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In vitro reduction of mycotoxins and other inflammatory mediators from whole blood using CytoSorb® hemoadsorbent polymer beads

Scheirer A.R., Rueggeberg K.-G., Golobish T.D., Guliashvili T., Gruda M.C., O’Sullivan P., Chan P.P., CytoSorbents Corporation, US

Opportunistic fungal infections account for up to 25% of all hospital-acquired blood infections. Patients at highest risk are those with weakened immune systems, and include elderly patients, patients with cancer or HIV infection, and patients [...]

Smaller sizes of Ag-PVP Nanoparticles Control Inflammatory Responses, and Reduce CD80 and CD86 Expression Levels, in Macrophages Infected with Chlamydia trachomatis

Yilma A.N., Singh S.R., Dennis V.A., Alabama State University, US

Chlamydia trachomatis is an important cause of sexually transmitted infection that can manifest itself as either acute cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and more commonly as a chronic asymptomatic infection. Early intervention strategies that can reduce [...]

Evidence of the Anti-inflammatory effect of Silver- polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Nanoparticles (Ag-PVP) in Chlamydia trachomatis infected Macrophages and HeLa Cells

Yilma A.N., Singh S.R., Murtada T.A., Fairley S., Subbarayan P., Dennis V.A., Alabama State University, US

Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the USA, and therefore, of major public health significance. C. trachomatis invades the mucosal surface of the female genital tract consequently triggering [...]

High-throughput multiplex protein analysis for limited sample size on a single slide

Rozhok S., Ouyang K., Dixon D., Nelson M., NanoInk Inc, US

To meet the challenges of new genomic and proteomic applications, rapid and sensitive analysis of large numbers of interactions in parallel will be required. High-density microarrays are ideally suited for parallel multiplex screening of thousands [...]