Abstract: The present invention complete a technique of treating a corneal disorder or disease by infusion into an anterior chamber of human eyes. Specifically, the present invention based on the findings discovered that cultured human corneal endothelial cells are comprised of a plurality of subpopulations, most of them are not suitable for infusion into patients. The above-described subject was overcome by providing, as a medicament, functionally high grade quality of cells having the function of mature differentiated human corneal endothelial cells which is a specific subpopulation and characterized by their biochemical and functional phenotypes. The present invention provides such a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells, medicament comprising the same, and manufacturing method, quality control and techniques related thereto.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of producing decellularized tissue hydrogels. In some aspects, the decellularized tissue hydrogels can contain one or more extracellular matrix proteins. Also described herein are methods of making the decellularized tissue hydrogels. Also described herein are methods of using the decellularized tissue hydrogels. In some aspects, the decellularized tissue hydrogels or a pre-gel solution can be administered to a subject.

Abstract: A use of Bacillus coagulans TCI711 in preparing compositions for sobering up is provided. The Bacillus coagulans TCI711 is deposited in Consortium Food Industry Research and Development Institute (Deposit number: BCRC910807) and German Microbial and Cell Culture Collection Center (DSMZ-DEUTSCHE SAMMLUNG VON MIKROORGANISMEN UND ZELLKULTUREN GmbH) (Deposit number: DSM33163).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, and a food additive for the prevention and treatment or improvement of muscle loss, muscle weakness, and muscle atrophy, which contain Enterococcus faecalis, particularly Enterococcus faecalis EF-2001 among others, a culture solution thereof, or a killed body thereof as an active ingredient. Killed Enterococcus faecalis EF-2001 of the present invention exhibits a remarkable treatment effect for muscle loss, muscle weakness, and muscle atrophy by inhibiting the damage to muscle cells induced by oxidative stress, and thus killed lactic acid bacterium Enterococcus faecalis EF-2001 of the present invention or a culture solution thereof can be usefully used as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, and a food additive for prevention of muscle atrophy and sarcopenia.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel microcins, that inhibit growth of other E. coli and Shigella strains. It is produced by non-pathogenic E. coli strain 0.1229 and is found to be encoded on a 12.8 kilobase plasmid in strain 0.1229. The plasmid was identified in two other strains and was identified bioinformatically in other strains and species. Particular embodiments of the invention include a microcin that causes death of the susceptible cells in at little as two hours, and that can be used for killing pathogenic E. coli in vitro on surfaces and materials of interest, and in vivo, and further can be used prophylactically and therapeutically.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of using probiotic compositions containing Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis. to prevent and/or treat urogenital infections in women by oral administration.

Abstract: Vaccines are provided comprising a recombinant virus which expresses an immunomodulatory protein and a target antigen unrelated to said recombinant virus, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Salmonella bacteriophage, in particular to a Siphoviridae bacteriophage with a wide host spectrum and a strong lytic activity against Salmonella pullorum. The above-mentioned Salmonella pullorum bacteriophage is named SP4, and is deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, the deposit date is Jul. 27, 2017 and the deposit number is CGMCC No, 14332, The bacteriophage has a strong lysis effect on Salmonella, and the bacteriophage can also reduce the mortality rate of chicks infected with Salmonella pullorum, The preparation can be used alone or as a cocktail, and provides a safe, non-toxic and side-effect-free and residual effect-free bacteriophage product for the treatment of the infections caused by Salmonella of chicken origin, Salmonella of duck origin, Salmonella of mink origin, Salmonella of food origin and Salmonella of pig origin.

Abstract: An encapsulated bacteriophage formulation and a method for encapsulating bacteriophages and bacteriophage-related products in polymeric microcapsules is provided. Some embodiments of the method of producing the encapsulated bacteriophages involves a water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in general, a method for selecting a therapy for treating cancer in a human subject and subsequently treating cancer in a subject, which includes isolating a cancer cell from a human subject having cancer, determining the functional activity of the innate immune regulator STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) or the cellular nucleotidyltransferase, cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP)—Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP) Synthase (cyclicGMP-AMP Synthase or cGAS) in the cell, and selecting a therapy for the cancer based on the functional activity of the STING or cGAS in the cell. Also provided, if the functional activity of STING and/or cGAS is determined to be defective in the cell, the therapy selected is one that is effective at killing STING-deficient and/or cGAS-deficient cancer cells, for example a therapy including administering to the subject an oncolytic virus.

Abstract: This document provides methods and materials for treating cancer. For example, foamy viruses (e.g., simian foamy viruses) are provided as well as methods and materials for treating cancer using foamy viruses as an oncolytic agent.

Abstract: The invention discloses synergistic herbal composition comprising combination of first ingredient selected from extracts, fractions, phytochemicals and mixtures thereof derived from Theobroma cacao and a second ingredient selected from extracts, fractions, phytochemical and mixtures thereof derived from Citrus aurantifolia for obtaining at least one health benefit selected from preventing, controlling or treating obesity and/or overweight; improving lean body mass, improving the browning of White Adipose Tissue/improving formation of brown adipose tissue, increasing basal metabolic rate/resting energy expenditure, increasing thermogenesis, improving thyroid function, maintaining healthy body weight, increasing satiety/, supporting weight loss, improving fat loss and maintaining a slim body.

Abstract: A method that promotes sleep onset and sleep maintenance, reduces stress, and improves a relaxation effect, performance, concentration, a resting effect and an effect of recovery from fatigue. The method includes administering to a subject Apocynum venetum leaf extract.

Abstract: An antimicrobial photosensitive composition for treating dermatological infections comprising an inula viscosa extract and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. The inula viscosa extract acts as a naturally-derived antimicrobial and a photosensitizer, and is capable of treating antimicrobial infections in combination with photodynamic therapy. The present composition can be used for treating onychomycosis. Also described is a photodynamic method for treating a microbial infection comprising applying a photo-sensitizer composition to a site of microbial infection and exposing the site of microbial infection to light having a wavelength in the waveband of absorption of the photosensitizer.

Abstract: This disclosure describes herbal preparations for the stimulation of hair growth, control of hair fall, control of dandruff, and control of dandruff-related infections thereof, using herbaceous plants, Ageratum spp. Processes for preparing the herbal preparations and methods for using them are also disclosed. Such an herbal preparation using plants, Ageratum spp. can be utilized as an efficient hair care solution in a wide range of hair growth related problems of humans in a cost-effective manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytocomplex or natural concentrate rich in polyphenolic compounds such as hydroxytyrosol and 3,4-DHPA-EDA, derived from the waters from the pressing of olives for oil and/or olive pomace as residues of the olive milling process, for use in the reduction/attenuation of the symptoms and/or side effects associated with/caused by diabetes and/or the pathological conditions associated therewith.

Abstract: A method for preventing or treating overactive bladder includes administering a composition to a subject in need thereof. The composition includes extracts having a Corni Fructus extract, an Angelica gigantis Radix extract, a Lycii Fructus extract, a Cervi parvum cornu extract, a Ginseng Radix Rubra extract, and a Cassiae cortkex extract. The overactive bladder may be a complication of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and the composition may further include an alpha-1A adrenoceptor antagonist. The overactive bladder may be caused by secondary bladder degeneration occurring due to bladder outlet obstruction. The composition may be included in a pharmaceutical composition or a health functional food. The composition also exhibits an excellent effect on overactive bladder that is not relieved even when bladder outlet obstruction disappears by benign prostatic hyperplasia surgical treatment or administration of an alpha-blocker or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nano-emulsion formulation of saffron and a method of preparation thereof. The method includes the steps of triturating saffron with liquid nitrogen. Preparing an ultrasonic assisted extract in a polar or non-polar solvent. Preparing a nano-emulsion using the extract and one or more surfactants, including tween and span.

Abstract: A hand sanitizing composition and a method of manufacture, wherein the composition includes a solvent from about 78% to about 96% by weight sufficient to operate as a carrier and solvent. The composition includes tetrasodium EDTA and/or Sodium Citrate from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight to operate as a buffer, stabilizer and chelating agent. The composition includes a humectant selected from the group of humectants consisting of: Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteryl Alcohol, and Steryl Alchohol from about 1.5% to about 5.5% by weight to emulsify, thicken and lubricate. The composition includes an emollient from about 0.1% to about 3.2% by weight and an antioxidant vitamin from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight. The composition includes a soothing agent in a therapeutically significant amount and a conditioner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treatment of the human body by therapy by administering a composition comprising a plant extract of the specie Hedychium coronarium; and more particularly for use in protecting and/or activating at least one of the cellular clean-up systems.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the spread of African swine fever virus and/or classical swine fever virus in animal feed, feed ingredients, and pet food are provided. The methods utilize generally safe chemical mitigants, such as medium chain fatty acids. The chemical mitigants are effective when introduced to the feed or feed ingredients at inclusion rates much lower than previous methods for inhibiting other microbes. The methods are particularly suitable for use in post-processing treatment of animal feed, feed ingredients, or pet food that will be transported and stored for multiple days or weeks.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating an obstructive coronary artery disease in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to subjects in need thereof and performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure on the subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating neoplasias in an animal or human comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one chemotherapeutic agent along with the biotherapeutic endogenous pentapeptide Met-enkephalin, referred to as opioid growth factor. Also provided are methods of treating neoplasias in an animal or human in need of such treatment, comprising the administration to the animal or human therapeutically effective amounts of a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one neoplasia-treating agent, such as a chemotherapeutic agent or radiation, along with opioid growth factor.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for triggering disease selective macropinocytosis. The compositions can serve as a marker of disease activity and as a trigger of enhanced macropinocytosis in tissues undergoing disease remodeling such as wound healing, cancer, PAH, inflammation, diabetes, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, diseases of the endometrium, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, fibrotic disorders, interstitial cystitis, autoimmune diseases, asthma, acute lung injury, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. The compositions can also serve as a receptor for disease selective cell penetrating peptides in the cells and extracellular matrix of diseased tissues.

Abstract: Disclosed are therapeutic payloads comprising p97 fragments coupled with active agents having blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport activity, including variants and combinations thereof, to facilitate delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents across the BBB. The therapeutic payloads have dual functionality that may permit treatment of diseases in a subject other than diseases that present in the brain, e.g., solid tumors in the body. Methods of treating various diseases and pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to cyclosporine formulations for use in the prevention or treatment of pulmonary chronic graft rejection. In particular, the invention provides a cyclosporine liquid formulation for use as an aerosol for inhalation in a method of preventing or treating pulmonary chronic graft rejection in single lung transplanted patients. The formulation is preferably administered once or twice daily. The formulation may be aerosolized with a nebulizer that comprises features for monitoring the time, date and duration of inhalation by the patient, in order to monitor patient adherence. The formulation according to the invention may be combined with standard immunosuppressants and corticosteroids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating pulmonary metastasis of cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions that enhance anti-cancer immunity of the lung rather than induce death of advanced cancer, thus being effective in inhibiting, preventing or treating pulmonary metastasis of cancer.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of treating cancer or viral infections comprising administering an effective amount of a VIP antagonist in combination with an immune check-point inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the immune check-point inhibitor is an anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 antibody.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, are compounds comprising a peptide, wherein the peptide is OCA-B or an OCA-B fragment thereof; a linker; and a cell penetrating peptide. Also described herein, are methods of administering compounds to subjects for the treatment of Type I diabetes and blocking the interaction between OCA-B and Jmjd1a.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating, mitigating, minimizing, or preventing HIV-1/AIDS by administering a CD24 protein to a subject in need thereof. Also provided herein is use of a CD24 protein in the manufacture of a medicament for treating HIV-1/AIDS. Further, provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of a CD24 protein.

Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a nucleotide sequence encoding a protease sensitive scFv, wherein the chimeric antigen receptor comprises: an scFv targeting a tumor antigen, a spacer, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory domain, and a CD3 ? signaling domain; and the protease-sensitive scFv and the scFv target the same tumor antigen are described.

Abstract: Systems and methods to modulate the activation state of immune cells in vivo are described. The systems and methods can be used to transform immunosuppressive macrophages that support cancer growth and metastasis into highly activated tumoricidal macrophages.

Abstract: Methods of treating patients having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are provided herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel modified chemokine peptide. Additionally, the novel modified chemokine peptide can be used to treat cancer and inhibit tumor growth more effectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a IL-1 antagonist alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents and relative pharmaceutical compositions for use for the treatment and/or prevention of toxicity induced by a T cell therapy, wherein the T cell expresses at least one recombinant receptor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, kits, and methods comprising interleukin (IL) conjugates (e.g., IL-2 conjugates) in combination with other agents or methods useful for the treatment of one or more indications, such as the treatment of proliferative diseases. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising one or more of the interleukin conjugates (e.g., IL-2 conjugates).

Abstract: According to a skin ointment for treating labia minora skin according to the present disclosure, the skin ointment includes multi-growth factors as active ingredients, and is periodically applied to the vulva of a user so that the growth factors induce the regeneration of skin cells of the user, thereby increasing the effect of treating vulvar vestibulitis or wounds due to labia minora surgery, and addressing the fundamental causes thereof.

Abstract: Treatments and methods of treatment using intermittent exposure to human parathyroid hormone to stimulate new bone formation via osteoblasts to provide non-surgical/non-operative, anabolic remedies for beneficial effects on bone density, bone microarchitecture, and bone geometry in both cancellous and cortical bones to more rapidly heal and prevent further bone stress injuries.

Abstract: Presented herein are compositions that can be administered to a subject having damaged tissue, for example a wound. The compositions are often administered in combination with administration of energy (e.g., laser energy, light from a light emitting diode, radiofrequency (RF) energy, audio frequency energy, etc.) from an energy generating device and/or system to the affected site. The compositions, systems, devices, and methods herein were found to induce wound healing and tissue regeneration.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing a synergistic association of an extract of Pelargonium sidoides and lactoferrin for the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract diseases and for the stimulation of immune system is described.

Abstract: A method of reducing or treating parainfluenza or influenza virus infection in an immunocompromised patient by administering to the respiratory tract of the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of protein having sialidase activity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel systems and methods for treating dermal inflammatory disorders, such as psoriasis.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and/or panic disorder in a subject. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin to a corrugator supercilii and/or a procerus muscle of the subject to cause paralysis of the corrugator supercilii and/or a procerus muscle in the subject, thereby treating PTSD. The neurotoxin can be Botulinum toxin A, such as at a dose of about 20 to about 50 units of Botulinum toxin A.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods for inducing tripartite motif-containing protein 16 (TRIM 16) activity in a cell. This activity can manifest in programmed cell death in cancer cells. The compositions comprise pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-containing nucleic acid molecule. The PAMP-containing molecule can comprise a 5?-arm region comprising a terminal triphosphate, a poly-uracil core comprising at least 8 contiguous uracil residues, and a 3?-arm region comprising at least 8 nucleic acid residues, wherein the 5?-most nucleic acid residue of the 3?-arm region is not a uracil and wherein the 3?-arm region is at least 30% uracil residues. The compositions can be combined with or used in combination with other cancer therapeutics, including in combination with additional immunotherapeutics.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides immunogenic materials and methods useful for reducing the risk of fungal infections, particularly valley fever. The disclosure also provides assays for identifying compounds useful to treat valley fever, as well as methods for ameliorating the symptoms of valley fever.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions for preventing or treating infection with filarial parasites and biomarkers for diagnosing infection with filarial parasites.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are described for inducing an immune response against extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) to thereby provide immune protection against diseases associated with ExPEC. In particular, compositions and methods are described for using conjugates of E. coli polysaccharide antigens O25B, O1A, O2, and O6A covalently bound to a detoxified exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (EPA) carrier protein as vaccines for the prevention of invasive ExPEC disease caused by ExPEC serotypes O1A, O2, O6A and O25B.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles having reduced toxicity and the use thereof and, more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or diagnosing diseases, a composition for delivering materials and a vaccine composition comprising bacterial extracellular vesicles having reduced toxicity, a method for preparing same, and the like. By using the bacterial extracellular vesicles having reduced toxicity of the present invention, in vivo or in vitro side effects can be reduced, efficacies can be increased, and thus the stability and efficacies of a therapeutic agent or a diagnostic agent, for various diseases including cancer, a drug carrier and/or a vaccine carrier can be enhanced. The bacterial extracellular vesicles having reduced toxicity and having loaded materials for disease treatment or vaccine, and a method for preparing same can he used for in vitro or in vivo treatments, drug carriers, vaccines or experiments.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines. The vaccine can be formulated in a lipid nanoparticle.