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Anthracyclines such as doxorubicin and daunorubicin are valuable anti- cancer drugs but their clinical utility is compromised by cumulative dose-dependent by a cumulative dose dependent cardiotoxicity. Anthracycline cardiotoxicity has been linked to free radical damage via mechanisms that involve disruption of iron regulation and formation of superoxide anion. Although the quinone moiety of anthra ...

The transcription factor CAAT enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) is a key factor orchestrating the inflammatory response. Specifically, expression of the genes encoding the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and on IL-8 are regulated by C/EBPbeta. C/EBPbeta can be either an activator or an inhibitor of inflammation depending on the dominant isoforms produced. Our data indicate that airway epit ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):The growing number of women receiving drug treatment for osteoporosis underscores the need for sensitive methods to monitor therapy. Because it permits selective assessment of the trabecular and cortical bone, which may respond differently to disease and therapy, quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is well-suited to this purpose. However, the ability of QCT t ...

Brain injury frequently results in cognitive impairment reducing an individual?s ability to judge driving situations accurately. Rehabilitation professionals use on-road tests to determine if an individual is safe to drive, but these tests are typically performed under calm conditions and offer little information on the individual?s responses to typical, real-life driving challenges. STISIM is a r ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): According to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) of 2008, 7.2 million Americans are in need of treatment for Substance-Related Disorders (SRDs), and a large proportion of those need treatment for opiate pain reliever, heroin, and alcohol addiction. Naltrexone (NTX), an opioid antagonist, is currently used in oral tablet form to help maintain opio ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Using mouse monoclonal antibodies mAbs raised against the mediators of quorum sensing QS the Auto Inducing Peptides AIPs researchers at The Scripps Research Institute TSRI have demonstrated that S aureus infections can be prevented in animal challenge models This approach known as quorum quenching QQ is unique in at least two significant ways fi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The purpose of this Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer STTR project is to complete development and evaluate usability and effectiveness of the Wraparound Team Monitoring System Wrap TMS a web based electronic behavioral health information system EBHIS for the most widely implemented care coordination model in childrenandapos s behavioral healt ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Chest pain in patients presenting to the emergency department ED present a clinical dilemma transfer for emergent coronary revascularization admit overnight for cardiac telemetry and stress testing or discharge home with medical follow up In this proposal we hypothesize that a novel thrombus specific Spectral Computed Tomography Multicolored CT nanopar ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In it is estimated that there will be new bladder cancer cases in the United States resulting in deaths Most cases present with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer NMIBC Intravesical bacillus Calmette Guerin BCG which elicits a nonspecific local immune response is considered the standard first line treatment However ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There are parathyroid glands in the neck and they are responsible for the production of parathyroid hormone which maintains calcium homeostasis throughout the body They are difficult to identify relative to the other tissues in the neck such s lymph nodes fat thyroid etc This has resulted in the incidence of accidental parathyroid removal ranging from ...