According to some embodiments, a carrier for reducing a likelihood of a pathogen binding to cell structures of a host comprises a core, surface features extending from an exterior surface of the core, wherein the surface features are configured to bind to target areas of cell structures of the host to at least partially block the pathogen from binding to said target areas as a result of competitive inhibition, and a plurality of binding sites along the exterior surface, wherein the binding sites are configured to attract at least one portion of the pathogen, wherein the binding sites are recognizable by the pathogen and are able to be bound by the pathogen, thereby at least partially immobilizing the pathogen and reducing the likelihood of the pathogen binding to target areas of cell structures of the host.

Provided is a recombinant polypeptide comprising a resistin trimerization domain and a polypeptide of interest. Further provided is an expression vector encoding the recombinant polypeptide and a method of expressing the recombinant polypeptide. The polypeptide of interest may be a trimeric viral surface antigen or a portion thereof, such as the ectodomain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Further provided are compositions, such as immunogenic compositions and vaccines, comprising the recombinant polypeptide.

The objective of the present invention is to provide an affinity separation matrix having excellent adsorption performance and binding capacity to a peptide containing a Fab region of IgG, and a method for producing a Fab region-containing peptide using the affinity separation matrix. The affinity separation matrix according to the present invention is characterized in that a Fab region-binding peptide is immobilized as a ligand on a water-insoluble carrier in a density of 1.0 mg/mL-gel or more.

This application relates to methods of targeted focal treatment for localized prostate cancer.

The present invention relates, inter alia, to certain hepcidin peptide analogs, including peptides and dimers thereof, and to the use of the peptides and peptide dimers in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases, conditions or disorders, including treatment and/or prevention of iron overload diseases, which include hereditary hemochromatosis and iron-loading anemias, and other conditions and disorders described herein.

Racemization-free methods are disclosed for the synthesis of carfilzomib. Novel intermediates and methods of making carfilzomib employing fragment condensation using the novel intermediates are disclosed. Amorphous carfilzomib and methods of making same are disclosed.

An affinity separation matrix includes a water-insoluble base material; and a ligand that is immobilized on the water-insoluble base material, wherein the ligand is an antibody κ chain variable region-binding peptide comprising B5 domain of Protein L derived from Peptostreptococcus magnus 312 strain or a part thereof.

An affinity separation matrix includes a water-insoluble base material; and a ligand that is immobilized on the water-insoluble base material, wherein the ligand is an antibody κ chain variable region-binding peptide comprising B5 domain of Protein L derived from Peptostreptococcus magnus 312 strain or a part thereof.

The present invention provides a method for the functionalization of a polymeric surface with a protein by physical adsorption. The method enables a membrane spanning protein to be used as an anchor for proteins and/or peptides for display. Also provided are polymeric substrates for protein or peptide display, and related kits and methods of use.

The present invention provides for engineered molecular opsonins that may be used to bind biological pathogens or identify subclasses or specific pathogen species for use in devices and systems for treatment and diagnosis of patients with infectious diseases, blood-borne infections or sepsis. An aspect of the invention provides for mannose-binding lectin (MBL), which is an abundant natural serum protein that is part of the innate immune system. The ability of this protein lectin to bind to surface molecules on virtually all classes of biopathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans) make engineered forms of MBL extremely useful in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases and sepsis.