suitable for promoting iron absorption in patients suffering from lack of iron.

Abstract: The present invention relates to albumin as an active ingredient in a medicament for the treatment of cancer and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one anti-neoplastic agent and albumin at a concentration of at least 2% w/v of the composition, in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. The anti-neoplastic agent is preferably hydroxyurea, preferably at concentration between 10 ?M and 1 mM, more preferably between 10 ?M and 100 ?M. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention is effective in the therapeutic treatment of cancer and advantageously shows reduced side effects in comparison with the administration of the anti-neoplastic agent alone.

Abstract: The invention relates to cell lines from differentiated cells with hepatocytic phenotypes capable of producing albumin and blood coagulation factors, said cells being derived from a human leukaemia cell line, preferably the human THP1 cell line, and preserving the characteristics of immortality. Among the cell lines of the invention, the cell lines known as PSC-THP1-EP, PSC-THP1-EP-FAST, PSC-THP1-HEP and PSC-THP1-EPEP are preferred. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining the cell lines of the invention and the uses of said cell lines, particularly for the production of albumin and/or blood coagulation factors.

Abstract: The invention is based on the finding that calcium ions and proteolytic enzymes, particularly papain, act in a synergetic way in the regeneration of skin and connective tissues. Thus, such a combination of active principles can be used for the preparation of culture media for cutaneous and/or connective tissue biopsies, which allow for the maintenance of the biopsies under viable conditions for periods of over 6 months, even for over 3 years, as well as for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions or medical devices for the treatment of diseases in which the regeneration of cutaneous and connective tissues is beneficial (for instance, injuries and wounds, keloids, paradontopathies, conjunctivitis, nasal and ear polyps, cellulite, human and animal dermatitis), and for the preparation of cosmetic compositions that in particular have an anti-ageing effect on the skin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a truncated form of the HIV-1 p17 protein, designated as AT96, which consists of the residues from 1 to 96 of the full-length p17 protein, as well as the corresponding nucleic acid sequences. The truncated AT96 protein has the same immunological features as the full-length p17 protein but at the same time is devoid of the typical detrimental biological activities of the HIV-1 p17 protein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and the use of such compositions in the formulation of preservation solutions for protecting mammalian (including human) biological systems such as biotechnological preparations (including recombin 10d3 ant proteins), organs, tissues (including whole blood and blood derivatives such platelets and plasma) and cells (including red blood cells, pancreatic ss-cells, stem cells and germ cells) from oxidative damage occurring, for example, during the different phases of transplantation and surgery. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for protecting and/or enhancing viability of mammalian biotechnological preparations/cells/tissues/organs during isolation (or harvesting), preservation (or storage), expansion (or colture), transplantation and surgery by using compositions containing effective amount of antioxidant cyclic (bis)-hydroxylamines derived from N-piperidine.

Abstract: What is described is a use of an antidepressant compound, preferably belonging to the class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), for regenerating the integumentary system and/or for stimulating the growth, the original trophism and/or original pigmentation of the corresponding cutaneous appendages, particularly body hair and/or head hair, in mammals. For this purpose, the antidepressant can be formulated in a cosmetic preparation, a pharmaceutical composition, a medical device, or in the form of a culture medium, alone or in combination with a further active ingredient such as a proteolytic enzyme and/or a vitamin.

Abstract: The process for producing a cellulose film, to be used for covering, regenerating, repairing and healing of skin and tissue lesions, such as sores, ulcers, burns, wounds etc. by means of cultivation, in a culture medium comprising nitrogen and carbon sources, of microorganisms comprising the Acetobacter xylinum species; the culture medium moreover comprises at least one microorganism belonging to the Leuconostoc genus.

Abstract: Use of a composition comprising cartilage or chondroitin sulphate and absorbable zinc for the preparation of a food supplement or a drug suitable for promoting iron absorption in patients suffering from lack of iron.

Abstract: A composition based on natural substances, intended for oral administration, useful in the maintenance of the correct skin hydration and in the prevention and/or the treatment of the effects of skin ageing, in particular wrinkles, is described. The composition comprises in combination: ceramides from rice, fish cartilage hydrolysate, and one or more amino acids selected from L-proline, L-lysine, L-valine and L-cysteine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds, to pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions, and to the use of such compositions for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative pathologies and syndromes such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, lesions due to ischaemia and reperfusion, traumatic brain lesions, neuropathy due to HIV, Down's syndrome, diabetic polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, prion disease, late dyskinesia, tauopathy and demyelinating pathologies, and other life-threatening pathologies such as cardiac/renal/pulmonary/hepatic/intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, shock, toxicity due to drugs and radiation (radiotherapy and radiation protection), inflammatory conditions, atherosclerosis, aging, hyperlipidaemia, hypercholesterolaemia, epilepsy, and rheumatoid arthritis, all of which are known to be associated with an excess production of reactive free radicals.

Abstract: Use of a composition comprising cartilage or chondroitin sulphate and absorbable zinc for the preparation of a food supplement or a drug suitable for promoting iron absorption in patients suffering from lack of iron.

Abstract: A composition based on natural substances, intended for oral administration, useful in the maintenance of the correct skin hydration and in the prevention and/or the treatment of the effects of skin ageing, in particular wrinkles, is described. The composition comprises in combination: ceramides from rice, fish cartilage hydrolysate, and one or more amino acids selected from L-proline, L-lysine, L-valine and L-cysteine.

Abstract: A preparation based on plant extracts, with an antioxidant action which is particularly useful in the treatment of circulation and chronic degenerative problems and in the treatment of hypertension, characterized in that its active ingredients comprise Ginkgo biloba biflavones, catechin and/or epicatechin, cumarin and derivatives thereof and a component selected from among madecassic acid, asiatic acid, asiaticoside or combinations thereof.