Abstract:
The present invention provides a method to manufacture panfungal T-cell products with specificity against a range of clinical fungal pathogens by use of the blood and stem cells of healthy donors as the starting material. Specifically, the combination of T cells stimulated by lysates of Aspergillus terreus and Candida krusei provides a broadly cross-reactive T cell population. In another embodiment, lysate of Rhizopus oryzae are also used.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods of treating multiple sclerosis with a fumarate, wherein the fumarate is a dialkyl fumarate, a monoalkyl fumarate, a combination of a dialkyl fumarate and a monoalkyl fumarate, a prodrug of monoalkyl fumarate, a deuterated form of any of the foregoing, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, clathrate, solvate, tautomer, or stereoisomer of any of the foregoing, or a combination of any of the foregoing. The methods provided herein improve the safety of treatment by informing and monitoring patients undergoing treatment regarding progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and/or by monitoring lymphocyte count.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, for use in the treatment of medical conditions which are caused by an adeno virus, HHV (human herpesvirus), VZV (varicella zoster virus), HSV (herpes simplex virus), EBV (Epstein-Barr virus), vaccinia virus, or BK virus.
Abstract:
The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for immunotherapy employing a modified T cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In particular aspects, CAR-expressing T-cells are producing using electroporation in conjunction with a transposon-based integration system to produce a population of CAR-expressing cells that require minimal ex vivo expansion or that can be directly administered to patients for disease ( e.g., cancer) treatment.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates, inter alia , to compositions and methods for treating viral diseases and cancer. There are disclosed lipophilic antiviral and anticancer acyclic nucleoside phosphonate diesters, preparation thereof, and methods of using the compounds to treat viral diseases and cancer.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods useful for treating or preventing viral and bacterial infection and reducing or preventing the effects of toxins. The methods comprise administering to a subject an effective amount of a liposomal composition.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0°C; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5°C to about 40°C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about -20°C, the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
Abstract:
Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or (II): (I) (II) harmaceutically acceptable salts, tautomers, prodrugs, and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, wherein X, R N , R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , p, and m are as defined herein. Such compounds and compositions have been found useful in the treatment or prevention of viral infections, e.g ., polyomaviral infections, and are further envisioned useful in treatment or prevention of other pathogenic conditions associated with endosomal trafficking. Methods of treating or preventing an infection by a pathogen secreting an AB 5 toxin is also contemplated.
Abstract:
The disclosure describes methods of synthesis of phosphonate ester derivatives. Preferred methods according to the disclosure allow for large-scale preparation of phosphonate ester compounds having high purity. In some embodiments, preferred methods according to the disclosure also allow for the preparation of phosphonate ester derivatives without the use of chromatographic purification methods and in better yield than previously used methods for preparing such compounds. Also disclosed are morphic forms of phosphonate ester derivatives.