Abstract:
A method and composition for the treatment of ischemic neuronal reperfusion injury are provided. The composition can include a compound which is a combination of dantrolene and a residue of FMOC-valine. This composition can be used to provide a faster and higher CNS penetration than heretofore experienced with dantrolene. In another form, dantrolene may be formulated as a pro-drug, a pro-pro-drug and the like.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and kit have been discovered which utilize pulsed odorants, drugs, medicaments, and combinations thereof to treat diseases, symptoms of diseases and the like. In one form, the pulsed odorants, drugs, medicaments, and combinations thereof can be used to regenerate the connections of the neurons of the brain and central nervous system in the treatment of symptoms of such person afflicted with neuro-disorders, such as caused by disease or trauma.
Abstract:
A method and composition for the treatment of ischemic neuronal reperfusion injury are provided. The composition can include a compound which is a combination of dantrolene and a residue of FMOC-valine. This composition can be used to provide a faster and higher CNS penetration than heretofore experienced with dantrolene. In another form, dantrolene may be formulated as a pro-drug, a pro-pro-drug and the like.
Abstract:
Described herein are block copolymers having hydrophobic blocks and hydrophilic blocks which are effective in binding to the surface of hard tissue; compositions comprising the same, as well as methods of making and using the same are also described.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are provided for treating an ocular disease in a subject in need thereof by increasing the bioavailability of a drug in the subject's eye. In one aspect, the ocular disease is at least one of diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, endopthalmitis, glaucoma, cataracts, ocular herpes. The methods and compositions provided herein include an efflux transporter inhibitor and a drug effective for treating the ocular disease. The efflux transporter inhibitor is effective to reduce the efflux of the drug through at least one of P-glycoprotein (Pgp), breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP), and multidrug resistant associated protein 1-9 (MRP1-9).
Abstract:
Encryption of an image is achieved through application of a homomorphic encryption function to produce cipher images for each image. Encryption is performed individually on sub-values of a pixel's intensity value, wherein the pixel's intensity value can be described as a sum of the smaller numerical sub-values. The encrypted values for each sub-value form encrypted images that can be transferred or stored on insecure media. Separate encryption approaches can be applied to individual sets of the numerical sub-values to improve security.
Abstract:
Disclosed are bruceolides for the treatment of cancer, and oilier diseases, selectively targeting unwanted cells. The disclosed bruceolides may include a site specific cleavable moiety inhibiting the chemotoxic activity until cleaved, i.e., removed, within and/or near a cancer to be treated. As to facilitate selective delivery to cancer tumors, the disclosed bruceolides may be loaded into, attached to or otherwise carried by nanoparticles.
Abstract:
Disclosed are bruceolides for the treatment of cancer, and other diseases, selectively targeting unwanted cells. The disclosed bruceolides may include a site specific cleavable moiety inhibiting the chemotoxic activity until cleaved, i.e., removed, within and/or near a cancer to be treated. As to facilitate selective delivery to cancer tumors, the disclosed bruceolides may be loaded into, attached to or otherwise carried by nanoparticles.
Abstract:
Compounds are provided herein which are emetine derivatives that can be used as prodrugs which selectively undergo activation to release emetine in specific cellular conditions. In one aspect, a blocking group is incorporated onto the emetine molecule by the derivization of the N2′-position with moieties that can be selectively removed by hydrolysis in the cancer/tumor microenvironment. Such compounds are less cytotoxic than emetine and are substantially inactive in non-cancerous cells. In one aspect, the compounds described herein can be used for the treatment of metastatic and non-metastatic cancers, including, for example, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and leukemia.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides novel computational methods for identifying potential therapeutic peptides as antivirals, and methods of using viral receptor-derived peptides as antivirals. Further, the present disclosure provides methods of using angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-derived peptides as therapeutic treatments for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).