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Nanoparticle-based antibody delivery system to selectively inhibit inflammatory mediators and combat “cytokine storm”.
Recent outbreaks with novel coronaviruses including SARS and MERS as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic underscore existing limitations in managing these deadly pathogens. According to the World Health Organization, there have been over 4.3 million confirmed cases of COVID- 19 and ~300,000 deaths to date. SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 infect the airway...
Published: 3/5/2024   |   Inventor(s): Dobbins Tabbetha, Sreekant Murthy
Keywords(s): Covid-19, Cytokine-storm, Immunology, Inflammation, Respiratory, Therapeutic
Category(s): Human Health Care > Therapeutics
Extraction and Purification of Urushiol from Botanical Sources
TechnologyPoison ivy is one of the most medically problematic plants, and is responsible for causing allergic contact dermatitis in humans. Moreover, urushiol is an oily organic allergen found in plants in the family Anacardiaceae, that includes cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy and poison oak. While the chemistry of the allergen and the immunologic...
Published: 3/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Catherine Yang
Keywords(s): Allergies, Extraction, Immunology, Purification, Urushiol
Category(s): Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Engineering > Manufacturing