A SMAC mimetic and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use.

A cell culture medium comprising adenosine triphosphate; a carrier protein; cholesterol, linoleic acid, and lipoic acid; glutathione; at least one nucleotide salvage pathway precursor base; phosphoethanolamine; selenium; transferrin; triiodothyronine; all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and vitamin C; zinc, magnesium, and copper; an agent that increases intracellular cAMP; epidermal growth factor (EGF); hydrocortisone; insulin; and charcoal stripped fetal bovine serum, wherein said cell culture medium is substantially free, if not entirely free, of vitamin D, androgenic hormones, androgenic ligands, estrogenic hormones, estrogenic ligands, and/or androgenic receptors.

Provided herein are methods of producing natural killer cells using a two-step expansion and differentiation method. Also provided herein are methods of suppressing tumor cell proliferation, of treating individuals having cancer or a viral infection, comprising administering the NK cells produced by the method to an individual having the cancer or viral infection.

The present disclosure describes immunosuppressive mesenchymal stromal cells and exosomes secreted from immunosuppressive mesenchymal stromal cells, and methods for their preparation. The disclosure also describes methods for treating subjects or preventing subjects at risk for conditions by administering the immunosuppressive mesenchymal stromal cells or secreted exosomes. The present disclosure also describes kits for preparing immunosuppressive mesenchymal stromal cells and exosomes secreted from immunosuppressive mesenchymal stromal cells.

Disclosed herein are methods for generating SC- cells using chemically defined, completely serum free media, and isolated populations of SC- cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy.

The present invention relates to the production of cell cultures and tissues from undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells using three-dimensional biomimetic materials. The resultant cell cultures or tissues can be used in any of a number of protocols including testing chemicals, compounds, and drugs. Further, the methods and compositions of the present invention further provide viable cell sources and novel cell delivery platforms that allow for replacement of diseased tissue and engraftment of new cardiomyocytes from a readily available in vitro source. The present invention includes novel methods required for the successful production of cell cultures and tissues, systems and components used for the same, and methods of using the resultant cell and tissue compositions.

The disclosure relates to the expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow cells, including retention of stem cell plasticity during expansion and differentiation of stem cells to produce osteocytes, chondrocytes and other cells of the mesodermal lineage.

Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to methods for inducing an immunologic response to a tumor in a patient using mature dendritic cells transfected with a nucleic acid composition encoding one or more tumor antigens and loaded with a corresponding tumor antigen composition.

A SMAC mimetic and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use.

The present invention relates to a process for improving the solubility or dissolution behaviour of components in an aqueous solution. The dissolution properties of a slowly/badly dissolving component can be positively affected by generating mixed particles of this component with another component which has a negative dissolution enthalpy. By preparing and adding such mixed particles solubility is improved without changing the chemical composition.