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Abstract: “sHLA Protein Chip” The class I [A, B, C] and class II HLA proteins [DRB1, DQ, DP] comprise the heart of the inducible human immune system. For organ, marrow and stem cell transplantation, the development of serum-born antibodies against one or more of those many HLA proteins comprises the best and earliest test for transplant rejection. Because of the enormous medical importance of ...

Metabolomics plays an indispensable role in the growing systems biology approaches to identify reliable cancer biomarkers. Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) have been extensively used for high-throughput comparison of the levels of thousands of metabolites among biological samples. However, the potential values of ...

PoliomyelitisPoliois a highly infectious disease that primarily affects young childrenCurrentlythe live attenuated oral poliomyelitis vaccineOPVis the vaccine used to prevent polio outbreaks and stop transmission of wild poliovirusesHoweversometimes OPV has the ability to revert to a form that can cause paralysis or poliomyelitiswhich will inevitably lead to new polio outbreaksIn most developed co ...

The parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium causes two diseasestaeniasisadult worm in the intestineand cysticercosistissue infection by the cystwhich can lead to seizuresThe Tsolium life cycle involves both humans and pigshowever humans are the only definitive host for the adult Tsolium tapewormDiagnosing people infected with the adult worm is a critical step toward eliminating Tsolium althogetherHowever ...

There has been a recent rise in the rate of fungal infections following corneal transplant surgeries over the last six yearsand most cases have been tied to donor to recipient transmissionWhile preliminary studies have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of adding antifungal agents to the corneal storage media to minimize the risk of infectionthe shelf life of these antifungal agents is significa ...

A peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using [177Lu]/[90Y]-labeled somatostatin analogs has been proven to induce objective response in 30-45% of patients with advanced/progressive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The complete response to beta-emitter PRRT is rare. This is due to the fact that NETs are diagnosed at late stage of disease; the NETs patients with remissions could develop resista ...

The longterm objective of the Litmus Health platform is to allow researchers and clinicians to use data on cancer patients from wearables/sensors and smartphones. Collecting real-time, high-quality data from patients will transform care and clinical trials. Automating data collection, storage, analysis, and interpretation of data will result in better measurement of signs and symptoms and improved ...

Immunotherapies have been emerging in the past decades as powerful approaches for cancer treatment. However, the immune system is complex, and therapy efficacy is substantially affected by the tumor microenvironment. For this reason, it is currently difficult to visualize tumor response and predict therapeutic efficacy. In this Contract, Imago Systems, Inc., a company with substantial experience i ...

The preclinical development of cancer therapeutics, including the recent trend and focus on cancer immunotherapies, is evolving from the traditional use of mouse models to the use of other animal models including canine, rat, and minipig. Each of these non-mouse models carries its own advantages and abilities to increase the clinical relevance of the model as compared to mouse models. Yet, the wid ...

In situ assay for RNA decapping in tumors Abstract This project aims to introduce a new histotechnology to assess tumor cell stress and cell death propensitywhich can be useful in evaluating cancer response to therapyThe adaptive response of tumor cells to stress and their survival in hostile environments are signaled by the levels of mRNA decayIncreased decay dumps important mRNAs and marks cells ...