Provided herein are methods of enhancing mechanical thrombectomy during endovascular therapy for acute thrombosis using 3,3′-diindolylmethane.

The present invention relates to Akkermansia muciniphila SNUG-61027 strain (accession number KCTC 13530BP) and use thereof, specifically, a composition for suppressing appetite or preventing, ameliorating, alleviating or treating metabolic diseases, comprising the strain, or a culture solution thereof, etc. or a B2UM07 protein isolated therefrom as an active ingredient, and use thereof for suppressing appetite or preventing, ameliorating, alleviating or treating metabolic diseases, and a method of suppressing appetite or preventing, ameliorating, alleviating or treating metabolic diseases using the same are provided. Through this, among the anti-obesity effects, not only weight reduction and glucose homeostasis regulation, but also the effect on brown fat and the effect of secreting appetite regulating hormones are exhibited.

In one aspect, the invention provides a peptide comprising a chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)-targeting signal domain; a protein-binding domain that selectively binds to a target cytosolic protein; and a cell membrane penetrating domain (CMPD). In another aspect, the invention provides methods for reducing the intracellular expression level of an endogenous target protein in vitro and in an animal, wherein the method involves administration of the peptide. Methods are also provided for treating a pathological condition in an animal, the methods comprising administering the peptide to the animal. In one embodiment, the pathological condition is a neurodegenerative disease. In another embodiment of the invention, the target cytosolic protein is death associated protein kinase I and the CMPD is protein transduction domain of the HIV-1 Tat protein.

In one aspect, the invention provides a peptide comprising a chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)-targeting signal domain; a protein-binding domain that selectively binds to a target cytosolic protein; and a cell membrane penetrating domain (CMPD). In another aspect, the invention provides methods for reducing the intracellular expression level of an endogenous target protein in vitro and in an animal, wherein the method involves administration of the peptide. Methods are also provided for treating a pathological condition in an animal, the methods comprising administering the peptide to the animal. In one embodiment, the pathological condition is a neurodegenerative disease. In another embodiment of the invention, the target cytosolic protein is death associated protein kinase I and the CMPD is protein transduction domain of the HIV-1 Tat protein.

The present invention relates antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. The antidotes are factor X and factor Xa protein derivatives that bind to the factor Xa inhibitors thereby substantially neutralizing them but do not assemble into the prothrombinase complex. The derivatives describe herein lack or have reduced intrinsic coagulant activity. Disclosed herein are methods of reversing anticoagulation, stopping or preventing bleeding in a patient that is currently undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor.

Some embodiments provide a system for external manipulation of magnetic nanoparticles in vasculature using a remotely placed magnetic field-generating stator. In one aspect, the systems and methods relate to the control of magnetic nanoparticles in a fluid medium using permanent magnet-based or electromagnetic field-generating stator sources. Such a system can be useful for increasing the diffusion of therapeutic agents in a fluid medium, such as a human circulatory system, which can result in substantial clearance of fluid obstructions, such as vascular occlusions, in a circulatory system resulting in increased blood flow.

The peptide inhibitor of PSD-95, Tat-NR2B9c, and related peptides can inhibit reperfusion injury when administered before blood flow is restored. This role is in addition to the role of active agent that inhibits PSD-95 inhibiting damage resulting from ischemia and resulting excitotoxicity. The relative timing of administering an active agent that inhibits PSD-95 and reperfusion by thrombolytic agents is additionally influenced by degradation of plasmin-sensitive active agent that inhibits PSD-95 by plasmin induced by thrombolytic agents if the active agent that inhibits PSD-95 and plasmin are co-resident in the plasma. Plasmin-degradation can be reduced or avoided and the benefit of inhibiting reperfusion injury obtained by administering an active agent that inhibits PSD-95 before restoration of blood flow by reperfusion, preferably at least 10, 15, 20, 22, 25, 30, 40, 50 or 60 minutes before restoration of blood flow by reperfusion.

The present disclosure provides immunogenic compositions comprising Group A Streptococcus (GAS) polypeptide antigens and at least one polypeptide-polysaccharide conjugate. The present disclosure further provides methods of using such compositions to induce immune responses against GAS infections in subjects.

Compositions for a phage particle are disclosed. The phage particle is non-replicating and includes at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence that is capable of being expressed in a target bacteria. The expressed heterologous nucleic acid sequence is non-lethal to the target bacteria.

Methods of treating patients having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are provided herein.