Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing traumatic brain injury (TBI) includes a proteome biochip including a set of brain protein fractions including primary serum autoantibodies reactive with brain protein autoantigens released by the TBI printed into micro-wells of a glass slide. The biochip hybridized with non-TBI and TBI-injured serum samples from which an autoantibody response profile is generated. The system additionally including labeled IgG or IgM secondary antibodies for addition to the micro-wells for binding with one of the primary serum autoantibodies, a side illumination laser to read the micro-wells in which the labeled IgG or IgM secondary antibodies are bound with one of the primary serum autoantibodies, and a readout detection system for the set of brain protein fractions to screen for autoantigens present in the micro-wells that contain the labeled IgG or IgM secondary antibodies bound with one of the primary serum autoantibodies to generate a heat map.

Abstract: A method and composition are provided to treat traumatic brain injury and inhibit the cascade of secondary injury neuronal damage in a patient following traumatic brain injury. The method and composition are especially advantageous for immediate treatment at the situs of the traumatic brain injury. The method includes treating the traumatic brain injury by administering at least one effective dose of a peptidomimetic calpain inhibitor to the upper one-third of the patients nasal cavity, thereby enabling the at least one effective dose of peptidomimetic calpain inhibitor to bypass the patients blood-brain barrier and delivering the at least one effective dose of peptidomimetic calpain inhibitor to the patients central nervous system. The composition includes at least one effective dose of a peptidomimetic calpain inhibitor having a synthetic peptide of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.

Abstract: A proteome biochip for diagnosing traumatic brain injury (TBI) includes brain protein fractions printed into a plurality of micro-wells of a glass slide. The proteome biochip is helpful in determining the details of a traumatic brain injury. A method to diagnosing traumatic brain injury is also provided that includes a proteome biochip being provided. A biological sample from a patient is then applied to the biochip. By determining binding of sample proteins from the patient, the nature of the traumatic brain injury is diagnosed.

Abstract: Methods, systems and compositions comprising novel peptidomimetics are disclosed that can be used to inhibit calpain and, more specifically, to treat tissue damage caused by pathologic activation of calpains.

Abstract: Methods, systems and compositions comprising novel peptidomimetics are disclosed that can be used to inhibit calpain and, more specifically, to treat tissue damage caused by pathologic activation of calpains.

Abstract: Methods, systems and compositions comprising novel peptidomimetics are disclosed that can be used to inhibit calpain and, more specifically, to treat tissue damage caused by pathologic activation of calpains.

Abstract: Methods, systems and compositions comprising novel peptidomimetics are disclosed that can be used to inhibit calpain and, more specifically, to treat tissue damage caused by pathologic activation of calpains.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating tissue damage caused by ischemia in a patient which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which is an inhibitor of cathepsin B or cathepsin L, but which is not as an effective inhibitor of calpain relative to cathepsin B or cathepsin L or both and which compound is a peptidyl diazomethyl ketone.