Abstract: The disclosure generally provides compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of cancer. More specifically, the methods and compositions may be used to detect, quantify, inhibit, kill, differentiate, or eliminate cancer stem cells (CSCs) and may be used in the treatment of cancers associated with CSCs, and particularly cancers and CSCs that express LOX1.

Abstract: The disclosure generally provides compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of cancer. More specifically, the methods and compositions may be used to detect, quantify, inhibit, kill, differentiate, or eliminate cancer stem cells (CSCs) and may be used in the treatment of cancers associated with CSCs, and particularly cancers and CSCs that express LOX1.

Abstract: The disclosure generally provides compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of cancer. More specifically, the methods and compositions may be used to detect, quantify, inhibit, kill, differentiate, or eliminate cancer stem cells (CSCs) and may be used in the treatment of cancers associated with CSCs, and particularly cancers and CSCs that express LOX1.

Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding full-length human estrogen receptor-? (hER?), which comprises 530 amino acids. The invention also provides isolated hER? polypeptides and hER?-reactive antibodies, including those that specifically recognize amino acids 1–45 of hER?. The invention also encompasses methods for identifying hER?-interactive compounds, including agonists, antagonists, and co-activators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assay system and method for testing compounds for their ability to regulate the hepatic lipase (HL) promoter. In particular, the invention relates to the identification of estrogen receptor ligands having this activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding full-length human estrogen receptor-? (hER?), which comprises 530 amino acids. The invention also provides isolated hER? polypeptides and hER?-reactive antibodies, including those that specifically recognize amino acids 1-45 of hER?. The invention also encompasses methods for identifying hER?-interactive compounds, including agonists, antagonists, and co-activators.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of lowering plasma CRP levels, reducing systemic inflammation, and inhibiting proinflammatory cytokine induced CRP production by administering an effective amount of a substituted dialkyl ether, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl-alkyl, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, substituted-alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the substituted dialkyl ether, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl-alkyl, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, or substituted-alkyl or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a substituted dialkyl ether, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl-alkyl, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, substituted-alkyl.

Abstract: Apolipoprotein A1 is prepared in a T7 RNA polymerase/promoter bacterial expression system that optimizes yield and facilitates subsequent purification of the protein. Apolipoprotein A1 cDNA is cloned into an Escherichia coli plasmid containing a bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase promoter such as a pT or pET plasmid; the recombinant plasmid is transferred to an E. coli strain containing inducible bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, e.g., a strain having the enzyme under lac control; T7 RNA polymerase is induced in the strain; and apolipoprotein A1 is isolated from the culture. Preferred embodiments tag the apolipoprotein with a sequence such as a stretch of histidines that facilitates purification subsequent to expression. An especially preferred embodiment employs a pET11d-6His plasmid and E.