human clinical trial Articles
-
Reinventing the pig: the negotiation of risks and rights in the USA xenotransplantation debate
Xenotransplantation (XTP) involves the transplantation of cells, tissues and organs from non-human mammals (usually pigs) to humans. Because XTP could produce considerable public health gains, advocates want to proceed to human clinical trials as soon as possible. However, XTP also raises complex regulatory issues, since virtually all scientists agree that there is a risk of pig endogenous ...
-
Safety and immunogenicity of bivalent inactivated vaccine against haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in a phase II trial on healthy Chinese volunteers
We have developed a cell culture-derived, inactivated bivalent vaccine against both Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) viruses 84 Fli (type I) and L99 (type II). This purified vaccine was tested in the clinical phase I/II trial in healthy non-infected adults in China. About 518 volunteers in Southern region and 650 volunteers from the Northern region of China were vaccinated. ...
-
ELISpot for measuring human immune responses to vaccines
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay is one of the most commonly used methods to measure antigen-specific T cells in both mice and humans. Some of the primary reasons for the popularity of the method are that ELISpot is highly quantitative, can measure a broad range of magnitudes of response and is capable of assessing critical cellular immune-related activities such as IFN-g ...
-
SmartTab Completes Successful Preclinical Animal Studies for TargetTab™ Platform
SmartTab is pioneering a wireless remote controlled drug delivery system, has completed pre-clinical animal studies and is preparing for human clinical trials for its core technology TargetTab™. This proprietary and patented wireless capsule will revolutionize targeted drug delivery and medicine adherence. DENVER, CO — Prescription pills are often delivered to the wrong site, at ...
By SmartTab
-
Understanding the Importance of Preclinical Animal Models in Drug Development
In the world of pharmaceuticals, developing safe and effective drugs is a complex and time-consuming process. Before a new drug candidate can progress to clinical trials and ultimately reach the market, it needs to undergo rigorous testing in various model systems to assess its efficacy and safety. One critical component of this evaluation is the use of preclinical animal models. Preclinical ...
-
2019 Startups to Watch: Metactive patience set to payoff for medical device patients
Editor’s note: Startland selected 12 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2019’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Metactive’s elevator pitch: Medical tech company that makes catheter-based devices used to treat cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and life-threatening bleeding. ...
-
Preclinical Animal Models as A Resource to Explore Rare Diseases
Rare diseases, also known as orphan diseases, are a diverse group of disorders that affect a small percentage of the population. Due to their low prevalence and limited understanding, treating and finding cures for these conditions present significant challenges. However, preclinical animal models have emerged as invaluable resources for advancing research and unraveling the mysteries surrounding ...
By Protheragen
-
Injecting mRNA and generating CAR-T directly in the body to repair the heart in one shot
January 6, 2022—Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published a research paper in Science titled: CAR-T cells produced in vivo to treat cardiac injury. Heart damage or inflammation can induce fibroblasts to overproduce fibrous material, causing cardiac fibrosis, which hardens the heart muscle and impairs heart function. Heart failure, liver ...
-
UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine
MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–An international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu. UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccineTweet this CoroFlu will build on the ...
By FluGen, Inc.
-
Israeli scientists: Cure for insulin-dependent diabetics within five years
A team of Jerusalem-based researchers and entrepreneurs claim they have a cure for diabetesthat could hit the market as early as within the next few years. Betalin Therapeutics has developed the first bio-artificial pancreas, composed of pig’s lung tissue and insulin secreting cells. The artificial pancreas would be implanted into the patient and connect with his or her blood vessels, ...
-
Nipah virus glycoprotein structure suggests therapeutic strategies
Recent molecular discoveries have provided new details on how Nipah and Hendra viruses attack cells, and the immune responses that fight back against this attack. The findings point to a multi-pronged strategy for preventing and treating these deadly diseases. The study was published in Science recently. Both Nipah virus and Hendra virus are carried by indigenous bats in some parts of the ...
-
Why participants are so important to health research
Health research is very important for improving health care for all. As we mentioned in a previous article, What is Health Research?, this type of research helps medical researchers understand people’s health and how we can make treatments better for everyone. But health research isn’t possible without the contributions of research participants. Research participants are ...
By Evidation
-
Innovation Spotlight: Alucent Biomedical | Can we Make ‘Stents’ Obsolete?
As part of our ongoing Vascular Innovation Series in conjunction with The Way to My Heart, journalist Kym McNicholas interviewed Alucent Biomedical CEO, Dr. Myles Greenberg. Treatment for vascular blockages is getting a much-needed innovation makeover. Alucent’s first area of focus is one the most debilitating vascular diseases –peripheral artery disease, plaque build-up in mainly ...
-
Combatting the Opioid Crisis with Cell Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
It’s no secret that opioid addiction is at an all-time high and represents a major public health threat. The CDC estimates that opioid addiction resulted in a record 72,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017 alone. What strikes me as one of the most tragic parts of this narrative is that so many of these deaths were people who became addicted to opioids after simply seeking relief ...
-
Characterization of an Sf-rhabdovirus-negative Spodoptera frugiperda cell line as an alternative host for recombinant protein production in the baculovirus-insect cell system
Abstract Cell lines derived from the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf), are widely used as hosts for recombinant protein production in the baculovirus-insect cell system (BICS). However, it was recently discovered that these cell lines are contaminated with a virus, now known as Sf-rhabdovirus [1]. The detection of this adventitious agent raised a potential safety issue that could ...
-
Increasing the Efficiency of Drug Development with Preclinical Testing Using Human Intestinal Stem Cells
Due to a lack of robust in vivo gut models, animal studies are generally required to evaluate gut toxicity. However, these studies can be lengthy and expensive and may not accurately recapitulate the behavior of the human gastrointestinal tract. Drugs are thus often developed with undesired gut side effects that are not apparent until clinical trials. Organ-on-a-chip models are the closest ...
-
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Case Study
The World Health Organization in its report on Neglected Tropical Diseases has stated that there is overwhelming evidence to show that the burden caused by many of the 17 diseases that affect more than 1 billion people worldwide can be effectively controlled and, in many cases, eliminated or even eradicated. Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania spp is one such example and poses a grave health risk ...
-
Schistosome Vaccine, Schistoshield - Case Study
Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease (NTD) of public health concern to a billion people. Currently an estimated 200 million are infected and an additional an estimated 800 million people are at risk of acquiring this disease in 74 countries. The disease carries high morbidity. Revised estimates of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) and recent calculations based on ...
-
Iterations of Portal`s Needle-Free Drug Delivery
Innovations and Iterations In the consumer tech world, iterations happen very fast, though most inventions are not ‘one and done’ masterpieces: the Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner made 5,127 prototypes. In the medical device world, development takes longer because of the appropriate and necessary regulations and need for safety. Using an agile approach, but with safety and reliability ...
-
What are Cannabinoids?
The term “cannabinoids” originally described bioactive constituents of the plant Cannabis sativa, a plant that can grow wild in mild, tropical climates around the world. For centuries, the cannabis ingredients were used traditionally for their medicinal purpose but also for their recreational properties; however, only since the 1940s have cannabinoids been purified from cannabis ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you