The present invention relates to novel Liver X Receptor (LXR) modulators, their use in diagnostic and therapy, more particularly in the treatment of diseases associated with LXR, such as cancer, inflammation, metabolic and autoimmune diseases.

Compositions and methods for enhancing carbonation effect in food consumables are provided.

Method for the separation of at least one isoprenic constituent from the resin of a plant of guayule and/or of the guayule type comprising the steps of: a) providing a defatted resin of guayule and/or of the guayule type; b) subjecting the defatted resin to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents that are immiscible in each other thus obtaining an apolar extract containing the isoprenic constituents guayulin A, guayulin B and argentatin B; and a polar extract containing the isoprene constituents argentatin A, argentatin C and argentatin D; and c) separating at least one isoprenic constituent from said polar extract and/or from the apolar extract thus obtained, wherein step c) comprises a step in which the polar extract is subjected to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents immiscible in each other and/or a step in which the apolar extract is subjected to partitioning of the solid-liquid type.

Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I)

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring D and the substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods of using the compound of Formula (I) in the treatment of CNS-related disorders.

Disclosed herein are a modified guayule resin product and related processes for preparing the modified guayule resin product. The modified guayule resin product comprises a mixture of argentatins having at least one functional group, wherein the at least one functional group is provided by a functionalizing compound selected from alkoxysilanes, mercaptosilanes and blocked mercaptosilanes. In a second embodiment, a process for preparing a modified guayule resin product is provided whereby a guayule resin component (comprising a mixture of argentatins) is mixed with a functionalizing compound selected from alkoxysilanes, mercaptosilanes and blocked mercaptosilanes to produce a modified guayule resin comprising functionalized argentatins having at least one functional group provided by the functionalizing compound.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for efficiently producing uniform microparticles of curcumin and/or -oryzanol at a higher yield. The target microparticles are produced by dissolving a starting material in a solvent to give a starting material solution and then subjecting the starting material solution to crystallization by a poor solvent method to thereby deposit the starting material. To prepare the starting material solution, curcumin and/or -oryzanol are used as the starting material(s) and ethanol is used as the solvent. The starting material(s) and the solvent are stirred in a pressurized state at a temperature of 78.3-130 C. inclusive to give the starting material solution. Then, the starting material solution thus obtained is subjected to crystallization by the poor solvent method and thus the target microparticles are produced.

The present disclosure relates to polycyclic (e.g., tetracyclic) androgen receptor (AR) modulators, synthetic methods for preparing such AR modulators, and methods of using such AR modulators to treat an androgen-dependent condition, such as prostate cancer or BPH. Exemplary compounds have quaternary centers at C10 and C13 and a fused cyclic ring comprising C14 and C15.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing telomerase activity in cells. Such compositions include pharmaceutical formulations. The methods and compositions are useful for treating diseases subject to treatment by an increase in telomerase activity in cells or tissue of a patient. They are also useful for enhancing replicative capacity of cells in culture, as in ex vivo cell therapy and for enhancing proliferation of stem and progenitor cells.

Provided herein are halogenated cholesterol analogues, including methods of making and using the same. Also provided are methods of making radiolabeled cholesterol analogues including admixing an epoxide with a fluorine-18 source under conditions to form a radiofluorinated cholesterol analogue.

Method for the separation of at least one isoprenic constituent from the resin of a plant of guayule and/or of the guayule type comprising the steps of: a) providing a defatted resin of guayule and/or of the guayule type; b) subjecting the defatted resin to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents that are immiscible in each other thus obtaining an apolar extract containing the isoprenic constituents guayulin A, guayulin B and argentatin B; and a polar extract containing the isoprene constituents argentatin A, argentatin C and argentatin D; and c) separating at least one isoprenic constituent from said polar extract and/or from the apolar extract thus obtained, wherein step c) comprises a step in which the polar extract is subjected to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents immiscible in each other and/or a step in which the apolar extract is subjected to partitioning of the solid-liquid type.