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Summary Lung diseases, such as interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and acute viral infection are major leading causes of death worldwide. The recent increase due to air pollution, tobacco smoking is and use of E-cigarettes has grown rapidly in the US contributing to a sharp increase in chronic lung diseases. IPF is ...

Abstract Nytricx is developing a new class of Nitric Oxide (NO)-releasing intravascular medical catheters to combat infection and thrombosis associated with indwelling vascular catheters. NO gas is a natural anti-infective and anti-thrombotic human product principally released from blood vessels and immune cells. Nytricx NO-releasing technology to the catheter surfaces via a polymer matrix, mimics ...

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 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 ...

The following contains proprietary/privileged information that Moonlight Therapeutics requests not be released to persons outside the government, except for purposes of review and evaluation Safety and Tolerability of TASIS-Peanut (Targeted Allergen Specific Immunotherapy within theSkin) patch for the Treatment of Peanut Allergy Food allergies affect 30 million people in the USA and 17 million in ...

Project Summary Volume overload (congestion) occurs in patients with heart failure (HF) and is the leading cause of hospitalization in the elderly worldwide. Unfortunately, clinical signs and symptoms; laboratory values; and existing diagnostic tools are unreliable in providing accurate assessment of volume status. Using a unique physiologic signal, Non-Invasive Venous waveform Analysis (NIVA), Vo ...

Project Abstract Asthma affects 25 million Americans, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 16 million,together costing 130 billion USD annually to the US healthcare system. Asthma is more prevalent in AfricanAmerican population (10.6%) than white population (7.7%). Poverty level has an impact as well, with twice asmuch asthma incidence in people below 100% of the poverty thresh ...

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 ...

PROJECT SUMMARY: It is estimated that more than 30 million American adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), with nearly 800,000 living with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease are at a higher risk for CKD. Because their kidneys no longer function, individuals with ESRD often rely on hemodialysis to remove waste fro ...