An FGF21 production promoting agent containing, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following formula (1):

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wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents, for example, a hydrogen atom; each of R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.4a, and R.sup.4b, which may be identical to or different from one another, represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, or R.sup.3a and R.sup.3b or R.sup.4a and R.sup.4b may bond together to form an alkylenedioxy group; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or N—R.sup.5 (R.sup.5 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group); Y represents, for example, an oxygen atom, an S(O).sub.l group (l is a number of from 0 to 2), or a carbonyl group; Z represents CH or N; n is a number of from 1 to 6; and m is a number from 2 to 6, a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.

The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids, including nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics and cosmetics comprising nucleic acids, methods for delivering nucleic acids to cells, tissues, organs, and patients, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, therapeutics, and cosmetics produced using these methods, kits, and devices.

The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids, including nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics and cosmetics comprising nucleic acids, methods for delivering nucleic acids to cells, tissues, organs, and patients, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, therapeutics, and cosmetics produced using these methods, kits, and devices.

Disclosed are a class of quinoline compounds and use thereof. This class of compounds has good inhibitory activity to a fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4), may be used as a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in particular as an FGFR4 kinase irreversible inhibitor, and is used for preparing drugs for preventing and/or treating FGFR4 overexpression-mediated diseases in organisms and diseases associated with angiogenesis or cancer metastasis.

A biphenyl fluorine double bond derivative having a structure as represented by formula (I), a preparation method therefor, and a pharmaceutical application thereof. The biphenyl fluorine double bond derivative having the structure as represented by formula (I) can be widely applied in the preparation of medicaments for preventing and/or treating cancers or tumors, immune-related diseases and disorders, communicable diseases, infectious diseases or metabolic diseases mediated by PD-1/PD-L1 signal pathways, and is expected to be developed into a new generation of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.

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The present invention relates to specific doses of and dosing regimens for using a 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compound in treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations. In particular, the invention relates to specific doses and dosing regimens for the use of 3-[5-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid in mammals having diseases associated with nonsense mutations.

Pharmaceutical dosage forms useful for improving the cardiovascular and/or metabolic health of patients, particularly those suffering from type 2 diabetes, are disclosed, as well as methods of their manufacture.

A method for treating fatty liver disease and related diseases or disorders with a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising from about 25 mg to about 1200 mg of (S)-2-(5-((3-ethoxypyridin-2-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)-N-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and from about 5 mg to about 40 mg of 4-(4-(1-Isopropyl-7-oxo-1,4,6,7-tetrahydrospiro[indazole-5,4′-piperidine]-1′-carbonyl)-6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

An incretin analogue, a preparation method therefor, and the use thereof. The incretin analogue has a GLP-1R/GIPR/GCGR agonist activity, is a triple agonist, and can be used for lowering blood glucose, reducing fat and reducing weight.

A recombinant vector having an expression cassette is provided which comprises a modified human low density lipoprotein receptor (hLDLR) gene is provided, wherein said hLDLR gene encodes a modified hLDLR comprising (a) one or more of the following amino acid substitutions: L318H, N295D, H306D, V307D, N309A, D310N, L318H, and/or L318D; or (b) an amino acid substitution of any of (a) in combination with one or more of the following amino acid substitutions: K796, K809R and/or C818A. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing this vector and uses therefor in lowering cholesterol and/or treating familial hypercholesterolemia.