Abstract:
The invention provides nucleic acids, peptides, and antibodies for use in applications including diagnosis and therapy. The peptides target neovasculature and were identified by in vivo phage display. One such peptide, SP5-52, recognized the neovasculature of multiple tumors in SCED mice, but did not target normal blood vessels. This peptide also binds to blood vessels of human lung cancer biopsy specimens. Liposomes comprising SP5-52 and doxorubicin enhanced the efficacy of the drug against multiple human cancer xenografts in SCED mice.
Abstract:
A method of treating coronavirus infection. The method includes administering to a subject suffering from or being at risk of suffering from such infection an effective amount of a compound of formula (I). Each variable in this formula is defined in the specification.
Abstract:
A fucose-containing glycoprotein fraction obtainable from an extract of Ganoderma Lucidum Reishi, compositions comprising the fuconse-containing glycoprotein fraction, a method to mediate immunomodulating events associated with IL-1 gene expression, a method to stimulate the expression of an inflammatory cytokine, a method to modulate protein kinase pathways associated with inflammatory cytokine Interleukin 1, a method to induce a TLR mediated event; a method to modulate differentiation of a mononuclear cell, a method to enhance cytotoxicity of an NK cell against an NK-sensitive tumor cell, a method to activate the expression of cytokines, a method to induce Blimp-1 expression in a mouse splenic B cell or human B cell, human mature splenocytes or dendritic cell, a method to inhibit LPS induced nitric oxide production in macrophages, a method to activate spleen cells proliferation, and a method to modify the proteome of a spleen cell.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a glycoengineered SARS-CoV-2 spike protein which is capable of eliciting an enhanced immune response relative to a native spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. The glycoengineered spike protein exposes the glycosylation sites and at the same time preserves the tertiary structure of the spike protein. The present disclosure therefore provides improved immunogens, vaccines, and methods for better prevention and treatment of the emerging coronavirus infections.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a glycoengineered SARS-CoV-2 spike protein which is capable of eliciting an enhanced immune response relative to a native spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. The glycoengineered spike protein exposes the glycosylation sites and at the same time preserves the tertiary structure of the spike protein. The present disclosure therefore provides improved immunogens, vaccines, and methods for better prevention and treatment of the emerging coronavirus infections.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a plasma apparatus and a method. The plasma apparatus comprises an inner electrode and an outer electrode. The inner electrode comprises a wall defining a first cavity, and an opening of the first cavity is configured to receive a first gas. The outer electrode surrounds the inner electrode. The inner electrode has a through-hole extending through the wall of the inner electrode, such that the first cavity is in fluid communication with a plasma generation region between the inner electrode and the outer electrode via the through-hole. The inner electrode is rotatable about a first axis of rotation, and the first axis of rotation extends through the first cavity. In particular, some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a plasma apparatus and a method for cracking a gas.
Abstract:
MÉTODOS PARA TRATAR, INIBIR OU ELIMINAR UM CÂNCER EM UM INDIVÍDUO. A presente invenção refere-se ao uso terapêutico de anticorpos anti-EpCAM. Também é fornecida uma terapia imunológica combinada de um anticorpo anti-EpCAM e um inibidor de ponto de checagem imunológico de PD-L1.
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Compounds for use in prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disease and pain are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the compound is selected from the group consisting of N 6 -[(3-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine, N 6 -[(4-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine, and N 6 -[(5-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine. In another embodiment of the invention, the compound is selected from the group consisting of N 6 -[(2-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N 6 -[(4-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N 6 -[(5-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine N 6 -[(2-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N 6 -[(4-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, and N 6 -[(5-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the same.
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Disulfide-Isomerase A4 (PDIA4) inhibitors and use thereof for inhibiting pancreatic β-cell pathogenesis and treating diabetes are disclosed. Drug candidates that inhibit PDIA4 with IC50 values ranging from 4 μM to 300 nM are identified. The compounds are highly active in augmenting insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. The representative compound No. 8 (4,5-dimethoxy-2-propiolamidobenzoic acid), alone or in combination with metformin, is effective in preserving pancreatic β-cell function, treating and/or reversing, returning blood glucose concentration to a normal level in a diabetic.
Abstract:
The present invention includes a genetically-modified non-human animal model of longevity and increased health span, which is associated with reduced tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis, as well as related methods for increasing longevity and health span, reducing tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis, and identifying active agents that confer increased longevity or health span, or reduced tumorigenesis or tumor metastasis