Disclosed are a double stranded oligonucleotide construct, configured such that a hydrophilic material and a hydrophobic material are conjugated through a simple covalent bond or a linker-mediated covalent bond to both ends of a double stranded oligonucleotide in order to efficiently deliver an androgen-receptor-specific oligonucleotide into a cell, a nanoparticle capable of being produced by self-assembling double stranded oligonucleotide constructs in an aqueous solution through hydrophobic interactions, and a composition for preventing hair loss or promoting hair growth containing the double stranded oligonucleotide construct. The double stranded oligonucleotide construct including the androgen-receptor-specific oligonucleotide and the composition for preventing hair loss or promoting hair growth containing the same as an active ingredient can suppress the expression of an androgen receptor with high efficiency without side effects, and can thus exhibit excellent effects on preventing hair loss, particularly androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium, and promoting hair growth.

The invention provides novel compositions of fluorocarbon nanoemulsions comprising one or more of fluorosurfactants and phospholipids, and methods of preparation and use thereof for enhanced oxygen delivery.

Materials, formulations, production methods, and methods for delivery of CFTR mRNA for induction of CFTR expression, including in the mammalian lung are provided. The present invention is particularly useful for treating cystic fibrosis.

The present invention concerns a polymeric material for the production of a non-viral nanoparticle. The polymeric material comprises (i) a hydrophilic linear polymer having a first end and a second end, (iii) a cross-linkable cationic polymer covalently bonded to the first end of the hydrophilic linear polymer, and (iii) at least one targeting/penetrating peptide covalently associated to the second end of the hydrophilic linear polymer. Also disclosed herein are nanoparticles produced with these polymeric material, processes for making the polymeric material and the nanoparticles as well as use of the nanoparticles.

Compositions and methods for inducing a protective mucosal immunity against an antigen in a subject include the step of administering to a mucosal tissue an effective amount of a vaccine composition including the antigen or polynucleotide encoding an antigen associated or encapsulated within carriers such as poly(amine-co-ester) polymers in the form of particles (e.g., solid nanoparticles formed of PACE) or PACE copolymers and/or blends. Typically, the subject has previously been exposed to the antigen, for example, by administering to the same subject via a systemic or mucosal route of administration a priming antigen. In some embodiments, the polynucleotides-based vaccines are messenger RNAs encoding a viral antigen such as a coronavirus spike protein sequence, or a portion thereof. In preferred embodiments, the vaccine composition is administered intranasally.

Compositions, reagents, formulations and methods to treat disease including autoimmune diseases and allergy are described. The compositions comprise an antigen causing immune intolerance, an immunosuppressant in a sustained release formulation. The methods, compositions, formulations and reagents to treat allergy also relate to applying the combination of allergen and immune activity enhancing agent in a sustained release formulation to a subject in need.

Compositions, reagents, formulations and methods to treat disease including autoimmune diseases and allergy are described. The compositions and formulations comprise an antigen causing immune intolerance, an immunosuppressant and a viscosity enhancing agent or a thermal phase changing agent. The reagent is a polymer conjugate comprising an antigen causing immune intolerance and an immunosuppressant conjugated to a polymer.

Biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles may include: a biocompatible polymer and/or functional metal nanostructures. The biocompatible polymer may be a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The functional metal nanostructures may include at least one noble metal, at least one magnetic metal oxide, or mixtures thereof. The biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles may have an average size less than or equal to 200 nanometers (nm).

Described herein are anhydrous antimicrobial topical formulations including metal nanoparticles and terpenes. Methods of use of the described formulations in wound treatment are also described.

The present invention provides a cyanine modified telodendrimer, nanoparticles thereof, and methods of using the nanoparticles to treat various diseases such as cancer.