The invention relates to substituted pyridine derivatives that are inhibitors of the activity of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancer, pre-cancerous syndromes, beta haemoglobinopathy disorders, and other diseases associated with inappropriate DNMT1 activity.

The present invention relates to improved Nanobodies™ against Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), as well as to polypeptides comprising or essentially consisting of one or more of such Nanobodies. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such Nanobodies and polypeptides; to methods for preparing such Nanobodies and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such Nanobodies or polypeptides; to compositions comprising such Nanobodies, polypeptides, nucleic acids or host cells; and to uses of such Nanobodies, such polypeptides, such nucleic acids, such host cells or such compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, such as the prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, nucleic acids containing non-canonical nucleotides, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids, methods, kits, and devices for inducing cells to express proteins, methods, kits, and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods for inducing cells to express proteins and for reprogramming and gene-editing cells using RNA are disclosed. Methods for producing cells from patient samples, cells produced using these methods, and therapeutics comprising cells produced using these methods are also disclosed.

An isolated monoclonal antibody that specifically binds human RANKL, or the antigen-binding portion thereof. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody or the antigen-binding portion thereof, an expression vector, a host cell and a method for expressing the antibody or the antigen-binding portion thereof are also provided. A treatment method using an anti-RANKL antibody or the antigen-binding portion is provided.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula 1 ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is H, C.sub.1-6-alkyl, C.sub.0-4-alkyl-C.sub.3-6-cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6-haloalkyl; R.sup.2 is H, C.sub.1-6-alkyl; X is an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride or ½ dibenzoyltartrate; j is 1 or 2; and
processes for the preparation thereof, and their use to treat diseases connected with the CCR3 receptor.

The present disclosure relates to an isolated anti-FcRn antibody, which is an antibody binding to FcRn (stands for neonatal Fc receptor, also called FcRP, FcRB or Brambell receptor) that is a receptor with a high affinity for IgG or a fragment thereof, a method of preparing thereof, a composition for treating autoimmune disease, which comprises the antibody, and a method of treating and diagnosing autoimmune diseases using the antibody. The FcRn-specific antibody according to the present disclosure binds to FcRn non-competitively with IgG to reduce serum pathogenic auto-antibody levels, and thus can be used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

The invention relates to pyrazole derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes.

More particularly the invention relates to HbS modulators of formula (I)

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or tautomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said modulators or tautomers thereof, wherein X, Y, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined in the description.

HbS modulators are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, including sickle cell disease (SCD).

The invention relates to pyrazole derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes.

More particularly the invention relates to HbS modulators of formula (I)

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or tautomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said modulators or tautomers thereof, wherein X, Y, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined in the description.

HbS modulators are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, including sickle cell disease (SCD).

The present invention provides methods of treating one or more complications of premature birth suffered by premature infants, comprising administering to the premature infant umbilical cord blood stem cells and, optionally, placental stem cells. The present invention also provides methods of combining and administering, and compositions comprising, umbilical cord blood stem cells, particularly autologous cord blood cells, and placental stem cells for the treatment of premature infants.

The present invention relates to the field of cell therapy, and specifically relates to a method for producing a mesenchymal stem cell population, the mesenchymal stem cell population and a culture supernatant thereof produced by the method, and a pharmaceutical composition containing such cells or the culture supernatant thereof. The present invention further relates to use of the mesenchymal stem cell population and the culture supernatant thereof for preventing and treating diseases.