The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Gurtner, Geoffrey C.
Henn, Dominic
Qi, Lei S.
Zhao, Dehua
Abrégé
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for enhanced healing of wounds, e.g. cutaneous wounds, by application of a scaffold or matrix, e.g. a hydrogel, comprising an effective dose of edited dendritic cells (DCs). As used herein, edited dendritic cells refers to mammalian, usually human, dendritic cells that have been genetically modified to alter expression of one or more genes involved in wound healing. In some embodiments edited DC are modified to downregulate or substantially eliminate expression of N-myc downregulated gene 2 (Ndrg2) expression, which cells may be referred to as Ndrg2 KO DCs.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Ambrus, Rares Andrei
Litany, Or
Guizilini, Vitor
Guibas, Leonidas
Gaidon, Adrien David
Li, Jie
Abrégé
A method for 3D object detection is described. The method includes predicting, using a trained monocular depth network, an estimated monocular input depth map of a monocular image of a video stream and an estimated depth uncertainty map associated with the estimated monocular input depth map. The method also includes feeding back a depth uncertainty regression loss associated with the estimated monocular input depth map during training of the trained monocular depth network to update the estimated monocular input depth map. The method further includes detecting 3D objects from a 3D point cloud computed from the estimated monocular input depth map based on seed positions selected from the 3D point cloud and the estimated depth uncertainty map. The method also includes selecting 3D bounding boxes of the 3D objects detected from the 3D point cloud based on the seed positions and an aggregated depth uncertainty.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Stafforst, Thorsten
Pfeiffer, Laura Sophia
Li, Jin Billy
Jarmoskaite, Inga
Abrégé
+1 +1 e00 f-1-1 g00) directly opposite the target adenosine to be edited when the antisense oligonucleotide is hybridised to the target nucleic acid, and (III) the following core sequence: 5'- a+4+4 b+3+3 c+2+2 d+1+1 e00 f-1-1 g-2-2 h-3-3 i-4-4 j-5-5 k-6-6 l-7-7 m-8-8 n-9-2-3-7-9-9+2+2).
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Druckmann, Shaul
Benster, Tyler
Wilson, Guy
Elisha, Reshef
Abrégé
Systems and techniques for speech synthesis and analysis are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method that obtains a plurality of recordings corresponding to at least one vocalization, wherein each recording of the plurality of recordings includes a sensor measurement in a unique data modality that is obtained from a speaker during the at least one vocalization. The method encodes the plurality of recordings, using at least one encoder, into a shared latent space, wherein: each of the plurality of recordings includes a plurality of down-sampled timesteps where each corresponds to a distinct latent embedding. The method aligns the shared latent space, wherein, when the plurality of recordings is obtained concurrently: aligning the shared latent space includes temporally aligning the distinct latent embeddings across the plurality of encoded recordings using a cross-contrastive loss function. The method transduces the aligned latent space into synthesized speech.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Fang, Linglan
Kool, Eric T.
Zhong, Wenrui
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for the reversible modification of RNA to enhance RNA in-solution and enzymatic stability by reaction with acylimidazoles, sulfonyltriazoles, or sulfonylimidazoles. 2´-OH acylation protects RNA from hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation. Water-soluble organocatalysts can accelerate the reversal of acylation adducts and functionally restore RNAs, alternatively the acylation is spontaneously reversed in a cellular environment. Chemically tuned 2´-OH acylation can be spontaneously released in cells to restore RNA biological functions including translation. mRNA can be selectively modified at the 2´-OH of poly(A)-tail for enhanced in-cell stability and enhanced total protein output.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mai, Danielle J.
Wirtz, Brendan M.
Gao, Xiaojing
Abrégé
The present disclosure provides isothermally phase-separable elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs), the ELPs comprising: i) a first ELP domain having a first lower critical solution temperature (LCST); and ii) a second ELP domain having a second LCST that is different from the first LCST, wherein the first and second ELP domains are separated by an enzymatic cleavage site. Also included in the present disclosure are conjugates of the subject ELPs, nucleic acids encoding the subject ELPs, cells comprising nucleic acids encoding the subject ELPs, methods of use for the subject ELPs, and related kits.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Coleman, Todd P.
Perley, Andrew Sho
Liu, Sabrina
Abrégé
Systems and methods for computing variation in physiological parameters and covariate relationships are provided. Sensor data derived can be transformed into physiological interval data. A point-process model with global optimization can be fit to the physiological interval data. Variation of the physiological interval data can be computed using the fitted model. Covariate data can also be collected. A state-space model with global optimization can be fit to the physiological interval data and covariate data.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
The University of Tokyo (Japon)
Inventeur(s)
Deisseroth, Karl A.
Ramakrishnan, Charu
Kim, Yoon Seok
Wang, Yiliu
Kato, Hideaki
Fukuda, Masahiro
Kishi, Koichiro
Abrégé
Provided is a high-speed variant ChRmine protein having faster kinetic properties compared to a parent ChRmine protein, where the high-speed variant ChRmine protein has one or more amino acid substitutions compared to the parent ChRmine protein. Also provided is a red-shifted variant ChRmine protein having a red-shifted spectrum compared to a parent ChRmine protein, where the red-shifted variant ChRmine protein has one or more amino acid substitutions compared to the parent ChRmine protein. Further provided is a nucleic acid encoding for a variant ChRmine protein disclosed herein as well as a genetically modified cell comprising such nucleic acid. Additionally, provided is an optogenetic method that includes genetically modifying a subject to express in the subject's brain cells a variant ChRmine protein disclosed herein, applying stimulating light to the subject's brain, and imaging the subject's brain.
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
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OPTICAL MODULATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (République de Corée)
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Güsken, Nicholas
Song, Junghwan
Brongersma, Mark
Lee, Minkyung
Park, Junghyun
Abrégé
Provided is an optical modulator including a substrate, and a plurality of unit structures periodically on the substrate, one of the plurality of unit structures including a heater layer on a first surface of the substrate, an antenna on a first surface of the heater layer, the antenna including a phase change material, a passivation layer on the substrate, the heater layer, and the antenna, and a reflector on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface of the substrate.
G02F 1/00 - Dispositifs ou dispositions pour la commande de l'intensité, de la couleur, de la phase, de la polarisation ou de la direction de la lumière arrivant d'une source lumineuse indépendante, p. ex. commutation, ouverture de porte ou modulationOptique non linéaire
G02F 1/29 - Dispositifs ou dispositions pour la commande de l'intensité, de la couleur, de la phase, de la polarisation ou de la direction de la lumière arrivant d'une source lumineuse indépendante, p. ex. commutation, ouverture de porte ou modulationOptique non linéaire pour la commande de la position ou de la direction des rayons lumineux, c.-à-d. déflexion
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GENERATION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T AND B CELLS USING ENGINEERED COMMENSALS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Fischbach, Michael, A.
Bousbaine, Djenet
Barnes, Christopher
Bauman, Katherine
Belkaid, Yasmine
Mclaughlin, Martin, I.H
Lalgudi, Pranav
Abrégé
Presenting antigens linked to commensal bacterial surface proteins results in a surprisingly high immune response triggered when the bacteria are applied to an epithelial surface of a mammal. In some embodiments, an antigenic polypeptide or immunomodulatory molecule can be expressed from bacteria as a fusion with a bacterial surface protein. In other aspects, a variety of ways are described for linking an antigenic molecule or immunomodulatory molecule to a bacterial surface protein, providing flexibility for linking a desired antigen to the bacterial surface protein.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Banik, Steven M.
Ng, Christine S. C.
Abrégé
Disclosed herein are bifunctional compounds that facilitate relocalization of a target protein, e.g., between subcellular compartments and/or organelles. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds, e.g., in treating disorders such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
C07D 401/12 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant plusieurs hétérocycles comportant des atomes d'azote comme uniques hétéro-atomes du cycle, au moins un cycle étant un cycle à six chaînons avec un unique atome d'azote contenant deux hétérocycles liés par une chaîne contenant des hétéro-atomes comme chaînons
C07D 401/02 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant plusieurs hétérocycles comportant des atomes d'azote comme uniques hétéro-atomes du cycle, au moins un cycle étant un cycle à six chaînons avec un unique atome d'azote contenant deux hétérocycles
A61K 39/385 - Haptènes ou antigènes, liés à des supports
A61K 47/44 - Huiles, graisses ou cires couvertes par plus d’un des groupes Huiles, graisses ou cires naturelles ou naturelles modifiées, p. ex. huile de ricin, huile de ricin polyéthoxylée, cire de lignite, lignite, gomme-laque, colophane, cire d’abeille ou lanoline
A61K 47/64 - Conjugués médicament-peptide, médicament-protéine ou médicament-acide polyaminé, c.-à-d. l’agent de modification étant un peptide, une protéine ou un acide polyaminé lié par covalence ou complexé à un agent thérapeutiquement actif
C07K 14/00 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés
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PEPTIDE CONJUGATES DERIVED FROM NATURAL TOXIN AND MACHINE LEARNING, BINDING TO THE CLAUDIN-4 (CLDN4) FOR THE RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING AND THERAPY OF PANCREATIC CANCER
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Ferrara, Katherine W
Seo, Jai Woong
Wang, James
Abrégé
Chemical compounds have been designed specifically from Claudin-4 binder peptides (C4BP) for radiopharmaceuticals. Specifically, compounds and compositions integrating C4BP have been designed with the distinct application in pancreatic cancer detection and therapy. Embodiments are compounds having a peptide, spacer (or without spacer), and chelator where this compound binds to CLDN4. The compound can incorporate the metallic radioisotopes to produce radiopharmaceuticals. Applications for these compounds include diagnostic procedures, therapeutic interventions, and targeted delivery of radionuclides to tissues that express CLDN4. Methods detailed herein delineate the use of radiopharmaceutical with CPB for diagnosis, treatment, and targeted delivery within CLDN4 expressing tissues.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Valdes, Gilmer
Garcia-Fernandez, Carlos
Arbelo-Gonzalez, Wilmer
Friedman, Jerome H.
Abrégé
fLPP that is an increasing monotone function of the absolute value of each parameter. Applications involving sparsity inducing regularization of arbitrary Neural Networks are discussed. Empirical results indicate that these sparse solutions are usually superior to their dense counterparts in both accuracy and interpretability. This improvement in accuracy can often make Neural Networks competitive with, and sometimes superior to, state-of-the-art methods in the analysis of tabular data.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Li, Zhijian
Amaya, Laura
Wender, Paul
Waymouth, Robert M.
Chang, Howard Y.
Abrégé
Provided are compounds in the form of copolymers derived from lipid-functionalized carbonate monomers and guanidinylated serinol monomers, which are useful for the delivery of nucleic acids to cells and tissues. Also provided are related compositions and methods.
A61P 29/00 - Agents analgésiques, antipyrétiques ou anti-inflammatoires non centraux, p. ex. agents antirhumatismauxMédicaments anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens [AINS]
A61K 35/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des substances ou leurs produits de réaction de constitution non déterminée
A61K 47/59 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p. ex. conjugués polymère-médicament l’ingrédient non actif étant un agent de modification l’agent de modification étant un composé organique macromoléculaire, p. ex. une molécule oligomérique, polymérique ou dendrimérique obtenu par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, p. ex. polyurées ou polyuréthanes
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LITHOGRAPHICALLY PATTERNED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE HYDROGELS, PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITIONS, AND ELASTOMERS FORMED FROM SUCH COMPOSITIONS
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Liu, Jia
Liu, Yuxin
Bao, Zhenan
Abrégé
A photo-curable composition includes a fluorinated monomer including cross-linkable functional groups, and a photoinitiator. Manufacturing methods using the photo-curable composition are provided.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Kratter, Ian
Williams, Nolan R.
Azeez, Azeezat
Sridhar, Malvika
Saggar, Manish
Abrégé
Systems and methods for treatment verification and re-treatment with iboga alkaloids in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes obtaining a first arterial spin labeling (ASL) scan of a patient's brain pre-treatment with an iboga-alkaloid for a neuropsychiatric condition, obtaining a second ASL scan of the patient's brain post-treatment, measuring changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in a left orbitofrontal cortex, left insula, right cingulate cortex, and left putamen of the patient's brain based on the first ASL scan and the second ASL scan, determining that the treatment succeeded when either (i) rCBF increased by at least 0.1 in the left orbitofrontal cortex, or (ii) rCBF increased by any amount in the left orbitofrontal cortex and in at least two of the left insula, right cingulate cortex, and left putamen, and determining that the treatment failed when it is not determined that the treatment succeeded.
A61B 5/055 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement pour établir un diagnostic au moyen de courants électriques ou de champs magnétiquesMesure utilisant des micro-ondes ou des ondes radio faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique nucléaire [RMN] ou électronique [RME], p. ex. formation d'images par résonance magnétique
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NANOPOROUS POWDERS FOR FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER APPLICATIONS
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Allemagne)
Inventeur(s)
Atwa, Marwa
Xu, Shicheng John
Goh, Tim
Prinz, Friedrich B.
Huebner, Gerold
Mueller, Jonathan Edward
Wiethop, Marco
Glavas, Vedran
Schmidt, Lasse
Abrégé
A method of producing a conductive nanoporous support, comprises: (i) producing an inorganic template by mixing and subjecting to high-energy ball milling an inorganic material and a powder selected from a carbonaceous material, a polymer, or a metal oxide; and (ii) coating the inorganic template with metal nanoparticles to obtain the nanoporous support. The invention further relates to a conductive nanoporous support, an electrolytic electrode, or gas diffusion electrode and an electrolytic cell or fuel cell.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Patel, Zara, Marzban
Abrégé
Various systems and methods for treatment or assessment utilizing electrical stimulation or signal recording are provided. Generally, treatment or assessment is performed on nerves that are transnasally accessible. Devices can include one or more electrodes to provide electrical stimulation or signal recording. Electrodes can be disposed upon an inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon can comprise a plurality apertures. The inflatable balloon can be configured to have a tubular shape. The inflatable balloon can be configured to be cordless.
A61B 18/00 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour transférer des formes non mécaniques d'énergie vers le corps ou à partir de celui-ci
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METHODS FOR TREATING STROKE USING A STANNIOCALCIN 2 (STC2) PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
George, Paul
Santhanam, Sruthi
Azadian, Matine
Oh, Byeongtaek
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing restoration of functional deficits following ischemia-induced damage to the brain. It is shown herein the administration of a stanniocalcin 2 (STC2) agent after an incident of ischemia-induced damage to the brain is beneficial in the restoration of function.
A61K 9/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par un aspect particulier
A61P 25/28 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système nerveux des troubles dégénératifs du système nerveux central, p. ex. agents nootropes, activateurs de la cognition, médicaments pour traiter la maladie d'Alzheimer ou d'autres formes de démence
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Tilmans, Sebastien
Khuntia, Himanshu K.
Stedman, Ken M.
Abrégé
A continuous backwash upflow media filter comprises a container having a conical bottom; a wastewater influent tube having an opening within the container; an effluent weir within the container and an effluent tube with an opening in the effluent weir; a reject weir within the container below the effluent weir and a reject tube with an opening in the reject weir; an inverted deflection cone within the container positioned below the opening of the wastewater influent tube forming an annular space between the inverted deflection cone and the conical bottom of the container; an airlift pipe having a lower opening below the inverted deflection cone and below the annular space; and a sludge lift tube having a lower opening inside the media-free cavity formed by the inverted deflection cone above the annular space and an upper opening adapted to discharge sludge out of the container.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Setsompop, Kawin
Abraham, Daniel Raz
Abrégé
A method for magnetic resonance imaging includes a) performing by an MRI scanner an MRI scan to acquire non-Cartesian k-space MRI acquisition data; b) estimating by the MRI scanner Cartesian k-space data from the non-Cartesian k-space MRI acquisition data, wherein the estimating comprises estimating each Cartesian k-space coordinate in the Cartesian k-space data from multiple neighboring non-Cartesian k-space coordinates using an ensemble of GRAPPA kernels, where each of the GRAPPA kernels is obtained from a non-linear model trained on calibration data from an MRI calibration scan; and c) reconstructing by the MRI scanner an MRI image from the estimated Cartesian k-space data.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cui, Yi
Bao, Zhenan
Chen, Yuelang
Yu, Zhiao
Lin, Yangju
Abrégé
A molecular design principle utilizes a steric hindrance effect to tune the solvation structures of Li+ ions. By substituting the methoxy groups on DME with larger-sized ethoxy groups, the resulting 1,2-diethoxyethane (DEE) has weaker solvation ability and consequently more anion-rich inner solvation shells, both of which enhance interfacial stability at cathode and anode. According to certain additional aspects, the present embodiments relate to a family of fluorinated-1,2-diethyoxyethane (fluorinated-DEE) molecules that are readily synthesized in large scales to use as the electrolyte solvents. Selected positions on 1,2-diethyoxyethane (DEE, distinct from the diethyl ether are functionalized with various numbers of fluorine atoms through iterative tuning, to reach a balance between CE, oxidative stability, and ionic conduction. Paired with 1.2 M lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), these fluorinated-DEE-based, single-salt single-solvent electrolytes are thoroughly characterized. In addition, a family of fluorinated ethyl methyl carbonates are designed and synthesized. Different numbers of F atoms are finely tuned to yield monofluoroethyl methyl carbonate (F1EMC), difluoroethyl methyl carbonate (F2EMC) and trifluoroethyl methyl carbonate (F3EMC). The cycling behavior of several types of lithium-ion pouch cells were systematically investigated to understand the impact of fluorination degree.
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
H01M 10/0568 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solutés
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ADJUSTABLE AORTIC ANNULOPLASTY RINGS FOR SYMMETRIC AORTIC ANNULUS REDUCTION AND METHODS FOR USE
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Park, Matthew
Zhu, Yuanjia
Woo, Y. Joseph
Abrégé
Adjustable aortic annuloplasty rings are disclosed for constricting a valve annulus, comprising an annular body sized for positioning around an exterior of the valve annulus, the annular body comprising a compliant uni-body driven by a Bowden cable constriction mechanism to adjust an inner diameter of the device.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bertozzi, Carolyn R.
Pedram, Kayvon
Tender, Gabrielle S.
Kuo, Angel
Abrégé
Provided are glycoprotein-active cathepsins, e.g., mucin-active cathepsins. According to some embodiments, the glycoprotein-active cathepsins are stably associated with a targeting moiety. In some instances, the glycoprotein-active cathepsin is stably associated with the targeting moiety via fusion of a protein domain comprising the glycoprotein-active cathepsin and a protein domain comprising the targeting moiety. In other embodiments, the glycoprotein-active cathepsin is stably associated with the targeting moiety via conjugation. In yet other embodiments, the glycoprotein-active cathepsin is stably associated with the targeting moiety via a non-covalent interaction. Also provided are methods of treating a glycoprotein-associated condition in a subject in need thereof, such methods comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a glycoprotein-active cathepsin of the present disclosure. Upon administration of the glycoprotein-active cathepsin to the subject, the targeting moiety targets the glycoprotein-active cathepsin to cell surface, extracellular and/or secreted glycoproteins (e.g., mucins), and the glycoprotein-active cathepsin degrades the glycoproteins.
A61K 47/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif
A61K 47/64 - Conjugués médicament-peptide, médicament-protéine ou médicament-acide polyaminé, c.-à-d. l’agent de modification étant un peptide, une protéine ou un acide polyaminé lié par covalence ou complexé à un agent thérapeutiquement actif
A61K 47/68 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p. ex. conjugués polymère-médicament l’ingrédient non actif étant un agent de modification l’agent de modification étant un anticorps, une immunoglobuline ou son fragment, p. ex. un fragment Fc
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Airan, Raag D.
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for ultrasound-triggered drug release that enables high drug loading potential for varied drugs of interest, has minimal drug release without ultrasound, can be activated following intravenous administration, and utilizes an ultrasound-activation mechanism that is mechanically-based, without requiring heating above body temperature or cavitation, and is activated with a low duty cycle and shorter ultrasound protocol than is used for heat or sonodynamic activation. These parameters are accomplished by tuning the acoustic impedance and osmolarity of the liquid core of an acoustically activatable particle, e.g. liposomes or emulsions, to maximize ultrasound responsiveness while maintaining overall stability of the structure in the absence of ultrasound.
A61M 37/00 - Autres appareils pour introduire des agents dans le corpsPercutanisation, c.-à-d. introduction de médicaments dans le corps par diffusion à travers la peau
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standord Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mahajan, Vinit
Wolf, Julian
Abrégé
Compositions, methods, and kits are provided for diagnosing Parkinson's disease, vitreoretinal diseases, and age-related pathologies. In particular, aqueous humor biomarkers have been identified that correlate with biological aging and age-related pathologies and morbidity. The use of such biomarkers may allow earlier intervention in treatment of aging-related diseases. In addition, methods of using aqueous humor biomarkers for prognosis, diagnosis, and monitoring treatment of Parkinson's disease and vitreoretinal diseases are also provided.
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
G16H 50/30 - TIC spécialement adaptées au diagnostic médical, à la simulation médicale ou à l’extraction de données médicalesTIC spécialement adaptées à la détection, au suivi ou à la modélisation d’épidémies ou de pandémies pour le calcul des indices de santéTIC spécialement adaptées au diagnostic médical, à la simulation médicale ou à l’extraction de données médicalesTIC spécialement adaptées à la détection, au suivi ou à la modélisation d’épidémies ou de pandémies pour l’évaluation des risques pour la santé d’une personne
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cepika, Alma-Martina
Roncarolo, Maria Grazia
Amaya, Laura
Waichler, Colin
Abrégé
Methods and cell compositions are provided in which expression of one or more of the transcription factors are modulated to direct T cell phenotype and function, including differentiation of Tr1 cells. The resulting Tr1 cells are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and other conditions.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Glenn, Jeffrey S.
Elazar, Menashe
Saluti, Rachel Hagey
Pham, Edward A.
Abrégé
Methods of inhibiting a respiratory virus (i.e., a virus associated with a respiratory condition, e.g., influenza A, influenza B, RSV, etc.) are provided. Aspects of the methods include contacting a sample comprising viral RNA (vRNA) having a target motif with an effective amount of an agent that specifically binds the target motif to inhibit the respiratory virus. Also provided are methods of treating or preventing respiratory virus infection in a subject. Also provided are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an oligonucleotide sequence complementary to a target vRNA region that find use in the subject methods. The oligonucleotides provided can include a 5-methylcytosine.
C12N 15/113 - Acides nucléiques non codants modulant l'expression des gènes, p. ex. oligonucléotides anti-sens
A61K 31/7115 - Acides nucléiques ou oligonucléotides ayant des bases modifiées, c.-à-d. autres que l'adénine, la guanine, la cytosine, l'uracile ou la thymine
A61K 45/06 - Mélanges d'ingrédients actifs sans caractérisation chimique, p. ex. composés antiphlogistiques et pour le cœur
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cepika, Alma-Martina
Roncarolo, Maria Grazia
Sayitoglu, Ece Canan
Luca, Bogdan
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to methods for selecting patients affected with cancer for treatment with a modified immune cell by obtaining a sample and detecting if the cells express one or more diagnostic transcriptional programs. The disclosure also relates to kits for detecting if the cell expresses one or more diagnostic transcriptional programs.
C12Q 1/6886 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p. ex. amorces ou sondes pour les maladies provoquées par des altérations du matériel génétique pour le cancer
A61P 35/02 - Agents anticancéreux spécifiques pour le traitement de la leucémie
C12N 5/078 - Cellules du sang ou du système immunitaire
G01N 33/574 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet pour le cancer
30.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MUSCLE REGENERATION USING PROSTAGLANDIN E2
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Blau, Helen M.
Ho, Andrew Tri Van
Palla, Adelaida R.
Abrégé
Provided herein are compositions, methods, and kits for proliferating muscle cells by exposing the muscle cells to a prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) compound or compound that activates PGE2 signaling. Also provided are methods for regenerating muscle in a subject suffering from muscular atrophy, dystrophy, and/or injury by administering a PGE2 compound alone or in combination with isolated muscle cells. The PGE2 compound in combination with the isolated muscle cells can be administered prophylactically to prevent a muscle disease or condition.
A61P 9/10 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système cardiovasculaire des maladies ischémiques ou athéroscléreuses, p. ex. médicaments antiangineux, vasodilatateurs coronariens, médicaments pour le traitement de l'infarctus du myocarde, de la rétinopathie, de l'insuffisance cérébro-vasculaire, de l'artériosclérose rénale
A61P 21/00 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système musculaire ou neuromusculaire
C12N 5/077 - Cellules mésenchymateuses, p. ex. cellules osseuses, cellules de cartilage, cellules stromales médulaires, cellules adipeuses ou cellules musculaires
31.
Methods and compositions to maintain stem cell quiescence
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Appel, Eric Andrew
Meany, Emily Louise
Abrégé
Compositions for treating ocular disease are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a dynamic hydrogel comprising a polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles, wherein the polymer is non-covalently crosslinked with the plurality of nanoparticles. The dynamic hydrogel can also comprise an ocular therapeutic encapsulated by the dynamic hydrogel.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
James, Michelle L.
Andreasson, Katrin I.
Abrégé
The present disclosure provides for methods and compositions useful for imaging inflammation and inflammatory disease markers with an affinity for TREM-1 antibodies. The methods and compositions can include a labeled probe having a TREM-1 antibody and a radiolabel.
A61K 51/10 - Anticorps ou immunoglobulinesLeurs fragments
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulines, p. ex. anticorps monoclonaux ou polyclonaux contre du matériel provenant d'animaux ou d'humains contre des récepteurs, des antigènes de surface cellulaire ou des déterminants de surface cellulaire
34.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Fernhoff, Nathaniel
Mcclellan, Scott
Dimov, Ivan
Muffly, Dr. Lori
Smith, Dr. Melody
Miklos, Dr. David B.
Abrégé
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide therapeutic compositions and associated methods for a cellular therapy comprising one or more cells, such as allogeneic cells, comprising a chimeric receptor and improved hematopoietic stem cell transplantations, including methods to enhance protection from graft versus host disease while maintaining effective immune responses such as graft versus tumor immune responses. In a preferred embodiment, the cellular therapy comprises (a) CD 19- and CD22-bispecific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells; (b) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) comprising one or more selected from: a population of CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), a population of conventional CD3+ T cells (Tcons), and a population of CD4+CD25+CD127dim regulatory T cells (Tregs), and/or a population of CD45RA- memor T cells Tmems.
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
A61K 35/17 - LymphocytesLymphocytes BLymphocytes TCellules tueuses naturellesLymphocytes activés par un interféron ou une cytokine
A61K 35/28 - Moelle osseuseCellules souches hématopoïétiquesCellules souches mésenchymateuses de toutes origines, p. ex. cellules souches dérivées de tissu adipeux
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Rose, Jessica
Schadl, Kornel
Abrégé
Systems and methods for multichannel neuromuscular electrical stimulation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a Multichannel Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) system, including multiple NMES Units, each NMES Unit including a processor, an input/output (I/O) interface capable of wireless communication, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), stimulation circuitry, and a memory storing a gait application, wherein each NMES Unit is configured by the gait application to collect IMU data using its on-board IMU, wirelessly distribute the IMU data to other NMES Units in the multiple NMES Units, identify gait events using a machine learning model, and deliver stimulation, if appropriate, in response to the identified gait events based on the position of the NMES Unit on a user's body.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p. ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
G16H 50/20 - TIC spécialement adaptées au diagnostic médical, à la simulation médicale ou à l’extraction de données médicalesTIC spécialement adaptées à la détection, au suivi ou à la modélisation d’épidémies ou de pandémies pour le diagnostic assisté par ordinateur, p. ex. basé sur des systèmes experts médicaux
37.
Compressed Collagen Composite Construct for Cell or Therapeutic Delivery
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Yang, Yunzhi
Moeinzadeh, Seyedsina
Abrams, Geoffrey
Abrégé
Technology is provided for the production of collagen-based composite grafts with robust mechanical properties exceeding that of typical collagen hydrogels or foams. Collagen is a biodegradable and biocompatible hydrogel, but its clinical application is limited by poor mechanical properties that hinders its manipulation during surgeries and its post-surgical stability. The new collagen composite construct has robust mechanical properties for easy surgical handling such as rolling, suturing and passing a small surgical port during arthroscopic procedure, while maintaining unique biological characteristics of collagen matrix. Cells from various sources, bone marrow aspirate concentrates, growth factors, nanoparticles/microparticles (NPs/MPs), and supportive polymer meshes can be incorporated into the membranes for drug delivery and tissue regenerative therapies.
A61L 27/48 - Matériaux composites, c.-à-d. en couches ou contenant un matériau dispersé dans une matrice constituée d'un matériau analogue ou différent comportant une matrice macromoléculaire avec des charges macromoléculaires
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Singhvi, Ajay
Fitzpatrick, Aidan
Arbabian, Amin
Abrégé
In certain examples, methods and circuit-based apparatuses involve or are directed to a transducer to be operated via at least one resonance frequency of the transducer, and to a tunable circuitry (e.g., negative capacitance control and/or resistance control) to change the resonance frequency and/or a bandwidth around the resonance frequency. In more specific aspects, a tunable negative capacitance control may be used to change the resonance frequency and/or damping resistance control without degrading a degree of sensitivity provided by the transducer. Another example, specific to a method, involves: operating a transducer, coupled to a negative capacitance, at a resonance frequency of the transducer; and changing or setting a characteristic concerning the resonance frequency by using a tunable circuit to effect a change of the resonance frequency and/or a bandwidth around the resonance frequency.
H04R 3/04 - Circuits pour transducteurs pour corriger la fréquence de réponse
B06B 1/02 - Procédés ou appareils pour produire des vibrations mécaniques de fréquence infrasonore, sonore ou ultrasonore utilisant l'énergie électrique
H04R 1/40 - Dispositions pour obtenir la fréquence désirée ou les caractéristiques directionnelles pour obtenir la caractéristique directionnelle désirée uniquement en combinant plusieurs transducteurs identiques
H04R 3/12 - Circuits pour transducteurs pour distribuer des signaux à plusieurs haut-parleurs
39.
TREATMENT OF POST-BARIATRIC HYPOGLYCEMIA WITH EXENDIN (9-39)
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Mclaughlin, Tracey L.
Craig, Colleen M.
Abrégé
Compositions and methods for treating hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, such as hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after bariatric surgery, are provided. In some embodiments, an effective amount of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor antagonist exendin(9-39) is subcutaneously administered twice per day.
A61K 38/17 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Simon, Jonathan
Schuster, David I.
Taneja, Lavanya
Abrégé
An optical resonator includes a plurality of mirrors positioned to reflect light along a closed path, thereby defining an optical axis. The optical resonator also includes one or more intracavity lenses positioned along the optical axis to establish a resonator mode whose waist that is located along the optical axis. The optical resonator also includes an intracavity nonlinear optical element that implements a nonlinear frequency-mixing process within the optical resonator. When input light is coupled into the optical resonator to excite the resonator mode, the intracavity nonlinear optical element nonlinearly converts at least some of the input light into nonlinearly generated light. This nonlinearly generated light may then be coupled out of the optical resonator, such as via transmission through one of the mirrors. In some embodiments, the waist is five microns or less. In some embodiments, the finesse of the optical resonator is 100 or less.
G02F 1/355 - Optique non linéaire caractérisée par les matériaux utilisés
G02F 1/37 - Optique non linéaire pour la génération de l'harmonique deux
G02F 1/39 - Optique non linéaire pour la génération ou l'amplification paramétrique de la lumière, des infrarouges ou des ultraviolets
G06N 10/40 - Réalisations ou architectures physiques de processeurs ou de composants quantiques pour la manipulation de qubits, p. ex. couplage ou commande de qubit
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Catrysse, Peter B.
Fan, Shanhui
Wang, Haiwen
Asadchy, Viktar
Mohammadmahdi, Asgari
Abrégé
A metastructure for use in communication systems, such as those operating in the microwave or millimeter wave frequency bands, is physically adapted to passively and simultaneously route, in multiple directions, multiple channels of an incoming signal. The metastructure can be incorporated into communication systems to improve their performance.
G02F 1/355 - Optique non linéaire caractérisée par les matériaux utilisés
H01Q 15/00 - Dispositifs pour la réflexion, la réfraction, la diffraction ou la polarisation des ondes rayonnées par une antenne, p. ex. dispositifs quasi optiques
G02B 1/00 - Éléments optiques caractérisés par la substance dont ils sont faitsRevêtements optiques pour éléments optiques
G02B 27/00 - Systèmes ou appareils optiques non prévus dans aucun des groupes ,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Hyun, Dongwoon
Simson, Iv, Walter A.
Zhuang, Louise Leyi
Dahl, Jeremy J.
Abrégé
A method of ultrasound imaging includes a) performing a pulse-echo acquisition to produce channel signals using ultrasound transducers; b) processing transmitted and received channel signals to produce a dataset of a set of transmit elements and a set of receive elements; c) calculating an estimate of a critical imaging parameter; d) performing beamforming using the dataset and the estimate of the critical imaging parameter; e) calculating a desired loss function minimized with respect to the critical imaging parameter; f) differentiating the calculated loss function with respect to the critical imaging parameter by backpropagation; g) updating the estimate of the critical imaging parameter; h) repeating steps (d)-(g) until a convergence condition is satisfied; and i) generating an enhanced ultrasound image using the estimate of the critical imaging parameter.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Setsompop, Kawin
Brackenier, Yannick Willy E.
Abrégé
A method for magnetic resonance imaging with motion estimation comprises: a) performing with a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus a quantitative scout acquisition to produce a data acquisition sequence; b) predicting, based on the data acquisition sequence, navigator data throughout an entirety of the data acquisition sequence; and c) performing joint motion and δB0 estimation from the navigator data.
G01R 33/567 - Amélioration ou correction de l'image, p. ex. par des techniques de soustraction ou d'établissement de moyenne débloquées par des signaux physiologiques
G01R 33/56 - Amélioration ou correction de l'image, p. ex. par des techniques de soustraction ou d'établissement de moyenne
G01R 33/561 - Amélioration ou correction de l'image, p. ex. par des techniques de soustraction ou d'établissement de moyenne par réduction du temps de balayage, c.-à-d. systèmes d'acquisition rapide, p. ex. utilisant des séquences d'impulsions écho-planar
G01R 33/565 - Correction de distorsions d'image, p. ex. dues à des inhomogénéités de champ magnétique
44.
COMPLIANT ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT ARRAYS USING COPPER NANO-WIRES (CUNWS) IN POLYMERIC PRE-FORM ATTACHMENT LAYER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (USA)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Huitink, David
Goodson, Kenneth
Asheghi, Mehdi
Jiang, Katherine
Abrégé
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a material that includes: (1) a first copper-based layer; (2) a copper nanowire layer above the first copper-based layer, which generally includes a plurality of copper nanowires embedded with a polymer; and (3) a second copper-based layer positioned above the copper nanowire layer such that the copper nanowire layer is sandwiched between the first copper-based layer and the second copper-based layer. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of forming a material of the present disclosure.
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiquesThérapie génique
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Loh, Kyle
Salomon-Shulman, Rachel
Dundes, Carolyn
Ahsan, Hadia
Jokhai, Rayyan
Abrégé
The disclosure includes compositions and pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising novel brain progenitor cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of making the cell lines as well as methods of using the cell lines to perform functional assays while being manipulated in culture.
C12Q 1/6809 - Méthodes de détermination ou d’identification des acides nucléiques faisant intervenir la détection différentielle
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
AARHUS UNIVERSITY (Danemark)
Inventeur(s)
Soerensen, Michael Westberg
Song, Daesun
Duong, Vandon T.
Lin, Michael Z.
Huang, Possu
Abrégé
Provided are inducible and repressible binding proteins based on α-helical repeat binding proteins. In certain embodiments, provided are polypeptides comprising an α-helical binding domain comprising a concave paratope, where the termini of the α-helical binding domain comprise a cross-paratope topology. The α-helical binding domain is flanked via flexible linkers by a caging domain pair switchable between an associated state in which the paratope is caged and a dissociated state in which the paratope is uncaged. In some instances, the caging domain pair is photoswitchable or chemoswitchable between the associated state and the dissociated state. Also provided are methods of using the polypeptides for conditional binding to a target molecule.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Dauskardt, Reinhold, H.
Colburn, Thomas, W.
Miller, Robert, D.
Abrégé
Fabrication of metal compounds by combustion synthesis at lower temperatures is provided by primary fuel species that release a secondary fuel species when heated. Such secondary fuel species can be excellent fuels that reduce the required temperature for combustion synthesis. Secondary fuels produced in this manner are free of many of the constraints that usually govern fuel choice for combustion synthesis. For example, secondary fuels may not be able to form metal-complexes and/or they can be highly volatile.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Lin, Michael Z.
Soerensen, Michael Westberg
Su, Yichi
Abrégé
Provided are protease inhibitor compounds that find use in treating or preventing coronavirus disease. In some embodiments, the coronavirus disease is COVID-19. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising the compounds, as well methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent coronavirus disease. Also provided are methods for reporting coronaviral protease inhibition.
A61K 31/7072 - Composés ayant des radicaux saccharide et des hétérocycles ayant l'azote comme hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. nucléosides, nucléotides contenant des cycles à six chaînons avec l'azote comme hétéro-atome d'un cycle contenant des pyrimidines condensées ou non-condensées ayant des groupes oxo liés directement au cycle pyrimidine, p. ex. cytidine, acide cytidylique ayant deux groupes oxo liés directement au cycle pyrimidine, p. ex. uridine, acide uridylique, thymidine, zidovudine
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Pasca, Sergiu P.
Amin, Neal Dilip
Onesto, Massimo Mario
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for the in vitro generation of functional human three-dimensional neural organizers that are functionally active and capable of choreographing in vitro midline brain development from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). Demonstrated is a model of floor plate organizer ventral midline neurodevelopment, via the expression of a full compendium of axon guidance, morphogen, and cell signaling molecules. Floor plate organoids can be fused with spinal cord organoids into midline assembloids to induce specific cell fate and cell-cell interactions at the interface. This powerful platform can be used to model human neurodevelopment, study human genetic disorders that result from neural development, identify toxic molecules or drugs that disrupt midline brain development, and screen for therapeutics that could repair or rescue these defects.
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Siprashvili, Zurab
Nguyen, Ngon T.
Marinkovich, M. Peter
Tang, Jean
Lane, Alfred T.
Khavari, Paul A.
Abrégé
Methods are provided for the cell-based delivery of collagen VII for the treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa and corneal erosion. The disclosure also provides a composition and a pharmaceutical composition comprises, comprise, or alternatively consist essentially of, or yet further consist of a keratinocyte sheet or a corneal cell sheet.
C12N 5/071 - Cellules ou tissus de vertébrés, p. ex. cellules humaines ou tissus humains
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiquesThérapie génique
52.
METHODS OF USING THE BRAIN-DERIVED OSTEOGENIC FACTOR CCN3 FOR TREATMENT OF BONE AND CARTILAGE DEGENERATION
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Herber, Candice
Ingraham, Holly A.
Babey, Muriel
Krause, William
Ambrosi, Thomas H.
Kwok Fai Chan, Charles
Abrégé
in vivoin vivo in effective amounts sufficient to promote new bone or cartilage growth. In addition, methods of screening for agonists, mimics, and analogues of CCN3 are also provided.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Griffin, Michelle, F.
Liang, Norah
Parker, Jennifer, B.L.
Tevlin, Ruth
Meany, Emily
Longaker, Michael, T.
Momeni, Arash
Wan, Derrick, C.
Appel, Eric A.
Abrégé
Methods of reducing foreign body response (FBR) in a subject are provided. Aspects of the methods include implanting a foreign body, e.g., an implantable device, in the subject in combination with an effective amount of an SPP1 active agent, e.g., a SPP1 polypeptide, to reduce FBR in the subject. Also provided are implantable devices coated with a SPP1 active agent composition, e.g., a controlled release composition, and kits including an implantable device and a SPP1 active agent composition.
A61K 38/39 - Peptides du tissu connectif, p. ex. collagène, élastine, laminine, fibronectine, vitronectine, globuline insoluble à froid [CIG]
A61K 47/34 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, p. ex. polyesters, acides polyaminés, polysiloxanes, polyphosphazines, copolymères de polyalkylène glycol ou de poloxamères
A61P 37/06 - Immunosuppresseurs, p. ex. médicaments pour le traitement du rejet de greffe
54.
Apparatus and method for multiplexed one-photon and nonlinear microscopy and method for biological tissue alignment
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Schnitzer, Mark J.
Chrapkiewicz, Radoslaw
Abrégé
We combine linear and nonlinear microscopy modalities. This approach is capable of imaging a sample using the two modalities concurrently, generating time sequences of images of the sample having different properties characteristic of each of the modalities. We can separate light emitted from the sample, generated by either modality, even if the spectrum of light is identical for each modality. The nonlinear microscopy modality allows one to create high resolution volumetric images of the sample. The concurrent imaging of the sample using linear and nonlinear microscopy modalities enables one to correlate a spatial structure and temporal dynamics of the sample acquired in each modality allowing one to create a mapping between images across the modalities. The created mapping can be used to match images of a tissue sample acquired using linear modality in a living organism with high resolution, two- or three-dimensional images obtained using nonlinear microscopy modality.
G01N 21/63 - Systèmes dans lesquels le matériau analysé est excité de façon à ce qu'il émette de la lumière ou qu'il produise un changement de la longueur d'onde de la lumière incidente excité optiquement
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Willingham, Stephen
Ho, Doris Po Yi
Mckenna, Kelly Marie
Weissman, Irving L.
Volkmer, Jens-Peter
Chao, Mark P.
Majeti, Ravindra
Mccracken, Melissa N.
Abrégé
Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including without limitation cancer cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of immunoregulatory agents. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used.
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulines, p. ex. anticorps monoclonaux ou polyclonaux contre du matériel provenant d'animaux ou d'humains contre des récepteurs, des antigènes de surface cellulaire ou des déterminants de surface cellulaire
A61K 31/4985 - Pyrazines ou pipérazines condensées en ortho ou en péri avec des systèmes hétérocycliques
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
A61K 39/395 - AnticorpsImmunoglobulinesImmunsérum, p. ex. sérum antilymphocitaire
A61K 45/06 - Mélanges d'ingrédients actifs sans caractérisation chimique, p. ex. composés antiphlogistiques et pour le cœur
56.
Strategy and technological implementations for concurrent fluorescence measurements of multiple biological parameters in behaving animals
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Haziza, Simon
Chrapkiewicz, Radoslaw
Schnitzer, Mark J.
Abrégé
A method for concurrently measuring multiple biological parameters in an animal includes: a) illuminating using multiple illumination sources a region-of-interest of the animal that expresses a first genetically encoded fluorescent indicators (GEFI), a second GEFI, and a long-Stokes-shift (LSS) fluorescent compound that is insensitive to the multiple biological parameters; b) concurrently detecting fluorescence signals from the first GEFI, the second GEFI, and the LSS fluorescent compound using a multi-channel fluorescence sensing optical system; and c) processing the detected fluorescence signals to determine values of the multiple biological parameters, wherein the processing reduces instrument and/or biological artifacts in the values of the multiple biological parameters. The first and second GEFIs have distinct absorption spectra, where the first GEFI absorption spectrum overlaps the LSS fluorescent compound absorption spectrum, and the second GEFI emission spectrum overlaps the emission spectrum of the LSS fluorescent compound.
A61B 1/04 - Instruments pour procéder à l'examen médical de l'intérieur des cavités ou des conduits du corps par inspection visuelle ou photographique, p. ex. endoscopesDispositions pour l'éclairage dans ces instruments combinés avec des dispositifs photographiques ou de télévision
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Lee, Kanghoon
Li, Jiachen
Isele, David F.
Park, Jinkyoo
Abrégé
According to one aspect, a system for generating a reinforcement learning (RL) policy with guided meta RL is provided. The system may include a processor and a memory. The memory may store one or more instructions. The processor may execute one or more of the instructions stored on the memory to perform one or more acts, actions, and/or steps, such as generating an initial RL policy for an ego-vehicle based on an intelligent driver model (IDM), generating a set of RL guiding policies for a set of social agents based on the initial RL policy and a set of preferences, generating a meta-RL guided policy based on the set of RL guiding policies, and generating a RL policy with guided meta RL for the ego-vehicle based on the meta-RL guided policy and the IDM.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Davis, Mark M.
Chen, Xin
Ghanizada, Mustafa
Mallajosyula, Venkata Vamsee Aditya
Abrégé
Disclosed herein are methods, systems and devices to model adaptive immune responses and develop and/or test improved antibodies, vaccines, and other therapeutic agents. The adaptive immune responses can be modeled using lymphoid tissue derived from a subject. The methods, systems and devices disclosed herein can comprise modified T-cells.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Pandya, Pearly
Park, Matthew
Wang, Hanjay
Zhu, Yuanjia
Woo, Y. Joseph
Abrégé
Modular prosthetic valves are disclosed that may support a customized number of leaflets. e.g., four or more leaflets carried by a support structure, such as a frame or stent, which may be used to replace diseased mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary valves.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Neilson, Kathryn
Nassiri Nazif, Koosha
Daus, Alwin, S.
Pop, Eric
Hamtaei, Sarallah
Abrégé
Improved fabrication of chalcogenide structures is provided by reacting a chalcogen gas with a transition metal structure. Optionally, the transition metal structure could be patterned before the reaction, which would result in a similarly patterned chalcogenide structure. In one example, we demonstrated rapid fabrication of multi-atomic layer WSe2 with good material quality. Such chalcogenides have various applications for optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells and photoelectrochemical cells.
C30B 29/46 - Composés contenant du soufre, du sélénium ou du tellure
C23C 16/455 - Revêtement chimique par décomposition de composés gazeux, ne laissant pas de produits de réaction du matériau de la surface dans le revêtement, c.-à-d. procédés de dépôt chimique en phase vapeur [CVD] caractérisé par le procédé de revêtement caractérisé par le procédé utilisé pour introduire des gaz dans la chambre de réaction ou pour modifier les écoulements de gaz dans la chambre de réaction
C23C 8/06 - Diffusion à l'état solide uniquement d'éléments non métalliques dans la couche superficielle de matériaux métalliquesTraitement chimique de surface par réaction entre le matériau métallique de la surface et un gaz réactif, laissant dans le revêtement des produits de la réaction, p. ex. revêtement de conversion, passivation des métaux au moyen de gaz
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Pulendran, Bali
Lee, Audrey
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for immunizing an individual or population of individuals to generate an immune response that protects against pathogen infection in an antigen-agnostic manner. The protective antigen-agnostic immune response is active for a period of time following immunization, from about 7 days, 10 days, 14 days following immunization, and may be active for at least 2 weeks, at least 3 weeks, at least 4 weeks, at least 5 weeks, or more.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Woo, Joseph
Zhu, Yuanjia
Lim, Michael
Jackson, Christopher
Abrégé
Compositions and methods are provided for treating ischemic conditions such as myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, or ischemia reperfusion injury in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) to a subject.
A61K 38/17 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
A61P 37/06 - Immunosuppresseurs, p. ex. médicaments pour le traitement du rejet de greffe
A61P 9/10 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système cardiovasculaire des maladies ischémiques ou athéroscléreuses, p. ex. médicaments antiangineux, vasodilatateurs coronariens, médicaments pour le traitement de l'infarctus du myocarde, de la rétinopathie, de l'insuffisance cérébro-vasculaire, de l'artériosclérose rénale
C07K 14/705 - RécepteursAntigènes de surface cellulaireDéterminants de surface cellulaire
63.
METHOD OF MAKING AND USING AN APPARATUS FOR A LOCOMOTIVE MICRO-IMPLANT USING ACTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Pivonka, Daniel Michael
Yakovlev, Anatoly Anatolievich
Poon, Ada Shuk Yan
Meng, Teresa H.
Abrégé
Described is a locomotive implant for usage within a predetermined magnetic field. In one embodiment magnetohydrodynamics is used to generate thrust with a plurality of electrodes. In another embodiment, asymmetric drag forces are used to generate thrust.
H02J 50/10 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant un couplage inductif
A61B 1/00 - Instruments pour procéder à l'examen médical de l'intérieur des cavités ou des conduits du corps par inspection visuelle ou photographique, p. ex. endoscopesDispositions pour l'éclairage dans ces instruments
A61M 25/01 - Introduction, guidage, avance, mise en place ou maintien en position des cathéters
A61M 31/00 - Dispositifs pour l'introduction ou la rétention d'agents, p. ex. de remèdes, dans les cavités du corps
H02J 7/34 - Fonctionnement en parallèle, dans des réseaux, de batteries avec d'autres sources à courant continu, p. ex. batterie tampon
H02J 50/23 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant des micro-ondes ou des ondes radio fréquence caractérisés par le type d'antennes de transmission, p. ex. les antennes-réseau directives ou les antennes Yagi
H02J 50/27 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant des micro-ondes ou des ondes radio fréquence caractérisés par le type d'antennes de réception, p. ex. les antennes redresseuses
H02J 50/80 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique mettant en œuvre l’échange de données, concernant l’alimentation ou la distribution d’énergie électrique, entre les dispositifs de transmission et les dispositifs de réception
H02J 50/90 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique mettant en œuvre la détection ou l'optimisation de la position, p. ex. de l'alignement
64.
ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ACIDIC AND BASIC SOLUTIONS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Kanan, Matthew W.
Agarwal, Rishi Gupta
Charnay, Benjamin P.
Wright, J. Gage
Misleh, Jason W.
Abrégé
An apparatus for producing acid and base solutions from salt solutions is provided. An anode and a cathode are provided. A bipolar component is between the anode and the cathode. A first separator is between the bipolar component and the anode. A second separator is between the bipolar component and the cathode. A first salt solution flow passage is between the anode and the first separator. A second salt solution flow passage is between the first separator and the bipolar component. A third salt solution flow passage is between the bipolar component and the second separator. A fourth salt solution flow passage is between the second separator and the cathode.
C25B 9/75 - Assemblages comprenant plusieurs cellules du type filtre-presse avec une électrode bipolaire
C25B 9/77 - Assemblages comprenant plusieurs cellules du type filtre-presse avec diaphragmes
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 13/02 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par la configuration ou la forme
C25B 13/08 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux organiques
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Kanan, Matthew W.
Chen, Yuxuan
Marcus, Jade
Abrégé
A method is provided comprising providing at least one of a calcium-containing salt and calcium-containing mineral. A silicate material that contains a ratio of O to Si greater than 2:1. A mixture of the at least one of the calcium-containing salt and the calcium-containing mineral and silicate material is heated to consume at least some at least one of the calcium-containing salt and the calcium-containing mineral and the silicate material to form a calcium-enriched silicate.
66.
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURES
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Zhao, Renee
Yock, Paul G.
Chang, Yilong
Heit, Jeremy J.
Abrégé
Thrombectomy devices, systems, and methods are provided for performing thrombectomy procedures that include an aspiration catheter, a spinner device, and a source of vacuum, e.g., a pump for aspirating clot through the catheter. The spinner device includes a shaft including a proximal end coupled to a motor, a distal end earning a spinner head positionable in a lumen of the catheter for debulking and/or otherwise removing clot adjacent an outlet in a distal end of the catheter. The catheter may be introduced into a body lumen to posi tion the outlet adjacent a target clot, the source of vacuum may be activated, and, with the spinner head within the catheter adjacent the outlet, the motor may be activated to spin the spinner head to debulk and/or otherwise remove the clot through the catheter lumen around the spinner device.
A61B 17/22 - Instruments pour comprimer les ulcères ou similaires placés sur les organes internes du corpsInstruments pour curer les cavités des organes du corps, p. ex. des osInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination ou la destruction invasives des calculs utilisant des vibrations mécaniquesInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination non prévue ailleurs des obstructions dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A61M 1/00 - Dispositifs de succion ou de pompage à usage médicalDispositifs pour retirer, traiter ou transporter les liquides du corpsSystèmes de drainage
A61M 25/06 - Aiguilles avec un guide pour piquer le corps ou analogues
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cui, Yi
Ye, Yusheng
Nakayama, Yuri
Masuda, Yasuyuki
Yuuki, Takahiro
Abrégé
The present invention improves high-rate charge/discharge characteristics. This current collector assembly includes: an insulating substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface on the side opposite the first main surface; a positive-electrode current collector provided on the first main surface; and a negative-electrode current collector provided on the second main surface. The insulating substrate, the positive-electrode current collector, and the negative-electrode current collector are porous bodies.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Li, Lingyin
Smith, Mark
Carozza, Jacqueline Ann
Boehnert, Volker
Abrégé
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for the inhibition of ENPP1. Aspects of the subject methods include contacting a sample with an ENPP1 inhibitor compound to inhibit the cGAMP hydrolysis activity of ENPP1. In some cases, the ENPP1 inhibitor compound is cell impermeable. ENPP1 inhibitor compounds can act extracellularly to block the degradation of cGAMP. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating cancer. Aspects of the methods include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an ENPP1 inhibitor to treat the subject for cancer. In certain cases, the cancer is a solid tumor cancer. Also provided are methods of administering radiation therapy to a subject in conjunction with administering an ENPP1 inhibitor to the subject. The radiation therapy can be administered in the subject methods at a dosage and/or frequency effective to reduce radiation damage to the subject, but still instigate an immune response.
C07F 9/6512 - Cycles à six chaînons les atomes d'azote étant en positions 1 et 3
A61K 31/44 - Pyridines non condenséesLeurs dérivés hydrogénés
A61K 31/4706 - 4-Aminoquinoléines8-Aminoquinoléines, p. ex. chloroquine, primaquine
A61K 31/517 - PyrimidinesPyrimidines hydrogénées, p. ex. triméthoprime condensées en ortho ou en péri avec des systèmes carbocycliques, p. ex. quinazoline, périmidine
A61K 31/675 - Composés du phosphore ayant l'azote comme hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. phosphate de pyridoxal
C07D 215/46 - Atomes d'azote liés en position 4 avec des radicaux hydrocarbonés, substitués par des atomes d'azote, liés auxdits atomes d'azote
C07D 401/04 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant plusieurs hétérocycles comportant des atomes d'azote comme uniques hétéro-atomes du cycle, au moins un cycle étant un cycle à six chaînons avec un unique atome d'azote contenant deux hétérocycles liés par une liaison directe de chaînon cyclique à chaînon cyclique
C07F 9/60 - Systèmes cycliques quinoléiniques ou quinoléiniques hydrogénés
C07F 9/6558 - Composés hétérocycliques, p. ex. contenant du phosphore comme hétéro-atome du cycle contenant au moins deux hétérocycles différents ou différemment substitués ni condensés entre eux ni condensés avec un carbocycle commun ou un système carbocyclique commun
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Hitchcock, Ian S.
Garcia, K. Christopher
Tsutsumi, Naotaka
Abrégé
The present invention relates to isolated and modified thrombopoietin polypeptides, uses thereof in expanding stem cells and producing platelets, and therapeutic applications of such modified thrombopoietin polypeptides, stem cells and platelets.
70.
MOLECULAR ELECTROCATALYTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Miller, Dean
Tarpeh, William, A.
Liu, Mathew, Junjie
Abels, Kristen
Chan, Kristy
Williams, Kindle
Kogler, Anna
Guo, Jinyu
Clark, Brandon, D.
Abrégé
Molecular electrocatalytic systems for ammonia production from wastewater nitrate are described. The electrocatalytic systems use ammonia-selective homogeneous molecular NOsRR catalysts in real wastewater.
C02F 1/461 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse
C02F 1/467 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse par désinfection électrochimique
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cong, Le
Wang, Chengkun
Qu, Yuanhao
Abrégé
The present invention provides recombineering-editing systems using CRISPR and recombination enzymes as well as methods, vectors, nucleic acid compositions, and kits thereof. The methods and systems provide means for altering target DNA, including genomic DNA in a host cell.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Sheth, Kunj Raju
Wall, James K.
Blumenfeld, Yair
Johnson, Eric
Danzer, Enrico
Abrégé
A medical device includes: an elongated member having a first end, a second end, and a body extending between the first end and the second end; a first anchor coupled to the first end of the elongated member; and a second anchor coupled to the second end of the elongated member; wherein the elongated member is configured for placement across an abdominal wall of a fetus, and wherein the elongated member is elastically stretchable to accommodate for a growing thickness of the abdominal wall of the fetus.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Blankenberg, Francis Gerard
Holman, Derek R.
Abrégé
Transcriptomic changes induced by uptake of extracellular vesicles (EVs) are blocked or reversed by administration of an effective dose of Annexin V protein (AnxV), e.g. by administration of AnxV to a tumor microenvironment (TME). In some embodiments, administration of AnxV is combined with a second anti-cancer therapy. In some embodiments, cells present in the TME are evaluated for transcriptional changes associated with EV uptake following administration of the effective dose of AnxV.
A61K 38/17 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
74.
STATISTICAL CHARGE-ALTERING RELEASABLE TRANSPORTERS FOR NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY
A61K 47/59 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p. ex. conjugués polymère-médicament l’ingrédient non actif étant un agent de modification l’agent de modification étant un composé organique macromoléculaire, p. ex. une molécule oligomérique, polymérique ou dendrimérique obtenu par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, p. ex. polyurées ou polyuréthanes
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
C08G 64/30 - Procédés généraux de préparation utilisant des carbonates
C08G 63/64 - Polyesters contenant à la fois des groupes ester carboxylique et des groupes carbonate
C08G 63/685 - Polyesters contenant des atomes autres que le carbone, l'hydrogène et l'oxygène contenant de l'azote
75.
CHARGE-ALTERING RELEASABLE TRANSPORTERS FROM AMINO ALCOHOL INITIATORS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Abdelrazik, Mahmoud Mansour Abdelwakil
Khasnavis, Samuel
Jia, Yuan
Ramsay-Burrough, Summer
Waymouth, Robert
Abrégé
The disclosure provides nucleic acid transporters in the form of copolymers derived from lipid carbonate monomers and cationic aminoester monomers prepared using various amino alcohol initiators, including linear and branched amino alcohol initiators, cyclic amino alcohol initiators and imidazole initiators. The compounds are useful for the delivery of nucleic acids to cells in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo.
C08G 63/64 - Polyesters contenant à la fois des groupes ester carboxylique et des groupes carbonate
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
A61K 47/59 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p. ex. les supports ou les additifs inertesAgents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p. ex. conjugués polymère-médicament l’ingrédient non actif étant un agent de modification l’agent de modification étant un composé organique macromoléculaire, p. ex. une molécule oligomérique, polymérique ou dendrimérique obtenu par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, p. ex. polyurées ou polyuréthanes
C08G 63/685 - Polyesters contenant des atomes autres que le carbone, l'hydrogène et l'oxygène contenant de l'azote
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Appel, Eric A.
Maikawa, Caitlin
Mann, Joseph L.
Abrégé
A polyacrylamide-based copolymer reduces or prevents aggregation of biologic molecules including proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids, and lipid-based vehicles such as liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, polymerosomes, and micelles, in aqueous formulations at hydrophobic interfaces, thereby increasing the thermal stability of the molecules in the formulation. Methods and compositions comprising the copolymer and a protein or the copolymer and insulin can be used for treating conditions including diabetes.
C08F 220/36 - Esters contenant de l'azote contenant de l'oxygène en plus de l'oxygène de la fonction carboxyle
A61K 9/127 - Vecteurs à bicouches synthétiques, p. ex. liposomes ou liposomes comportant du cholestérol en tant qu’unique agent tensioactif non phosphatidylique
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wyss-Coray, Anton
Rutledge, Jarod E.
Abrégé
Methods are provided for the classification, diagnosis, and/or prognosis of an individual who has PD or is suspected to have PD. The method comprises obtaining one or more biological samples from an individual who has or is suspected to have PD, quantifying the amount of one or more PD-related polypeptides in the one or more biological samples wherein the one or more PD-related polypeptides comprises a Sulfate modifying factor 1 (SUMF1) polypeptide, and integrating the results of the quantifying step with the age and sex of the individual from whom the biological sample was obtained from to generate a metric that indicates if that individual has PD wherein the integration is performed by a computer comprising software components for data analysis as a program of instructions executable by the computer.
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
G01N 33/53 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet
G16B 25/10 - Profilage de l’expression de gènes ou de protéinesEstimation ou normalisation de ratio d’expression
78.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACID THERAPEUTICS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Appel, Eric Andrew
Meany, Emily Louise
Ou, Shih Hao
Abrégé
Compositions and methods for delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a composition for treating a subject includes a dynamic hydrogel, and a nucleic acid therapeutic encapsulated by the dynamic hydrogel. The dynamic hydrogel can include a polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles. The polymer can be non-covalently crosslinked with the plurality of nanoparticles.
A61K 9/127 - Vecteurs à bicouches synthétiques, p. ex. liposomes ou liposomes comportant du cholestérol en tant qu’unique agent tensioactif non phosphatidylique
A61K 39/215 - Coronaviridae, p. ex. virus de la bronchite infectieuse aviaire
A61K 47/10 - AlcoolsPhénolsLeurs sels, p. ex. glycérolPolyéthylène glycols [PEG]PoloxamèresAlkyléthers de PEG/POE
A61K 47/12 - Acides carboxyliquesLeurs sels ou anhydrides
C12N 15/88 - Introduction de matériel génétique étranger utilisant des procédés non prévus ailleurs, p. ex. co-transformation utilisant la micro-encapsulation, p. ex. utilisant des vésicules liposomiques
C12N 15/90 - Introduction stable d'ADN étranger dans le chromosome
C40B 50/10 - Synthèse en phase liquide, c.-à-d. dans laquelle tous les blocs servant à créer la bibliothèque sont en phase liquide ou en solution au cours de la création de la bibliothèqueProcédés particuliers de clivage à partir du support liquide comprenant des étapes de codage
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
G01N 33/574 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet pour le cancer
80.
APTAMER-CAPTURE AGENT-BASED MOLECULAR SENSORS AND METHODS OF USE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Soh, Hyongsok, Tom
Thompson, Ian, Andrew, Paul
Maganzini, Nicolo
Kong, Dehui
Abrégé
Provided are molecular sensors comprising a capture agent that binds to a first epitope of an analyte, and an aptamer that binds to a second epitope of the analyte. The aptamer is stably associated with the capture agent and produces a detectable signal upon cooperative binding of the capture agent and aptamer to the analyte. Also provided are substrates comprising a molecular sensor of the present disclosure immobilized on the surface thereof, as well as devices comprising the molecular sensors and substrates. Methods of using the molecular sensors, substrates and devices of the present disclosure are also provided. In some instances, the methods are for assessing a sample for an analyte, the methods comprising contacting a molecular sensor of the present disclosure with the sample under conditions suitable for cooperative binding of the capture agent and aptamer to the analyte, and assessing for a detectable signal produced by the aptamer.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Kalogriopoulos, Nicholas A.
Ting, Alice Y.
Tei, Reika
Ravalin, Matthew A.
Abrégé
The present disclosure provides programmable synthetic receptor fusion proteins comprising an input module, a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR), and an optional output module. The input module comprises a peptide inhibitor of a GPCR, an antigen binding molecule, and/or a linker which can contain a protease cleavage site. The optional output module can comprise a polypeptide having a) a light-sensitive voltage sensitive (LOV) domain, b) a tobacco etch virus protease recognition sequence (TEVcs), and c) a transcription factor (TF), where the polypeptide is covalently linked to the carboxy terminus of the GPCR. Antigen binding or protease cleavage activates the receptor, leading to either G protein mediated cell signaling, or cleavage of the TEVcs, which releases the TF and activates transcription of a target gene. Thus, the disclosure allows user programmed input signals to activate gene expression or intracellular signaling pathways.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Hu, Yang
Liu, Dong
Huang, Haoliang
Liu, Pingting
Abrégé
Composition and methods are provided for the treatment of a mammalian subject for axonopathies. Enhancing mitochondria axonal localization by overexpression of OPTN, TRAK1 and/or KIF5B promotes neuroprotection and axon regeneration, demonstrating a physiological role for OPTN as a stabilizer of the KIF5B-TRAK1 mitochondria transport complex to the microtubule. OPTN/TRAK1/KIF5B is provided herein as a therapeutic target for neuroprotection and axon regeneration for neurodegenerative diseases.
A61K 38/17 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiquesThérapie génique
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Yang, Yunzhi
Moeinzadeh, Seyedsina
Abrégé
Tissue engineering constructs and the method of making the constructs are provided. The constructs distinguish a scaffold with a surface and a treated surface area for increased surface area. A hydrophilic hydrogel network is physically cross-linked via charged polymers and salt-ions onto the treated surface area. Biologies is trapped and thereby hosted within the physically cross-linked hydrogel network. Covalently reactive macromonomers are chemically cross-linked within the physically cross-linked hydrophilic hydrogel network to strengthen the physically cross-linked hydrophilic hydrogel network itself and to the scaffold. The constructs enable delivery of therapeutics including cells and/or biomolecules along with a structural support and a defined geometry for applications in regenerative medicine.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cong, Le
Abrégé
The present disclosure provides recombineering-editing systems using CRISPR and recombination enzymes as well as methods, vectors, nucleic acid compositions, and kits thereof. The methods and systems provide means for altering target DNA, including genomic DNA in a host cell.
C07K 14/47 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains provenant de vertébrés provenant de mammifères
C12N 5/071 - Cellules ou tissus de vertébrés, p. ex. cellules humaines ou tissus humains
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cochran, Jennifer R.
Meyer, Everett Hurteau
Hester, Allison
Kim, Yong Bin
Chen, Pin-I
Abrégé
An orthogonal variant of human CD3e is provided, which orthoCD3e does not bind to an antibody of interest, e.g. antibodies having a binding specificity of OKT3, but which retains binding to cellular proteins CD3d and CD3g. T cells that are engineered to express the orthoCD3e express normal levels of the T cell receptor complex on their surface and have a functional T cell receptor complex. These engineered T cells are useful in therapeutic methods where it is desirable to lymphodeplete resident T cells from an individual while sparing transferred therapeutic T cells.
C07K 14/705 - RécepteursAntigènes de surface cellulaireDéterminants de surface cellulaire
A61K 38/17 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Carette, Jan
Zengel, James
Abrégé
Provided are genetically modified mammalian cells with enhanced permissiveness to adeno-associated virus (AAV) infection. The cells have increased levels of AAVR protein and reduced levels of SETDB1 protein relative to a corresponding cell that is not genetically modified. Also provide are methods of AAV delivery and methods of AAV titration using such cells.
A61K 31/711 - Acides désoxyribonucléiques naturels, c.-à-d. contenant uniquement des 2'-désoxyriboses liés à l'adénine, la guanine, la cytosine ou la thymine et ayant des liaisons 3'-5' phosphodiester
89.
APPARATUSES AND METHODS INVOLVING HIGH DENSITY BIOELECTRONIC FIBERS
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Khatib, Muhammad
Bao, Zhenan
Abrégé
In certain examples, methods and apparatuses (e.g., semiconductor structures) are directed to use of a ID fiber material characterized as a fibrous structure having one or more transformations from among: a spiral, a roll and wrinkles. Such an apparatus may include one or more wire-contact regions, adjacent and unconnected to the ID fiber material, for contacting the ID fiber material, and may include sensor circuitry (integrated with the ID fiber material) to sense parameters in response to changes in at least one of: pressure, capacitance, and strain. In a more specific example, such an apparatus includes a polymer- based substrate with one or more properties from among; a self-adhesive property', being stretchable; and an elasticity property with the ability to return to its original shape after being stretched.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Dionne, Jennifer, A.
Al-Zubeidi, Alexander
Abrégé
Core-shell nanoparticles having a relatively thin shell (< 50 nm thick) are provided for water treatment applications. These nanoparticles have metal cores, semiconductor shells, and are plasmon-resonant. The absorption spectra of such nanoparticles can be engineered to have high overlap with spectra of interest, such as the solar spectrum. The resulting nanoparticles can be used for purification and/or detection of contaminants in water, both biological and chemical.
B01J 35/53 - Sphères avec une structure de type cœur-coquille
B82Y 15/00 - Nanotechnologie pour l’interaction, la détection ou l'actionnement, p. ex. points quantiques comme marqueurs en dosages protéiques ou moteurs moléculaires
B82Y 20/00 - Nano-optique, p. ex. optique quantique ou cristaux photoniques
91.
Multiplicative Recurrent Neural Network for Fast and Robust Intracortical Brain Machine Interface Decoders
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Sussillo, David
Kao, Jonathan C.
Stavisky, Sergey
Shenoy, Krishna V.
Abrégé
A brain machine interface (BMI) to control a device is provided. The BMI has a neural decoder, which is a neural to kinematic mapping function with neural signals as input to the neural decoder and kinematics to control the device as output of the neural decoder. The neural decoder is based on a continuous-time multiplicative recurrent neural network, which has been trained as a neural to kinematic mapping function. An advantage of the invention is the robustness of the decoder to perturbations in the neural data; its performance degrades less—or not at all in some circumstances—in comparison to the current state decoders. These perturbations make the current use of BMI in a clinical setting extremely challenging. This invention helps to ameliorate this problem. The robustness of the neural decoder does not come at the cost of some performance, in fact an improvement in performance is observed.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bakr, Shaimaa Hesham
Gevaert, Olivier
Abrégé
Methods and systems for constructing gene modules with regulator genes and target genes are provided. A Gaussian mixed model can construct gene modules using RNA sequencing data. Sets of gene modules can be compared to identify shared or unique biological processes.
G16B 5/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la modélisation ou aux simulations dans la biologie des systèmes, p. ex. réseaux de régulation génétique, réseaux d’interaction entre protéines ou réseaux métaboliques
G06F 30/27 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant l’apprentissage automatique, p. ex. l’intelligence artificielle, les réseaux neuronaux, les machines à support de vecteur [MSV] ou l’apprentissage d’un modèle
G16B 25/10 - Profilage de l’expression de gènes ou de protéinesEstimation ou normalisation de ratio d’expression
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nguyen, Khoa Dinh
Engleman, Edgar G.
Abrégé
The present invention is directed to a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, frontotemporal degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, a motor neuron disease, or a demyelinating disease. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a Ppargc1a activator 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole, 2-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-1H-benzimidazole, in an effective amount. A preferred route of administration is oral administration.
A61K 31/4184 - 1,3-Diazoles condensés avec des carbocycles, p. ex. benzimidazoles
A61K 31/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des ingrédients actifs organiques
A61K 31/41 - Composés hétérocycliques ayant l'azote comme hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. guanéthidine ou rifamycines ayant des cycles à cinq chaînons avec plusieurs hétéro-atomes cycliques, l'un au moins étant l'azote, p. ex. tétrazole
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiquesThérapie génique
C07D 235/18 - BenzimidazolesBenzimidazoles hydrogénés avec des radicaux aryle liés directement en position 2
C12N 15/113 - Acides nucléiques non codants modulant l'expression des gènes, p. ex. oligonucléotides anti-sens
C12Q 1/68 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismesCompositions à cet effetProcédés pour préparer ces compositions faisant intervenir des acides nucléiques
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (USA)
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
The University of Connecticut (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shabgard, Hamidreza
Faghri, Amir
Goodson, Kenneth
Asheghi, Mehdi
Abrégé
A connector apparatus for an electric charging cable, such as for use with a charging station and an electric vehicle, the connector apparatus comprising: a connector block having a first end and a second end, the first end having one or more connectors configured to pass electrical energy through an electric cable; the electric cable having an end portion that is fixed within the connector block, the electric cable extending out of the connector block from the second end of the connector block and configured to transfer electric current; and a plurality of heat pipes having fixed ends fixed within the connector block and having exposed ends extending out of the second end of the connector block, the plurality of heat pipes configured to dissipate heat from the connector block through the exposed ends of the plurality of heat pipes.
H01B 7/42 - Conducteurs ou câbles isolés caractérisés par la forme avec des dispositions pour la dissipation ou la conduction de la chaleur
B60L 53/18 - Câbles spécialement adaptés pour recharger des véhicules électriques
B60L 53/302 - Refroidissement des équipements de charge
F28D 15/04 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur dans lesquels l'agent intermédiaire de transfert de chaleur en tubes fermés passe dans ou à travers les parois des canalisations dans lesquels l'agent se condense et s'évapore, p. ex. tubes caloporteurs avec des tubes ayant une structure capillaire
F28D 21/00 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur non couverts par l'un des groupes
C07K 16/30 - Immunoglobulines, p. ex. anticorps monoclonaux ou polyclonaux contre du matériel provenant d'animaux ou d'humains contre des récepteurs, des antigènes de surface cellulaire ou des déterminants de surface cellulaire provenant de cellules de tumeurs
A61K 39/395 - AnticorpsImmunoglobulinesImmunsérum, p. ex. sérum antilymphocitaire
96.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC PEPTIDES
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Appel, Eric A.
D'Aquino, Andrea I.
Maikawa, Caitlin L.
Nguyen, Leslee T.
Dong, Changxin
Abrégé
Compositions and methods for delivery of therapeutic peptides are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, for example, a composition for treating a disease or condition includes a dynamic hydrogel, and an acylated peptide encapsulated by the dynamic hydrogel. The dynamic hydrogel can include a polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles. The polymer can be non-covalently crosslinked with the plurality of nanoparticles.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wong, Wing H.
Wu, Tungyu
Abrégé
Described herein are methods, compositions, devices, and kits related to methods for 3-dimensional (3D) spatial single cell omics analysis based on the concept of spatial encoding by positional markers injected with implantation devices (for example, jetlet dispensors). Aspects of the present disclosure provide for at least the following: 1) single cell multiomics: a multiomic profile is generated for each single cell in the sample; and 2) 3D mapping: the single cells can be mapped to 3D spatial locations at cellular resolution.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Swaminathan, Srividya
Maecker, Holden
Kumar, Anil
Duault, Caroline
Taghi Khani, Adeleh
Abrégé
Provided herein are, inter alia, methods for identifying dysfunctional natural killer (NK) cells in a subject with leukemia. Provided are methods for treating leukemia, including administering to the subject an effective amount of allogeneic NK cells.
C12Q 1/6886 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p. ex. amorces ou sondes pour les maladies provoquées par des altérations du matériel génétique pour le cancer
G01N 33/569 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet pour micro-organismes, p. ex. protozoaires, bactéries, virus
G01N 33/574 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet pour le cancer
99.
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DISCOVERY OF RECEPTOR-LIGAND SPECIFICITY BY ENGINEERED CELL ENTRY
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Chang, Howard Y.
Satpathy, Ansuman
Yu, Bingfei
Shi, Quanming
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions for decoding ligand-receptor interactions, for delivering nucleic acids and proteins into target cells and for performing single cell multiomics. Disclosed are engineered lentiviruses displaying ligands that deliver cargo into target cells upon cognate receptor-ligand interaction. Also disclosed are compositions and methods including pMHC or antigen epitopes displaying lentiviruses for identifying pMHC/T-cell receptors and antigen/B-cell receptor interactions.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bui, Kevin
Arechavala, Stacie
Magana, Jesus
Morriss, John
Andreas, Bernard
Abrégé
Devices, systems, and methods for treating volume overload are disclosed herein. According to some examples, the present technology includes a method comprising delivering a distal portion of an elongate shaft to a treatment site within a vein of an upper chest of a patient, where the treatment site is between a superior vena cava and a left axillary vein. The method can include expanding an occlusive member at the treatment site proximal of an opening to a thoracic duct, thereby blocking blood flow proximal of the occlusive member. The method can further include injecting a contrast agent at the treatment site distal of the occlusive member such that the contrast agent flows retrograde into the thoracic duct.