Provided is a peptide provided herein includes at least one peptide unit, and the peptide unit may include at least one B-cell epitope, at least one Th epitope, and an appropriate number of auxiliary parts. The peptide unit is a portion designed to uniformly induce only the intended antibody while exhibiting a certain level of immunogenicity in the body of a subject. In addition, the peptide unit is designed with a relatively short length, and thus has the characteristics of easy synthesis and a low production cost. The peptide has properties suitable for use as an immunotherapeutic due to the characteristics of the peptide unit described above. In the present specification, the design principles of the peptide and the peptide unit are disclosed in detail.

Provided is a peptide provided herein includes at least one peptide unit, and the peptide unit may include at least one B-cell epitope, at least one Th epitope, and an appropriate number of auxiliary parts. The peptide unit is a portion designed to uniformly induce only the intended antibody while exhibiting a certain level of immunogenicity in the body of a subject. In addition, the peptide unit is designed with a relatively short length, and thus has the characteristics of easy synthesis and a low production cost. The peptide has properties suitable for use as an immunotherapeutic due to the characteristics of the peptide unit described above. In the present specification, the design principles of the peptide and the peptide unit are disclosed in detail.

The present application provides materials and methods for treating a patient with one or more conditions associated with APOCIII whether ex vivo or in vivo. In addition, the present application provides materials and methods for editing and/or modulating the expression of APOCIII gene in a cell by genome editing.

The invention relates to a lipoprotein cage for intracellular delivery of cargo, said lipoprotein cage comprises (i) a protein cage comprising at least one polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence I consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said protein cage possesses a positively charged interior; and (ii) a surfactant composition comprising one or more amphiphiles, wherein the one or more amphiphiles are selected such that the net charge of the composition is negative, wherein said surfactant composition is encapsulated into the assembled protein cage. The invention further relates to complex comprising the lipoprotein cage of the invention and one or more cargo molecules, and to a method for manufacturing the lipoprotein cage of the invention comprising the steps of self-assembling of a protein cage from at least one polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence I, preferably from 24 polypeptides each comprising he amino acid sequence I, and encapsulating the anionic amphiphile of the invention into the protein cage, without disassembly of the protein cage.

The invention relates to a lipoprotein cage for intracellular delivery of cargo, said lipoprotein cage comprises (i) a protein cage comprising at least one polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence I consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said protein cage possesses a positively charged interior; and (ii) a surfactant composition comprising one or more amphiphiles, wherein the one or more amphiphiles are selected such that the net charge of the composition is negative, wherein said surfactant composition is encapsulated into the assembled protein cage. The invention further relates to complex comprising the lipoprotein cage of the invention and one or more cargo molecules, and to a method for manufacturing the lipoprotein cage of the invention comprising the steps of self-assembling of a protein cage from at least one polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence I, preferably from 24 polypeptides each comprising he amino acid sequence I, and encapsulating the anionic amphiphile of the invention into the protein cage, without disassembly of the protein cage.

In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for increasing levels of and/or upregulating the expression of ApoA-I Binding Protein (APOA1BP, AIBP, or AI-BP) to treat, ameliorate, prevent, reverse, decrease the severity or duration of: a neuropathic pain, including an inflammation-induced neuropathic pain, a nerve or CNS inflammation, a, a post nerve injury pain, a post-surgical pain, a chemotherapeutic-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) (e.g., cisplatin-induced allodynia) a neurodegeneration or neurodegenerative disease or condition, a migraine, and/or a hyperalgesia. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods comprising administering formulations and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an APOA1BP polypeptide or protein that is a human or a mammalian APOA1BP, or an AIBP1 or an AIBP2, or a recombinant, peptidomimetic or a synthetic APOA1BP, or a bioisostere of an ApoA-I Binding Protein to treat, ameliorate prevent, reverse, decrease the severity of a neuropathic pain, a TLR4-mediated allodynia and/or a hyperalgesia.

In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for increasing levels of and/or upregulating the expression of ApoA-I Binding Protein (APOA1BP, AIBP, or AI-BP) to treat, ameliorate, prevent, reverse, decrease the severity or duration of: a neuropathic pain, including an inflammation-induced neuropathic pain, a nerve or CNS inflammation, a, a post nerve injury pain, a post-surgical pain, a chemotherapeutic-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) (e.g., cisplatin-induced allodynia) a neurodegeneration or neurodegenerative disease or condition, a migraine, and/or a hyperalgesia. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods comprising administering formulations and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an APOA1BP polypeptide or protein that is a human or a mammalian APOA1BP, or an AIBP1 or an AIBP2, or a recombinant, peptidomimetic or a synthetic APOA1BP, or a bioisostere of an ApoA-I Binding Protein to treat, ameliorate prevent, reverse, decrease the severity of a neuropathic pain, a TLR4-mediated allodynia and/or a hyperalgesia.

Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for expressing a peptide of interest, such as Apolipoprotein H (ApoH), also known as β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI), at increased levels using a non-ApoH signal peptide (e.g., a signal peptide that permits increased protein export from cells). Also provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for employing such recombinant ApoH with a non-ApoH signal peptide to detect subject Apolipoprotein H antibodies in a sample from a subject (e.g., to diagnose antiphospholipid syndrome in a subject).

Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for expressing a peptide of interest, such as Apolipoprotein H (ApoH), also known as β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI), at increased levels using a non-ApoH signal peptide (e.g., a signal peptide that permits increased protein export from cells). Also provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for employing such recombinant ApoH with a non-ApoH signal peptide to detect subject Apolipoprotein H antibodies in a sample from a subject (e.g., to diagnose antiphospholipid syndrome in a subject).

The present invention relates to reconstituted high density lipoprotein (rHDL) formulations comprising an apolipoprotein, a lipid and a lyophilization stabilizer. Said formulations have reduced renal toxicity and good long-term stability, especially in lyophilized form.