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Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compositions for treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cancer with a combination of ursolic acid and resveratrol.
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A lymphoma cell line was engineered to express surface IgG1 Fc. These tumor cells were taken up rapidly by DCs, leading to enhanced cross-presentation of tumor-derived antigen to CD8 T cells. IgG1-Fc tumors failed to grow in vivo and prophylactic vaccination in an animal model resulted in rejection of unmanipulated tumor cells. Furthermore, IgG1-Fc tumor cells were able to slow the growth of an unmanipulated primary tumor when used as a therapeutic tumor vaccine. This demonstrates that engagement of Fc receptors by tumors expressing the Fc region of IgG1 can induce efficient and protective anti-tumor CD8+ T cell responses without prior knowledge of tumor-specific antigen.
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Disclosed is an effervescent preparation of calcium and magnesium with additional citric acid in a defined ratio. Also disclosed is the use of these compositions to raise cardioprotective citrate and magnesium in serum to help prevent heart attacks from calcium supplements, and to provide bioavailable calcium and magnesium to prevent osteoporosis-related fractures and low blood magnesium from the use of proton pump inhibitors.
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The present disclosure relates to the identification of PDK inhibitors and their use in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The invention relates to the development of robust PDK inhibitors that can be used to improve glucose metabolism and correct metabolic dysfunction in vivo. Based on the unique structural features present in the ATP-binding pocket of PDK2, a single functional-group change was made in a known Hsp90 inhibitor that binds to the corresponding pocket of the latter protein from the GHKL family. This approach efficiently converted the Hsp90 inhibitor to a highly specific inhibitor for all PDK isoforms. These final PDK inhibitors of this series robustly augments PDC activity with reduced phosphorylation in tissues.
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A magneto-electric (ME) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) Exclusive-OR (XOR) gate is provided. The ME MTJ XOR gate includes an insulator separating a top ferromagnetic (FM) layer and a bottom FM layer, a top ME layer on the top FM layer, and a bottom ME layer on the bottom FM layer. The ME MTJ XOR gate also includes a top electrode coupled to the top ME layer and a bottom electrode coupled to the bottom ME layer where a voltage between the top electrode and the top FM layer is a first input, a voltage between the bottom electrode and the bottom FM layer is a second input, and a resistance between the top FM layer and the bottom FM layer is indicative of the XOR of the first input and the second input. The ME MTJ XOR has reduced energy consumption, smaller area, faster switching times, and is non-volatile.
Abstract translation:提供磁电(ME)磁性隧道结(MTJ)异或(XOR)门。 ME MTJ XOR门包括分离顶部铁磁(FM)层和底部FM层的绝缘体,顶部FM层上的顶部ME层和底部FM层上的底部ME层。 ME MTJ XOR门还包括耦合到顶部ME层的顶部电极和耦合到底部ME层的底部电极,其中顶部电极和顶部FM层之间的电压是第一输入,底部电极和 底部FM层是第二输入,并且顶部FM层和底部FM层之间的电阻指示第一输入和第二输入的异或。 ME MTJ XOR降低了能耗,面积更小,切换时间更快,是非易失性的。
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Methods of forming antimicrobial polymeric materials comprising metallic nanoparticles are disclosed. Such methods generally comprise: combining a metal-containing material with a resin in situ; and curing the resin in the presence of a metal-containing material. Antimicrobial polymeric materials formed by said methods are also disclosed.
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A device for treating a damaged tissue includes an expandable scaffold positionable in a portion of a luminal tissue structure of a mammal; and maintained via stent technology, wherein the scaffold is comprised of electrospun fibers composed of a biodegradable compound. The scaffold serves as a temporary template that allows the tissue to be rebuilt.
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A novel pharmaceutical composition is provided by which nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are added directly to phospholipid-containing oil such as lecithin oils or to a bio-compatible oil to which an phospholipid has been added to make a NSAID-containing formulation that possess low gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity and enhanced therapeutic activity to treat or prevent inflammation, pain, fever, platelet aggregation, tissue ulcerations and/or other tissue disorders. The composition of the invention are in the form of a non-aqueous solution, paste, suspension, dispersion, colloidal suspension or in the form of an aqueous emulsion or microemulstion for internal, oral, direct or topical administration.
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This invention relates to new phosphor materials exhibiting luminescence and methods for their production. More particularly, the invention relates to new europium-doped zinc sulfide-manganese (ZnS:Mn,Eu) phosphors and use thereof for radiation detection.
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The use of orexin 1 receptor antagonists and/or orexin 2 receptor agonists thereof in the treatment of bone loss diseases is described. Such conditions include osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other bone wasting diseases.