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The present invention discloses a role of CCN3 in diseases associated with the overexpression of CCN2, which include but are not limited to kidney disease, fibrosis, and cancer. The full length CCN3 protein or fragments thereof or isoforms (or combinations) of CCN3 are involved in these diseases. The isolated and purified CCN3 protein or its fragments or isoforms (or combinations) of CCN3 can be potentially used in the treatment or prevention of these diseases by regulating the expression and/or activity of the CCN2 protein. The level of CCN3 in tissue or body fluids can also be used to predict, diagnose and/or follow the progression of diseases as well as to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention.
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The present invention provides a method for ameliorating cue-induced cravings for an addictive substance in abstinent addicts by administering a compound capable of blockade of GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors.
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Chromenopyridine-based compounds are provided. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a chromenopyridine-based compound to the subject. A representative compound is 2,4-diamino-7,8-dimethoxy-5-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-5H-chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile (Compound 1).
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In the present disclosure, doxycycline-inducible astrocyte-specific HIV Tat transgenic mice (iTat), a surrogate HAND model, were treated with PNU-125096, a positive allosteric modulator of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR) and effects on Tat-induced behavioral impairments and neuropathologies were observed. This disclosure shows that PNU-125096 treatment significantly improved locomotor, learning and memory deficits of iTat mice while inhibited glial activation and increased PSD-95 expression in the cortex and hippocampus of iTat mice. α7 nAChR knockout eliminated the protective effects of PNU-125096 on iTat mice. In addition, inhibition of p38 phosphorylation by SB239063, a p38 MAPK-specific inhibitor, exacerbated Tat neurotoxicity in iTat mice. These findings demonstrated for the first time that α7 nAChR activation led to protection against HAND and suggest that α7 nAChR and PNU-125096 hold significant promise for development of therapeutics for HAND.
摘要:
Chromenopyridine-based compounds are provided. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a chromenopyridine-based compound to the subject. A representative compound is 2,4-diamino-7,8-dimethoxy-5-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-5H-chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile (Compound 1).
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A plantar surface pressure offloading system includes an insole capable of coupling with a shoe and interfacing with a foot. A number of compressible bladders and pressure sensors are coupled to the insole. Each bladder has an adjustable compressibility, and each pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure exerted on a respective portion of the foot. A controller of the system can perform, for each compressible bladder, a compressibility adjustment process including (i) receiving, from a respective pressure sensor associated with a respective bladder, a signal indicative of a pressure exerted on a respective portion of the foot, (ii) determining, based on the signal, that the pressure exerted on the respective portion of the foot exceeds a threshold pressure, and (iii) responsive to the determination, adjusting the compressibility of the respective bladder, thereby offloading pressure from the respective portion of the foot to a different portion of the foot.
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The present disclosure relates generally to compounds comprising oligonucleotides complementary to a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) RNA transcript. Certain such compounds are useful for hybridizing to a CFTR RNA transcript, including but not limited to a CFTR RNA transcript in a cell. In certain embodiments, such hybridization results in modulation of splicing of the CFTR transcript. In certain embodiments, such compounds are used to treat one or more symptoms associated with Cystic Fibrosis.
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The present disclosure relates generally to compounds comprising oligonucleotides complementary to a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) RNA transcript. Certain such compounds are useful for hybridizing to a CFTR RNA transcript, including but not limited to a CFTR RNA transcript in a cell. In certain embodiments, such hybridization results in modulation of splicing of the CFTR transcript. In certain embodiments, such compounds are used to treat one or more symptoms associated with Cystic Fibrosis.
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Disclosed herein are photodynamic insecticide methods and compositions for the control or reduction of insect populations comprising the use of photosensitizer compounds in combination with light.
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Network-based meta-analysis of four independent microarray studies identified the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF4A), a transcription factor associated with gluconeogenesis and diabetes, as a central regulatory hub gene upregulated in blood of PD patients. In parallel, the polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1), involved in the stabilization and mRNA translation of insulin, was identified as the most downregulated gene. Using both markers, PD patients were classified with 90% sensitivity and 80% specificity. Longitudinal performance analysis demonstrated that relative abundance of HNF4A and PTBP1 mRNAs significantly decreased and increased, respectively, in PD patients during 3 years follow up period. The inverse regulation of HNF4A and PTBP1 provides a molecular rationale for the altered insulin signaling observed in PD patients. The longitudinally dynamic biomarkers identified in this study may be useful for monitoring disease-modifying therapies for PD.