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2020-940 USE OF MTORC1 INHIBITORS TO TREAT COVID-19
UCLA researchers in the Department of Biological Chemistry have implicated a novel marker in SARS-CoV-2 infection, identifying a novel drug target for therapeutics treating COVID-19.BACKGROUNDSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, or SARS-CoV-2, is the virus responsible for the 2019 global pandemic (COVID-19): which caused hundreds of millions...
Published: 9/5/2023   |   Inventor(s): Heather Christofk, Peter Mullen, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami
Keywords(s): Therapeutics & Vaccines
Category(s): Therapeutics
Inhibition of Pyruvate Oxidation to Promote Hair Growth
Case 2018-189UCLA researchers in the departments of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology and Biological Chemistry have elucidated a novel mechanism by which pyruvate oxidation can be inhibited in order to promote hair growth.BACKGROUNDThe global market for aging-related hair loss will grow to over $1.4 billion by 2020. However, commercially available...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): William Lowry, Heather Christofk
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Category(s): Therapeutics > Metabolism And Endocrinology