Disclosed are compositions and formulations comprising enzymes or other biocatalyst that cleave surface-accessible DNA polymers and/or glycoprotein carbohydrate chains at galactose residues in dental calculus, and optionally further include one or more proteolytic enzymes, thereby destroying the structural integrity of the calculus, and allowing it to be readily removed without requiring special treatment by a trained dental professional. Also disclosed are methods for removing dental calculus using the disclosed compositions and formulations.

An enteric-coated oral dosage form comprising an acid labile active pharmaceutical ingredient where the composition is substantially free of monomeric phthalic acid esters and synthetic oils is described herein. Also provided are methods for making and using the enteric-coated oral dosage form. The disclosed pharmaceutical compositions comprise an enteric coating which includes at least one plasticizer, at least one film-forming agent and optionally at least one anti-sticking agent.

The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.

Provided herein are engineered proteases of the S1A family that are specific for, and capable of, cleaving Factor B. Also provided herein are methods of making and using such engineered proteases. The engineered proteases provided herein may be useful for treating a disease or condition associated with dysregulation of the complement system by reducing complement activation through cleavage and inactivation of Factor B.

The present invention relates to polypeptide variants of porcine trypsin, to nucleic acid molecules encoding these variants, and to host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. It also relates to the use of these variants in methods for producing insulin. The invention further relates to the use of these variants as medicaments, as food ingredients, or as feed ingredients and to the use of these variants within a process of manufacturing a food ingredient or a feed ingredient.

Provided herein are methods and assays for isolating and culturing seborrheic keratosis cells ex vivo. Also provided herein are screening assays using cultured seborrheic keratosis cells and methods for treating seborrheic keratosis in a subject.

A method for measuring blood lead ion concentration comprising the steps of: providing a blood sample; analyzing the blood sample by using a mass spectrometry to obtain a spectrum; calculating an intensity area of a characteristic peak at mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)=1088.160.05 in the spectrum; and calculating a lead ion concentration (g/dL) in the blood sample using the formula of y=0.875x+11.5, wherein y indicates the intensity area, and x indicates the lead ion concentration in the blood sample.

Provided is a dental pretreatment material for dental tissue regeneration by use of dental pulp stem cells, particularly a dental pretreatment material effectively enabling dental tissue regeneration even by use of dental pulp stem cells of middle-aged or older individuals. The dental pretreatment material is characterized by comprising a serine protease, specifically trypsin. The dental pretreatment material comprising trypsin is used as an injection into a root canal before a root canal filling material comprising dental pulp stem cells and an extracellular matrix is inserted into the root canal as an attempt to regenerate a dental pulp and a dentin. The root canal filling material includes an ALK5 inhibitor, a CCR3 antagonist, or a CCL11 neutralizing antibody.

The present invention provides compositions (for example, nutritional compositions or therapeutic compositions) that comprise a probiotic component, colostrum, a protein component, and a detoxification component. The compositions may further comprise a prebiotic component, a tissue constituent component, a symptomatic relief component, a cellular bioenergetics component, a tissue healing component, and/or an enzyme component. Also provided are methods of preventing or treating a disturbance in the integrity of a tissue barrier and/or a mucosal membrane adjacent to or on a tissue of an individual and preventing or treating resulting diseases or conditions by administering such compositions to the individual.

A therapeutic composition for the treatment of the symptoms of prion diseases and the method for preparing the therapeutic agents is disclosed. The therapeutic composition is a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more digestive and/or pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic composition may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic composition may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or other method. Further, a method of using fecal chymotrypsin level as a biomarker for the presence of a prion disease, or the likelihood of an individual to develop a prion disease is disclosed.