This disclosure relates to a drug delivery system comprising an intraocular pressure lowering agent, a neurotrophic agent, such as a CNTF compound, a C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) compound, a Tie-2 agonist, a Natriuretic Peptide Receptor-B (NPR-B) compound, or an apoptosis signaling fragment inhibitor (FAS) or FAS-ligand (FASL) inhibitor, including any combination of these compounds and a sustained delivery component. Methods of treating a glaucoma or related conditions, medicaments, kits, uses and methods of manufacturing are also described.

Disclosed are a fusion protein comprising a thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) fragment and the use thereof. More specifically, disclosed are a fusion protein comprising a TSHR fragment comprising an extracellular domain of a wild-type TSHR and having a substitution of an amino acid at specific position and an immunoglobulin Fc region or a carboxy-terminal cap (C-CAP), and the use thereof. The fusion protein has improved pharmaceutical efficacy, in-vivo persistence and protein stability and a pharmaceutical composition containing the fusion protein as an active ingredient is useful as a therapeutic agent or diagnostic reagent for the alleviation of Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy.

The present disclosure is concerned with the use of agents that modulate bridging integrator 3 (BIN3) signaling and/or janus kinase 3 (JAK3) signaling for treating various gliomas such as, for example, glioblastoma. The present disclosure is also concerned with the use of agents that increase levels of EGFR ligand (e.g., tofacitinib, EGFR ligands) for treating gliomas, and, in particular, for treating EGFR amplified gliomas. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to ActRII antagonists and methods of using ActRII antagonists to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more PH-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using an ActRII antagonist to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. The disclosure further provides methods of using an ActRII antagonist to reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in a subject in need thereof.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to ActRII antagonists and methods of using ActRII antagonists to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more PH-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using an ActRII antagonist to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. The disclosure further provides methods of using an ActRII antagonist to reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in a subject in need thereof.

The present invention is directed to transduced T cells expressing at least 100,000 molecules of human somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2), which improves PET/CT imaging sensitivity. The present invention is also directed to transduced T cells expressing SSTR2 and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In one embodiment, the CAR is specific to human ICAM-1 and the CAR comprises a binding domain that is scFv of anti-human ICAM-1, or an I domain of the αL subunit of human lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1. In another embodiment, the CAR is specific to human CD19, and the CAR comprises a binding domain that is scFv of anti-human CD19. The present invention is further directed to using the above transduced T cells for monitoring T cell distribution in a patient by PET/CT imaging and/or treating cancer.

This disclosure relates to a drug delivery system comprising an intraocular pressure lowering agent, a neurotrophic agent, such as a CNTF compound, a C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) compound, a Tie-2 agonist, a Natriuretic Peptide Receptor-B (NPR-B) compound, or an apoptosis signaling fragment inhibitor (FAS) or FAS-ligand (FASL) inhibitor, including any combination of these compounds and a sustained delivery component. Methods of treating a glaucoma or related conditions, medicaments, kits, uses and methods of manufacturing are also described.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to GDF/BMP antagonists and methods of using GDF/BMP antagonists to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more PH-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. The disclosure further provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in a subject in need thereof.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to single-arm AetRIIA heteromultimers and sing-arm ActRIIB heteromultimers and methods of using such heteromultimers to treat, prevent, or reduce tire progression rate and/or severity of renal diseases or conditions, particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more renal-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using a single-arm ActRIIA heteromultimer or single-arm ActRIIB heteromultimer to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, Alport syndrome, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), polycystic kidney disease, and/or chronic kidney disease.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to single-arm AetRIIA heteromultimers and sing-arm ActRIIB heteromultimers and methods of using such heteromultimers to treat, prevent, or reduce tire progression rate and/or severity of renal diseases or conditions, particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more renal-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using a single-arm ActRIIA heteromultimer or single-arm ActRIIB heteromultimer to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, Alport syndrome, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), polycystic kidney disease, and/or chronic kidney disease.