Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods of treatment and/or prevention of angiogenesis-related eye diseases using low doses of rhodostomin variants, and in particular, low doses of a fusion protein comprising a rhodostomin variant, wherein the rhodostomin variant is conjugated with a variant of Human Serum Albumin (HSA) where the cysteine residue at position 34 of the HSA amino acid sequence has been replaced with serine.

Abstract: The invention provides disintegrin variants, and more specifically to disintegrin variants which are selective ?v?3 integrin antagonists for treatment and prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases. The present invention also relates to pegylated proteins, including proteins comprising a disintegrin variant having an RGD motif variant 48ARLDDL53. The invention also relates to the use of the polypeptides of the invention for the treatment and prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases.

Abstract: The invention provides disintegrin variants, and more specifically to disintegrin variants which are selective ?v?3 integrin antagonists for treatment and prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases. The present invention also relates to pegylated proteins, including proteins comprising a disintegrin variant having an RGD motif variant 48ARLDDL53. The invention also relates to the use of the polypeptides of the invention for the treatment and prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating bone loss is disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition includes an effective amount of a licorice, black bean, Cnidi Fructus, and buckhorn.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods of treatment and/or prevention of angiogenesis-related eye diseases using low doses of rhodostomin variants, and in particular, low doses of a fusion protein comprising a rhodostomin variant, wherein the rhodostomin variant is conjugated with a variant of Human Serum Albumin (HSA) where the cysteine residue at position 34 of the HSA amino acid sequence has been replaced with serine.

Abstract: Disintegrin variants and pharmaceutical uses thereof are disclosed. The disintegrin variant includes an isolated polypeptide that has integrin ?v?3 receptor-antagonist activity and substantially reduced integrin ?llb?3 and/or ?5?1 receptor-blocking activity as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is encoded by a modified disintegrin nucleotide sequence that encodes a modified amino acid sequence, resulting in a polypeptide having substantially reduced affinity to integrin ?llb?3 and/or ?5?1 as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is useful for treatment and/or prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases in a mammal, which include osteoporosis, bone tumor or cancer growth, angiogenesis-related tumor growth and metastasis, tumor metastasis in bone, malignancy-induced hypercalcemia, angiogenesis-related eye diseases, Paget's disease, rheumatic arthritis, and osteoarthritis.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating bone loss is disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition includes an effective amount of a licorice, black bean, Cnidi Fructus, and buckhorn.

Abstract: Use of a compound that is a serotonin transporter inhibitor, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, or a 5-HT1A agonist for alleviating negative symptoms in a schizophrenia patient who carries a defective neuregulin 1 gene.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to fusion proteins comprising a rhodostomin variant having an RGD motif variant 48ARLDDL53, wherein the rhodostomin variant is conjugated with a variant of Human Serum Albumin (HSA). The invention also relates to the use of these fusion proteins for treatment and prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating bone loss is disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition includes an effective amount of a licorice, black bean, Cnidi Fructus, and buckhorn.

Abstract: Disintegrin variants and pharmaceutical uses thereof are disclosed. The disintegrin variant includes an isolated polypeptide that has integrin ?v?3 receptor-antagonist activity and substantially reduced integrin ?llb?3 and/or ?5?1 receptor-blocking activity as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is encoded by a modified disintegrin nucleotide sequence that encodes a modified amino acid sequence, resulting in a polypeptide having substantially reduced affinity to integrin ?llb?3 and/or ?5?1 as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is useful for treatment and/or prevention of ?v?3 integrin-associated diseases in a mammal, which include osteoporosis, bone tumor or cancer growth, angiogenesis-related tumor growth and metastasis, tumor metastasis in bone, malignancy-induced hypercalcemia, angiogenesis-related eye diseases, Paget's disease, rheumatic arthritis, and osteoarthritis.

Abstract: This invention features a method for enhancing bone growth or inhibiting bone resportion. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of the following formula: A is H, R, or each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3, independently, is phenyl, thienyl, furyl, or pyrrolyl; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, independently, is H, halogen, R, C(O)OH, C(O)OR, C(O)SH, C(O)SR, C(O)NH2, C(O)NHR, C(O)NRR?, ROH, ROR?, RSH, RSR?, NHR, NRR?, RNHR?, or RNR?R?; or R1 and R2 together, R3 and R4 together, or R5 and R6 together are ORO; wherein each of R, R?, and R?, independently is C1˜C6 alkyl; and n is 1, 2, or 3.

Abstract: A method for enhancing learning and memory or treating amnesia. The method includes administrating to a subject in need thereof a compound of the formula (I): A is H, R, or ?each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3, independently, is phenyl, thienyl, furyl, or pyrrolyl; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, independently, is H, nitro, halogen, R, OH, OR, C(O)OH, C(O)OR, C(O)SH, C(O)SR, C(O)NH2, C(O)NHR, C(O)NRR?, ROH, ROR?, RSH, RSR?, ROC(O)R?OH, NHR, NRR?, RNHR?, or RNR?R?; or R1 and R2 together, R3 and R4 together, or R5 and R6 together are ORO; wherein each of R, R?, and R?, independently is C1˜C6 alkyl; and n is 1, 2, or 3. The compound is in an effective amount for enhancing learning and memory or treating amnesia.

Abstract: This invention features a method for enhancing bone growth or inhibiting bone resportion. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of the following formula: A is H, R, or each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3, independently, is phenyl, thienyl, furyl, or pyrrolyl; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, independently, is H, halogen, R, C(O)OH, C(O)OR, C(O)SH, C(O)SR, C(O)NH2, C(O)NHR, C(O)NRR?, ROH, ROR?, RSH, RSR?, NHR, NRR?, RNHR?, or RNR?R?; or R1 and R2 together, R3 and R4 together, or R5 and R6 together are ORO; wherein each of R, R?, and R?, independently is C1˜C6 alkyl; and n is 1, 2, or 3.

Abstract: This invention features a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease.

Abstract: A method for enhancing learning and memory or treating amnesia.