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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Bacterial related marginal decay is the top reason for failure and retreatment of resin based composite restorations RBCs Retreatment of these restorations costs both the patients and insurance companies billions of dollars per year The weak point of the system is the zone known as the hybrid layer where the adhesive bonds the RBC to the dentin There are ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This Phase I STTR project seeks to demonstrate proof of principle that novel targetable nanoparticles can delivery therapeutic substances to human tumor cells and reduce tumor burden in metastatic cancer The concept for these nanoparticles is based on the polymerized liposome nanoparticle PLN that displays functional antibodies that target tumor cell surfac ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative agent of the most common non viral sexually transmitted infection with million new cases reported annually in the world and million cases in the U S In addition to infections of the urogenital tract trichomoniasis increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and HIV transmission and increases the incidence ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Our laboratory discovered and is developing partial p MHC class II constructs pMHC as a possible immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis MS pMHC containing the extracellular domains of the MS risk factor HLA DR linked covalently to the encephalitogenic peptide of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein pDR MOG can reverse CNS inflammation and ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Epilepsy is the th most common neurological disorder with in people developing epilepsy the occurrence of more than one unprovoked seizure at some point in their lifetime Unfortunately of all patients have intractable medication resistant epilepsy Thus new anti epileptic drugs AEDs that target alternative mechanisms of action are needed ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The long term goal of this Phase I STTR project is to develop a commercially viable ultrasound contrast reagent UCR that will allow the noninvasive identification of newly forming abdominal adhesions after surgery Successful implementation would have significant impact because we would remove the impediment to clinical testing of anti adhesion therapies and ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Aminoglycosides are one of the cheapest and well known antibiotics in clinical use for over years but one of the major limitations in their use is their ototoxicity We are developing fast and low cost methods to develop aminoglycosides with anti ribosomal activities and reduced toxicity In this project we will identify novel aminoglycoside antibacterials that show reduced ...

The goal of this Phase I STTR grant proposal is to stabilize live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV using a temporary silica coating that is removed in vivo In so doing we will establish a broader technology to eliminate the cold chain required for transport of heat and cold labile vaccines Many vaccines are unstable under ambient environmental conditions Currently vaccines are either stabil ...

Project Summary Abstract DermaXon s project goal is to develop efficacious novel selective inhibitors of CYP A for the topical treatment of ichthyosis Congenital ichthyosis is a family of hereditary disorders of keratinization characterized by dry scaling skin that may be thickened or very thin impacting the quality of life of patients and their family members Currently there is no cure f ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Antibiotic resistance among common bacterial pathogens is a serious public health problem as it compromises our ability to treat infectious disease The resistance problem is compounded by the lack of discovery of new antibiotics especially those with novel mechanisms of action New antibiotics are critically needed as resistance to recently developed antibiot ...