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Role of Novel Hepatitis Delta Virus Variant in Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjögren’s is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by dry mouth and eyes, fatigue, and musculoskeletal pain resulting from the attack of the moisture-producing glands by the body’s own white blood cells. The subject invention is based on the discovery of an association between infection by a novel clade 1 variant of hepatitis delta virus (HDV)...
Published: 10/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Melodie Weller, John (Jay) Chiorini
Keywords(s): DAXXXX, DBXXXX, DELTA, detected, GLANDS, Hepatitis, Salivary, Sjgrens, Syndrome, VAXXXX, virus, VLXXXX, WBXXXX, WIXXXX, WJXXXX, WKXXXX, XAXXXX, XHXXXX, YAXXXX, YBXXXX, YCXXXX
Category(s): TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease, Application > Therapeutics, ResearchProducts > Research Equipment, TherapeuticArea > Geriatrics, Application > Research Materials, TherapeuticArea > Immunology, Application > Diagnostics, ResearchProducts > Antibodies
Collagen-Induced Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor from Mosquito Salivary Glands
Exposed collagen in injured blood vessels provides a substrate for platelets to adhere and aggregate initiating the first step in thrombosis, the formation of blood clots inside a blood vessel. Despite the essential role of platelets in vascular injury, excessive platelet aggregation may also result in thrombotic diseases such as stroke and heart attack. Available...
Published: 10/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Eric Calvo
Keywords(s): AGGREGATION, Collagen-platelet, GLANDS, IB1EXX, IB1XXX, IB3XXX, IBXXXX, inhibitor, IXXXXX, Malaria, Mosquito, Salivary
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Immunology, Application > Research Materials, Application > Diagnostics, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology, Application > Therapeutics