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PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThis STTR Phase I proposal is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of developing tanshinone small molecule analogTSAas an effective and safe small molecule therapy for patients with sepsis and septic shockIn the USmore than one million people develop sepsis every yearYetno effective anti sepsis treatment exists other than antibiotics and supportive careWe have discovered that ...

ABSTRACT Nearlypercent of death and diseaseworldwideis linked to environmental factorsWHOthereforeit is critical that the general public has a basic understanding of how the environment affects their health and how they might protect themselves against environmental exposuresUnfortunatelyenvironmental health is typically covered minimallyif at allin secondary school classroomsMartinaand there are ...

Summary The goal of this study is to discover novelmechanism based pharmacological intervention for autisma devastating neurodevelopmental disorder with no treatment currentlyGenetic sequencing has revealed extensive overlap in risk genes for autism and for cancermany of which are chromatin remodeling factors important for transcriptional regulationsuggesting the possibility of repurposing the ant ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Type diabetes T D is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects of population worldwide Exogenous insulin treatment is the standard of care for T D but often negatively affects the quality of life and is ineffective in preventing recurrent hyperglycemia episodes and chronic complications Recent studies show that human islet allografts can restore long term normoglycemia ...

Because of its high sensitivity polymerase chain reaction PCR is the gold standard for the diagnosis of many infectious diseases but generally only implemented in well equipped laboratories One of the major roadblocks for expanding PCR to point of care markets is the lack of simple robust single tube PCR designs which preserve its laboratory based high sensitivity and specificity In this F ...

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 ...

Project SummaryPost stroke hand impairment is highly prevalent and severely restricts functional ability and independenceIn facteveryseconds a new stroke occursand stroke is recognized as the leading cause of long term disabilityYetthere is no assistive device to help hand function at homeevery dayduring activities of daily livingExisting devices such as hand opening orthoses are expensivee gMyomo ...

Abstract The overall goal of this proposal is to develop systems for efficient ex vivo maturation of functional human red blood cells RBCs which holds tremendous potential for addressing supply bottlenecks for delivering new therapeutic options to chronically transfused patients with severe alloimmunization and for novel strategies for delivering therapeutics via engineered RBCs No approaches ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Lysosomal storage diseases LSD are rare inherited metabolic disorders caused by defects in the cellular catabolic system Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIC MPS IIIC or Sanfilippo disease type C is one such LSD that is caused by deficiency of the enzyme heparan sulfate acetyl CoA glucosaminide N acetyltransferase HGSNAT essential for degradation of heparan sulfate a repeati ...

Project Summary Tractions exerted by individual cells on their surroundings play a critical role in mechanical events in biology such as tissue contraction folding cell shape changes or cell movements and in many basic cellular functions such as biochemical signaling proliferation and differentiation These processes are in turn implicated in the progression of diseases like cancer atherosc ...