Provided are a composition for ciliogenesis, containing a mesenchymal stem cell or a culture medium of mesenchymal stem cell. The mesenchymal stem cell or the culture medium of mesenchymal stem cell increases the number and promotes growth of primary cilia in cells. The mesenchymal stem cell or the culture medium of mesenchymal stem cell can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases caused by ciliopathy or ciliary impairment. The mesenchymal stem cell or the culture medium of mesenchymal stem cell can be used as a cosmetic composition. A method for preventing or treating ciliopathy or ciliary impairment is disclosed.

Provided are methods relating to the use of CDP-therapeutic agent conjugates for the treatment of a disease or disorder, e.g., autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, central nervous system disorder, cardiovascular disease, or metabolic disorder. Also provided are CDP-therapeutic agent conjugates, particles comprising CDP-therapeutic agent conjugates, and compositions comprising CDP-therapeutic agent conjugates.

The present disclosure is directed to disclosed compounds that increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells.

The present invention relates to a medicament for treating various nervous system diseases or psychiatric diseases, comprising a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, etc., R.sup.2 is halogen, etc., R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are hydrogen, etc.

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A method of treating endometriosis in a person by reducing a cytokine MCP-1 related activity level of an endometriosis implant in said person by 50% or more while not affecting a corresponding TNF-α related activity level by more than 30% comprises providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising a local anaesthetic, in particular lidocaine hydrochloride, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, administering the composition intraperitoneally to said person, thereby substantially reducing the recruitment of macrophages by MCP-1 released from the endometriosis implant. Also disclosed is a corresponding pharmaceutical composition.

Described herein are compounds that are inhibitors of autotaxin. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating autotaxin-dependent or autotaxin-mediated conditions or diseases.

Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I), cyclo(P.sup.1-p.sup.2-p.sup.3-p.sup.4-p.sup.5-p.sup.6-p.sup.7p.sup.8p.sup.9-p.sup.10-p.sup.11-p.sup.12-T.sup.1-T.sup.2], and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with P.sup.1 to P.sup.12, T.sup.1 and T.sup.2 being elements as defined in the description and the claims, have broad spectrum Gram-negative antimicrobial activity to e.g. inhibit the growth or to kill microorganisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and/or Acinetobacter baumannii and/or Escherichia coli. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent infections or as disinfectants for foodstuffs, cosmetics, medicaments or other nutrient-containing materials. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.

Disclosed are peptide and peptidomimetic compounds generally according to formula (I) that are useful as GHRP analogs:

R.sup.1-A.sup.1-A.sup.2-A.sup.3-A.sup.4-A.sup.5-R.sup.2   (I)

wherein: A.sup.1 is Aib, Apc or Inp; A.sup.2 is D-Bal, D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip, D-1Nal, D-2Nal, D-Ser(Bzl), or D-Trp; A.sup.3 is D-Bal, D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip, D-1Nal, D-2Nal, D-Ser(Bzl), or D-Trp; A.sup.4 is 2Fua, Orn, 2Pal, 3Pal, 4Pal, Pff, Phe, Pim, Taz, 2Thi, 3Thi, Thr(Bzl); A.sup.5 is Apc, Dab, Dap, Lys, Orn, or deleted; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl, (C5-14)aryl, (C1-6)alkyl(C5-14)aryl, (C3-8)cycloakyl, or (C2-10)acyl; and R.sup.2 is OH or NH.sub.2;
and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.

The present invention relates to a modified-release composition comprising orlistat and acarbose, comprising individually distinct parts with different release patterns: a) a first part, G1, comprising from about 5 to about 70% w/w of the total dose of acarbose, b) a second part, G2A, comprising from about 30 to about 95% w/w of the total dose of acarbose, c) a third part, G2B, comprising from about 10 to about 90% w/w of the total dose of orlistat, and d) a fourth part, G3, comprising from about 10 to about 80% w/w of the total dose of orlistat, and the total concentration of acarbose and orlistat, respectively, in the composition is 100% w/w.

The invention provides FGFR1 agonists, including agonistic anti-FGFR1 antibodies, and methods of using the same.