Disclosed herein are calcitonin mimetics that are acylated at a lysine residue located at the 11 position or 19 position of the calcitonin mimetic, and the use thereof as medicaments in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, including diabetes, excess bodyweight, excessive food consumption and metabolic syndrome, NASH, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the regulation of blood glucose levels, the regulation of response to glucose tolerance tests, the regulation of food intake, and the treatment of osteoporosis and the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Disclosed herein is a method for preventing or reducing bone fractures in an overweight subject. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an osteoanabolic agent.

Disclosed herein is a method for preventing or reducing bone fractures in an overweight subject. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an osteoanabolic agent.

The peptide of the present invention performs a function, which is the same as or similar to that of natural interleukin (IL)-3, and has superior skin permeability due to the small size thereof. In addition, the peptide of the present invention suppresses the activation of NF-κB and nuclear transition by inhibiting the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL)-RANK signaling pathway, and suppresses the expression of a RANKL or an inflammatory cytokine-induced tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), cathepsin K, or TNF receptor type 1 or type 2, thereby inhibiting osteoclast differentiation depending on the treatment concentration. Moreover, the peptide of the present invention can contribute to osteoblast differentiation by promoting the expression of osteoblast differentiation markers such as osteocalcin (OCN), osteoprotegerin (OPG), bone sialoprotein (BSP), or osteopontin (OPN). Therefore, the superior activity and stability of the peptide of the present invention are useful for medicines, sanitary aids, or cosmetics.

The present invention provides compounds of formula I: ##STR00001##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for treatment of joint damage or joint injury in a mammal, and for inducing differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes.

A method of administering to a patient in need thereof or contacting with a biological sample, a compound related to Formula I-e ##STR00001##
or pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, is useful to inhibit activity of TLR7/8 or a mutant thereof and/or to treat a TLR7/8-mediated disorder.

A compound is represented by formula I. A stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, polymorph of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound, a preparation method of the compound, and the medical use of the compound are provided.

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A phosphorous compound such as STMP is used as a cross-linking agent while making a starch nanoparticle with a bisphosphonate drug in an emulsion process. Negative charge of the nanoparticle is optionally reduced or reversed by adding cations and/or cationizing the starch optionally while forming the nanoparticles. Anionic active agents, such as a bisphosphonate, are optionally incorporated into the nanoparticle during the formation process. For example, a bisphosphonate salt can be added, which promotes the crosslinking reaction while also providing bisphosphonate in the nanoparticle. The retention of both calcium and bisphosphonate in the nanoparticle is improved when both salts are used. Alternatively, the nanoparticle may be used without added calcium. The nanoparticles may be useful for the treatment of osteoporosis or other skeletal disorders or cancer.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including a recombinant stabilized galectin 9 protein for prevention or treatment of a bone disease, particularly relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of a bone disease including rheumatoid arthritis, which includes a recombinant stabilized galectin 9 protein in which amino acids of link peptides are deleted and amino acids of C-terminal domains (CCRD) are deleted or substituted, as an active ingredient.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including a recombinant stabilized galectin 9 protein for prevention or treatment of a bone disease, particularly relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of a bone disease including rheumatoid arthritis, which includes a recombinant stabilized galectin 9 protein in which amino acids of link peptides are deleted and amino acids of C-terminal domains (CCRD) are deleted or substituted, as an active ingredient.