Abstract: An application of a combination or composition of Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng and aspirin in the preparation of a drug for preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the combination or composition being as follows: the dose range of Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng is 25-500 mg/d, and the dose range of aspirin is 20-700 mg/d. The Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng comprises commercially available products, Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng, an extract prepared from Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng, an active ingredient of Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng and a preparation of Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng, and so on. Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng and aspirin have a synergistic effect, while reducing gastric mucosal damage caused by aspirin.

Abstract: The invention discloses a panaxadiol glycoside derivative and a preparation method and application thereof. Such compounds show strong anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and in animal model experiments, and thus can be used to prepare anti-inflammatory drugs, especially can be used for treating asthma and COPD. In the experiment, the above-mentioned compounds have obvious effects on asthma and COPD, and the efficacy of the high-dose group is superior than that of dexamethasone and budesonide. Even under the dose much exceeding the therapeutic dose, no obvious affect on blood routine and blood glucoseis observed. It has high industrial prospects in the field of anti-inflammatory drugs, especially in the field for treating asthma and COPD.

Abstract: A method of treating viral infection, such as viral infection caused by a virus of the Coronaviridae family, is provided. A composition having at least oleandrin or digoxin is used to treat the viral infection or the disease state of said viral infection.

Abstract: A method for treating cancer by using an agent which is capable of inhibiting the functionality of the MCM complex, a heterohexameric ring formed from six subunits, in the process of DNA replication and a method of screening for such agents by detecting the locations and functions of the MCM subunits, such as hMcm2 and hMcm6, in cells treated with candidate compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition and an application thereof. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises the following components in parts by weight: 2-20 parts of phenolic acids, 0.5-5 parts of flavonoids, 0.005-0.5 part of tanshinones, 5-20 parts of saponins, and 10-18 parts of volatile oils. The pharmaceutical composition has the functions of protecting against myocardial damage and treating heart failure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ophthalmic compositions containing solid complexes of active pharmaceutical ingredient and cyclodextrin, to their method of preparation and their uses. The compositions can include an active agent drug/cyclodextrin complex substantially dissolved in an aqueous eye drop vehicle. The ophthalmic composition is generally in the form of a microsuspension including an active agent complex having a diameter of less than about 100 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, and particularly to a compound represented by Formula (I), a preparation method and medical use thereof. In the compound represented by Formula (I), a lactulosyl group is connected to a heteroatom of genin (G) via a glycosidic bond, wherein the genin (G) is a group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from a heteroatom of an active pharmaceutical molecule, and “” indicates that the lactulosyl group is connected to the heteroatom of the genin (G) via an ?-glycosidic bond or a ?-glycosidic bond. Pharmacokinetic experiments prove that the lactuloside compound according to the present disclosure can pass through the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal without being absorbed significantly by the gastrointestinal tract and hydrolyzed significantly by endogenous enzymes of a mammal host. Therefore, the lactuloside compound can arrive at the colon site of the mammal, and release an active drug in the colon under the action of colon flora.

Abstract: Methods are described herein for making a composition comprising at least one of caffeic acid, monocaffeoylquinic acids, and dicaffeoylquinic acids, and salts thereof.

Abstract: A method for making a caffeoylquinic composition from a botanical source is disclosed. The method may include chromatographing an extract of biomass on an ion exchange stationary phase and obtaining an eluent comprising a caffeoylquinic composition. The biomass may be Stevia or yerba mate, for example. The caffeoylquinic composition includes one or more of monocaffeoylquinic acid, dicaffeoylquinic acid, and salts of the foregoing.

Abstract: The invention is a method for treating a heart failure patient with the steps of measuring the concentration of IGFBP2 in a blood, plasma or urine sample obtained from the heart failure patient and comparing the patient's IGFBP2 level to a threshold value derived from IGFBP2 measured in samples taken from a group of patients with heart failure selected from the group consisting of stage I, stage stage III and stage IV heart failure, according to New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification system. A patient with an IGFBP2 level that exceeds the threshold value is admitted or readmitted to a hospital and treated with at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of administration of a beta-blocker, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, an angiotensin receptor blocker, an aldosterone antagonist, an implantable cardiac defibrillator, a cardiac resynchronization therapy, an implantable left ventricular assist device and a heart transplant.

Abstract: Methods are described herein for making a composition comprising at least one of caffeic acid, monocaffeoylquinic acids, and dicaffeoylquinic acids, and salts thereof.

Abstract: A washing product is provided, including a first powder comprising a camellia-seed powder, and a soybean powder with 55% to 95% by weight of a total weight of the washing product, a second powder such as sodium hydrogen carbonate with 5% to 25% by weight of a total weight of the washing product, and a third powder such as citric acid with 1% to 20% by weight of a total weight of the washing product. The washing product further includes a fourth powder comprising starch, protein, cellulose, and/or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose with 1% to 20% by weight of a total weight of the washing product. The washing product is made from plant-based materials with biodegradability, nontoxicity and low-carbon property.

Abstract: An enteric-coated bead dosage form of cysteamine, and related methods of manufacture and use, are disclosed.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a composition containing novel ginsenoside, (20S,24R)-6-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1?2)-?-D-glucopyranoside-dammar-3-one-20,24-epoxy-6a,12b,25-triol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate or a solvate thereof as an active ingredient. The composition exhibits excellent effects in glycemic control, lipid metabolic control, cholesterol control, anti-obesity and blood circulation improvement.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a composition containing novel (20S,24R)-6-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1?2)-?-D-glucopyranoside-dammar-3-one-20,24-epoxy-6a,12b,25-triol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate or a solvate thereof as an active ingredient. The composition exhibits an excellent exercise ability enhancing effect and anti-fatigue effect.

Abstract: The invention relates to polynucleotide agents targeting programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) gene, and methods of using such polynucleotide agents to inhibit expression of PD-L1 and to treat subjects having a PD-L1-associated disorder.

Abstract: A scalable vitamin composition unit dosage adapted to treat a fat-soluble vitamin deficiency in a subject is provided herein, the unit dosage consisting essentially of vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, and vitamin A, wherein the unit dosage is substantially free of additional vitamins and wherein the unit dosage is scalable based on the weight, age, and condition of a subject without inducing toxic effects. Also provided are methods of treating a fat-soluble vitamin deficiency in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of a unit dosage as described herein.

Abstract: Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine.

Abstract: Herbo-mineral formulation for prevention, treatment and management of Diabetes and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed herbo-mineral formulation includes herb and mineral elements which facilitate in treating Diabetes and Diabetes associated complications. Further the disclosed formulation has been observed to exhibit hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and pancreatic cell regenerative properties.

Abstract: The invention includes a method of preventing or treating a toxic liver disease or disorder, such as but not limited to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver injury associated with or caused by alcohol consumption in a mammal afflicted with NASH, alcoholic hepatitis, drug induced liver injury, primary sclerosing cholangitis, viral hepatitis, liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and other toxic liver conditions, in a subject, such as a mammal. The invention also includes a method of promoting weight loss in a subject, such as a mammal. The invention comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of at least one cardiac glycoside or a solvate, salt, prodrug or derivative thereof.

Abstract: Herbo-mineral formulation for prevention, treatment and management of Diabetes and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed herbo-mineral formulation includes herb and mineral elements which facilitate in treating Diabetes and Diabetes associated complications. Further the disclosed formulation has been observed to exhibit hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and pancreatic cell regenerative properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to cannabinoids and their isolation and purification and to obtaining them by means of centrifugal partition chromatography.

Abstract: Chemical entities that are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.

Abstract: Provided are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a method of preventing or treating cervical cancer including administering the pharmaceutical composition to a subject excluding humans, a health functional food composition for preventing or improving cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV as an active ingredient, and a feed composition for preventing or improving cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The invention relates to 3?-ethynyl, 3?-hydroxy, 5?-pregnan-20-oxime, represented by the following structural formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which compounds and/or salts are useful as modulators of the mammal brain excitability via the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-chloride ionophore (GABAA-R) complex and in the treatment of disorders such as hepatic encephalopathy, Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to phorbol esters from the seeds of Aquilaria malaccensis by a series of chromatographic processes, and compositions containing these congeners for the treatment of allergic responses.

Abstract: Pure saponins and processes for making such saponins are described herein. In addition, cosmetic compositions, such as skin care compositions, comprising such saponins and methods for improving skin health and appearance with such skincare compositions are also described herein.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an application of ginsenoside Rg3 in preparing a medicine or product for preventing and treating dementia, and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the fields of medicines and health care products, and its products comprise a topical preparation, oral preparation and injection of the ginsenoside Rg3; and the Rg3 medicine or formulating prepared Rg3 compound medicine is prepared by using a solubilizer, a transdermal agent, a reagent promoting the absorption by penetrating a blood-brain barrier and an extractive, achieving the effect that the medicine penetrates the blood-brain barrier, and is used for preventing and treating dementia.

Abstract: The current study established that treatment of diabetes using compound 1(2,4-dinitroanilino-benzoic acid), an anthranilic acid derivative, by restoring the functional activities of the pancreas via its insulinotropic action.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of migraine headache, cluster headache, tension type headache, trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal headache) and headache disorders. The methods comprise administration of specific cardiac glycosides: Thevetin A and or Thevetin B to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically suitable preparation, in the form of nasal spray and or other modes and methods that will ensure adequate intranasal dosage, a pharmaceutically suitable preparation of the said cardiac glycosides that is sufficient to have the most desirable therapeutic effect when used as a prophylaxis, as a treatment and ameliorating agent of migraine headache and others headache disorders.

Abstract: This invention relates to a topical composition for prevention and treatment of viral infections.

Abstract: This invention relates to a topical composition for prevention and treatment of viral infections.

Abstract: A coating for an expandable portion of a catheter comprising a hydrophobic matrix and a dispersed phase is disclosed. The dispersed phase comprises a plurality of micro-reservoirs dispersed in the hydrophobic matrix, wherein the plurality of micro-reservoirs comprises a first active agent and a first biodegradable or bioerodable polymer. A coating formulation and a method for forming the coating are also disclosed. A catheter comprising the coating on the expandable portion and a method for treating a condition are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligonucleotide structure and a method for preparing the same and, more particularly, to an oligonucleotide structure in which a polymer compound is linked to an oligonucleotide via a covalent bond to improve in vivo stability of the oligonucleotide and cellular delivery efficiency of the oligonucleotide; and to a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides an immunogenic influenza composition in a dose volume suitable for human use, comprising an influenza virus antigen or antigenic preparation thereof and an adjuvant composition comprising an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein said oil-in-water emulsion comprises a metabolisable oil at a level of below 11 mg and an emulsifying agent at a level of below 5 mg and optionally a tocol or a sterol at a level of below 12 mg. Suitably the amount of influenza antigen per strain per dose is 15 ?g HA or a low amount such as less than 15 ?g HA.

Abstract: The invention relates to cardio-protective agents. In particular, the present invention relates to cardio-protective extracts and fractions thereof prepared from kiwi fruit.

Abstract: The present invention provides 20(R)-ginsenoside Rg3 polyacylated derivatives of the formula (I) and preparation method and anti-tumor application thereof: wherein, R?CH3(CH2)nCO, n=0˜5.

Abstract: The invention provides a conjugate comprising (i) a nucleic acid which is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence and which expression prevents or reduces expression of the target nucleic acid and (ii) a selectivity agent which is capable of binding with high affinity to a receptor which can be internalized by the cell in response to the binding of said selectivity agent. The conjugates of the present invention are useful for the delivery of the nucleic acid to cell of interests and thus, for the treatment of diseases which require a down-regulation of the protein encoded by the target nucleic acid as well as for the delivery of contrast agents to the cells for diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2 or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering peliomycin and other compounds described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin-moisturizing or wrinkle-improving external composition or cosmetic composition which contains, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by Formula 1, which can be extracted from Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The composition prevents skin moisture loss and thus suppresses skin tissue damage induced by UV rays and so has a skin-wrinkle preventing or alleviating effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides the steroidal compound 3?-ethynyl-3?-hydroxyandrostan-17-one oxime, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treatment of hepatic encephalopathy.

Abstract: Provided are a number of compounds structurally related to OSW-1, a natural compound that binds OSBPs. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the OSW-1 analogs, as well as methods for use of these OSW-1 analogs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, or stereoisomers thereof in the treatment of atherosclerosis. Alzheimer's disease, and cancer, including p21-deficient cancer. Conjugates of OSW-1 analogs with monoclonal antibodies, including monoclonal antibodies targeted to cancer cells, are also provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the conjugates, as well as methods for use of these conjugates, in the treatment of cancer, including p21-deficient cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and formulations comprising isolated acidic fraction of mastic gum and uses thereof for treating impaired neurological functions as well as wound and tissue repair.

Abstract: The present invention provides an immunogenic influenza composition in a dose volume suitable for human use, comprising an influenza virus antigen or antigenic preparation thereof and an adjuvant composition comprising an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein said oil-in-water emulsion comprises a metabolisable oil at a level of below 11 mg and an emulsifying agent at a level of below 5 mg and optionally a tocol or a sterol at a level of below 12 mg. Suitably the amount of influenza antigen per strain per dose is 15 ?g HA or a low amount such as less than 15 ?g HA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory or anti-aging composition containing any one or more of a Taxus cambium- or procambium-derived cell line, an extract thereof, a lysate thereof and a culture medium thereof. The composition according to the present invention has minimized side effects compared to existing antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents, is involved in intracellular metabolism to reduce intracellular reactive oxygen species, and reduces and induces aging-related signals. Thus, the composition of the preset invention is useful for preventing and delaying aging. In addition, the composition of the present invention has the effect of inhibiting melanogenesis, and thus is useful as a whitening cosmetic composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for use in animal models of neurodegenerative disease and methods therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of neurotoxic sterol glycosides or neurotoxic glycolipids, or combinations thereof, in animal models of neurodegenerative disease. Neurotoxicity-modulating chromenols can also be used in these animal models in combination with the neurotoxic sterol glycosides or neurotoxic glycolipids, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an optimized and defined method for isolation and preservation of precursor cells from human umbilical cord. Besides being reproducible and 100% reliable, in terms of the number of samples processed, the method results in a high and defined number of precursor cells, being the majority obtained after a single adhesion and expansion/multiplication phase ex vivo (thus granting cell phenotype), in a shorter time frame than what was previously described in the state-of-the-art. With this method, it is possible to obtain, in 9 days, after direct freezing of a cell fraction, and after one expansion/multiplication phase ex vivo (end of P0) of the majority of the cells, about 8.6(±0.1)×105 cells/gram of processed umbilical cord. In turn, the characteristics of the cells allow, for example, after 35 days, obtaining an average of 7.7×1015 cells, with precursor phenotype, from 100% of processed umbilical cord samples.

Abstract: The Calotropis Procera extracts as anti-ulcerative colitis agents include extracts of Calotropis procera obtained by a method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a plant material derived from Calotropis procera, (b) drying the plant material, (c) pulverizing the plant material to provide a fine powder; and (d) extracting the plant material by percolation using 95% aqueous alcohol in a container to obtain an alcoholic extract. A method of treating ulcerative colitis comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an alcoholic extract of C. procera to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is the use of a cardiac glycoside to decrease or inhibit the secretion of proinflammatory mediators in the treatment of disease conditions characterized by elevated levels of the proinflammatory mediator. The cardiac glycoside is administered to a mammalian subject in need of such treatment, and dosage is adjusted to the mass of the recipient and the need of the recipient to reduce or inhibit the level of the proinflammatory mediator. The proinflammatory mediators suppressed by the invention include IL-8, IL-6, TNFalpha, ICAM-1, IFNgamma, IL-1-beta, MCP-1, MIP-2, and/or epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT). The cardiac glycoside, digitoxin or oleandrin, can be formulated for administration by injection or as an aerosol administered to the respiratory tract or by being ingested, or as nose drops or nasal spray. According to one use, the digitoxin controls microRNA expression in castration-resistant prostate cancer. The microRNA suppresses IL-8 and IL-6 expression in these cells.

Abstract: A prognostic assay and kit and method of use thereof are provided. The kit and assay are used to determine the likelihood of a diseased cell or tissue having a therapeutic response to treatment with a cardiac glycoside in a disease having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation. The kit and assay are used to determine the ratio of isoforms of the ? subunit of Na, K-ATPase obtained from the diseased cell or tissue. The kit can be used to predict the therapeutic responsiveness of cancer or tumor in a subject to treatment with a cardiac glycoside. The kit and assay can be incorporated in a method of treating a disease or disorder having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation with a composition comprising a cardiac glycoside.