The current disclosure address a need in the art by providing methods and compositions for treating migraines and certain pain-related disorders with a combination therapy. Accordingly, aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for treating a migraine, post-traumatic headache, or chronic pain syndrome patient, the method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an insulin growth factor receptor (IGFR) activator and a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor. Further aspects relate to a composition comprising insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and a CGRP inhibitor. Also provided are methods for treating fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an insulin growth factor receptor (IGFR) activator.

Compositions are presented that include a recombinant IL-11 PEGylated at equimolar to low molar excess of PEG to achieve a highly pure monoconjugate preparation, which provides improved half-life in serum while having desirable therapeutic activity and presenting fewer side-effects. Most preferably, the IL-11 is an N-terminally truncated human or humanized IL-11 and has a 20 Kd or 40 Kd branched PEG moiety, Y- or comb-shaped in particular, coupled to the N-terminal amino group. Such compounds are characterized by substantially increased stability in serum and sustained biological activity while exhibiting significantly reduced plasma expansion.

The present invention is directed to a novel naturally occurring human cytokine that is comprised of a heterodimer of interleukin-17 and interleukin-17F designated herein as interleukin 17A/F (IL-17A/F). Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, specific antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. Further provided herein are methods for treating degenerative cartilaginous disorders and other inflammatory diseases.

Methods of treating and preventing metabolic disease through inhibiting interleukin 11 (IL-11)-mediated signalling are disclosed, as well as agents for use in such methods.

The present invention is directed to a novel naturally occurring human cytokine that is comprised of a heterodimer of interleukin-17 and interleukin-17F designated herein as interleukin 17A/F (IL-17A/F). Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, specific antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. Further provided herein are methods for treating degenerative cartilaginous disorders and other inflammatory diseases.

The present invention is directed to a novel naturally occurring human cytokine that is comprised of a heterodimer of interleukin-17 and interleukin-17F designated herein as interleukin 17A/F (IL-17A/F). Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, specific antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. Further provided herein are methods for treating degenerative cartilaginous disorders and other inflammatory diseases.

Methods of treating and preventing hepatotoxicity through inhibiting interleukin 11 (IL-11)-mediated signalling are disclosed, as well as agents for use in such methods.

The present disclosure relates to improved supraparticles loaded with high levels of payload and methods for their production. Such supraparticles may be used in a range of therapeutic applications, for example, to improve growth or survival of cells and/or treat disease.

The disclosure provides methods of use of certain compounds that are useful for treating certain symptoms of endocrine disturbances, and in particular those associated with hot flashes.

The disclosure provides compositions comprising peptide-based nanofiber precursors and methods of using the same to inhibit cancerous cell growth and/or to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic agents to cells, e.g., cancerous cells. The compositions of the present technology include peptide-based nanofiber precursors as well as carrier complexes comprising a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, and a peptide-based nanofiber precursor. Also provided herein are methods for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to a cell comprising contacting the cell with a carrier complex including a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, and a peptide-based nanofiber precursor.