A method for promoting growth of bone, periodontium, ligament, or cartilage in a mammal by applying to the bone, periodontium, ligament, or cartilage a composition comprising platelet-derived growth factor at a concentration in the range of about 0.1 mg/mL to about 1.0 mg/mL in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid carrier and a pharmaceutically-acceptable solid carrier.

Provided herein are compositions and methods of use for mimicking miRNA activity. For example, these compositions can be effective in modulating expression of pro-inflammatory mediators, such as NLRP3. The compositions can be useful for treating musculoskeletal or connective tissue repair or degenerative conditions, for example, tendinopathy and tendon injury.

Provided herein are compositions and methods of use for mimicking miRNA activity. For example, these compositions can be effective in modulating expression of pro-inflammatory mediators, such as NLRP3. The compositions can be useful for treating musculoskeletal or connective tissue repair or degenerative conditions, for example, tendinopathy and tendon injury.

This invention concerns compositions and methods of treating or diagnosing inflammatory disorders and other disorders, as well as compositions and methods of treating HIV.

The present invention encompasses methods and compositions for generating a biomimetic proteoglycan. The invention includes methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition of soft tissue using a biomimetic proteoglycan.

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.

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.

This discloses that compounds of Formula 1 may be used as antifibrotics because they inhibit type 1 collagen production. In particular, this discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more compounds of Formula 1 and methods of using compounds of Formula 1 in fibrosis treatment and inhibiting type 1 collagen synthesis.

This discloses that compounds of Formula 1 may be used as antifibrotics because they inhibit type 1 collagen production. In particular, this discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more compounds of Formula 1 and methods of using compounds of Formula 1 in fibrosis treatment and inhibiting type 1 collagen synthesis.

As a result of dedicated studies, the present inventors succeeded in discovering, for the first time, that fibrogenesis could be suppressed at the physiological tissue level by inhibiting sulfation at position 4 or 6 of GalNAc, which is a sugar that constitutes sugar chains. Furthermore, the present inventors conducted studies using various disease model animals, and as a result, successfully demonstrated that inhibitors of sulfation at position 4 or 6 of GalNAc had therapeutic effects on diseases caused by tissue fibrogenesis (tissue fibrogenic disorders).