Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating a subject having an itch-related disorder, such as dermatological disorders or systemic disorders comprising itch. The methods may include determining the level of a biomarker in a biological sample from the subject. The biomarker may be selected from TRPV4 expression, lysophosphatidylcholine, and miRNA-146a expression, or a combination thereof. The subject may be identified as having the itch-related disorder when the level of the biomarker is greater in a sample from the subject than in a control. An anti-pruritic therapy may be administered to treat the subject having the itch-related disorder.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to the use of the peptide defined by the amino acid sequence G-Y-Y-Y-P-S-D-P-N-T-F-Y-A-P-P-Y-S-A, named GK-1, to be used as an antitumor and antimetastatic agent or for the treatment of cancer, specifically of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma, and preferably for the treatment of breast cancer.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding variant polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Diptera. Particular embodiments provide isolated nucleic acids encoding Cyt1A variant polypeptides, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, particularly Diptera pests.
Abstract:
A hydrodynamically optimized mixer module, to be coupled to a deterministic hydrodynamic tool that allows pulsed polishing of optical surfaces is described. This module allows the supply of abrasive foam or fluid that enters the tool to be interrupted without impairing the operational stability of the polishing process and of said hydrodynamic tool. The mixer module includes at least one interrupter element for switching high-velocity fluids; a first inlet through which air is injected under pressure and in a controlled manner; a second inlet through which a polishing fluid is injected in a controlled manner, said polishing fluid filling a predetermined volume with a hydrodynamically optimized shape and being transferred to a mixing zone where, together with the pressure-injected air, an abrasive foam is produced that is injected into at least one rotational acceleration chamber of the hydrodynamic tool to which the mixer module is coupled.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to the use of the peptide defined by the amino acid sequence G-Y-Y-Y-P-S-D-P-N-T-F-Y-A-P-P-Y-S-A, named GK-1, to be used as an antitumor and antimetastatic agent or for the treatment of cancer, specifically of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma, and preferably for the treatment of breast cancer.
Abstract:
Hybrid proteins with cytochrome P450 activity and which are encapsulated in a nanocapsid (nanoparticles charged with cytochrome P450 activity) are designed and synthesized, these hybrid proteins being immunologically inert and recognized by breast cancer cells.
Abstract:
Process and system for identifying and quantifying helminth eggs in water, sludge, biosolid and/or excreta samples among others, from images comprising filtering the images with an anisotropic filter maintaining the borders of the images, obtaining filtered images; filtering the filtered images applying Laplacian of Gaussian detecting changes in the filtered images, and obtaining binarized images; separating the binarized images by means of a filtered distance field Watershed filter, obtaining the images; filtering the images eliminating objects by perimeter compactness, considering the size of the objects in the images filtered again and separating the differences to avoid false positives, obtaining images with identified objects; characterizing the objects identified in the images segmenting the objects by means of gray profiles; and classifying the characterized objects according to a statistic classifier for identifying and quantifying different species of helminth eggs.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to the use of a recombinant protein to induce interleukin 10 expression, wherein the protein is Taenia solium parasite recombinant calreticulin (rTsCRT) formulated in a physiologic glycosated solution orally or parenterally administered. The used methodology for rTsCRT expression and purification described in present invention, resulted in a recombinant protein expressed without post-translational modifications having regulatory immunological effects and capable of stimulating the mRNA transcription levels which codify for IL-4 and IL-10 cytokines. rTsCRT expression is conducted in an E. coli untagged system, though applicable to any expression system, whether prokaryote or eukaryote cells. The purpose of producing rTsCRT is to use it for treatment of local or systemic inflammatory diseases.
Abstract:
Provided are antibodies that specifically bind human astrovirus (HAstV) capsid spike protein. Fusion proteins and conjugates comprising such antibodies are also provided. Also provided are nucleic acids that encode one or both of the variable chain polypeptides of an antibody of the present disclosure, as are cells that include such nucleic acids. Also provided are compositions that include the antibodies of the present disclosure, including in some instances, pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of making and using the antibodies of the present disclosure are also provided. In certain aspects, provided are methods that include administering to an individual having or suspected of having a HAstV infection a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody, fusion protein or conjugate of the present disclosure.
Abstract:
A method for preparing a supplement from mesenchymal cell cultures of Wharton's jelly including factors to favor the culture growth of cells from cutaneous system, in vitro, and to methods for producing epidermal, dermal, or cutaneous equivalents, and which may also be used as supplement for the proliferation and activation of autologous fibroblasts for subsequent intradcrmal use.