Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating or preventing a kidney disease or injury in a subject in need thereof, the method including administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of pharmaceutical composition including a CD24 inhibitor. Further provided is a method for inhibiting a damage associated molecular pattern (DAMP) in a subject, including administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of pharmaceutical composition including a CD24 inhibitor.

Abstract: An electrode array configured to be inserted at least partially into a blood vessel including: a self-expandable array body; at least two axially spaced-apart electrodes connected to said array body; wherein at least part of said array body expands to an open conformation and pushes at least one selected electrode against a blood vessel inner tissue with a force designed not to damage venous tissue.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, according to some embodiments, methods and systems for treatment or prevention of ventricular symptoms of atrial fibrillation. For example, methods for applying sub-threshold electric fields to Av node and associated tissue, for example, from inside a coronary sinus.

Abstract: Methods for soft tissue repair and/or augmentation using injectable, biodegradable polymers are described herein. In one embodiment, the polymer compositions are liquid or pastes at room temperature. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer composition contains liquid or pasty hydroxy fatty acid-based copolyesters, polyester-anhydrides, or combinations thereof. The viscosity of the polymers increases upon contact with bodily fluid to form a solid or semisolid implant suitable for soft tissue repair and/or augmentation. In another embodiment, the polymer composition contains particles of a polymer stereocomplex. One or more active agents may be incorporated into the polymer compositions. Suitable classes of active agents include local anesthetics, anti-inflammatory agents, antibiotics, analgesics, growth factors and agents that induce and/or enhance growth of tissue within the filled cavity or control the growth of a certain type of tissue, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A polymer gel, in at least some embodiments, featuring both cross-linked castor oil and branched castor oil components, in which the castor oil is optionally replaced by ricinoleic acid.

Abstract: Methods for soft tissue repair and/or augmentation using injectable, biodegradable polymers are described herein. In one embodiment, the polymer compositions are liquid or pastes at room temperature. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer composition contains liquid or pasty hydroxy fatty acid-based copolyesters, polyester-anhydrides, or combinations thereof. The viscosity of the polymers increases upon contact with bodily fluid to form a solid or semisolid implant suitable for soft tissue repair and/or augmentation. In another embodiment, the polymer composition contains particles of a polymer stereocomplex. One or more active agents may be incorporated into the polymer compositions. Suitable classes of active agents include local anesthetics, anti-inflammatory agents, antibiotics, analgesics, growth factors and agents that induce and/or enhance growth of tissue within the filled cavity or control the growth of a certain type of tissue, and combinations thereof.