The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for promoting stem cell and/or progenitor cell proliferation and/or differentiation. The provided compositions may be useful in treating a disease or condition that is related to mucosal barrier function, e.g., wound healing, treating skin conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, bed sores, or condition related to the aging of skin), treating a lung disorders (e.g., asthma), a condition related to improving mucosal barrier function, and/or treating injury to GI mucosa in a subject in need thereof. The present disclosure also provides methods for promoting the proliferation and/or differentiation of stem cells and/or the progenitor cells in a subject in need of such treatment by administering a composition. The ability to stimulate the proliferation and/or differentiation of stem cells and/or the progenitor cells in vivo, ex vivo and/or in vitro provides tremendous benefit. The present disclosure can be used to increase stem cell populations in in vivo, ex vivo and/or in vitro. Stem cell transplantation provides treatments and/or cures of many disease states, degeneration and/or injury.

The present invention relates to a construct comprising a C13 to C27 fatty acid non-covalently bound to a hydrophobic region of a carrier particle, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof.

The invention provides solid forms of 2-((4-((S)-2-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-2-methylbenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-4-yl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)-1-(((S)-oxetan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-6-carboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propan-2-amine salt for example, a hydrate (e.g. a monohydrate) crystalline form (e.g. Form 2 or Form 3) or an amorphous form; as well as pharmaceutical compositions, and the uses thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by GLP-1R in a mammal, such as a human.

Provided are a calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonist compound and application thereof. Specifically, provided are a series of polypeptide CaSR agonist compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have agonist effects on human CaSRs to reduce plasma parathyroid hormone and serum calcium ion levels, and can be used for treatment of metabolic diseases such as primary hyperparathyroidism, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and tumor-induced hypercalcemia.

The present invention relates to a compound having general formula I for use in the activation of AMPK. A composition comprising said compound for use in the activation of AMPK is also provided.

The invention relates to certain 1,5-benzothiazepine and 1,2,5-benzothiadiazepine derivatives as defined herein. These compounds are bile acid modulators having apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) and/or liver bile acid transport (LBAT) inhibitory activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and liver diseases.

Cranial placodes are embryonic structures essential for sensory and endocrine organ development. The efficient derivation of cranial placodes from human pluripotent stem cells is disclosed where the timed removal of the BMP inhibitor Noggin, a component of the dual-SMAD inhibition strategy of neural induction, triggers placode induction at the expense of CNS fates. Further fate specification at the pre-placode stage enables the selective generation of placode-derived trigeminal ganglia capable of in vivo engraftment, mature lens fibers and anterior pituitary hormone-producing cells that upon transplantation produce hormones including, but not limited to, human growth hormone and adrenocortiocotropic hormone in vivo. Alternatively, anterior pituitary hormone-producing cells are generated in cell culture systems in vitro.

The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Sodium channel, voltage-gated, alpha subunit (SCNA), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Sodium channel, voltage-gated, alpha subunit (SCNA). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of SCNA.

This invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides comprising at least one N3′.fwdarw.P5′ phosphorodiamidate linkage (NPN) in the backbone as well as methods for using the same. The antisense oligonucleotides can effectively prevent or decrease protein expression.

This invention relates generally to bifunctional molecules including (a) a TGFβRII or fragment thereof capable of binding TGFβ and (b) an antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, that binds to an immune checkpoint protein, such as Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1), uses of such molecules (e.g., for treating cancer), and methods of making such molecules.