A method of reducing symptoms of neurodegenerative disease in a human is provided. The method comprises applying to the human a solution or salve to at least one of the skin, the mouth, the nasal cavities, the lungs, the eyes, or the vagina of the human. The applied solution or salve comprises an effective amount of an isomerized or conjugated linoleic acid cation salt having a conjugated diene for at least a measurable improvement in the movement or mental acuity of the human and a structure of -C=C-C=C-. The measurable improvement in the movement or mental acuity of the human is within 4-6 weeks of the applying of the solution or salve. A method of making the conjugated diene and a device for measuring the reduction of systems is also provided.

Described herein are liposome-based nanocarriers that selectively target bone marrow, minimize tumor delivery, and maintain high drug concentrations in bone marrow when compared to conventional systemic delivery. The composition of the liposome-based nanocarriers may also be tuned to selectively target lymph nodes and other reticuloendothelial system organs (e.g., spleen, e.g., liver). Also described herein are methods of imaging and mapping the bone marrow and/or other reticuloendothelial system organs using the described liposome-based nanocarriers. These methods provide high resolution non-invasive and quantitative imaging via PET, which offers advantages over conventional imaging/tracking methods. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the liposome-based carriers are used to stabilize and deliver radioprotectant/free radical scavenger drugs to the bone marrow, thereby protecting the bone marrow from subsequent radiation exposure, thereby limiting the adverse impact of radiation exposure on the individual.

Described herein are liposome-based nanocarriers that selectively target bone marrow, minimize tumor delivery, and maintain high drug concentrations in bone marrow when compared to conventional systemic delivery. The composition of the liposome-based nanocarriers may also be tuned to selectively target lymph nodes and other reticuloendothelial system organs (e.g., spleen, e.g., liver). Also described herein are methods of imaging and mapping the bone marrow and/or other reticuloendothelial system organs using the described liposome-based nanocarriers. These methods provide high resolution non-invasive and quantitative imaging via PET, which offers advantages over conventional imaging/tracking methods. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the liposome-based carriers are used to stabilize and deliver radioprotectant/free radical scavenger drugs to the bone marrow, thereby protecting the bone marrow from subsequent radiation exposure, thereby limiting the adverse impact of radiation exposure on the individual.

A hyperbranched polymer includes a hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core, respective low molecular weight polyethyleneimine chains attached to at least three branches of the hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core, and respective polyethylene glycol chains attached to at least two other branches of the hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core. Examples of the hyperbranched polymer may be used to form hyperbranched polyplexes, and may be included in DNA or RNA delivery systems.

A hyperbranched polymer includes a hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core, respective low molecular weight polyethyleneimine chains attached to at least three branches of the hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core, and respective polyethylene glycol chains attached to at least two other branches of the hyperbranched, hydrophobic molecular core. Examples of the hyperbranched polymer may be used to form hyperbranched polyplexes, and may be included in DNA or RNA delivery systems.

Methods for using anti-B7-H4 antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates, including anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugates, to inhibit proliferation of a cell, such as a B7-H4-expressing cell, as well as for the treatment of cancers, such as, e.g., B7-H4-associated solid tumors and breast cancer (e.g., locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer), are provided.

Methods for using anti-B7-H4 antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates, including anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugates, to inhibit proliferation of a cell, such as a B7-H4-expressing cell, as well as for the treatment of cancers, such as, e.g., B7-H4-associated solid tumors and breast cancer (e.g., locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer), are provided.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising polyinosinic (poly(l)) and polycytidylic acid poly(C) molecules, or a salt and/or solvate thereof, comprising double-stranded polyribonucleotides formed by the respective single-stranded poly(l) and poly(C) molecules and methods of makig same. The present invention further relates to compositions wherein the disclosed respective poly(l) and poly(C) single-stranded molecules are annealed to thereby form double-stranded poly(l:C) molecules.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising polyinosinic (poly(l)) and polycytidylic acid poly(C) molecules, or a salt and/or solvate thereof, comprising double-stranded polyribonucleotides formed by the respective single-stranded poly(l) and poly(C) molecules and methods of makig same. The present invention further relates to compositions wherein the disclosed respective poly(l) and poly(C) single-stranded molecules are annealed to thereby form double-stranded poly(l:C) molecules.

The present invention provides a formulation having excellent solubility and/or stability of a macromolecular drug, and more specifically, a pharmaceutical composition containing a macromolecular drug, a dissolution-enhancing and/or stabilizing agent, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the dissolution-enhancing and/or stabilizing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of (1) proteins, (2) synthetic polymers, (3) sugars or sugar alcohols, (4) inorganic salts, (5) amino acids, (6) phospholipids, (7) aliphatic alcohols, (8) medium-chain fatty acids, and (9) mucopolysaccharides.