There is described herein, multimers comprising a plurality of compounds covalently linked together, the compounds independently being of formula (I). ##STR00001##

Products, compositions, systems, and methods for modifying a target structure which mediates or is associated with a biological activity, including treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by or associated with a target structure, such as a virus, cell, subcellular structure or extracellular structure. The methods may be performed in situ in a non-invasive manner by application of an initiation energy to a subject thus producing an effect on or change to the target structure directly or via a modulation agent. The methods may further be performed by application of an initiation energy to a subject in situ to activate a pharmaceutical agent directly or via an energy modulation agent, optionally in the presence of one or more plasmonics active agents, thus producing an effect on or change to the target structure. Kits containing products or compositions formulated or configured and systems for use in practicing these methods.

A compound of the following general formula [I]:

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wherein each symbol has the same meaning as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical use of the same in treating organ transplant rejection, graft versus host reaction after transplantation, autoimmune disease, allergic disease and chronic myeloproliferative disease.

The present invention relates to methods of treating immune disorders and/or inflammation using certain modulator compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating an immune and inflammatory disorders disorder by administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective dosage of an ascaroside compound, or a mixture of ascaroside compounds, or a mixture containing at least one ascaroside.

The disclosure features methods of correcting a mutation in the human beta-globin (HBB) gene in a cell or population of cells. The disclosure also features methods of increasing repair of a DNA double stranded break (DSB) in an HBB gene by the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway. The disclosure also features compositions for use in the methods.

Disclosed herein are cells including cells expressing CD24 and related methods of their use and generation. In some embodiments, the cells disclosed herein do not express one or more MHC I and/or MHC II human leukocyte antigens. In some embodiments, the cells are hypoimmunogenic.

Disclosed herein are cells including cells expressing CD24 and related methods of their use and generation. In some embodiments, the cells disclosed herein do not express one or more MHC I and/or MHC II human leukocyte antigens. In some embodiments, the cells are hypoimmunogenic.

The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

There is provided a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for GVHD, which comprises bacteria belonging to any genus selected from the group consisting of the following genera: Blautia, Clostridium, unclassified Clostridiales, Actinomyces, Parabacteroides, Lachnoclostridium, Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, unclassified Lachnospiraceae, Roseburia, Ruminococcus, unclassified Firmicutes, Dorea, Phascolarctobacterium, Sutterella, Megamonas, Collinsella, Eubacterium, and Coprococcus, etc., or any combination of bacteria belonging to these genera.

The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

There is provided a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for GVHD, which comprises bacteria belonging to any genus selected from the group consisting of the following genera: Blautia, Clostridium, unclassified Clostridiales, Actinomyces, Parabacteroides, Lachnoclostridium, Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, unclassified Lachnospiraceae, Roseburia, Ruminococcus, unclassified Firmicutes, Dorea, Phascolarctobacterium, Sutterella, Megamonas, Collinsella, Eubacterium, and Coprococcus, etc., or any combination of bacteria belonging to these genera.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) an effective amount of an Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins (IAP) inhibitor, wherein the IAP inhibitor is represented by formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the definitions of each variable are provided herein; b) an effective amount of a second inhibitor, wherein the second inhibitor is a poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor or a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

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