DNA-FISH METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF TELOMERE LENGTH

    公开(公告)号:US20220282318A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17630424

    申请日:2020-07-30

    发明人: Yun-Ling ZHENG

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/6841 G01N21/64 G06T7/00

    摘要: Provided are methods and compositions useful for assessing the length of telomeres. The disclosed methods and compositions are amenable to performance as a high-throughput method to assess telomere length (TL) and TL constitution using genomic DNA. Also provided are methods for diagnosing a telomere-related condition or disease in a subject, assessing general health and/or aging of a subject, establishing a relationship between telomere constitution and cancer and/or aging-related disease, assessing exposure to harmful substances and/or stresses of a subject, assessing response to a drug or drugs treatment of a subject, assessing disease risk of a subject, and assessing clinical outcome of a subject who is suffering from a disease/diseases. The methods are useful in studies of individuals and populations.

    Methods and systems for populating and searching a drug informatics database

    公开(公告)号:US11373734B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US14401633

    申请日:2013-05-20

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for populating and searching a drug informatics database that includes receiving unprocessed data associated with a chemical compound from one or more data sources. The unprocessed data is parsed into a plurality of data objects based on a categorization associated with each of the data objects. Additional information, such as explanatory notes, is identified and associated with at least one of the data objects. The data objects are stored in entries within a data structure, where the data structure is searchable based on one or more of the data objects. A query for data associated with a chemical compound is received at a drug informatics database. The drug informatics database is then searched for data associated with the chemical compound and the search results are provided to a user.

    QUANTITATIVE AUXILIARY-FREE CHIRALITY SENSING WITH A METAL PROBE

    公开(公告)号:US20220113247A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17275471

    申请日:2019-09-11

    IPC分类号: G01N21/19 G01N21/77

    摘要: The present invention relates to an analytical method that includes providing a sample potentially containing a chiral analyte that can exist in stereoisomeric forms, and providing a probe selected from the group consisting of metal salts. The sample is contacted with the probe under conditions that permit coordination of the probe to the analyte, if present in the sample; and, based on any coordination that occurs, the absolute configuration of the analyte in the sample, and/or the concentration of the analyte in the sample, and/or the enantiomeric composition of the analyte in the sample is/are determined.

    Use of methadone metabolites for treatment of anxiety and depression

    公开(公告)号:US11278522B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16927544

    申请日:2020-07-13

    摘要: Previous studies (Xiao et al., 2001) have identified two metabolites of methadone, EMDP (2-ethyl-5-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1-pyrroline) and EDDP (2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine), which are considered to be inactive at opiate receptors, as relatively potent noncompetitive channel blockers of α3β4 nAChRs. We have now evaluated these compounds in rats and mice in preclinical behavioral models predictive of potential anxiolytic and antidepressant efficacy. We found that EMDP, but not EDDP, displayed robust effects predictive of anxiolytic and antidepressant efficacy without significant effects on locomotor activity. Moreover, EMDP at behaviorally active doses, unlike mecamylamine, did not produce eyelid ptosis, suggesting it may produce fewer autonomic side effects than mecamylamine. Thus, the methadone metabolite EMDP may represent a novel therapeutic avenue for the treatment of some affective disorders.