Preclinical studies of vaccine candidates have typically shown post-infection virologic control, but protection against acquisition of infection has previously only been reported using less rigorous viral challenges.
BACKGROUND Despite widely reported clinical and
preclinical studies of rapid antidepressant actions of glutamate N - methyl - D - aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, there has been very little work
Preclinical studies of the effects on this drug on neurodegeneration have been done but do not appear to have been published so I do not know which disease models were used.
Published new efficacy and safety data from
preclinical studies of AST - OPC1 in the peer - reviewed journal «Stem Cells Translational Medicine.»
Together our data support the notion that targeting DGKζ, a negative regulator of T cell activation, or other regulators of Erk activation, could be useful in the treatment of human malignancy and that additional
preclinical studies of intracellular «brakes» on T cell activation are warranted.
The issue of sex is particularly acute in
preclinical studies of Rett syndrome, a disorder caused by mutations in a gene located on the X chromosome.
Small - animal imaging has become an important research tool for
preclinical studies of infectious diseases, according to senior author Thomas M. Bocan, Ph.D., of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School have completed a promising
preclinical study of two Zika vaccine candidates that suggests that an effective human vaccine will be achievable.
The lab used MRS in
a preclinical study of SAPAP3 knockout mice — which model aspects of human obsessive compulsive and related disorders (OCRD)-- to determine whether these mice exhibit neurochemical abnormalities found in humans with OCRD.
Not exact matches
Some retrospective
studies and
preclinical work have indicated that it might also lower a person's risk
of cancer, though at least one clinical trial wasn't able to show that it had any protective effect on esophageal cancer.
Results from a
preclinical study conducted in collaboration with researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center evaluating the combination
of a proprietary investigational oral toll - like receptor 7 agonist, GS - 9620, and a proprietary investigational broadly neutralizing antibody, as part
of an HIV eradication strategy.
Although the biotech has only conducted
preclinical studies so far, there are several potential advantages to nonviral therapies, including being quicker to develop and possibly eliminating the need for a lengthy monitoring period
of patients after treatment.
Through a rigorous pharmaceutical approach, Gnosis carries out a seamless flow
of operations, from product concept to research and development,
preclinical and clinical
studies, regulatory filing and Intellectual properties, manufacturing and distribution standing alongside customers.
In
preclinical studies using cell models that mimicked liver cells
of patients with the rare disease Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a widely used cholesterol - lowering drug increased a precursor
of HDL (high - density lipoprotein), the «good cholesterol,» according to new research published in PLOS ONE from the Perelman School
of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania.
A
preclinical study shows that an experimental nanotechnology drug called SapC - DOPS crosses the tumor blood - brain barrier, targets brain - tumor cells and retards growth
of tumor blood vessels.
«These results provide the basis for the potential implementation
of 5 - LO - inhibitors as stem cell therapeutic agents for a sustained AML cure, although this must be investigated further in
preclinical and clinical
studies in humans,» explains Dr. Ruthardt.
«Even though they're inactivating the virus, it's still there,» says Ross, whose laboratory worked with Novavax during its
preclinical studies, when the start - up was in need
of laboratory facilities.
The
study, «Optimizing Femoral - head Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in a
Preclinical Model,» recently was published in the Journal
of Orthopaedic Translation.
Past
studies have suggested depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms may be predictors
of AD's progression during its «
preclinical» phase, during which time brain deposits
of fibrillar amyloid and pathological tau accumulate in a patient's brain.
The new data builds off several
preclinical studies supporting the use
of ibrutinib with CAR therapy.
Now, a new
preclinical study from Penn Medicine researchers found that in many cases the root
of the resistance may lie in a never - before - seen autophagy mechanism induced by the BRAF inhibitors vermurafenib and dabrafenib.
An editorial in the same issue
of the journal notes that drug - based treatments for liver cancer are limited and that the UT Southwestern
study showed «truly remarkable results that should prompt further research under
preclinical settings, given its potential to lead to a paradigm shift in treatment.»
The
study chronicles the use
of Vasalgel ™ in groups
of rhesus macaques — confirming previous
preclinical findings in rabbits on the efficacy
of the new device and offering a new tool to colony managers.
Independent
of these
preclinical studies, Clementia Pharmaceuticals is currently conducting phase 2 clinical trials in individuals with FOP, based on the 2011
preclinical results published by Pacifici and Iwamoto.
Elizabeth Pollitzer comments on the under - representation
of women in
preclinical, clinical and epidemiological
studies (8 February, p 30).
Study leader Robert Darnell, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator at the Rockefeller University, calls the findings «an exciting step toward a different kind
of treatment approach,» but cautions that the results, from
studies of mice, are
preclinical.
Now, a
preclinical study, from the lab
of Olivier Berton, PhD, an assistant professor in the department
of Psychiatry, in collaboration with Sheryl Beck, PhD, a professor in the department
of Anesthesiology at Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia, found that bullying and other social stresses triggered symptoms
of depression in mice by activating GABA neurons, in a never - before - seen direct relationship between social stimuli and this neural circuitry.
Research in recent years has covered both
preclinical basic research and the transfer
of the results generated from
studies of mouse models to clinically applicable techniques for treating female infertility.
The
preclinical study looked at the effect
of DHA on lupus lesions in the lungs and kidneys
of female mice that were already genetically predisposed to the disease.
«
Preclinical studies suggested that this combination therapy would have better outcomes than those elicited by their individual or sequential administration,» said Hodi, who is also director
of the Melanoma Center at the Dana - Farber Cancer Institute.
«The novelty
of this
study is two-fold: We used a
preclinical prevention paradigm
of a CRF - antagonist (a drug that blocks the CRF receptor in brain cells) called R121919 in a well - established AD model — and we did so in a way that draws upon our experience in human trials.
Rice graduate student Lifeng Yang, lead author
of the
study, designed a
preclinical experiment to test the feasibility
of a multidrug approach.
A
preclinical study in mice published by Cell Press January 16th in the journal Cell reveals that drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) can enhance the brain's ability to permanently replace old traumatic memories with new memories, opening promising avenues for the treatment
of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders.
The other
study — Combination therapy with potent PI3K and MAPK inhibitors overcomes adaptive kinome resistance to single agents in
preclinical models
of glioblastoma — published March 30, shows how drugs targeting PI3K and MAPK could represent promising candidates for glioblastoma therapy.
«Future
studies will aim to explore the relationship between SND1 and STAT3, identify additional microRNAs that may be relevant to malignant glioma and explore the effects
of drugs that block SND1 expression in more advanced
preclinical models.»
Preclinical studies suggest that Cdk5 is a gene that is important for the normal wiring
of the brain during early development and may be involved in some neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
In a
study of preclinical models
of colorectal cancer, the researchers identified an underlying mechanism for the activation
of p53 by FL118.
Using all the existing data that was available, Andrechek, along with MSU doctoral student Daniel Hollern, analyzed 1,172 mouse mammary tumor samples from 26 different
preclinical models and was able to compile one
of the largest databases to show which strains
of mice were best suited to
study a particular type
of human breast cancer.
The current
study is built on more than 20 years
of preclinical research on memory codes led by Sam Deadwyler, Ph.D., professor
of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest Baptist, along with Hampson, Berger and Song.
Preclinical animal models are available that will facilitate the
study of these important interactions to advance our knowledge, so that the obesity - and diabetes - driven burden
of PDAC can be curbed,» commented Dr. Eibl.
The Pilot Bioproduction Facility headed by Dr. Kenneth H. Eckels, produced small batches
of vaccine candidates that were used for the
preclinical studies and is currently manufacturing a vaccine lot for use in initial human clinical
studies.
«
Preclinical studies suggest a possible benefit
of estrogen therapy when combined with exercise to increase strength and performance and to prevent the loss
of muscle mass, but the role
of estrogen in muscle mass is not yet clear for postmenopausal women,» says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, executive director
of NAMS.
Scientists at the University
of California at San Diego currently are
studying MW108 in
preclinical cancer immunology research.
If these
preclinical studies are successful, the researchers plan to further develop their CAR T cell therapy and test its safety and efficacy for different types
of metastatic cancer in upcoming clinical trials.
The findings
of multiple in vivo
preclinical studies published online in Blood Advances, a Journal
of the American Society
of Hematology (ASH), indicate that this therapy could potentially treat multiple cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), multiple myeloma (MM), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
A
preclinical study led by researchers in the United States has found that a new oral drug shows early promise for the treatment
of muscular dystrophy.
The
study, which lays the foundation for future
preclinical work, appears June 14 in Stem Cell Reports, a publication
of the International Society for Stem Cell Researchers.
The
study, funded by the NIH / NIAAA, also demonstrates the great potential value
of preclinical studies for understanding human disorders.
According to a recent
study of Framingham Study participants, nearly 60 percent of people have prevalent preclinical heart failure (HF) stages A and B. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and can not pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for blood and ox
study of Framingham
Study participants, nearly 60 percent of people have prevalent preclinical heart failure (HF) stages A and B. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and can not pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for blood and ox
Study participants, nearly 60 percent
of people have prevalent
preclinical heart failure (HF) stages A and B. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and can not pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for blood and oxygen.
According to the authors
of the
study, in future researches it will be necessary to know about the action mechanism
of the new products - highly selective and with low cell toxicity on in vitro tests - and broaden
preclinical studies with laboratory animal models.