The invention also relates to antigen binding proteins and related fragments thereof for binding Von Willebrand factor (VWF) and uses thereof. In one aspect, the present invention provides an antigen binding protein comprising an antigen binding domain that binds to or specifically binds to Von Willebrand factor (VWF) under shear gradient conditions. Preferably, the antigen binding protein comprises an antigen binding domain that does not bind to VWF under constant shear conditions.

The invention also relates to antigen binding proteins and related fragments thereof for binding Von Willebrand factor (VWF) and uses thereof. In one aspect, the present invention provides an antigen binding protein comprising an antigen binding domain that binds to or specifically binds to Von Willebrand factor (VWF) under shear gradient conditions. Preferably, the antigen binding protein comprises an antigen binding domain that does not bind to VWF under constant shear conditions.

Provided are novel prodrugs of esuberaprost and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods of making and methods of using these prodrugs.

Provided are chimeric Protein C-Factor VII proteins comprising a Gla domain from Protein C (PC), an EGF-1 domain from PC, an EGF-2 domain from Factor VII (FVII), and a protease domain from FVII.

Provided herein are materials and methods for the preparation of blood products. In one aspect, provided herein is a composition including platelets or platelet derivatives and an aqueous medium, wherein the aqueous medium has a protein concentration less than 50% of the protein concentration of donor apheresis plasma.

The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to Plasminogen Activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, as well as nucleic acids encoding anti-PAI-1 antibodies, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such antibodies, or fragments thereof. Methods of using antibodies to modulate PAI-1 activity or detect PAI-1, either in vitro or in vivo, are also provided. The disclosure further provides methods of making antibodies that specifically bind to PAI-1 in the active conformational state.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), their diastereoisomers and their salts, for use for inhibiting cancer-related inflammation, notably via STING interaction.

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a single gene disorder characterized by mutant hemoglobin-S(HbS) and chronic intravascular haemolysis. Painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) are typical of SCD and often associated to a further rise in hemolysis. VOC is the clinically painful form of vaso-occlusion, that is due to the aggregation of red blood cells in the capillaries and venules. Such event is promoted or aggravated by adhesion of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) to red blood cells and the endothelium leading to tissue ischemia, inflammation and imperfect repair. Repeated vaso-occlusion and PMNs interactions with the vascular endothelium are thought to promote microvascular injuries in SCD patients. The inventors tested the effect of pharmacological inhibition of TREM-1 with LR12 peptide in two experimental vaso-occlusive crisis models. Additional validation of TREM-1 involvement in vaso-occlusion was verified using mice with sickle cell disease and Trem-1 gene deficiency. In particular, the inventors showed that TREM-1 inhibition is particular suitable for limiting the severity of vaso-occlusions. The results obtained by the inventors also suggest that plasmatic concentration of sTREM-1 could be a reliable biomarker for predicting vaso-occlusions and/or SCD-associated organ dysfunction and end-organ damage.

A respirable dry powder can include acetylsalicylic acid in particles having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm. The respirable dry powder may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as an amino acid (e.g., Leucine), in an amount ranging from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 40% (w/w) of the particles.

Disclosed herein are 1H-indole-7-carboxamide derivatives as protein kinase inhibitors, in particular Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for preparing them and uses of such protein kinase inhibitors to treat or prevent diseases, disorders and conditions associated with kinase function. In particular, the present invention relates to selective BTK inhibitors.