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Project Summary Notch is a cell surface protein that has diverse roles in human biology at all stages of life Notch is modified by a number of sugar structures including a number that are termed O fucose Alteration of the pattern of O fucose structures found on Notch has significant effects on Notch function which in turn has been linked to both developmental and adult pathologies includ ...

Abstract Liver fibrosis cirrhosis is one of the most common outcomes of chronic liver disease Chronic liver disease is assessed by progressive fibrosis caused by repeated injury due to metabolic dysfunction alcohol abuse viral hepatitis or autoimmune disease If it is left unchecked liver fibrosis will progress to cirrhosis an advanced stage of the disease estimated to affect of the wor ...

Sexual violence SV experienced by women on college campuses is a serious public health problem that has garnered a national response Campus climate surveys show that approximately one in five college women experience sexual violence Federal regulations now mandate implementation of educational prevention programs for new students of institutions of higher education IHEs Best practices for s ...

Enzalutamide resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer mCRPC Recently we developed a small molecule lead compound BKM and demonstrated its potent activity against bone metastatic prostate cancer cells In this Phase I STTR application we hypothesize that BKM is a novel targeted therapy to overcome enzalutamide resistance and eff ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women between the ages of and and responsible for deaths annually If treated early five year survival rates for patients in the U S are between and but drop to once metastatic breast cancer has developed Thus there is a great need to develop more effective treatment strategies fo ...

ABSTRACT Pancreatic cancer PC is an extremely aggressive malignancy with one of the worst prognoses of all cancers with a median survival of less than one year and an overall year survival of andlt With marked resistance to chemo and radiotherapies surgery is the only curative option In patients with localized disease and no lymph node or extra pancreatic metastases complete surgical ...

Project Summary Abstract Eradication of bacteria that are located in periodontal pockets is a daunting challenge to dentists and oral care professionals Doxycycline or minocycline with scaling and root planing Sandamp RP have been the mainstays but the field urgently needs further advances in perio bacteria eradication A high precision photochemical implement that could be used simultaneousl ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This Phase STTR will develop novel techniques for coronary sinus access The coronary sinus provides unique anatomic and physiologic proximity to all four cardiac chambers and the coronary circulation For example the coronary sinus is used for left ventricular lead insertion for biventricular pacing or cardiac resynchronization Mor than such implan ...

ABSTRACT Perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy HIE affects to infants per every born Mortality from HIE can be up to and approximately of survivors suffer significant long term disability including cerebral palsy epilepsy and developmental disorders Damage during the acute phase of HIE is caused by a deficit in oxygen and glucose in the brain However increasing evide ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Therapeutics based on nucleic acids NA promise to revolutionize treatment of multiple diseases but their widespread use is currently limited by the lack of efficient delivery methods We have recently developed a new NA delivery platform based on polymeric CXCR inhibitors PCX suitable as dual function systems for simultaneous NA delivery and inhibition of ...