A bioconjugate comprising at least one neuropeptide covalently bond to at least one hydrocarbon compound of squalene structure.

The present disclosure provides nanoparticle compositions comprising i) a polymeric nanoparticle, ii) one or more ligands conjugated to the polymeric nanoparticle, and iii) urolithin A. The disclosure also provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the nanoparticle compositions for use in treating patients with various disease states.

The present invention relates to the use of at least one peptide having sequence VRLIVAVRIWRR, VRLIVAVRIKRR, VRLIVKVRIWRR, VRLIVKVRIKRR (SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO 2, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 4), as a bactericidal antimicrobial agent against Listeria monocytogenes.

The present invention provides polymers, microparticles, nanoparticles, and compositions thereof for inducing an immune response and preventing or treating a metabolic inhibition in a subject. The present invention additionally provides kits that find use in the practice of the methods of the invention.

A therapeutic nanoparticle comprising: at least one oncologic drug; and taurolidine, whereby to provide the simultaneous delivery of the at least one oncologic drug and taurolidine, thereby harnessing the synergistic effect of taurolidine on the at least one oncologic drug.

Proposed is a porous silicon nanoparticle with isothiocyanate moiety conjugated to the surface. The porous silicon nanoparticle with isothiocyanate moiety conjugated to the surface has low side effects due to high biocompatibility, and can generate reactive oxygen species in cells without an external initiator, which can promote decomposition and release of supported drugs.

The present disclosure provides, in part, peptide self-assemblies that are made into tablet form and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods and formulations for a tabletized form of a vaccine, particularly a vaccine comprising self-assembling peptide-polymer nanofibers, an excipient and an adjuvant. Methods of making and using the tablet formulation are also provided.

Silica nanocarriers hybridized with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (“SPIONs”) and curcumin through equilibrium or enforced adsorption technique. Methods for dual delivery of SPIONs and curcumin to a target for diagnosis or therapy, for example, for SPION-based magnetic resonance imaging or for targeted delivery of curcumin to a cell or tissue. The technique can be extend to co-precipitation of mixed metal oxide involving Ni, Mn, Co and Cu oxide. The calcination temperature can be varied from 500-900° C. The nanocombination is functionalized with chitosan, polyacrylic acid, PLGA or another agent to increase its biocompatibility in vivo.

Methods and compositions are provided for oligonucleotides that bind targets of interest. The targets include cells and microvesicles, such as those derived from various diseases. The oligonucleotides can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The target of the oligonucleotides can be a target such as PARP1, HIST1H1B, HIST1H1D, NCL, FBL, SFPQ, RPL12, ACTB, HIST1H4A, SSBP1, NONO, H2AFJ, and DDX21, or a complex, subunit or fragment thereof.

A lyophilized composition capable of encapsulating any nucleic acid with high efficiency and easily is provided. A lyophilized composition of lipid nanoparticles not containing a nucleic acid but containing an ionic lipid, a sterol, a PEG lipid, an acidic buffer component that shows a buffering action at pH 1-6, and a cryoprotectant, wherein a weight ratio of the cryoprotectant and a total lipid is 10:1-1000:1.