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Abstract Currently, clinically used drug abuse medications exist for treatment of addiction to opiates, alcohol, and nicotine, but not psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine (METH). Compounds that co-activate both nociceptin opioid peptide (NOP) and mu receptors have potential for treatment of drug abuse. In particular, buprenorphine, a partial mu agonist/kappa antagonist, which also acts as a ...

SUMMARY The growth rate in the number of people diagnosed with Parkinsonism is substantial. Estimates indicate that from 1990 to 2015 the number of Parkinsonism diagnoses doubled, with more than 6 million people currently diagnosed. By 2040, there will be between 12-14 million people diagnosed with Parkinsonism. Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple system atrophy Parkinsonian variant (MSAp), and p ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAn area of significant unmet need is the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive, fast-growing and lethal brain cancer that represents 48% of all malignant brain tumors. Untreated, GBM is fatal within three months, and due to its high rate of recurrence and invasive nature, the current standard of care, consisting of safe maximal tumor resection, radiation therapy and chemoth ...

The objective of this proposal is to examine a novel technique called improved Synchronization Modulation Electric Field (i-SMEF) in the protection of donor hearts and improvement of transplanted graft functions. We will apply the i-SMEF on donor hearts during static cold storage and evaluate the transplanted graft function following heart transplantation in mice.Heart transplantation (HTx) remain ...

Project Summary and Abstract The most common neurogenic voice disorder is unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP), which can substantially reduce quality of life. Current available surgical treatments offer only temporary improvement in voice through placement of resorbable materials or involve permanent, invasive alteration of the larynx that incompletely restores voice and often requires revision ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThe goal of this proposal is to optimize and clinically validate a new diagnostic test for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (eCRS) at the point-of-care, improving the efficiency, value, and accessibility of personalized medicine. eCRS affects up to 5 million Americans and is characterized by varying degrees of sinonasal and peripheral eosinophilia, linked to treatment responsiven ...

ABSTRACT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal disease (without curative therapies) that is critically influenced by dysregulated inflammatory pathways. This A1 R42 Fast Track STTR application focuses on eNAMPT (extra- cellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) as a novel, highly attractive PAH target. Aqualung Therapeutics has developed a humanized eNAMPT-neutralizing mAb, ALT-10 ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Cellular innate immune sensors, such as STING (STIMULATOR OF INTERFERON GENES), have evolved to detect microbial infection of the cell (1-3). STING controls the potent cytosolic DNA-stimulated innate immune pathways and is activated by cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) such as cyclic di-GMP and cyclic-di-AMP secreted by intracellular bacteria following infection. Alternatively, STING can ...

PROJECT SUMMARY We propose to develop a novel non-contact, label-free multimodality imager that provides real-time intraoperative identification of nerves within the surgical field-of-view to facilitate the prevention of unintended nerve damage (termed iatrogenic nerve injury) during surgical procedures, as they are a major source of postsurgical complications, e.g., chronic pain. In the United St ...

ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a debilitating disease (without curative therapies) that is critically influenced by dysregulated inflammatory pathways. This A0 R42 STTR application focuses on a highly novel humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb), ALT-100, to target and neutralize eNAMPT (extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase), a damage-associated molecular pattern protein ...