Disclosed are the preparing method of a pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin compound and a drug composition, and in particular the method of the pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin compounds as shown in formulae (I) to (XVI) in the preparation of a drug for preventing or treating a disease mediated by AMPK and/or ERRα, comprising the preparation of a drug for preventing or treating diseases such as a liver disease, respiratory system disease, metabolic disease, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, kidney disease, central nervous system disease or muscular dystrophy. The definition of formulae (I) to (XVI) is the same as the definition in the specification.

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The present invention provides multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that are capable of binding two or more antigens, or two or more epitopes. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, including methods of using such binding proteins for prevention or treatment of various diseases, or for detecting specific antigens in vitro or in vivo.

The present invention relates to a dosing regimen for (R)-5-[3-chloro-4-(2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy)-benz[Z]ylidene]-2-([Z]-propylimmo)-3-o-tolyl-thiazolidin-4-one.

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.

The present invention discloses means and methods for enhancing cannabinoids efficacy. The invention relates to invigorating performance of cannabinoid by means of combining compounds to prime the binding cannabinoid receptors and promoting demethylation processes. Specifically, the present invention discloses a plant-based composition configured to enhance a physiological effect of a cannabis-derived compound, wherein said composition comprises a synergistic combination of the cannabis-derived compound, at least one portion of at least one plant comprising a methylating/demethylating active agent, and at least one portion of at least one enhancer plant.

The present invention discloses means and methods for enhancing cannabinoids efficacy. The invention relates to invigorating performance of cannabinoid by means of combining compounds to prime the binding cannabinoid receptors and promoting demethylation processes. Specifically, the present invention discloses a plant-based composition configured to enhance a physiological effect of a cannabis-derived compound, wherein said composition comprises a synergistic combination of the cannabis-derived compound, at least one portion of at least one plant comprising a methylating/demethylating active agent, and at least one portion of at least one enhancer plant.

This invention provides novel injectable compositions comprising botulinum toxin that may be administered to a subject for various therapeutic, aesthetic and/or cosmetic purposes. The injectable compositions contemplated by the invention exhibit one or more advantages over conventional botulinum toxin formulations, including reduced antigenicity, a reduced tendency to undergo unwanted localized diffusion following injection, increased duration of clinical efficacy or enhanced potency relative, faster onset of clinical efficacy, and/or improved stability.

The invention relates to methods for generating an aerosol by nebulization of a composition comprising polyclonal immunoglobulin (Ig). The selection of an efficient membrane nebulizer and a composition optimized for nebulization with such membrane nebulizer results in a particularly efficient method of generating an aerosol for administration of Ig to the respiratory tract.

The present invention provides antibodies, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which specifically bind to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like ligand 1A(TL1A) The invention further provides a method of obtaining such antibodies and nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention further relates to compositions and therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment and/or prevention of TL1A mediated diseases, disorders or conditions.

The present invention provides a process for the recovery and/or purification of a recombinantly expressed intracellular protein comprising the sequence of Annexin A5 (AnxA5) from an endotoxin-producing host cell with a cell wall, wherein the process comprises releasing the intracellular protein from the host cell, characterised in that the step of releasing the intracellular AnxA5 protein is conducted in the presence of a homogenisation buffer comprising non-ionic detergent, and preferably wherein the process does not include any centrifugation steps for the recovery and/or purification of the AnxA5 protein after its release from the host cell and/or in which the AnxA5 protein remains in solution throughout the process except when temporarily bound to any chromatographic resins.