The present invention pertains to: the provision of a method for promoting skin wound healing and a composition to be used for promoting skin wound healing; the provision of a method useful for preventing or ameliorating ulcers and bedsores or a composition therefor; the provision of a method for preventing skin aging and a composition to be used for preventing skin aging; the provision of a composition useful for preventing or ameliorating skin damage caused by an anticancer agent; and, furthermore, the provision of a method for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells and a composition for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells. More specifically, use of a composition, said composition being characterized by comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance selected from the group consisting of a substance which induces or maintains the expression of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which inhibits the degradation of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which promotes the competitive amplification ability of epidermal stem cells, a substance which suppresses genomic stress or oxidative stress in cells and a substance which prevents DNA damage in cells, enables the promotion of skin wound healing, protection from an anticancer agent and prevention of skin aging. Thus, the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells can be enhanced.

The present invention pertains to: the provision of a method for promoting skin wound healing and a composition to be used for promoting skin wound healing; the provision of a method useful for preventing or ameliorating ulcers and bedsores or a composition therefor; the provision of a method for preventing skin aging and a composition to be used for preventing skin aging; the provision of a composition useful for preventing or ameliorating skin damage caused by an anticancer agent; and, furthermore, the provision of a method for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells and a composition for enhancing the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells. More specifically, use of a composition, said composition being characterized by comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance selected from the group consisting of a substance which induces or maintains the expression of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which inhibits the degradation of COL17A1 in cells, a substance which promotes the competitive amplification ability of epidermal stem cells, a substance which suppresses genomic stress or oxidative stress in cells and a substance which prevents DNA damage in cells, enables the promotion of skin wound healing, protection from an anticancer agent and prevention of skin aging. Thus, the regeneration ability of epidermal stem cells can be enhanced.

The present disclosure relates to the synergistic combination of a sulforaphane precursor, an enzyme capable of converting the sulforaphane precursor to sulforaphane, a cofactor of the enzyme, and a glucan. The present disclosure also relates to the synergistic combination of sulforaphane or a derivative thereof and a glucan. The present disclosure also relates to the synergistic combination of a broccoli extract or powder and a glucan. The glucan may be a β-glucan. The glucan may be provided in a mushroom extract or powder selected from one or more of a maitake, a shiitake, or a reishi mushroom. Compositions and methods relating to these combinations are described.

The present disclosure relates, in general, to use of small diffusible thiols in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with glutamate excitotoxicity, protein aggregation and oxidative stress in the central nervous system, particularly in the brain.

The present disclosure relates, in general, to use of small diffusible thiols in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with glutamate excitotoxicity, protein aggregation and oxidative stress in the central nervous system, particularly in the brain.

The invention relates to Bis-thiol compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating, managing or lessening the severity of pulmonary infections in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a bismuth-thiol (BT) composition that comprises at least one BT compound.

The invention relates to Bis-thiol compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating, managing or lessening the severity of pulmonary infections in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a bismuth-thiol (BT) composition that comprises at least one BT compound.

Cryptosporidium parvum is a highly prevalent zoonotic and anthroponotic protozoan parasite that causes a diarrheal syndrome in children and neonatal livestock, culminating in growth retardation and mortalities. Disclosed herein are inhibitors against the enzymatic activity of recombinant CpLDH protein that were identified. The inhibitors were tested for anti-Cryptosporidium effect using in vitro infection assays of HCT-8 cells monolayers. Compounds NSC158011 and NSC10447 were identified to inhibit the proliferation of intracellular C. parvum in vitro, with IC50 values of 14.88 and 72.65 μM, respectively. At doses tolerable in mice, both NSC158011 and NSC10447 significantly reduced the shedding of C. parvum oocysts in infected immunocompromised mice's feces and prevented intestinal villous atrophy as well as mucosal erosion due to C. parvum. These findings have unveiled anti-Cryptosporidium drug candidates that can be explored further for the development of therapeutic agents against C. parvum infections.

Cryptosporidium parvum is a highly prevalent zoonotic and anthroponotic protozoan parasite that causes a diarrheal syndrome in children and neonatal livestock, culminating in growth retardation and mortalities. Disclosed herein are inhibitors against the enzymatic activity of recombinant CpLDH protein that were identified. The inhibitors were tested for anti-Cryptosporidium effect using in vitro infection assays of HCT-8 cells monolayers. Compounds NSC158011 and NSC10447 were identified to inhibit the proliferation of intracellular C. parvum in vitro, with IC50 values of 14.88 and 72.65 μM, respectively. At doses tolerable in mice, both NSC158011 and NSC10447 significantly reduced the shedding of C. parvum oocysts in infected immunocompromised mice's feces and prevented intestinal villous atrophy as well as mucosal erosion due to C. parvum. These findings have unveiled anti-Cryptosporidium drug candidates that can be explored further for the development of therapeutic agents against C. parvum infections.

The present invention relates compounds of Formula (A), as well as their preparation and uses, and further relates pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their uses as modulators of dysfunctional glutamate transmission. The present invention also relates to uses of the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in treating or preventing certain neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases as well as cancer in humans. ##STR00001##