Abstract: A method for treating lung cancer is provided. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including a diarylheptanoid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells. The diarylheptanoid compound has a structure shown in Formula (I), in which symbols in Formula (I) are as defined in the description.

Abstract: A method for predicting susceptibility to stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists of a cancer patient is provided, comprising (1) obtaining at least one sample from the cancer patient; (2) detecting an expression level of S-methyl-5?-thioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) in the at least one sample by using at least one specific probe; and (3) if MTAP is expressed in the at least one sample, then predicting that the cancer patient has high-susceptibility to STING agonists and providing STING agonists to treat the cancer patient; otherwise providing non-STING agonists for treatment.

Abstract: This invention discloses a herbal composition for treating or preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including the wild type and its different variant strains. The composition comprises the extract of Platycodon grandiflorum, which showed the synergistic inhibitory effect of infection compared to the Anti-epidemic No. 1 (AN1) consisted of Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Atractylodes lancea, Pogostemon cablin, Glehnia littoralis, Lonicera japonica and Cyrtomium fortunei.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) comprising genetic alterations that increase gene expressions for adipogenic differentiation, mitochondrial biogenesis and a brown adipocyte marker. Also disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition and use of the pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating and/or treating a metabolic disorder.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes a complex, wherein the complex includes a polysaccharidic shell and a hydrophobic core. The polysaccharidic shell has amphiphilicity to stabilize the oil-water interface and form emulsion and nanoprecipitated-based nanoparticles.

Abstract: Methods for producing and screening for antibodies that specifically bind to glycosylated immune checkpoint proteins (ICPs) relative to non-glycosylated ICPs are provided. Such antibodies recognize specific epitopes of glycosylated ICPs and can prevent or block the binding of a glycosylated ICP with its ligand, such as another ICP, and can inhibit the interactions between the two proteins that can lead to immunosuppression, as exemplified by the human PD-L1/PD-1 interaction. By way of specific example, human PD-L1 and PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid residues within their extracellular domains are provided for generating anti-glycosylated PD-L1 or anti-glycosylated PD-1 antibodies that specifically bind PD-L1 or PD-1, respectively, and inhibit the PD-L1/PD-1 interaction. The antibodies produced and selected by the methods are especially useful as cancer therapeutics for disrupting, blocking, or neutralizing the ICP system and specific ICP interactions therein.

Abstract: A method for treating lung cancer includes administering a pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition includes a nuclear protein kinase C-? inhibitor. The nuclear protein kinase C-? inhibitor includes abemaciclib, albendazole, amoxapine, ceritinib dihydrochloride, cobimetinib, dabigatran etexilate, dabrafenib, emamectin, ingenol, ixazomib, midostaurin, niclosamide, nintedanib esylate, ponatinib, raloxifene, regorafenib, ruxolitinib, tafenoquine, travoprost, visomitin, vortioxetine or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: An exosome, a preparation method of an exosome, uses of the exosome, and a pharmaceutical composition including the exosome for treating an ischemia condition of a tissue are provided. The exosome is derived from a genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cell, and the genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cell includes an exogenous PD-L1 gene and an exogenous HGF gene.

Abstract: A virtual reality acupuncture system contains a virtual reality device comprising: a head-mounted display for viewing a virtual scene model and a mannequin, and a joystick for tracking hand movements for needle insertion determination; an computing host that transmits data with a head-mounted display and constructs an acupoint database, and an acupuncture virtual reality application which is executed to build a virtual reality model, in which the acupuncture virtual reality application constructs a situational scene model for simulating the actual condition of the consultation room; and a virtual 3D spherical acupoint model of the human body, which has a sphere area located at a certain depth below the skin surface, and has a skin distance model, so that the needle can sense the distance depth after touching the skin, which can be used to determine whether the needle position is not outside the sphere area.

Abstract: Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided.

Abstract: Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided.

Abstract: A method for treating lung cancer is provided. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including a diarylheptanoid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells. The diarylheptanoid compound has a structure shown in Formula (I), in which symbols in Formula (I) are as defined in the description.

Abstract: Anti-cancer treatment and therapeutic methods are provided in which an antibody that binds specifically to glycosylated PD-L1 relative to unglycosylated PD-L1 and blocks binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 is administered to a subject in need in combination with an antibody that binds specifically to glycosylated PD-L1 relative to unglycosylated PD-L1, blocks binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and also promotes internalization and degradation of PD-L1. The anti-cancer methods utilize antibodies that recognize specific epitopes on glycosylated PD-L1 protein, as well as antibodies that exhibit the IPD function of both blocking the binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and also facilitating the internalization of PD-L1 on cells expressing PD-L1. Methods in which such antibody combinations are especially useful include cancer and tumor treatments and therapies in which the cancer or tumor is a PD-L1 positive cancer or tumor.

Abstract: Antibodies that bind specifically to glycosylated PD-L1 relative to unglycosylated PD-L1, block binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and promote internalization and degradation of PD-L1 are provided. Antibodies that recognize specific epitopes on glycosylated PD-L1 protein and that exhibit the dual functions of both blocking the binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and also facilitating the internalization of PD-L1 on cells are provided. In some aspects, PD-L1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid residues at amino and carboxy terminal positions of the PD-L1 extracellular domain are also provided. Methods for using such antibodies for the treatment of cancer, particularly PD-L1 positive cancer, are also provided.

Abstract: This invention discloses a herbal composition for treating or preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including the wild type and its different variant strains. The composition comprises the extract of Platycodon grandiflorum, which showed the synergistic inhibitory effect of infection compared to the Anti-epidemic No. 1 (AN1) consisted of Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Atractylodes lancea, Pogostemon cablin, Glehnia littoralis, Lonicera japonica and Cyrtomium fortunei.

Abstract: Provided herein are agents, such as antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, or chimeric antigen receptors, that target EphA10. Methods of treating cancer are provided, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of an EphA10-targeting agent. The patient may be selected for treatment if the cancer expresses an increased level of EphA10.

Abstract: A method for predicting susceptibility to stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists of a cancer patient is provided, comprising (1) obtaining at least one sample from the cancer patient; (2) detecting an expression level of S-methyl-5?-thioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) in the at least one sample by using at least one specific probe; and (3) if MTAP is expressed in the at least one sample, then predicting that the cancer patient has high-susceptibility to STING agonists and providing STING agonists to treat the cancer patient; otherwise providing non-STING agonists for treatment.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying and treating cancers that are resistant to PARP inhibition. Methods for sensitizing cancers to a PARP inhibitor therapy are also provided. In some aspects, PARP inhibitor cancers are treated with a PARP inhibitor therapy in combination with a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Abstract: This invention provides biomarkers (e.g., methylation of R198 or R200 of EGFR or the presence of an arginine at position 497 of EGFR) for the prediction of resistance to cetuximab therapy. This invention also provides methods for the selection of patients for combination therapy with cetuximab and PRMT inhibitors.

Abstract: Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided.