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PROJECT SUMMARY Aminoglycosides are one of the cheapest and well known antibiotics in clinical use for over years but one of the major limitations in their use is their ototoxicity We are developing fast and low cost methods to develop aminoglycosides with anti ribosomal activities and reduced toxicity In this project we will identify novel aminoglycoside antibacterials that show reduced ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Aminoglycosides are one of the cheapest and well known antibiotics in clinical use for over years but one of the major limitations in their use is their ototoxicity We are developing fast and low cost methods to develop aminoglycosides with anti ribosomal activities and reduced toxicity In this project we will identify novel aminoglycoside antibacterials that show reduced ototoxici ...

Abstract AsystBio LLC proposes to market a molecular tool kit called AML MutationCounter to count somatic mutations in genes that contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia AML We have developed a set of reagents and computer programs for application of next generation sequencing to count AML gene mutations The tool kit is versatile and can be used with either of the two major DNA ...

Pulmonary hypertensionPHis a disease affecting approximatelyof the general population that is characterized by abnormally elevated mean pulmonary artery pressuremPAPand pulmonary vascular resistancePVRIf left untreatedPH can ultimately lead to right heart failure and deathCurrent diagnostic approaches utilize invasive right heart catheterizationRHCto measure mPAP and PVREarly detection of PH leads ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant We are pioneering an RNA based switch technology called structurally interacting RNAs sxRNA which utilizes post transcriptional gene regulation as a reporter for miRNA detection Normally RNA binding proteins RBP associate with a andapos stem loop structure to facilitate translation of an upstream coding region by as much as an order of magnitude It is ...

Abstract Two million laparotomies are performed annually in the U S with ventral hernia being a frequent complication in of patients The average cost patient for each hernia operation in the U S in was $ which amounts to $ billion annually The ten year ventral hernia recurrence rate is There are $ B in hernia meshes sold annually in the United States With ...

Project Summary This study aims to prove the concept and feasibility that TendonCure extracellular vesicles that contain signaling molecules i e exosomes secreted by mesenchymal stem cells i e tendon stem progenitor cells TSPCs or adipose derived stem cells ADSCs from individual patients donors cultured on a novel scaffold exert therapeutic efficacy on tendinopathy when injected into ...

Abstract Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the supporting structures of the teeththe periodontal ligament and alveolar boneThe total prevalence of periodontitis in adults agedyears and older wasrepresenting aboutmillion adults agedyears and olderandin adults agedyears and older in the U SEpidemiological data confirm that diabetes is a major risk ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Dermal scarring affects more than million people worldwide annually over million people are injured in motor vehicle accidents over million patients are severely burned and thousands of warriors are wounded in military blasts In severe burns more than of patients develop hypertrophic scar contraction which leads to hypertrophic scar contractures HSc HSc a ...

Altered vascularity and deregulated metabolism are two important cancer hallmarksInterest in therapeutically exploiting these functional endpoints continues to growsince metabolism and vasculature significantly impact a tumor s fateThere is growing demand for systems level technologies that measure tumor metabolism within an intact microenvironment to inform strategies to prevent resistancerecurre ...