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Project Summary Abstract PTIis a novel small molecule AD therapeutic candidate with a novel target and mechanism of actionPTIbinds and reverses an altered conformation of the scaffolding protein filamin AFLNAto prevent Aandapos s tight binding to and toxic signaling via thenicotinic acetylcholine receptornAChRas well as Aandapos s aberrant activation of toll like receptorTLRHenceby restoring FLNAa ...

Abstract: “sHLA Protein Chip” The class I [A, B, C] and class II HLA proteins [DRB1, DQ, DP] comprise the heart of the inducible human immune system. For organ, marrow and stem cell transplantation, the development of serum-born antibodies against one or more of those many HLA proteins comprises the best and earliest test for transplant rejection. Because of the enormous medical importance of ...

Severe loss of vision occurs due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and approximately 15 million people in the US have some form of AMD, which is expected to double by 2050. Most of the current clinical treatments are primarily focused on slowing down the progression of the disease, as there is neither a cure that can stop the degeneration nor a therapy, other than retinal prostheses, that ...

Recent FDA approvals of ipilimumabnivolumaband pembrolizumabwhich target checkpoint receptors cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigenCTLAand programmed deathPDhave ushered in a new era of cancer immunotherapy in metastatic melanomaDespite unprecedented overall survival benefits with combination therapythe incidence of complete responses are onlyimmune related adverse eventsirAEsare increasedand ...

Project Summary Abstract Multiple MyelomaMMis the second most common form of blood cancer and remains an incurable and deadly diseaseProteasome inhibitorPItherapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of MMbut resistance to this class of agent is an emerging challenge in the clinicNew therapeutic approaches that specifically target resistance are needed to maximize responses and ultimately produce cur ...

A peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using [177Lu]/[90Y]-labeled somatostatin analogs has been proven to induce objective response in 30-45% of patients with advanced/progressive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The complete response to beta-emitter PRRT is rare. This is due to the fact that NETs are diagnosed at late stage of disease; the NETs patients with remissions could develop resista ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This Phase II Lab-to-Marketplace proposal aims to commercialize a new remote focusing technique that can change the focus of a microscope by as much as 500 μm in less than 40 μs, 3 orders of magnitude faster than other discrete focus change techniques. Our initial market is neuroscience imaging, where the ability of researchers to step between focal planes at the millisecond time ...

Project Summary Microscopy with spatial light modulatorsSLMsenables use of optical techniques to simultaneously monitor and manipulate the activity of neuronal ensemblesin vitro and in vivoAs a result of successful worldwide research in this fieldsuppliers of commercial two photon microscopes feel there is extensive product potentialAs suchthree commercial microscope suppliers have licensed patent ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable cancer even with aggressive therapies such as surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy using temozolomide (TMZ). Efforts to improve surgical resection or the efficacy of irradiation are limited by the potential damage these interventions cause to the brain. In contrast, sensitizing GBM to TMZ is an appealing strategy because TM ...

Abstract Neuroene Therapeutics is a biotech company established to develop and commercialize safe effective therapies for epilepsyinpeople develop epilepsy in their lifetimehowever the currently available anti epileptic drugsAEDshave several issues and liabilities that leave unmet market needssuch asnot controlling seizures forof patients with epilepsycurrent AEDs only treat the symptoms of epilep ...