A protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 97% homology to SEQ ID NO: 1. The amino acid sequence comprises valine at position 60, glycine at position 123 and lysine at position 109 and the protein binds hIL17A.

A protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 97% homology to SEQ ID NO: 1. The amino acid sequence comprises valine at position 60, glycine at position 123 and lysine at position 109 and the protein binds hIL17A.

There is provided herein a composition for boosting the immune system comprising a keratin compound and beta-lactoglobulin (LGB).

The present invention provides a variety of methods for the identification and/or treatment of subjects that are at risk for developing life-threatening complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other infections. Such methods involve determining if a subject has clonal hematopoiesis.

Provided herein is a formulation to pre-treat an organ prior to transplantation, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an immunosuppressive agent encapsulated in a micelle, liposome or polymeric nanoparticle that comprises on its surface a targeting moiety.

Described are methods of producing an autologous composition useful for treatment of damaged and/or injured connective tissues, chronic tendinosis, chronic muscle tears and/or chronic degenerative joint conditions and skin inflammatory disorders in a mammal. The method comprises preparing an anti-inflammatory/anti-catabolic component of the autologous composition comprising IL-1ra and TIMPs. An anti-inflammatory/anti-catabolic component is prepared comprising: collecting blood from the mammal; delivering the blood to a tube; incubating the blood at a temperature of from about 37° C. to about 39° C. for about 24 hours, preferably in the presence of sodium citrate; centrifuging the blood to separate the blood into a supernatant component and a cellular fraction; and collecting the supernatant component. The method further comprises preparing a regenerative component of the autologous composition comprising: collecting blood from the mammal; delivering the blood to a tube in the presence of about 4% citric acid; centrifuging the blood to separate a platelet-rich plasma component from a whole blood; collecting the platelet-rich plasma component; and mixing the supernatant component with the platelet-rich plasma component to provide the autologous composition. Also provided is a method of treating damaged and/or injured connective tissues, chronic tendinosis, chronic muscle tears and/or chronic degenerative joint conditions and skin inflammatory disorders in a subject with the autologous composition, an autologous composition for treating damaged and/or injured connective tissues, chronic tendinosis, chronic muscle tears and/or chronic degenerative joint conditions and skin inflammatory disorders in a mammal and the use of the autologous composition for the treatment of damaged and/or injured connective tissues, chronic tendinosis, chronic muscle tears and/or chronic degenerative joint conditions and skin inflammatory disorders in a mammal.

A method for overcoming mild to moderate immune suppression includes the steps of inducing production of naive T-cells and restoring T-cell immunity. A method of vaccine immunotherapy includes the steps of inducing production of naive T-cells and exposing the naive T-cells to endogenous or exogenous antigens at an appropriate site. Additionally, a method for unblocking immunization at a regional lymph node includes the steps of promoting differentiation and maturation of immature dendritic cells at a regional lymph node and allowing presentation of processed peptides by resulting mature dendritic cells, thus, for example, exposing tumor peptides to T-cells to gain immunization of the T-cells. Further, a method of treating cancer and other persistent lesions includes the steps of administering an effective amount of a natural cytokine mixture as an adjuvant to endogenous or exogenous administered antigen to the cancer or other persistent lesions.

Methods and compositions are described for management of the pharmacokinetic properties of active agents, e.g., therapeutic moieties, by conjugating, fusing, or non-direct linkage of the active agent to one or more wild-type or modified heparin-binding peptides (HB). Compounds may be administered to tissues including skin. Contemplated uses include treatment of disease, allergen immunotherapy, and immunization. Other aspects relate to compositions, methods and kits comprising heparin-binding peptides (HB) fused or conjugated to the therapeutic agents.

Provided are nanoparticles comprising heparin, chitosan, and at least one immunomodulatory agent, e.g. a cytokine. The cytokine can be selected from the group consisting of TNF, IL-12, IL-2, IL-23, IL-1α, IL-10, IL-18, and combinations thereof. Further provided are methods of making a nanoparticle comprising mixing a first composition comprising heparin with a second composition comprising chitosan in the presence of at least one cytokine to form a third composition. Further provided are methods of modulating an immune response comprising co-administering to a subject an antigen or vaccine with nanoparticles comprising heparin, chitosan, and at least one cytokine.

A composition comprising TGFβ, an inflammatory agent and a tryptophan indoleamine-2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) metabolite, in particular, TGFβ, IFNγ and kynurenine, is provided, as well as regulatory mesenchymal stem cell lines or myeloid-derived suppressor cell lines obtained by contacting mesenchymal stem cell lines or myeloid-derived suppressor cell lines, respectively, with the composition. Methods for inhibiting proliferation of T cells, reducing Th17 and Tc17 differentiation of activated T cells and inflammation or for treating inter alia graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), comprising administering the cell lines, are further provided.