The invention provides epoxytaccalonolide microtubule stabilizers and their use as anti-proliferative microtubule stabilizing agents.

The invention provides epoxytaccalonolide microtubule stabilizers and their use as anti-proliferative microtubule stabilizing agents.

The disclosure relates to compounds and compositions for bone formation, fracture treatment, bone grafting, bone fusion, cartilage maintenance and repair and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising one or more compound(s) disclosed herein, such as clotrimazole, honokiol, magnolol, tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, sirolimus, everolimus, temsirolimus, spironolactone, fluticasone, fluticasone propionate, fluticasone furoate, linezolid, telmisartan, chlorambucil, retinol, isotretinoin, acitretin, etretinate, retinoic acid (tretinoin), teniposide, mitomycin C, cytarabine, decitabine, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine, valrubicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, pixantrone, plicamycin, pazopanib, topotecan, camptothecin, irinotecan, sunitinib, derivatives, or salt thereof, for use in bone growth processes. In a typical embodiment, a bone graft composition is implanted in a subject at a site of desired bone growth or enhancement.

The disclosure relates to compounds and compositions for bone formation, fracture treatment, bone grafting, bone fusion, cartilage maintenance and repair and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising one or more compound(s) disclosed herein, such as clotrimazole, honokiol, magnolol, tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, sirolimus, everolimus, temsirolimus, spironolactone, fluticasone, fluticasone propionate, fluticasone furoate, linezolid, telmisartan, chlorambucil, retinol, isotretinoin, acitretin, etretinate, retinoic acid (tretinoin), teniposide, mitomycin C, cytarabine, decitabine, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine, valrubicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, pixantrone, plicamycin, pazopanib, topotecan, camptothecin, irinotecan, sunitinib, derivatives, or salt thereof, for use in bone growth processes. In a typical embodiment, a bone graft composition is implanted in a subject at a site of desired bone growth or enhancement.

Provided are: a citrus seed extract-containing composition, a food and a drug all of which sufficiently exert a novel function of a citrus (specifically, a citrus seed extract), and a method for producing the citrus seed extract-containing composition. The citrus seed extract-containing composition includes obacunone and nomilin both derived from a citrus seed extract. Herein, the ratio of the obacunone content to the nomilin content (i.e., obacunone content/nomilin content) is at least 0.020.

Provided are: a citrus seed extract-containing composition, a food and a drug all of which sufficiently exert a novel function of a citrus (specifically, a citrus seed extract), and a method for producing the citrus seed extract-containing composition. The citrus seed extract-containing composition includes obacunone and nomilin both derived from a citrus seed extract. Herein, the ratio of the obacunone content to the nomilin content (i.e., obacunone content/nomilin content) is at least 0.020.

The present invention provides novel methods to treat disease by modulating retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (ROR-gamma) in vitro and in vivo with ursolic acid analogs, and compositions thereof. The methods and compounds disclosed herein are useful for inhibiting the differentiation of a population of T cells, or treating a disease related to Th17 cell responses in a subject. Examples of such diseases include, but are not limited to, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and diabetes.

The present invention provides novel methods to treat disease by modulating retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (ROR-gamma) in vitro and in vivo with ursolic acid analogs, and compositions thereof. The methods and compounds disclosed herein are useful for inhibiting the differentiation of a population of T cells, or treating a disease related to Th17 cell responses in a subject. Examples of such diseases include, but are not limited to, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and diabetes.

The present invention relates to a hormone replacement therapy, to the associated compounds and to the associated packaging units, for alleviating menopause-associated symptoms which is based on the administration to a female mammal of an estetrol component at specified daily doses, optionally in combination with a progestogenic component. The therapy enjoys a statistically significant efficacy combined with a favourable profile for side effects compared to currently available methods for alleviating menopause-associated symptoms.

The present invention relates to a hormone replacement therapy, to the associated compounds and to the associated packaging units, for alleviating menopause-associated symptoms which is based on the administration to a female mammal of an estetrol component at specified daily doses, optionally in combination with a progestogenic component. The therapy enjoys a statistically significant efficacy combined with a favourable profile for side effects compared to currently available methods for alleviating menopause-associated symptoms.