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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Up to 30% of the US population are now affected by nasal allergy, resulting in a total (direct and indirect) cost of approximately 14.6 billion per year. Seasonal allergic rhinitis (AR), due to exposure to airborne pollen and molds is a major component of this problem in the US and worldwide. The limitations of current pharmaceutical and specific immunotherapy ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose a Phase I STTR study to develop a novel human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine strategy with the potential of world-wide efficacy. The HIV/AIDS pandemic remains a major global burden. No test vaccine based on traditional scientific principles has induced sufficiently protective immunity to HIV. Induction of neutralizing antibodies (Abs), the corn ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The worldwide health problem created by malaria has been made more difficult by the spread of drug- resistant parasites. This project initiates preclinical development of one or more candidate(s) from an innovative newclass of potent antimalarials designed to overcome drug resistance. We have developed an orally available and inexpensive class of novel drugs th ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this proposal we lay out a comprehensive research plan to evaluate our vaccination strategies targeting Clostridium difficile to prevent or treat infections. With the emergence of highly antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, new approaches for combating bacterial infections are desperately needed. In this research proposal, Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. (STI ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to RFA-DA-11-004, we propose in this STTR Phase I application to develop and test a nicotine vaccine utilizing a chemical derivative of the drug, or hapten, coupled to an immunostimulatory, adjuvant-containing liposome. The current approach to curbing nicotine addiction is the use of over the counter nicotine replacement products, but this approach ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nicotine is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs and accounts for 90% of lung cancer cases in the U.S. Recent studies have implicated a specialized receptor class binding to nicotine, the CHRNA5 gene, which encodes the a5 subunit of the nicotinic receptor, as a contributing factor in the risk towards nicotine dependence. This, along with animal studies ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Translational research in the field of liver disease has been limited by a shortage of large animal models, which in turn has limited development of new therapies for metabolic liver disorders, acute liver failure, chronic (cirrhotic) liver disease, an hepatocellular carcinoma. While new transgenic and knockout rodent models of liver disease have facilitated ba ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The repair of injuries is dominated by a tendency to re-establish tissue continuity rather than restoring the structure of the original tissue. This process results in scarring and fibrosis, which is a major medical problem spanning diseases in all organ systems. This application focuses on a compound that has been shown to be highly effective in reducing scarr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Overdose on acetaminophen (more commonly known by the brand name Tylenol(R)), accounts for 56,000 emergency room visits and more than 450 deaths annually in the USA. Acetaminophen overdose can occur by a single event ofexceeding the recommended daily dosage. Overdose on acetaminophen is facilitated by the fact that it is a common ingredient in over-the-counter ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will demonstrate the feasibility of the use of non-contacting acoustic respiratory movement sensor (ARMS) for a device that will be used as a sensor for a module that can trigger any commercially availableneonatal ventilator to produce non-invasive synchronized ventilation. Synchronization of the ventilator improves gas exchange, decreases the leng ...