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Project Summary A Chemiluminescent Assay and Device for Monitoring Vascular Endogenous Nitric Oxide This STTR Phase I project aims to establish the feasibility of a novel chemiluminescent assay for the detection of nitric oxide in blood. Phase II will aim to use this assay in a point-of-care device to measure vascular endogenous nitric oxide (VeNO) from a finger-prick of blood for ultimate deploym ...

Project Summary Technology advances now enable the cost effective acquisition of Kandgt distinct data types from a common set of N bio samples where i the kth data type is represented by a data matrix with columns containing Pk measurements in N samples for k K and ii at least one of the data types is big i e Pk is much bigger than N for some k The rapid accumulation of such mult ...

DESCRIPTION (Scanned from the Applicant's Abstract): Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes mellitus (type 2; NIDDM). Fat cells secrete both diabetes promoting molecules (fatty acids; TNF-alpha) and at least one molecule that may be antidiabetic (leptin). We have partially purified a new protein (cytokine) which is also secreted by mature adipocytes, Adipocyte Diffe ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The indications for androgen therapy has expanded such that today, androgens are used in both men and women, and in addition to their use in treating primary (or secondary) hypogonadism the potential benefit of increasing bone mineral density, inducing greater muscle mass and strength, enhancing sexual function, and improving mood. Androgens are also being cons ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ability to create new cardiac tissue using progenitor cells via engraftment would be a significant advance. However, the existing types of progenitor cells presently in Phase I clinical trials face significant limitations, including lack of evidence that the donor cells (1) produce new cardiac myocytes, versus creating benefits via neoangiogenesis or ventr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is the Phase II renewal of an STTR award to Kardia Therapeutics undertaken in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (the home to Kardia's founding scientists). The project will accelerate the development and commercialization of human heart-derived cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs), to promote more effective regenerative growth in human hear ...

SummarySystemic lupus erythematosusSLEor lupus is an autoimmune disease that impacts more thanmillion people worldwideincludingmillion AmericansNearlyof these patients will develop lupus nephritiswhich can cause kidney failureAs a resultits financial burden to individual patient can reach $yearmuch higher than many other diseases because of kidney transplantationAlthough early treatment of lupus n ...

Therapeutic antibodies have had a profound impact on treatment of many types of cancer and autoimmune diseasesAs a resultfive of the top ten best selling drugs ofwere therapeutic antibodiesMore than seventy therapeutic antibodies have been approvedand over six hundred antibody based products are in clinical developmentHoweverantibodies are extremely expensive to produceand large amounts of antibod ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this STTR project is to develop a pre-formed, naturally-based hydrogel postoperative adhesion barrier with improved handling characteristics, laparoscopic deliverability, and consistent efficacy. Our technology is based on a novel, patented process that imparts exceptional elasticity and toughness on normally brittle, weak materials. Postoperative a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this STTR project is to develop a pre-formed, naturally-based hydrogel postoperative adhesion barrier with improved handling characteristics, laparoscopic deliverability, and consistent efficacy. Our technology is based on a novel, patented process that imparts exceptional elasticity and toughness on normally brittle, weak materials. Postoperative a ...