The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of of nocturnal snoring. In particular the CBD appears particularly effective in treating nocturnal snoring in children and young adults with epilepsy The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in 5 combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).

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.

Compounds are provided according to Formula (A): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.G are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to an adult stem cell line introduced with an HGF gene and a neurogenic transcription factor gene of a bHLH family, a preparation method of the adult stem cell line, a composition for the prevention or treatment of neurological diseases comprising the adult stem cell line, and a method for treating neurological diseases comprising the step of administering the composition to a subject having neurological diseases or suspected of having neurological diseases. The adult stem cells according to the present invention, which are introduced with an HGF gene and a neurogenic transcription factor gene of a bHLH family, can be used to overcome chronic impairment caused by cell death following stroke. Thus, the adult stem cells can be developed as a novel therapeutic agent or widely used in clinical trial and research for cell replacement therapy and gene therapy that are applicable to neurological diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer disease, and spinal cord injury as well as stroke.

The present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of hydrolytically unstable pharmaceutical compounds, such as phenobarbital or salts thereof. The present invention also relates to an aqueous solution for injection of phenobarbital or salts thereof that is reconstituted from the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure have an ethanol content in the range from about 5000 ppm to about 70000 ppm. The composition of the present disclosure, in certain embodiments, is stable following two years of storage, wherein the total impurities do not exceed 0.5%. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be used for the treatment of neonatal seizures.

The present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of hydrolytically unstable pharmaceutical compounds, such as phenobarbital or salts thereof. The present invention also relates to an aqueous solution for injection of phenobarbital or salts thereof that is reconstituted from the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure have an ethanol content in the range from about 5000 ppm to about 70000 ppm. The composition of the present disclosure, in certain embodiments, is stable following two years of storage, wherein the total impurities do not exceed 0.5%. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be used for the treatment of neonatal seizures.

A method is provided for treating a patient suffering from apoptosis of tissue comprising administering to that subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ketogenic compounds such that a physiological ketosis is produced sufficient to arrest said apoptosis. Preferably the apoptosis is of cerebral tissue such as that associated with acute intractible seizures, particularly with status epilepticus. The method is also applicable to apoptosis associated with administration of topic stuimuli for treatment of cancer, that produced by viral infections, autoimmune diseases or Aquired Immuno Defficiency Syndrome. The ketosis produced is a state in which levels of one or both of acetoacetate and (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in the mood of the subject such that their total concentration in the blood is elevated above the normal fed levels to between 0.1 and 30 mM. Also provided is the use of ketogeic material to in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of apoptosis and pharmaceutical compositions for such treatment.

Ammonia oxidizing microorganism preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, kits including ammonia oxidizing preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, and devices for administering ammonia oxidizing preparations to the intranasal system are provided. Methods of introducing ammonia oxidizing microorganisms to the intranasal system are provided. Methods of treating disorders, including neurological disorders, nasal or sinus disorders, and inflammatory disorders, with ammonia oxidizing microorganism preparations are provided.

The present invention is related to use of marimastat or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or polymorph thereof in preventing or treating epileptogenesis in a subject that suffered a brain insult. Said brain insult is a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or a result of status epilepticus, evoked by structural or metabolic reasons. Marimastat or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered preferably within the first 24 hours after induction of epileptogenesis.

The present invention is related to use of marimastat or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or polymorph thereof in preventing or treating epileptogenesis in a subject that suffered a brain insult. Said brain insult is a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or a result of status epilepticus, evoked by structural or metabolic reasons. Marimastat or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered preferably within the first 24 hours after induction of epileptogenesis.