The present invention relates to a pidolate salt and malate salt of a compound represented by a formula 1 with an excellent liquid-phase stability, solid-phase stability, water solubility, precipitation stability and hygroscopicity all together as a compound for preventing and treating diseases mediated by an acid pump antagonistic activity, as well as a method for preparing the same.

The present invention relates to nucleic acids of the general formula (I): (N.sub.uG.sub.lX.sub.mG.sub.nN.sub.v).sub.a and derivatives thereof as an immunostimulating agent/adjuvant and to compositions containing same, optionally comprising an additional adjuvant. The present invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition or to a vaccine, each containing nucleic acids of formula (I) above and/or derivatives thereof as an immunostimulating agent, and optionally at least one additional pharmaceutically active component, e.g. an antigenic agent. The present invention relates likewise to the use of the pharmaceutical composition or of the vaccine for the treatment of cancer diseases, infectious diseases, allergies and autoimmune diseases etc. Likewise, the present invention includes the use of nucleic acids of the general formula (I): (N.sub.uG.sub.lX.sub.mG.sub.nN.sub.v).sub.a and/or derivatives thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of such diseases.

Methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases including Crohn's disease are provided. Also provided are methods of administering and dosing integrin beta7 antagonists, such as anti-integrin beta7 antibodies. In addition, methods of administrating and dosing such integrin beta7 antagonists to induce remission or to induce and maintain remission of Crohn's disease are provided.

A polypeptide fragment D (MP-D) has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, in which an amino acid Xaa at position 9 is Tyr, Val, Gly, Ser, Gln, or absent, an amino acid Xaa at position 20 is Ser, Gln, Glu, Tyr, Arg, or absent, and an amino acid Xaa at position 25 is Asn, Thr, Ser, Pro, Leu, or absent. The MP-D can significantly improve the colonic pathologic morphology and decrease a colonic histopathologic score and an expression level of colonic interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mouse model, and shows the ability to interfere with the occurrence of IBD in mice.

The present disclosure provides a therapy for diabetes that targets abnormal stem cells in combination with stem cell migration. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a therapy for diabetes and/or diabetes-related diseases and disorders and/or symptoms that targets abnormal stem cells in combination with stem cell migration. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides diagnosis of diabetes and/or diabetes-related diseases and disorders and/or symptoms, or the risk thereof, using abnormal stem cell migration and/or residence as an indicator.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-{4-[N-(5,6-diphenylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-isopropylamino]butyloxy}-N-(methylsulfonyl)acetamide (selexipag, NS-304, ACT-293987) which are suitable for oral administration (p.o.).

The present disclosure provides methods for treating inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis by administering a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

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The present disclosure provides methods for treating inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis by administering a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

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Methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are provided. Also provided are methods of administering integrin beta7 antagonists, such as anti-beta7 antibodies. In addition, particular dosing regimens, including dosing regimens comprising subcutaneous administration and administration using self-inject devices are provided.

Methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are provided. Also provided are methods of administering integrin beta7 antagonists, such as anti-beta7 antibodies. In addition, particular dosing regimens, including dosing regimens comprising subcutaneous administration and administration using self-inject devices are provided.