A vaccine construct comprising an antigenic PCSK9 peptide and an immunogenic carrier, and methods of using the same that are effective to lower blood cholesterol levels in a mammal and treat dyslipidemias and related disease states in a mammal without the frequency of administration required by passive immunity strategies.

Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, are described herein.

Provided herein are CD70-binding proteins comprising a CD70-binding domain and a transmembrane domain, engineered immune cells comprising the CD70-binding proteins, and methods of making and using the same. Also provided herein are engineered immune cells e.g. CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cells for administration to patients to treat cancer (e.g., solid tumors and hematologic tumors) and other unwanted conditions. The cells are engineered to functionally express a first antigen binding molecule e.g. a CD70 CAR and a second antigen binding molecule e.g. a second CAR that binds a target molecule characteristic of the cancer or other disease or unwanted condition. The cells may be further engineered to reduce the functional expression level of one or more of TRAC, CD52 and CD70. Also provided are methods of making and using the engineered cells, compositions and kits comprising them, and methods of treating by administering them.

This document relates to methods and materials involved in treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having, or at risk of developing, a disease or a condition characterized by inflammation and/or degeneration of a tissue. For example, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) expressing an antigen receptor (e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor) targeting a tissue that can exert an immunosuppressive effect in the targeted tissue as well as methods for using such MSCs are provided herein.

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for using cells having chemically-induced fusion protein complexes to spatially and temporally control immune cell signal initiation and downstream responses for treating disease. As a preferred example, the present disclosure relates to fusion polypeptides comprising (a) a first polypeptide comprising a first secretion signal, a first multimerization domain, a first transmembrane domain, and an actuator domain, (b) a viral self-cleaving polypeptide, and (c) a second polypeptide comprising a second secretion signal, a binding domain that comprises a single chain antibody, a receptor ectodomain, or a ligand, a second multimerization domain, and a second transmembrane domain.

The present invention relates to lipids and compositions thereof. In various aspects of the invention, the compositions are lipid nanoparticle compositions used to deliver various nucleic acid molecules and/or therapeutic agents to selected targets, such as cells for gene delivery, and/or to prevent or treat diseases or disorders in a subject in need thereof.

Provided are peptide-MHC class I and class II molecules having improved stability and high potency, and that can be produced in high yield. Also provided are receptor-signaling nanoparticles comprising the improved peptide-MHC molecules.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a mammalian autologous vaccine or allogeneic vaccine comprising an effective amount of a mammalian induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) obtained by reprogramming of somatic cells from a patient; wherein the autologous vaccine or the allogeneic vaccine expresses a gene selected from the group consisting of ASTE1, BIRC5, CDCA1, CDKN2A, DEPDC1, EGFR, ERBB2, FOXM1, GPC3, HJURP, HSPA8, HSP90B1, IDH1, IDO1, IGF2BP3, IMPS, KIF20A, KIF20B, MELK, MGAT5, NUF2, PMEL, RAS, TAF1B, TOMM34, TTK, TP53, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2; and wherein the autologous vaccine or the allogeneic vaccine induces an immune response from the patient for the treatment of cancer.

The present invention relates to a vaccine capable to induce the formation of antibodies directed to angiopoietin-like 3 in vivo. More specifically, the present invention relates to a use of a vaccines which are able to influence the angiopoietin-like 3 mediated immune response for the treatment of liver diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and hyperlipidaemia, hypercholesterolemia, or atherosclerosis including the complications lead to the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) which causes morbidity and mortality.

Immunogenic peptide fragments of metalloprotease ADAMTS-7 including a first short peptide, which is any one of the followings: a short peptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing; a short peptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the sequence listing; a short peptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 in the sequence listing; a short peptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 in the sequence listing. The description includes uses of conjugates containing the above short peptides and vaccines containing the conjugates. The vaccines containing the short peptides can remarkably inhibit the intimal neogenesis in the vascular restenosis mouse models and the occurrence of atherosclerosis in high-fat-fed mice, and can be used for the prevention or treatment of atherosclerosis and/or vascular restenosis.