The present invention relates to a composition for improvement of female menopausal (climacteric) disorders, comprising as an active ingredient a combination of a red clover extract and a hops extract, more specifically a food composition for improvement of women's menopausal disorders or a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of women's menopausal disorders, comprising as an active ingredient a combination of a red clover extract and a hops extract; and a method for preparing said composition for improvement of women's menopausal disorders.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including vitrified periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for prevention or treatment of male infertility. The pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of male infertility according to the present invention recovers sex hormone levels in seminiferous tubules of atrophic testes and blood to normal levels through improvement in the activity of lipid metabolism enzymes in the liver, thereby exhibiting remarkable prophylactic and therapeutic effects on male infertility. In addition, the periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells which are an active ingredient in the present invention can be obtained in the most non-invasive manner and as such, are expected to be advantageously used as a cell therapy product for male infertility.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including vitrified periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for prevention or treatment of male infertility. The pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of male infertility according to the present invention recovers sex hormone levels in seminiferous tubules of atrophic testes and blood to normal levels through improvement in the activity of lipid metabolism enzymes in the liver, thereby exhibiting remarkable prophylactic and therapeutic effects on male infertility. In addition, the periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells which are an active ingredient in the present invention can be obtained in the most non-invasive manner and as such, are expected to be advantageously used as a cell therapy product for male infertility.

The present invention refers to a new enzymatic process for obtaining 17α-monoesters of cortexolone and/or its 9,11-dehydroderivatives starting from the corresponding 17α,21-diesters which comprises an enzymatic alcoholysis reaction. Furthermore, the present invention refers to new crystalline forms of cortexolone-17α-propionate and 9,11-dehydro-cortexolone 17α-butanoate.

A combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin, and a medical product or pharmaceutical composition comprising such combination, useful for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions is described. The combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin is also useful for cosmetic treatment of skin and as an antibacterial agent.

This disclosure describes studies undertaken to determine the effectiveness of administration of low dose progesterone monotherapy in alleviating symptoms associated with menopause transition. It is apparent based on initial results that treatment with a low dose progesterone agent alleviates symptoms in many women transitioning into menopause. Progesterone at 25 mg once or twice per day can improve the quality of life for the woman in the early and late phases of menopause without side effects and no risks. Accordingly, this disclosure describes methods for treating one or more symptoms of menopause in a subject. The methods can include administering to a subject who would benefit from such treatment (e.g., a perimenopausal female) a low therapeutically effective amount of a progesterone agent to treat the subject for the one or more symptoms of menopause.

The disclosure provides the use of a plant in the preparation of medicines and health products for preventing and treating ovarian injury. The application found that seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil have good preventive and therapeutic effects on ovarian injury. Seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil can prevent mouse ovarian injury and estrus cycle disorders, and can improve ovarian reserve, etc. Meanwhile, they also have good therapeutic effects on the above-mentioned injuries. This application provides a basis for the prevention and treatment of ovarian injury directly by seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil.

The disclosure provides the use of a plant in the preparation of medicines and health products for preventing and treating ovarian injury. The application found that seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil have good preventive and therapeutic effects on ovarian injury. Seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil can prevent mouse ovarian injury and estrus cycle disorders, and can improve ovarian reserve, etc. Meanwhile, they also have good therapeutic effects on the above-mentioned injuries. This application provides a basis for the prevention and treatment of ovarian injury directly by seabuckthorn fruit pulp and seabuckthorn seed oil.

Nonhormonal unisex contraceptive products, compositions, formulations and methods of use comprise an effective amount of a targeted mild mitochondria uncoupler.

The present invention is directed to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof comprise the sequences of the V.sub.H, V.sub.L, and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments described herein bind to and/or compete for binding to the same linear or conformational epitope(s) on human PACAP as an anti-PACAP antibody. The invention contemplates conjugates of anti-PACAP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. Methods of making said anti-PACAP antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are also contemplated. Other embodiments of the invention contemplate using anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, photophobia, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, would be therapeutically beneficial.