The invention relates to a microsphere composition comprising (a) a microsphere material; and (b) a lipidic liquid formulation comprising (i) an effective amount of a progestogen, and (ii) vitamin E or an analog of vitamin E, incorporated within said microsphere material, into said microspheres. The composition may be used to manage and control the synchronization of estrus in animals.

The invention relates to a microsphere composition comprising (a) a microsphere material; and (b) a lipidic liquid formulation comprising (i) an effective amount of a progestogen, and (ii) vitamin E or an analog of vitamin E, incorporated within said microsphere material, into said microspheres. The composition may be used to manage and control the synchronization of estrus in animals.

Composition comprising a stable aqueous suspension formulation, which may be reconstituted from a water dispersible dry composition, comprising compound of Formula I in the form of particles stabilized in an aqueous suspension. It causes little or no injection site irritation and has superior properties over non-aqueous formulations. It stimulates autophagy, enhance innate immunity, down-regulates unproductive inflammation and exerts a Th1 immune bias. It demonstrates better efficacy in both in vitro and in vivo models. ##STR00001##

Described here are substantially pure (17-β)-3-Oxoandrost-4-en-17-yl tridecanoate compositions, methods of their preparation and uses thereof.

The present disclosure relates to the methods for the preparation of reactive [F-18]fluoride in a form of [F-18]sulfonyl fluoride suitable for efficient radiolabeling without an azeotropic evaporation step by the use of anion exchange resin and sulfonyl chloride, and its applications in the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

Described herein are neuroactive steroids or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Such compounds are envisioned, in certain embodiments, to behave as GABA modulators. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound described herein and methods of use and treatment, e.g., such as for inducing sedation and/or anesthesia.

The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and hypercortisolism. Provided herein are substituted steroidal derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of glucocorticoid receptors. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer and hypercortisolism.

Provided are a novel internal standard useful in the measurement of androgens, a method capable of measuring the androgen in a highly selective and highly sensitive (accurate) manner using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry with simplified pretreatments, and a method for diagnosis of a disease using the androgen measurement method. The novel stable isotope-labeled compound is synthesized by performing reduction reaction in a specific solvent. An androgen is measured using this novel stable isotope-labeled compound as an IS.

The present disclosure relates to a compound and a preparation method and application thereof, the compound having a chemical structure formula of:

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wherein M in the formula is selected from a group consisting of CF.sub.3 or CF.sub.2H, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are each independently selected from a group consisting of aryl, heteroaryl, and alkyl. The compound provided by the present disclosure can be used as a trifluoroethanolation reagent or difluoroethanolation reagent as synthetic intermediates of many organic compounds, and some of the compounds have pharmaceutical activity. The preparation steps of such compounds are simplified, with mild synthesis conditions and wide applicability of substrates.

The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and hypercortisolism. Provided herein are substituted steroidal derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of glucocorticoid receptors. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer and hypercortisolism.