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Abstract There is an unmet need to develop treatments for senile osteoporosis, a disorder characterized by an age-related reciprocal decrease in osteogenesis and increase in bone marrow fat. Senile osteoporosis resembles disuse osteopenia, suggesting its pathogenesis involves impaired bone mechanosensing. We discovered that the polycystin heterotrimeric complex (1PC1+3PC2) functions as a mechanose ...

Project SummaryEpilepsy is one of the most common brain disorders. Current drugs have limited efficacy. Identifying new targeted drugs that can be used as safer, more effective therapies is in urgent unmet need. Selective inhibition of the transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) emerges as a novel strategy to impede epilepsy. However, the currently best selective TRPC3 inhibitor, Pyr3, ha ...

ABSTRACT Sepsis impacts 1.7 million Americans annually, leading to 270,000 deaths and $62 billion in costs. Most of the sepsis treatment follows the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines, consisting of early antibiotics, liberal fluid resuscitation, and vasopressor use in persistent hypotension. However, the fundamental assumption that sepsis universally results in high capillary leak leading ...

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Because elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and IOP fluctuations are the primary risk factors for loss of visual field, the current standard of care for adult-onset glaucoma includes treatment with IOP-lowering medications, which are typically delivered topically as eye drops. Unfortunately, the need for self-administration nega ...

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PROJECT SUMMARYSubarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to delayed vasospasm resulting in neuroischemia (stroke). The overall morbidity (profound neurologic deficit in 10-20% of survivors) and mortality (50%) are high, and the disease affects a relatively young adult population. Therapeutic options to prevent delayed vasospasm and neuroischemia after SAH are c ...

PROJECT SUMMARY We propose to develop a novel contact, label-free multimodality-based sensing probe that provides real-time intraoperative identification of nerves within the thermal damage threshold range of a surgical tool. The tool will facilitate prevention of direct/indirect nerve damage (termed iatrogenic nerve injury) during surgical procedures, as they are a major source of postsurgical co ...

PROJECT SUMMARYMicroprocessor-controlled ankles have been shown to substantially improve mobility and stability in individuals with lower limb amputation, but these devices are typically only available to higher mobility users due to a lack of scientific evidence to justify insurance reimbursement. As such, many of the individuals with lower limb amputation that have the greatest need for advanced ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The American Academy of Dermatology reports that 1 in 4 Americans (~84.5 million) are impacted by skin disease. Skin disease is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, significantly impacts quality of life, and costs ~$75 billion annually to treat. Skin conditions like atopic dermatitis (AD) are commonly diagnosed by practitioners using clinical history and physical exam ...

PROJECT SUMMARYDiagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS) rests on clinical symptoms and examinations as outlined in the revised McDonald criteria. These criteria are supported by appropriate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings or other laboratory tests such as detection of oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid and evoked potential testing.(1-7) Approximately 10,000-15,000 new di ...