Compositions and methods for assessing blood vessels and organs of the body are disclosed herein, specifically methods for assessing the vasculature of the eye.

Methods of treating aging related skin changes and of increasing skin thickness with topical administration of N-acyldipeptide derivatives are described. Compositions comprising N-acyldipeptide derivatives, are therapeutically effective for increasing skin thickness, and for treating extrinsic and intrinsic aging and aging related skin changes, such as fine lines, wrinkles, photoaging, hyperpigmentation, laxity, age spots, lentigines, mottled skin, and cellulite.

The present invention relates to a compound simultaneously having triple activities of thrombolysis, antithrombosis and free radical scavenging, as well as the preparation method, composition, and applications thereof. The compound is represented by the formula I shown below:

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wherein the definitions of T, Q, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are described herein. The compound of the present invention simultaneously has triple functions of thrombolysis, free radical scavenging and thrombus-targeting/antithrombosis. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a preparation method and a nanostructure of the compound.

The present invention provides novel compounds useful as proteasome inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various diseases.

Compositions and methods for assessing blood vessels and organs of the body are disclosed herein, specifically methods for assessing the vasculature of the eye.

The present invention relates to a compound simultaneously having triple activities of thrombolysis, antithrombosis and free radical scavenging, as well as the preparation method, composition, and applications thereof. The compound is represented by the formula I shown below:

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wherein the definitions of T, Q, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are described herein. The compound of the present invention simultaneously has triple functions of thrombolysis, free radical scavenging and thrombus-targeting/antithrombosis. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a preparation method and a nanostructure of the compound.

Methods for the synthesis of arginine-containing peptides are provided. The methods include a deprotection step that minimizes the transfer of by-products deriving from cleaved sulfonyl-5 based side chain protecting groups from arginine to amino acids carrying electron rich side chains.

The present disclosure relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of estrogen receptor (target protein). In particular, the present disclosure is directed to bifunctional compounds, which contain on one end at least one of a Von Hippel-Lindau ligand, a cereblon ligand, Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins ligand, mouse double-minute homolog 2 ligand, or a combination thereof, which binds to the respective E3 ubiquitin ligase, and on the other end a moiety which binds the target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of target protein. The present disclosure exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with degradation/inhibition of target protein. Diseases or disorders that result from aggregation or accumulation of the target protein are treated or prevented with compounds and compositions of the present disclosure.

The invention provides a composition comprising one or more bioactive peptides from collagen hydrolysate and use thereof for reducing joint and/or bone pain such as in arthritis or osteoarthritis. The invention also provides a use of the composition for inhibiting the activity and/or expression of osteoclasts, increasing the activity and/or expression of osteoblasts, or for the treatment and/or prevention of osteoclast-related diseases. The invention also provides a method for generating bioactive peptides from collagen hydrolysate in vitro.

Disclosed are a mild and efficient preparation method for an α-acyloxyenamide compound and a use thereof in the synthesis of an amide and a polypeptide. The α-acyloxyenamide compound is obtained by an addition reaction of a ynamide and a carboxylic acid in dichloromethane under conditions where the temperature is 0° C. to 50° C.; the produced α-acyloxyenamide compound can react with an amine compound to produce an amide or a polypeptide; the two reactions can be carried out step by step, and can also be carried out in one pot. According to the invention, the reaction conditions are mild and no metal catalyst is required; when the carboxylic acid, which has chirality on an alpha site of carboxyl, forms an amide bond or a peptide bond, no racemization occurs; and the operation is simple and the application range is wide.