Abstract: The present description relates to in vitro methods for culturing hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) under mild hyperthermia conditions (e.g., between 38° C. and 40° C.) in the presence of a pyrimidoindole derivative agonist of hematopoietic stem cell expansion. The combined use of mild hyperthermia and the pyrimidoindole derivative act synergistically to promote expansion of CD34+ HSCs and/or differentiation into progenitor cells (e.g., megakaryocytic progenitors). The present description also relates to in vitro expanded cell populations of HSCs and/or progenitors, as well as uses thereof in therapy (e.g., transplantation).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides tag-specific fusion proteins for selectively detecting molecules containing a strep-tag peptide or cells containing a strep-tag peptide. Disclosed embodiments include tag-specific fusion proteins that can be used in reagents and methods for monitoring and/or modulating immunotherapy cells that express a strep-tag peptide. Embodiments including fusion proteins that specifically bind tagged targets and recombinant host cells comprising polynucleotides encoding the tag-specific fusion proteins are also provided. Immunotherapy cells that express a tagged marker are also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are multi-functional chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based compositions and their use in directing immune responses to target cells. The compositions have uses that include treating hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer. The provided methods generally include the use of a CAR cell in combination with an Adapter. The Adapter confers the ability to modulate, alter, and/or redirect CAR cell-mediated immune response in vitro and in vivo.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of treatment of a B-cell lymphoma or leukemia, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) comprising a CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) genetically modified T-cell immunotherapy in combination with a 4-IBB (CD137) agonist. Some aspects of the disclosure relate to methods of treatment and monitoring following infusion of T-cell therapy provided herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cellular immunotherapy compositions comprising a combination of immune cells or cellular subsets modified with chimeric engulfment receptors and chimeric antigen receptors/or T cell receptor binding proteins, and methods of using such cellular immunotherapy compositions.

Abstract: Provided are methods of treating a subject for a heterogeneous cancer. The methods of the present disclosure include integrating at least two antigens expressed heterogeneously in the cancer and/or in the cancer microenvironment, including where the antigens are expressed in trans, i.e., expressed by at least two different cell types. The subject methods will generally involve immune cells into which circuits have been introduced that employ one or more binding triggered transcriptional switches and one or more encoded therapeutics specific for antigens expressed by cancer cells and/or by neighboring non-cancer cells. Nucleic acids containing sequences encoding all or portions of such circuits are also provided, as well as cells, expression cassettes and vectors that contain such nucleic acids. Also provided are kits for practicing the described methods.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for suppressing autoimmune components of neurodegenerative eases and thereby providing therapeutic effects to patients suffering from such diseases. Compositions and methods include immunosuppressive moieties such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) and proteins expressed by Tregs coupled to a chimeric antigen receptor or protein that specifically binds one or more glial cell markers. Therapeutically effective doses of said compounds for treating neurodegenerative diseases including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and prion diseases are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject for an EGFRvIII expressing glioblastoma. The methods of the present closure involve administering to the subject a molecular circuit that is primed by EGFRvIII to induce one or more encoded therapeutics specific for one or more antigens expressed by the glioblastoma. Nucleic acids containing sequences encoding all or portions of such circuits are also provided, as well as cells, expression cassettes and vectors that contain such nucleic acids. Also provided are kits for practicing the described methods.

Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject for glioblastoma, including e.g., an EGFRvIII negative glioblastoma. The methods of the present disclosure involve administering to a subject a molecular circuit that includes a binding triggered transcriptional switch (BTTS) that binds to a priming antigen expressed by the subjects glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) that, when bound to the priming antigen, induces one or more encoded therapeutics specific for one or more antigens expressed by the GBM. Nucleic acids containing sequences encoding all or portions of such circuits are also provided, as well as cells, expression cassettes and vectors that contain such nucleic acids. Also provided are kits for practicing the described methods.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising platelets, calcium chloride, and zinc sulfate, wherein the weight ratio of calcium chloride to zinc sulfate is between about 500:1 and about 10:1. Also provided is a method of treating a wound, chronic pain, neuropathy, orthopedic injury, or musculoskeletal disease, the method comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising platelets, calcium chloride, and zinc sulfate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated CD31+ cell derived from adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRC's), for use as a medicament. The invention also relates to compositions comprising such cells. In addition, the invention relates to methods for screening for the regenerative capacity of a population of adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRC's).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an in vitro method for enhancing engraftment of isolated pancreatic cells comprising the step of contacting an isolated pancreatic cell prior to a transplantation in a subject in need thereof, with a gem-difluorinated C-glycopeptide compound of general formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable base, addition salt with an acid, hydrate or solvate of the compound of general formula I:

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using compositions comprising intact mitochondria and/or ruptured mitochondria for elevating lipid metabolism in cells. The present invention further provides methods for treating diseases which benefit from elevation of lipid and cholesterol metabolism and methods for inducing weight loss or reducing weight gain comprising administering compositions comprising intact mitochondria and/or ruptured mitochondria to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A transplant product made from human amniotic fluid has a supernatant from filtered and centrifuged amniotic fluid, the amniotic fluid when recovered aseptically having a clear, translucent to slightly pink or tan color. The supernatant had been taken from the amniotic fluid which had been passed through a 170 to 260 micron blood filter, then centrifuged for 5 minutes or more at 400 g and thereafter the supernatant was separated from a pellet of debris, leaving the biochemical properties intact, wherein the supernatant is cryofrozen in sized cryovials having 0.25 to 2.0 ml of the supernatant at a temperature of ?65 degrees or less prior to use and the transplant products method of use. The transplant product contains cellular material, cell fragments, proteins and growth factors maintaining the biochemical properties and is non-immunogenic while having particles up to 170 microns being passable through a 30 gauge syringe for injection.

Abstract: Probiotic compositions containing a consortium of beneficial lactic acid fermenting microbes, bacteria belonging to the Bacilli family, and yeast are disclosed, and methods of using same as human probiotic for ingestion or as an animal feed additive are disclosed.

Abstract: An intravenous injection for enhancing immune function is provided, belonging to the field of biomedicine. The main ingredient of the drug is inactivated lactic acid bacteria, which is prepared by inactivating living lactic acid bacteria.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Lactobacillus strain having a blood glucose lowering effect and an antioxidant effect, a culture medium of the strain, and a cell-free supernatant of the strain. Further, a composition for lowering a blood glucose level contains the same. A composition having an antioxidant ability contains the same. The Lactobacillus plantarum MG4229 strain according to the present disclosure has excellent blood glucose lowering activity and antioxidant activity, and has excellent acid tolerance, bile tolerance, auto-aggregation, and adhesion to epithelial cells, and thus is suitable for probiotics, and thus may be used in various ways as a composition for preventing or treating diabetes mellitus or a composition having antioxidant ability.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel Lactobacillus brevis ProGA28, deposited in the German Collection for Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, the accession number is DSM 33167, and the deposit date is on 28 May, 2019. The metabolites of the novel Lactobacillus brevis ProGA28 has the ability to improve sleep quality, and can effectively reduce the time of rapid eye movement in sleep phase, reduce the number of falling asleep, increase the total sleep time, prolong the time of single falling asleep, and increase the ratio of low waves during sleep, so that it can achieve the effect of treating or improving sleep disorders and related complications, such as anxiety and immune system diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel Lactobacillus fermentum strain, named Lactobacillus fermentum strain V3, and its use in manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition for regulating intestinal microflora and treating and/or preventing an inflammatory diseases and/or a cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition or a composition for a medical device or a composition for a food supplement (briefly, the composition (s) of the present invention) based on lactic acid bacteria belonging to the species Lactobacillus fermentum for vaginal and oral use for the simultaneous treatment of vaginal infections, disorders or diseases of fungal and bacterial origin. Specifically, the present invention relates to a said composition comprising pharmaceutical- and/or food-grade excipients and a mixture, which comprises or, alternatively, consists of at least a strain of bacteria belonging to the species Lactobacillus fermentum for vaginal and oral use for the simultaneous treatment of vaginal infections, disorders or diseases selected from candidiasis, vaginitis, vulvovaginitis or bacterial vaginosis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of cancer in a subject in need thereof. In particular aspects, the present technology relates to the use of poxviruses, including an engineered attenuated vaccinia vims (VACV) strain comprising a disruption of the N-terminal DNA binding domain of the E3L gene (E3L?A83N) with a deletion of thymidine kinase (E3L?83N-TK?) engineered to express an antibody specifically targeting cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (E3L?83N-TK?-anti-CTLA-4), alone or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents or immune stimulating agents, as an oncolytic and immunotherapeutic composition. In some aspects, the present technology relates to an E3L?83N-TK?-anti-CTLA-4 virus further engineered to express human Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (hFlt3L) (E3L?83N-TK?-hFlt3L-anti-CTLA-4).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a swelling-suppressive virus for treating a tumor. The present invention provides an oncolytic virus containing a gene encoding a vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) antagonist; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating a tumor, containing the oncolytic virus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising one or more compounds and/or extracts which induce, promote and/or improve production/release/delivery/excretion of mucin from and/or in the oral cavity, and methods of using the compositions to treat the oral cavity.

Abstract: A biological microbial drug for treating skin diseases as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The biological microbial drug includes Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated in a medium added with a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combination, and the TCM combination includes Sangusis draconis, Astragalus membranaceus, Schisandra chinensis, Herba epimedii, Eucommia ulmoides, Chinese wolfberry and Cortex dictamni. The dry biological microbial drug can be brewed like tea or boiled with water, and is non-bitter, non-toxic, tasteless, free of side effects, green, natural, and suitable for the treatment of psoriasis, eczema, urticaria and neurodermatitis.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous Cannabis plant material processing system comprising ultrasonic treatment of Cannabis plant material coupled to a membrane system for the efficient recovery of cannabinoids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to concentrates obtained from extraction from Cannabis, preferably cannabinoid and/or terpene concentrates, and formulation of the concentrates, particularly for use for direct vaporization, infusion into edible matrices, in electronic inhalation devices, and as nutraceuticals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating brain stroke, including: administering to a subject in need a composition, including: an extract of a mixture, wherein the mixture includes Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptidis Rhizoma, Gardeniae Fructus, and Carica papaya.

Abstract: Presently claimed invention related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising ascorbic acid, caffeoylquinic acid, rosmarinic acid. and glycosyl sulfones obtained from Ocimum Sanctum and a process for isolating said composition from Ocimum Sanctum. Presently claimed invention also provides a method of treating neural crest derived tumors such as malignant neurofibroma and melanoma.

Abstract: Provided is a method of promoting the growth of Akkermansia muciniphila, including contacting A. muciniphila with an effective amount of a prebiotic composition including a Musa ferment. Also provided is a prebiotic composition including a Musa ferment. The prebiotic composition promotes the growth of A. muciniphila in the intestine, and reduces the body weight, fat percentage, waist circumference, and hip circumference of obese individuals.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of preventing or treating cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to a subject in need thereof, wherein the peptide is D-Arg-2 6-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2 (SS-31).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for protecting a kidney from renal injury. For example, acute renal injury may be associated with decreased or blocked blood flow in the subject's kidney or exposure to a nephrotoxic agent, such as a radiocontrast dye. The methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medicine and provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the following isolated amino acid sequences comprising or, alternatively, consisting of, SEQ. ID No.: 3, and/or SEQ. ID No.: 1, and/or SEQ ID No.: 2, kits and conjugates comprising one or more of the above mentioned amino acid sequences. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the pharmaceutical compositions, kits and conjugates of the present invention as a medicament, in particular in the treatment of an infectious disease, or of an inflammatory condition related to an infectious disease, or of an inflammatory disease related to the presence of a product derived from an infectious agent. The present invention also provides a device for selective binding and separation of at least one component from an aqueous solution wherein the device comprises one or more of the above mentioned amino acid sequences.

Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated peptide for use as a medicament, wherein said peptide has 9 to 30 amino acids and comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO 1 (VMAPRTLXL), wherein X is an amino acid with a hydrophobic side chain (A, I, L, F, V, P, G), preferably V, L, I or F. The invention further relates to the peptide of the invention for use as a medicament to expand and/or activate NKG2C+ natural killer (NK) cells. The invention further relates to the peptide of the invention for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a medical condition associated with pathogenic cells expressing HLA-E and a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO 1 or 2. Additionally, the invention relates to a genetically modified virus encoding a peptide comprising or consisting of a polypeptide of the invention for use as a medicament to expand and/or activate NKG2C+ natural killer (NK) cells.

Abstract: A method of treating an inflammatory disease or disorder is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 11-15. The inflammatory disease is not cancer, osteoporosis, rheumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis or angiogenesis-related eye disease.

Abstract: A solid matrix sustained release ophthalmic formulation for topical delivery of the ophthalmic drug cyclosporine to the eye, medical devices, drug cores, drug inserts and drug delivery systems comprising the formulation, methods of manufacturing the formulation, medical devices and their methods thereof for delivering the ophthalmic drug for a treatment period are provided herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions in the form of a clear solution comprising ciclosporin with low residual water content and 1-perfluorobutyl-pentane. The compositions may be used for topical administration to the eye.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in part, to agents that bind fibroblast activation protein (FAP) and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the FAP binding agents and their use in the treatment of various diseases.

Abstract: A process for the linear synthesis of a gram-positive class II bacteriocin or a variant thereof is disclosed herein. The process comprises the stepwise addition of selected amino acids to a solid support; pseudoproline positioning and reopening; and cleavage of the gram-positive class II bacteriocin or the variant thereof from the solid support to provide a linear gram-positive class II bacteriocin or variant thereof; and in situ disulfide bond formation. Various applications and uses of the synthetic bacteriocins are also disclosed. The synthetic process can also be used to synthesize variants of bacteriocins by the selective substitution of one or more amino acids and/or additions and/or deletions of selected amino acids.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing one or more symptoms of disease by administering compositions comprising SipA. The invention's compositions and methods are particularly advantageous in reducing symptoms of diseases that are associated with overexpression of P-gp and/or p53. The invention's compositions and methods are useful in reducing cancer symptom and/or cancer multidrug resistance (MDR). The invention provides a method for reducing one or more symptoms of cancer in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject a composition comprising purified SipA. In one embodiment, said SipA is operably conjugated to a nanoparticle. In another embodiment, said cancer comprises cancer cells resistant to at least one cytotoxin.

Abstract: Provided are materials and methods for generating chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) specific for human factor VIII (huF.VIII), which huF.VIII CARs are expressed in regulatory T cells and used to treat inhibitor formation in hemophilia A patients. Further provided are novel huF.VIII proteins and nucleic acids encoding the novel huF.VIII CAR as well as methods to treat inhibitor formation using therapeutically effective amounts of Tregs expressing the novel huF.VIII CAR.

Abstract: Engineered peptides that bind with high affinity (low equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd)) to the cell surface receptors of fibronectin (?5?1) or vitronectin (?v?3 and ?v?5 integrins) are disclosed as useful as imaging tissue. These peptides are based on a molecular scaffold into which a subsequence containing the RGD integrin-binding motif has been inserted. The subsequence (RGD mimic) comprises about 9-13 amino acids, and the RGD contained within the subsequence can be flanked by a variety of amino acids, the sequence of which was determined by sequential rounds of selection (in vitro evolution). The molecular scaffold is preferably based on a knottin, e.g., EETI (Trypsin inhibitor 2 (Trypsin inhibitor II) (EETI-II) [Ecballium elaterium (Jumping cucumber)], AgRP (Agouti-related protein), and Agatoxin IVB, which peptides have a rigidly defined three-dimensional conformation. It is demonstrated that EETI tolerates mutations in other loops and that the present peptides may be used as imaging agents.

Abstract: The invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions that are useful to modulate metabolic function of cells in vivo or in vitro. In some aspects the invention includes methods and/or compositions that increase metabolism in cells, tissues, organs, and/or subjects. In certain aspects the invention includes methods and/or compositions useful to decrease metabolism in cells, tissues, organs, and/or in subjects.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating angiogenic eye disorders by sequentially administering multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient. The methods of the present invention include the administration of multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient at a frequency of once every 8 or more weeks. The methods of the present invention are useful for the treatment of angiogenic eye disorders such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, central retinal vein occlusion, branch retinal vein occlusion, and corneal neovascularization.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure relates to GDF/BMP antagonists and methods of using GDF/BMP antagonists to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more PH-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. The disclosure further provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject by an immunotherapy in combination with a low-dose of TNF-a or an LT receptor agonist as well as methods of identifying a cancer patient as having an increased or a reduced likelihood of responding to an immunotherapy by detection of TP53 gene status, in isolation, or in combination with assays for determining the levels of MHC-I and TP53 target genes. Also provided are methods of administering an immunotherapy to select, identified cancer patients.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, and compositions (e.g., articles of manufacture and kits) for preventing or treating graft versus host disease (GVHD) (e.g., acute or chronic GVHD, including corticosteroid-refractory acute GVHD).

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination therapy for effectively treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN18.2, including cancer diseases such as pancreatic cancer and metastases thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel injectable presentations, kits or syringes comprising a composition with sustained or controlled release of lanreotide or one of the salts thereof. The compositions of lanreotide or one of the salts thereof are packaged in a syringe having a diameter greater than 3.00 mm and provided with a needle having an outer diameter no greater than 1.00 mm.

Abstract: Provided herein are improved compositions comprising plant-derived recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLF) and treatment methods for modulating an immune response to improve the balance between anti-inflammatory cytokine producing cells and pro-inflammatory cells, and skew naïve T cells toward a pro-regulatory phenotype.

Abstract: A multicomponent treatment program for kidney patients in Stages 3, 4, 4a, 4b, and 5, who are not on dialysis, comprising administering daily a: low nitrogen diet; low nitrogen protein food comprising magnesium and/or calcium salts of alpha keto acids; and time released vitamin. The vitamin comprises the active ingredients of: Zinc; Selenium; Vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, B5, E, and K2; Niacin; superoxide dismutase; catalase; glutathione and Folate; and excludes calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, manganese, fluoride, Vitamin D and K1. The low nitrogen food contains daily up to 300 mg of nitrogen; and at least five alpha keto analogues of magnesium and/or calcium salts of: leucine, isoleucine, methionine (MEMS-II), phenylalanine (PAMS-I), and valine. Methods of making and the chemical structures MEMS-II and the PAMS-I are disclosed. The treatment results in an increase of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), a decrease in blood urea levels, and a decrease in creatinine levels.