Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating ischemic enteritis containing a DNA fragment mixture isolated from sperm or testis of fish. The composition of the present invention was verified to have excellent effects in the prevention or treatment of ischemic enteritis. In addition, the composition for preventing or treating ischemic enteritis of the present invention was verified to be safe and have few side effects even when administered for a long period of time. Therefore, a medicine for ischemic enteritis, which is safe without side effects and has an excellent treatment effect, is developed by using the composition for preventing or treating ischemic enteritis of the present invention, and thus the composition of the present invention is expected to be a great help in the treatment of ischemic enteritis.

Abstract: A two stage reaction platform is provided to produce a pollen-based extract material, comprising the steps of a first stage including: opening and/or germinating pollen grains, reacting the treated pollen grains with one or more beehive components, selected from beeswax, honey, or enzyme-containing material, and stirring to form a jelly; and a second stage including heating the jelly in a closed container to product an extract. The extract may be a fermented extract. An aqueous skin cream includes the pollen-based extract and one or more of glycerine, natural oils, emollients, preservatives, vitamins, fragrance, emulsifiers, or waxes. The skin cream may be used for treatment of skin conditions or inflammation. In another embodiment a method of treating eczema or psoriasis is provided, comprising administering to the individual in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an aqueous skin cream.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of reducing colonization of a subject's anterior nares and/or nasal cavity by a microorganism (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus). In some aspects, the method may include administering a pharmaceutical composition to the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of at least one probiotic.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for preventing or treating a graft-versus-host disease, the composition comprising a fecal microbiota.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating and preventing gut barrier dysfunction or an illness associated with gut barrier dysfunction in a subject comprising administering to the subject bacterium that produce an indole or an indole metabolite and for identifying compounds and bacteria for use in treatment and prevention of gut barrier dysfunction or an illness associated with gut barrier dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention provides extracts from red seaweeds such as: Polysiphonia Ureceolata or Polysiphonia flexicaulis, as well as their use for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, fractions from these seaweeds, and methods for their extraction.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to the field of processing fresh traditional Chinese medicinal materials, and particularly relates to a method of preparing a fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis product. The fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis product may be prepared by the following steps: 1) stripping off mud from a fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis; 2) brushing with flowing water; 3) cleaning ultrasonically; 4) humidifying the cleaned fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis with atomized water for 15 to 20 minutes; 5) packaging the humidified fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis by sealing it in a tube charged with a modified-atmosphere; and 6) storing the tube at a low temperature; wherein step 1) to step 4) are carried out at a temperature from 3 to 15° C. The present disclosure also relates to a fresh Ophiocordyceps sinensis product prepared by the above method.

Abstract: A method of feeding a non-livestock ruminant animal a feed composition including a phytogenic composition for improving performance during periods of heat stress involves determining the non-livestock ruminant animal is experiencing heat stress during a period of heat stress conditions, and feeding the heat stressed non-livestock ruminant animal the feed composition including an amount of the phytogenic composition that is effective to improve performance. A method of feeding a non-livestock ruminant animal a feed composition including a phytogenic composition for improving performance in anticipation of periods of heat stress involves determining a potential for heat stress is increased based on one or more of historical weather patterns or short-term forecasts, and feeding the non-livestock ruminant animal the feed composition including the phytogenic composition based on the determined potential for heat stress.

Abstract: A novel process for incorporating cannabis extract in an emollient carrier. The carrier is a hydrophobic gel that helps to keep skin soft, smooth and hydrated.

Abstract: The present invention includes a composition and composition comprising: an extract of Cassytha filiformis, an extract of Cuscuta sandwichiana, or both, adapted for oral administration and in an amount sufficient to induce sleep, improve sleep, or both.

Abstract: A dosage composition for enhancing skin wound healing efficiency includes a fibroblast cell migration enhancing active component that includes at least 60 wt. % of an herbal combination consisting essentially of between three and seven herbs at least including rheum tanguticum, lonicera japonica, and rehmannia glutinosa.

Abstract: A topical liniment composition that boost muscle relaxation, increase blood flow, and increase cutaneous delivery of herbal extract that contains polyphenols derived from red chili, black pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric includes a quantity of castor-mineral oil-camphor solution, a quantity of eucalyptus oil, a quantity of clove oil, a quantity of peppermint oil, a quantity of frankincense oil, a quantity of herbal extract concentrate solution, and a quantity of castor oil. Aforementioned ingredients are heterogeneously mixed with each other to formulate the topical liniment composition at standard temperature and pressure (STP). Additionally, a quantity of petroleum jelly and a quantity of beeswax can be heterogeneously mixed with the topical liniment composition to formulate the topical balm composition.

Abstract: A composition of herbal medicine which can be used for shrimp disease treatment, includes the following ingredients: Lobelia chinensis Lour, Folium Loropetali, composition X and fishmeal, crude protein, soymeal, powder, dextrin, glucose and minerals. The composition is used in manufacturing three different medicaments and for the different medicaments, the composition X includes one or more ingredients of astragalus, vitexin flower, elephantopus flower and Coptis chinensis leaf. The composition and the medicaments are effective in treating the shrimp infectious disease, protozoa and improving the shrimp immune system.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions having Hoveniae semen cum fructus extract, and methods of using such compositions to protect against oxidation or oxidative stress. The invention also relates to the use of compositions having Hoveniae semen cum fructus extract to protect the liver against liver disease induced by alcohol, chemical, or stress, such as oxidation or oxidative stress, and other toxic conditions, or mixture thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to various compositions for improving exercise performance and/or recovery. The invention also relates to methods of using these compositions and kits including these compositions to improve exercise performance and/or recovery.

Abstract: A composition comprising extracts containing oil palm phenolics in an amount effective for use in a method of reducing cholesterol biosynthesis and thus preventing obesity. The composition up regulates fatty acid beta oxidation and down regulates cholesterol biosynthesis in livers. The composition is useful for prevention of obesity associated diseases. The composition delays the onset of obesity and attenuates the inflammatory response of atherogenic diet, whereby the composition aids to suppress the inflammatory response thereby ameliorating artherosclerosis. The composition delays weight gain or obesity thereby preventing the effects of dyslipidemia.

Abstract: In some aspects, the embodiments relate to compositions and methods related to chimeric transmembrane proteins. The chimeric transmembrane proteins may comprise the extracellular domain of an inhibitory receptor, and an intracellular signaling domain that can activate an immune response.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of preventing or treating insulin resistance in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (pm) and the total number of amino acid residues (r) wherein 3pm is the largest number that is less than or equal to r+1; and a relationship between the minimum number of aromatic groups (a) and the total number of net positive charges (pt) wherein 2a is the largest number that is less than or equal to pt+1, except that when a is 1, pt may also be 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases and a use thereof. According to the novel dimeric or trimeric peptide according to the present invention, it is possible to not only exhibit an excellent therapeutic effect through anti-inflammatory action but also have a very small-sized peptide, thereby minimizing side effects due to the administration of external substances. Therefore, it is expected that the peptide can be used as an active substance that can replace existing therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a granular pharmaceutical composition obtained by coating a nucleus with: (1) a layer containing a material having a damp-proofing function, and (2) a drug layer containing linaclotide, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a hydrate thereof, and (3) a layer containing a material having a damp-proofing function. Also, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing the granular pharmaceutical composition obtained by coating the nucleus with (1) the layer containing the material having a damp-proofing function, (2) the drug layer containing the linaclotide, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or the hydrate thereof, and (3) the layer containing the material having a damp-proofing function.

Abstract: Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the constituent peptides of the peptide formulations.

Abstract: Stapled peptides and methods of using them to inhibit the Kras/Raf interaction are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Described are topical, transdermal and transmucosal pharmaceutical compositions comprising bremelanotide that include bremelanotide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a permeation enhancer, in any form suitable for topical, transdermal or transmucosal delivery, including transmucosal delivery through the gastrointestinal tract after oral administration. Also provided are methods of making and using the pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The present specification provides immunosuppressive Tat derivative polypeptides, compositions, and methods of using such polypeptides and compositions to treat an autoimmune disease, an inflammation-associated disease and/or a neurodegenerative disease.

Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and compositions useful in the detection and treatment of epigenetic changes during traumatic, autoimmune and other disease processes. The methods described herein comprise identifying and using certain agents to modulate pathophysiological processes in animal and human subjects. The methods of the invention may be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a kit including a first container including a composition including at least one antioxidant selenoprotein and at least one second container including at least one composition including at least one oxidant selenocompound. Also disclosed is a method of administration that allows to administer effective and cytotoxic doses of selenocompounds, allowing the inhibition of the hyper-activation of phagocytes and in particular of circulating immature neutrophils and directly and indirectly protects endothelial cells, in particular for the treatment of sepsis, SIRS and leukemia. Further disclosed is an administration device adapted to the administration method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treatment and or prevention of vascular disease. The present invention also relates to a medical device for implantation in a patient undergoing vasculature therapy, the device comprising a therapeutic amount of FXYD1 or a derivative thereof capable of interaction with endothelial nitric oxide synthase. The present invention also relates to the use of FXYD1 and derivatives and variants thereof capable of interaction with endothelial nitric oxide synthase for the treatment or prevention of vascular disease.

Abstract: A method for providing perihematomal protection to a patient after suffering an ICH comprising administering an effective amount of Hx to said patient to increase serum concentrations to between two and three times normal serum levels, wherein said increased serum concentrations are maintained for between 3 and 21 days.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and method for inducing anti-apoptosis, anti-pyroptosis, anti-necroptosis, survival, protection, proliferation, and/or phenotypic modulation of a cell, as well as treating disease in a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for promoting the proliferation of stem cells derived from bone marrow using a palmultang extract, and specifically, to a composition for promoting the proliferation of stem cells derived from bone marrow by administering a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to a subject and then administering the palmultang extract to the subject. The composition of the present invention remarkably reduces side effects, such as enlargement of the spleen, which are caused by the administration of G-CSF alone for proliferation and differentiation of the stem cells, through administration in combination with the palmultang extract, thereby further promoting the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to metabolic detoxification, and more particularly to a composition and method for inducing an anti-inflammatory response in a cell, as well as treating disease in a subject.

Abstract: A composition for treating cutaneous condition is provided and has 0.001-1.000 wt. % Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, 1.000-40.000 wt. % Cyclopentasiloxane and Dimethicone Crosspolymer, 0.50-15.000 wt. % Dimethicone, 1.00-10.000 wt. % Ethoxydiglycol, 0.100-5.000 wt. % Glycerin, Water and Centella Asiatica Extract Mixture, 1.000-30.000 wt. % Glycerin, 0.500-5.000 wt. % Hydroxyethyl Acetate/Sodium Acryloyldimethy Taurate Copolymer, 0.600-1.100 wt. % Phenoxyyethanoland Ethylexylglycerin, 1-6.00 wt. % PPG-12 SMDI Copolyper, 0.00100-0.1000 wt. % GMP Grade Recombinant Human TGF-B3, 0.010-0.3000 wt. % GMP Grade Recombinant Human IL10, 0.010-0.9000 wt. % GMP Grade Recombinant Human bFGF, 0.010-2.00 wt. % Sodium Hyaluronate, 0.1000-10.000 wt. % Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, 30.000-80.000 wt % Water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to exendin-4 derivatives and their medical use, for example in the treatment of disorders of the metabolic syndrome, including diabetes and obesity, as well as reduction of excess food intake.

Abstract: Provided is a method for administering to a subject, via an implantable delivery device, a continuous subcutaneous dose of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog, where the subject is orally co-administered a drug after implantation of the implantable delivery device and during continuous subcutaneous dosing of the GLP-1 analog.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dry compositions of rhGH polymer prodrug containing a lyoprotectant and, optionally, one or more than one excipient. Such compositions are stable for at least 1 year, when stored at 2-8° C. The invention further relates to methods of manufacturing said compositions, containers comprising such composition as well as a kit of parts.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved methods of treating hyperglycemia with a combination of an ultrarapid acting insulin and insulin glargine comprising prandial administration of the ultrarapid insulin, and administration of a first dose of insulin glargine within 6 hours of waking for a day.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an agent for preventing the onset of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head and/or suppressing the progress of the same. [Solution] An agent for preventing the onset of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head and/or suppressing the progress of the same comprising parathyroid hormone or a derivative thereof as an active ingredient, characterized by being administered intermittently.

Abstract: A composition comprising a complex of Factor VIII and one or more Von Willebrand Factor peptides, wherein the Von Willebrand Factor peptides comprise at least the amino acids 764 to 1035 and 1691 to 1905 of SEQ ID No. 1 but not amino acids 2255 to 2645 of SEQ ID No. 1.

Abstract: Neonatal seizure is different from adult seizure, and many antiepileptic drugs that are effective in adults often fail to treat neonatal seizure. Gluconic acid, a natural organic acid enriched in fruits and honey, and the glucose oxidase enzyme, is shown herein to potently inhibit neonatal epilepsy both in vitro and in vivo. Sodium gluconate is shown to inhibit epileptiform burst activity in cell cultures and protect neurons from kainic acid-induced cell death. Sodium gluconate also inhibited epileptiform burst activity in brain slices in a manner that was much more potent in neonatal animals than in older animals. Consistently, in vivo EEG recordings also revealed that sodium gluconate inhibited the epileptic seizure activity in a manner that was much more potent in neonates than in adult animals. Mechanistically, sodium gluconate inhibits voltage-dependent CLC-3 Cl? channels both in neuronal cultures and in hippocampal slices.

Abstract: Methods of treating glycogen storage disease type II, by administering acid ?-glucosidase, are described, as are compositions for use in treatment of glycogen storage disease type II.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides unit dose formulations and methods to reduce, stop or prevent bleeding in a patient undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor. The methods entail at least partial neutralization of the factor Xa inhibitors The unit dose formulations and methods of the present disclosure can be effective even after actual bleeding has initiated.

Abstract: Methods for prolongation of climax time in a patient in need thereof are presented, as are methods for treating premature ejaculation by local administration of a Clostridial neurotoxin, such as botulinum neurotoxin, to the patient, are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for preventing, treating and diagnosing infection by trypanosomes. The invention also relates to the use of excreted/secreted antigens (exoantigens, secretome) and specifically to the identification of a protein excreted/secreted by the trypanosomes, the inhibition of which makes it possible to provide effective protection, mainly by vaccination, against infection by trypanosomes or the development or spread thereof. The invention relates to use of the protein, the derivatives thereof, a nucleotide sequence derived from said protein, or an extract enriched with said protein, and to the use of antibodies directed against said trypanosomes for immunotherapy, diagnosis, and monitoring of infections by trypanosomes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vaccine formulations and their use in treating and preventing Chagas Disease.

Abstract: The described invention provides a tumor cell vaccine comprising genetically modified tumor cell line of a particular tumor type that stably expresses high levels of two or more immunomodulators. According to some embodiments, an immunogenic amount of the tumor cell line variants may be selected for concomitant expression of two or more of recombinant membrane expressed IgG1, CD40L, TNF-alpha, as well as membrane and soluble forms of GM-CSF, and Flt-3L peptides that are effective to elicit an anti-tumor immune response compared to the parent unmodified tumor cell line as measured in vitro by a one-way mixed lymphocyte tumor reaction assay using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the genetically modified allogeneic cell vaccine candidate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to chimeric proteins that can facilitate targeting of nanoparticulate carriers to antigen presenting cells, and to nanoparticulate carriers comprising these chimeric proteins. The invention is also directed to methods of internalising an antigen in an antigen presenting cell, and methods of eliciting an immune response to an antigen in a subject, using the nanoparticulate carriers comprising the chimeric proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of combined vaccine compositions which are effective against all forms of meningococcal diseases as well as typhoid fever. The vaccine formulations comprising antigens from capsular polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis A, Neisseria meningitidis C, Neisseria meningitidis Y, Neisseria meningitidis W135, Neisseria meningitidis X, Salmonella typhi Vi capsular polysaccharide (ViPs) or capsular ViPs conjugated to a carrier protein tetanus toxoid (ViPs-TT). This invention is also related to improved methods, especially the use of an improved feed media and an improved method of downstream processing and industrial purification of capsular polysaccharides. The vaccine is free of any animal component or alcohol and is in absolute compliance with respect to the religious sentiments of various ethnic groups. The composition is highly effective and stable, yet cost-effective and affordable, especially for lower-middle income and low-income countries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to modified poxviral vectors and to methods of making and using the same. In particular, the invention relates to recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara-based (MVA-based) vaccine against FMDV infection and to related products, methods and uses. Specifically, the present invention relates to genetically engineered (recombinant) MVA vectors comprising at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding an antigenic determinant of a FMDV protein. The invention also relates to products, methods and uses thereof, e.g., suitable to induce a protective immune response in a subject.

Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for treating and/or preventing a flavivirus infection are provided.