In certain aspects, compounds and uses thereof are provided. In certain aspects, compound-conjugates and uses thereof are provided.

In one aspect, an active agent-conjugate, methods of preparing the active agent-conjugate, and uses thereof is provided.

The disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to aromatic-cationic peptides. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to subjects in need thereof. For example, the peptides may be administered to subjects in need of a mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant.

In one aspect, an active agent-conjugate, methods of preparing the active agent-conjugate, and uses thereof is provided.

This invention describes an ICE inhibitor prodrug (I) having good bioavailability.

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Compound I is useful for treating IL-1 mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory peritonitis, septic shock, pancreatitis, traumatic brain injury, organ transplant rejection, osteoarthritis, asthma, psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, Huntington's disease, atherosclerosis, atopic dermatitis, leukemias and related disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, uveitis or multiple myeloma.

The present disclosure is concerned with dipeptide analogs that are capable of inhibiting TGF- and methods of treating cancers such as, for example, multiple myeloma and a hematologic malignancy, methods for immunotherapy, and methods of treating fibrotic conditions using these compounds. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

The present invention relates to the cationic lipid cordiaroimide hybrid compounds of formula I. The present invention provides a process for preparation of these compounds is also being elaborated. The compounds described provides anticancerous activity against cell lines including PC-3 (prostate cancer), HepG2 (liver cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer) and NIH-1/3T3 (non cancer cells. The compound was also capable of inducing caspase-3 mediated apoptosis in HepG2 cells by arresting the cell cycle in the G1 phase. Furthermore, the compound exhibited DNA ligase I inhibition. The present class of cationic lipid cordiarimide hybrids is likely to find specific use in developing novel targeted therapies for liver and prostate cancers.

The disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to aromatic-cationic peptides. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to subjects in need thereof For example, the peptides may be administered to subjects in need of a mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant.

The present invention is directed compositions for delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) triggers to integrin positive tumor cells in vivo. The compositions comprise RGD ligand-targeted amphipathic membrane active polyamines reversibly modified with enzyme cleavable dipeptide-amidobenzyl-carbonate masking agents. Modification masks membrane activity of the polymer while reversibility provides physiological responsiveness. The reversibly modified polyamines (dynamic polyconjugate or conjugate) are further covalently linked to an RNAi trigger.

This invention describes an ICE inhibitor prodrug (I) having good bioavailability.

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Compound I is useful for treating IL-1 mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory peritonitis, septic shock, pancreatitis, traumatic brain injury, organ transplant rejection, osteoarthritis, asthma, psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, Huntington's disease, atherosclerosis, atopic dermatitis, leukemias and related disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, uveitis or multiple myeloma.