The present invention relates to alpha-1-microglobulin (A1M) for use in the protection of bone marrow cells in a subject.

The inventors have unexpectedly discovered that shock and/or potential multi-organ failure due to shock can be effectively treated by administration of liquid high-dose protease inhibitor formulations to a location upstream of where pancreatic proteases are introduced into the gastrointestinal tract. Most preferably, administration is directly to the stomach, for example, via nasogastric tube under a protocol effective to treat shock by such administration without the need of providing significant quantities of the protease inhibitor to the jejunum and/or ileum.

The inventors have unexpectedly discovered that shock and/or potential multi-organ failure due to shock can be effectively treated by administration of liquid high-dose protease inhibitor formulations to a location upstream of where pancreatic proteases are introduced into the gastrointestinal tract. Most preferably, administration is directly to the stomach, for example, via nasogastric tube under a protocol effective to treat shock by such administration without the need of providing significant quantities of the protease inhibitor to the jejunum and/or ileum.

Sex hormone-binding globulin and/or any fragment thereof for use as a medicament, in particular for use in the treatment of obesity and hepatic steatosis. The invention also relates to the cosmetic use of the sex hormone-binding globulin and/or any fragment thereof for improving the bodily appearance of a mammal with subcutaneous fat herniated or accumulated within the fibrous connective tissue under the skin, in particular the cosmetic use is for cellulite.

Methods of preventing and/or treating reperfusion injury are provided. The methods involve administering alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2MG) to a subject with ischemia in one or more tissues or organs, in order to prevent or decrease reperfusion injury when blood flow is restored to the tissues or organs (reperfusion). In some aspects, the patient who is treated has had a heart attack (e.g. acute myocardial infarction, AMI) and the ischemic tissue that is protected from reperfusion injury is heart tissue.

The disclosure provides apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) mimetic peptides and methods for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient with an effective amount of an apoC-II mimetic peptide.

An agent for improving brain function and agent for preventing or treating cognitive impairment, which comprises: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a protein; 5 to 80 parts by weight of a medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride as a lipid; and 1 to 50 parts by weight of a carbohydrate, per 100 parts by weight.

An agent for improving brain function and agent for preventing or treating cognitive impairment, which comprises: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a protein; 5 to 80 parts by weight of a medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride as a lipid; and 1 to 50 parts by weight of a carbohydrate, per 100 parts by weight.

A method for treating a respiratory condition of a patient with Alpha-2 Macroglobulin (?2M) molecules includes drawing whole blood, separating plasma containing ?2M molecules from other components of the whole blood, isolating the ?2M molecules from the other components of the plasma, and administering at least some of the isolated ?2M molecules to the patient via inhalation.

Provided are catechol nanoparticles, catechol protein nanoparticles, and a preparation method and use thereof. The method includes: adding a tannin compound-containing natural herb medicine into water to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to heating reflux extraction to obtain a herb medicine extract and subjecting the herb medicine extract to fractionation to obtain the catechol nanoparticles.