Abstract: A weight loss composition including banaba leaf extract, apple fruit extract, Rhodiola root extract, zinc chelate, and magnesium chelate are described. The weight loss composition may further include gardenia fruit extract, chromium chelate, Salacia extract, berberine, inositol, or mixtures thereof. Embodiments are also directed to a bulk food product and a weight management plan, which may be used in conjunction with the weight loss composition. Embodiments are also directed to kits and methods of use for treating or preventing obesity, promoting weight loss, and improving insulin resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods of use and compositions useful for treating skin. The composition includes a combination of Phoenix dactylifera extract, tea tree oil, Myrothamnus flabellifolia extract, and saccharide isomerate. This combination can be used to create topical skin compositions that reduce rosacea, erythema, and/or inflammation, and inhibit nitric oxide synthase, increase ?2A adrenergic receptor agonist activity, reduce oxidation, increase anti-oxidant capacity of a composition or of skin, inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) production, inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production, inhibit interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) production, reduce tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) production, increase collagen stimulation, increase lysyl oxidase expression, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1) activity, increase occludin production, increase filaggrin production, and increase skin moisturization.

Abstract: A Chinese medicine composition for treating gastric reflux, comprising the following raw materials in parts by weight: 2-15 g of turmeric root tuber, 2-10 g of Gardenia jasminoides, 2-15 g of bamboo shavings, 2-10 g of Panax notoginseng, 3-12 g of ginger, 10-30 g of nacre, 3-12 g of fermented soybean, 5-20 g of cuttlebone, 3-12 g of honey-fried licorice root, 5-25 g of loquat leaf, 3-15 g of dried tangerine peel, 5-25 g of dandelion, and 5-25 g of jujube. The preparation method comprises the following steps: collecting and washing the raw materials; boiling the raw materials in water; combining, concentrating and cooling filtrates; adding ethanol so that the alcohol content is 20-80%; recovering ethanol; concentrating a supernatant into a thick paste; and saving the thick paste for later use. The thick paste is dried and prepared into corresponding formulations, including pills, tablets, powders, granules or soup bags.

Abstract: Provided is a tyrosine formulation excellent in bioabsorbability of tyrosine when ingested orally. An oral formulation with improved bioabsorbability of tyrosine, including glycyltyrosine or a salt thereof or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of oncology. More specifically, it relates to the use of peptidomimetic compounds in the treatment of multiple myeloma, especially in refractory or relapsing multiple myeloma and/or in combination with other antitumoral agents.

Abstract: The use of flagellin and flagellin related polypeptide for the protection of mammals from the effects of apoptosis is described.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for human health, e.g., for targeting one or more microorganisms resident in a host insect (e.g., arthropod, e.g., insect, e.g., pathogen vector), the modulation resulting in a decrease in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes a modulating agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is detrimental to the host. By disrupting microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, or microbial diversity, the modulating agent described herein may be used to decrease the fitness of a variety of insects that carry vector-bore pathogens that cause disease in humans.

Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, compositions and methods, including chimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity. In part, the invention provides, in various embodiments, fusions of extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins that can have stimulatory or inhibitory effects.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine and provides means and methods for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of osteoarthritis. More in particular, it provides a peptide for use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of osteoarthritis, wherein the peptide is between 12 and 28 amino acids in length and comprises an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 16 or a variant thereof according to formula 2, wherein the amino acid sequence of said peptide is comprised in SEQ ID NO: 34 or a variant thereof according to formula 1.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine and provides means and methods for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of osteoarthritis. More in particular, it provides a peptide for use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of osteoarthritis, wherein the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 18 or an analogue thereof, wherein the analogue is a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence according to formula 1 (SEQ ID NO: 29), or a fragment thereof wherein the fragment consists of at least 10 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18 or an amino acid sequence according to formula 1.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting or treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method calls for administering to the subject a therapeutically effective low-dose amount of interleukin-2 and hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of another disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. That combination results in inhibiting or treating SLE and/or pSS in the subject.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for treating mild brain injury and other neurological disorders in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound comprising a ghrelin or ghrelin variant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to combinations, pharmaceutical compositions and fusion molecules comprising an FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) compound and a GLP-1R (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor) agonist with optimized GLP-1R agonist/FGF21 compound activity ratio. It further relates to their use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment of obesity, being overweight, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (NASH) and/or atherosclerosis.

Abstract: Provided herewith is the use of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) for treatment of bone disorders such as osteoporosis.

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: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical insulin compositions comprising insulin, a preservative, and at least one selected from the group consisting of aspirin, acetaminophen, dexamethasone, heparin, meloxicam, bromfenac sodium, salicylic acid; and the use of the compositions to treat diabetes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for prophylactic treatment of spontaneous bleeding in a subject with severe von Willebrand Disease comprising administering a therapeutic amount of recombinant von Willebrand Factor (rVWF) to the subject.

Abstract: A controlled release system including surfactant protein D (SPD) and a carrier suitable for controlled release that can be polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA). The system can be in the form of a nanoparticle. A pharmaceutical composition including the system and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treatment of a disease, disorder or condition associated with a decreased level of SPD in a subject, or for pulmonary delivery of SPD, include administering the pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing microbial infection in a subject in need of treatment by administering a therapeutically effective amount of ergothioneine, or functional analog, or prodrug, or salt thereof. Ergothioneine may be advantageously administered in conjunction with lactoferrin.

Abstract: Provided are methods of treating subjects having, or at risk of having, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, acute or chronic renal disease, and/or symptoms thereof with certain therapeutically effective doses and dosing regimens comprising an isolated and purified lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) enzyme, in particular, a recombinant human LCAT (rhLCAT) enzyme, e.g., MEDI6012. The methods involving administration of the described doses of rhLCAT increase serum levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) and apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) and decrease, or do not appreciably increase, serum levels of apolipoprotein B in the treated subjects, thus affording treatment of heart disease, heart-related diseases and coronary artery disease.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancers with reduced or absent CDH1 using a RHOA dominant negative polypeptide or biologically active fragment thereof, and/or a nucleic acid encoding a RHOA dominant negative polypeptide or biologically active fragment thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating cancer that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a tumor suppressor mRNA complexed with a delivery vehicle as described herein, e.g., a nanoparticle.

Abstract: Provided are: a pharmaceutical composition for curing, treating, or preventing a disease involving a biological mechanism controlled by a dendritic cell immunoreceptor, in which the pharmaceutical composition contains a carbohydrate modifying enzyme as an active ingredient; and a method of curing, treating, or preventing a disease involving a biological mechanism controlled by a dendritic cell immunoreceptor.

Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of a sulforaphane precursor, an enzyme capable of converting the sulforaphane precursor to sulforaphane, an enzyme potentiator, and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention also relates to the combination of a sulforaphane or a derivative thereof and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention also relates to the combination of a broccoli extract or powder and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention provides compositions and methods relating to these combinations.

Abstract: The present invention provides formulations comprising a Factor IX-FcRn Binding Partner (FIXFBP) polypeptide, and methods of administering FIXFBP.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of PEGylating a human truncated cystathionine ?-synthase protein containing a mutation of a cysteine to a serine at amino acid position 15 (htCBS C15S). The htCBS C15S was PEGylated with one of 5 kDa, 10 kDa, or 20 kDa NHS ester PEG molecules. In-process monitoring of the PEGylation process was used in the method to reduce levels of unPEGylated htCBS C15S and htCBS C15S with insufficient PEGylation. Administration of the PEGylated htCBS C15S had efficacy throughout the course of treatment for homocystinuria.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders associated with C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency are disclosed.

Abstract: In various aspects, the invention relates to immune tolerant glycosidase therapy. The invention provides methods for treating or preventing infectious disease, including chronic viral infections, and highly contagious infectious agents that present an ongoing challenge for the immune system. The compositions and treatment regimens find use with other antiviral or antimicrobial therapies, as well as in conjunction with vaccination to boost effectiveness and/or extend the duration of protective effect. In certain embodiments, the regimen described herein reduces or eliminates the need for administration of other traditional antiviral or antimicrobial therapies. In various embodiments, the invention finds use in immunocompromised patients to boost immune function.

Abstract: A vaccine composition for treating and preventing infection by protozoans is disclosed. The vaccine composition comprises carbohydrates and/or peptides present on the surface of the protozoan, optionally bound to an immunogenic protein nanoparticle.

Abstract: Provided herein are vaccine composition comprising an antigen conjugated to a capsid, wherein the capsid comprises wild type or native sequence. Provided herein are also vaccine composition comprising an antigen conjugated to a capsid, wherein said capsid comprises at least one mutation, such as a non-natural mutation. Such compositions are useful in the treatment and prevention of pathogenic infections, inflammatory diseases, and neurodegenerative disease, and cancer, among others.

Abstract: The present description relates to glycoconjugates, glycoconjugate immunogens and glycoconjugate vaccines comprising carbohydrate antigens coupled to immunogenic carrier proteins, or materials used for detection and screening of resulting antibodies. Improved methods of more directly and precisely conjugating carbohydrate antigens to free thiol groups of immunogenic carrier proteins are described, including “click-chemistry” approaches based on photocatalytic thiol-ene reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vaccine V comprising (A) at least one isolated polypeptide strand P comprising or consisting of at least nine consecutive amino acid moieties of the repetitive organellar protein, putative of Plasmodium falciparum or the hypothetical protein PVNG_04523 of Plasmodium vivax or a polynucleotide strand encoding for such polypeptide; and (B) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Furthermore, the present invention refers to an antibody binding to the repetitive organellar protein,putative of Plasmodium falciparumor the hypothetical protein PVNG_04523 of Plasmodium vivax or a polynucleotide strand encoding therefor, to a method of generating such antibody and uses thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method to isolate and use, e.g., in a vaccine, high molecular weight lipopolysaccharide, e.g., from Leptospira.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunogenic polypeptide comprising a multitude of papillomavirus (PV) L2 N-terminal peptides corresponding to amino acids 20 to 50 of the L2 polypeptide of HPV16, wherein said HPV L2 N-terminal peptides are L2 N-terminal peptides from at least four different cutaneous HPV genotypes; and to the aforesaid immunogenic polypeptide for use in medicine and for use in vaccination of a subject against cutaneous HPV infection and/or mucosal HPV infection. The present invention further relates to a polynucleotide encoding the aforesaid immunogenic polypeptide and to vectors, host cells, methods for producing an antibody, as well as antibodies related thereto.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods related to determining the level of afucosylated Fc glycans in IgG antibodies in a biological sample from a subject. This level can be used in methods aimed at monitoring and/or treating subject suffering from an acute flavivirus infection and/or who are at risk for progression to clinically significant infection or disease. This level can also be used in a vaccination method to ensure that those who receive a flavivirus vaccine have a reduced risk of reacting to the vaccine be developing clinically significant infection or disease. The disclosure also provides treatment methods based on inhibiting Fc?RIIA or Fc?RIIIA receptor signaling. Also provided are novel cell lines that are useful in measuring afucosylated Fc glycans.

Abstract: Methods for generating immune responses using adenovirus vectors that allow multiple vaccinations with the same adenovirus vector and vaccinations in individuals with preexisting immunity to adenovirus are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides the complete nucleotide sequence for porcine parainfluenza virus 1. Immunogenic compositions comprising portions of the nucleotide sequence and proteins expressed therefrom are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant herpes zoster vaccine comprising liposome and lipopeptide and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, a vaccine composition according to the present invention, prepared using Lipo-Pam, which is a composite adjuvant comprising a liposome and various kinds of lipopeptides, and a varicella-zoster virus gE antigen, a Japanese encephalitis virus gE antigen, or a seasonal inactivated influenza virus antigen, highly induces a cell-mediated immune response as well as a humoral immune response so that the composition of the present invention can be commercially useful.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hepatitis B vaccine composition for spray-administration to nasal mucosa for preventing and treating hepatitis B, which comprises hepatitis B antigen and carboxy vinyl polymer.

Abstract: The invention provides an adjuvant for use in the prevention and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease.

Abstract: A compound immunopotentiator and application thereof relates to the preparation of the compound immunopotentiator and the application thereof in a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine of pigs. The foot-and-mouth disease vaccine of pigs is taken as a research subject, and on this basis, several immunopotentiators having obvious immunopotentiating effects are selected for the compound immunopotentiator, and an antigen/vaccine is mixed with the immunopotentiator to prepare a vaccine-immunized pig. After immunizing the vaccine containing the compound immunopotentiator, a window period for antibody production can be significantly shortened to 7 days; a LPB-ELISA antibody titer is significantly improved, and an antibody pass rate is significantly increased; an immune protection period is also significantly extended, at least up to 7 months; and the compound immunopotentiator is safe, and has no obvious side effects of immunity.

Abstract: The present application relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, and intermediates thereto. The application also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compounds or compositions in the treatment of and immunization for infectious diseases and cancers.

Abstract: The disclosure features isolated mRNAs encoding a polypeptide that enhances immune responses to an antigen(s) of interest, such as polypeptides that activate Type I interferon pathway signaling or NFkB signaling, including mRNAs comprising one or more modified nucleobase. The disclosure also features methods of using the same, for example, for enhancing immune responses when administered with an antigen(s) of interest, such as to stimulate anti-cancer immune responses or anti-pathogen immune responses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination which comprises (a) at least one antibody molecule (e.g., humanized antibody molecules) that bind to Programmed Death 1 (PD-1), and (b) at least one c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for simultaneous, separate or sequential administration for the treatment of a proliferative disease, particularly a c-Met dependent proliferative disease; a pharmaceutical composition comprising such combination; a method of treating a subject having a proliferative disease comprising administration of said combination to a subject in need thereof; use of such combination for the treatment of proliferative disease; and a commercial package comprising such combination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies specific for a particular epitope on CD40 and antibodies that bind CD40 and have particular functional characteristics. The present invention also relates to fragments of these antibodies, uses of the antibodies for reduction or treatment of transplant rejection and graft-versus-host disease, and methods for making the antibodies.

Abstract: The invention features multi-specific protein complexes with one domain comprising IL-15 or a functional variant and a binding domain specific to a disease antigen, immune checkpoint or signaling molecule.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of tolerizing or treating a subject suffering from an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease or disorder to an antigen associated with the autoimmune disease or disorder. The invention also features kits for carrying out the methods of the invention.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing a disease associated with a secondary infection in a subject infected with a pathogen is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-pathogenic agent directed towards the pathogen and a therapeutically effective amount of an agent which down-regulates at least one extracellular matrix-associated polypeptide.

Abstract: The present invention comprises human monoclonal antibodies that bind to GITR (also known as glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor) Binding of the invented antibody to GITR inhibits binding of its ligand, GITR-L, and can be used to treat cancer.

Abstract: The present invention is a glutamine compound having a high Z element attached via a ligand, which enters the mitochondrion and is subsequently exposed to ionizing radiation. When exposed to ionizing radiation, the present invention damages mitochondrial (as well as other) substructures such as mtDNA, the outer membrane, the inner membrane, cristae, ribosomes, etc., and causes the effective destruction of such mitochondrion. Tumorigenic cells without mitochondria cannot produce the energy they need to subsist and replicate, effectively starving them of energy and causing their destruction.