Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for inhibiting microbe growth. The methods can comprise contacting the microbe with an antimicrobial agent and bicarbonate. In some embodiments, provided herein are methods for treating or preventing a microbial infection, comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of (i) bicarbonate and (ii) an antimicrobial agent.

Several embodiments of NO releasing compounds are disclosed. In some embodiments, the structures are covalently modified to store and release nitric oxide. Some embodiments pertain to methods of making and use of these structures. The compounds may be tailored to release nitric oxide in a controlled manner and can be useful, for example, for treating or preventing microbial infections, or reducing the microbial load of a microbial infection.

A method and system for treating a subject with a disorder which provides within the subject at least one photoactivatable drug for treatment of the subject, applies initiation energy from at least one source to generate inside the subject a preferential x-ray flux for generation of Cherenkov radiation (CR) light capable of activating at least one photoactivatable drug, and from the CR light, activating inside the subject the at least one photoactivatable drug to thereby treat the disorder.

A method and system for treating a subject with a disorder which provides within the subject at least one photoactivatable drug for treatment of the subject, applies initiation energy from at least one source to generate inside the subject a preferential x-ray flux for generation of Cherenkov radiation (CR) light capable of activating at least one photoactivatable drug, and from the CR light, activating inside the subject the at least one photoactivatable drug to thereby treat the disorder.

The disclosure provides compositions and formulations for the treatment and mitigation disease as well as the restoration of cells to a state of metabolic homeostasis. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the treatment of disease or disorder. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the maintenance or restoration of cellular metabolic homeostasis.

The disclosure provides compositions and formulations for the treatment and mitigation disease as well as the restoration of cells to a state of metabolic homeostasis. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the treatment of disease or disorder. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the maintenance or restoration of cellular metabolic homeostasis.

The disclosure provides compositions and formulations for the treatment and mitigation disease as well as the restoration of cells to a state of metabolic homeostasis. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the treatment of disease or disorder. The disclosure further provides exemplary methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising a mineral cation complex and ionic salt to a subject for the maintenance or restoration of cellular metabolic homeostasis.

The present invention relates to a method for preparation of a fermented Allium tuberosum composition which is obtained by inoculating and fermenting Allium tuberosum with yeast to generate nitrite ions and adding an anthocyanin to stabilize the nitrite ions, and to the fermented Allium tuberosum composition, whereby when ingested into the body, the natural nitrite ions are converted into nitric oxide to induce various biological activities such as hypotension, immunopotentiation, improved blood circulation, and the like. An anthocyanin can be obtained in the form of an extract from aronia, purple corn, black rice, berries such as blueberries and so forth, black bean, and the like and can improve the thermal stability of nitrite ions. Provided are thus a method for preparing a nitrite ion-stabilized, fermented Allium tuberosum liquid by adding an anthocyanin to a fermented Allium tuberosum liquid and a composition thereof.

The present invention relates to a method for preparation of a fermented Allium tuberosum composition which is obtained by inoculating and fermenting Allium tuberosum with yeast to generate nitrite ions and adding an anthocyanin to stabilize the nitrite ions, and to the fermented Allium tuberosum composition, whereby when ingested into the body, the natural nitrite ions are converted into nitric oxide to induce various biological activities such as hypotension, immunopotentiation, improved blood circulation, and the like. An anthocyanin can be obtained in the form of an extract from aronia, purple corn, black rice, berries such as blueberries and so forth, black bean, and the like and can improve the thermal stability of nitrite ions. Provided are thus a method for preparing a nitrite ion-stabilized, fermented Allium tuberosum liquid by adding an anthocyanin to a fermented Allium tuberosum liquid and a composition thereof.

Hypertonic pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The hypertonic pharmaceutical compositions contain an anti-platinum chemoprotectant agent and a gelling agent. Also disclosed are methods of medical use of the hypertonic pharmaceutical compositions.