Abstract: Processes and compositions for the therapeutic treatment of pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial infection are provided whereby argininosuccinate synthetase or PEGylated argininosuccinate synthetase is administered to a subject to inactivate endotoxin thereby reducing the likelihood of bacterial sepsis and improving patient outcome.

Abstract: Life-threatening traumas such as terrorist attacks, war, disasters, mental or physical assault, severe accidents and violence frequently provoke emotional and behavioral disturbances known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide related thereto. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning for PTSD and suicide remain difficult. The discovery of specific markers creates new opportunities for more accurate clinical assessments identifying groups that may experience better outcomes when exposed to an intervention. The present invention provides a process of detection of P-11, UBE3A, STY1, EMAP-II, SIP1, ORC5L, DCX, SCYE protein in a biological sample of a subject suspected of suffering from PTSD and/or having suicidal tendencies, and provides additional PTSD markers which are specific to gender.

Abstract: Processes and materials are provided for the detection, diagnosis, or determination of the severity of a neurological injury or condition, including traumatic brain injury, multiple-organ injury, stroke, Alzeimer's disease, Parkinson disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The processes and materials include biomarkers detected or measured in a biological sample such as whole blood, serum, plasma, or CSF. Such biomarkers include Tau and GFAP proteins, their proteolytic breakdown products, brain specific or enriched micro-RNA, and brain specific or enriched protein directed autoantibodies. The processes and materials are operable to detect the presence of absence of acute, subacute or chronic brain injuries and predict outcome for the brain injury.

Abstract: Processes and compositions for the therapeutic treatment of pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial infection are provided whereby arginino succinate synthetase or PEGylated arginino succinate synthetase is administered to a subject to inactivate endotoxin thereby reducing the likelihood of bacterial sepsis and improving patient outcome.

Abstract: Proteins that are differentially expressed or elevated in tissue and biofluids after central nervous system injuries are described. Elevated or reduced levels of the proteins, alone or in various combinations or ratios, can be used to assess severity of central nervous system injury (CNS injury) including traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Time course measurements post CNS-injury of these proteins can be used to monitor progress or recovery over periods up to several months. Differentiation of acute, subacute and chronic injury can be diagnosed by comparing the protein levels in CNS-injury patients at days 1-3, day 4-10 with levels at day 30-180 in comparison with normal controls.

Abstract: Life-threatening traumas such as terrorist attacks, war, disasters, mental or physical assault, severe accidents and violence frequently provoke emotional and behavioral disturbances known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide related thereto. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning for PTSD and suicide remain difficult. The discovery of specific markers creates new opportunities for more accurate clinical assessments identifying groups that may experience better outcomes when exposed to an intervention. The present invention provides a process of detection of P-11, UBE3A, STY1, EMAP-II, SIP1, ORC5L, DCX, SCYE protein in a biological sample of a subject suspected of suffering from PTSD and/or having suicidal tendencies, and provides additional PTSD markers which are specific to gender.

Abstract: Processes and compositions for the therapeutic treatment of pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial infection are provided whereby arginino succinate synthetase or PEGylated arginino succinate synthetase is administered to a subject to inactivate endotoxin thereby reducing the likelihood of bacterial sepsis and improving patient outcome.

Abstract: The present invention identifies biomarkers that are diagnostic of neural injury, neuronal disorder or neurotoxicity and is related to the discovery that proteases are selectively activated in subjects suffering from nervous system damage as compared to healthy subjects. Breakdown products reflecting protease activation are produced and detection of these different biomarkers of the invention is also diagnostic of the degree of severity and type of nerve damage in a subject.

Abstract: A process and assay for diagnosing neurotoxicity in a subject is provided. The extent of a neurotoxic insult to a subject is assessed through the measurement of one or more biomarkers in a biological fluid, such as CSF or serum. Other uses and advantages afforded include pre-market drug discovery, monitoring, drug neurotoxicity screening and post market assessment of safety and monitoring for drug of known potential neurotoxicity.

Abstract: A process and assay for determining the neurological condition in a subject is provided whereby the level of one or more neuroactive biomarkers is measured in a sample obtained from the subject. The processes and assay include measurement of multiple neuroactive biomarkers for synergistic determination of a neurological condition such as neurological damage due to injury, disease, contact with a compound, or other source.

Abstract: Processes and materials are provided for the detection, diagnosis, or determination of the severity of a neurological injury or condition, including traumatic brain injury, multiple-organ injury, stroke, Alzeimer's disease, Pakinson disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The processes and materials include biomarkers detected or measured in a biological sample such as whole blood, serum, plasma, or CSF. Such biomarkers include Tau and GFAP proteins, their proteolytic breakdown products, brain specific or enriched micro-RNA, and brain specific or enriched protein directed autoantibodies. The processes and materials are operable to detect the presence of absence of acute, subacute or chronic brain injuries and predict outcome for the brain injury.

Abstract: Processes and assays are provided for detecting and determining the magnitude of traumatic brain injury such as that from impact or percussive trauma or stroke. The inventive assays and processes recognize a synergistic correlation between detection of S-IOOb and one or more other injury specific biomarkers.

Abstract: A process of tissue regeneration is provided that includes the administration of a stem cell topically to a surface of a tissue. The tissue being in vivo in a subject or in vitro. The tissue has a biocompatible matrix applied around the stem cell and in contact with the surface. After sufficient time, the stem cell infiltrates and regenerates the tissue. A composition is also provided that includes an injured or diseased tissue with a plurality of stem cells proximal to the tissue surface in a biocompatible. A process of increasing a level of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, anti-apoptotic or anti-necrotic factors in a tissue is provided that includes the administration of a stem cell topically to a surface of a tissue in a biocompatible matrix. After sufficient time, the stem cell releases soluble pro-regenerative factors to increase the levels in the tissue.

Abstract: A process of measuring blast shock includes exposing a shock model to an output of a shockwave generator. The propagation of the output is sensed with a sensor platform to generate sensor wave propagation data. The data recorded by the sensor platform is analyzed to measure the blast shock. The blast shock alone or as a component of a cumulative blast exposure can be correlated with an injury metric. A system for measuring cumulative blast shock is provided that includes a sensor platform and an algorithm operating on a microprocessor for analyzing the data recorded by the sensor platform to measure the cumulative blast exposure to injury metrics.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a robust, quantitative, and reproducible process and assay for diagnosis of a neurological condition in a subject. The invention provides measurement of two or more biomarkers in a biological fluid such as CSF or serum resulting in a synergistic mechanism for determining the extent of neurological damage in a subject with an abnormal neurological condition and for discerning subtypes thereof or tissue types subjected to damage.

Abstract: A process is provided of delivering at least one active agent cargo molecule into an neuronal cell whereby a cargo molecule is placed within a synthetic vesicle such as a liposome and a biotinylated protein such as an antibody is bound to the synthetic vesicle to form a protein bound synthetic vesicle whereby the protein recognizes a receptor expressed on the surface of a neuronal cell, and exposing the protein bound synthetic vesicle to the cell until the cargo molecule is delivered into the neuronal cell. Numerous cargo molecules are delivered by the inventive synthetic vesicle including a calpain inhibitor and a caspase inhibitor. The protein illustratively targets a cellular receptor for a ligand such as glutamate, glycine, dopamine, nicotine, muscarine, acetylcholine, or serotonin, and the like.

Abstract: A process for diagnosing and treating a neurological condition in a subject is provided that includes assaying a biological sample of a subject for the presence of one or more biomarkers; diagnosing a neurological condition based on a ratio of one or more of the biomarkers in the sample; and administering a therapeutic to the subject to alter the ratio of one or more biomarkers. The diagnosis numerous neurological conditions such as brain injury, or multiple organ injury is provided.

Abstract: The present invention identifies biomarkers that are diagnostic of nerve cell injury and/or neuronal disorders. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of nerve injury, the cell(s) involved in the injury, and the subcellular localization of the injury.

Abstract: In vivo determination of regional damage with neural and organ injury specific imaging agents. Rapid, and non-invasive imaging compositions and methods for assessment of the extent of neurotoxic cell loss or nervous system damage resulting from nervous system injury due to ischemia, stroke, trauma, chemical or electrical insult, acute drug overdose or exposure to substance abuse (such as “recreational drugs”) infection or other insults. The same or similar rapid, and non-invasive imaging compositions and methods for assessment of the extent of the organ injury comprises any damage, injury or infection, functional failure to specific organs such as liver, kidney, prostate, lung, skeletal muscle, heart, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestine, bladder and the reproductive system as well as damage, injury or infection, functional failure to multi-organs, trauma-hemorrhagic shock and sepsis.

Abstract: The present invention identifies biomarkers that are diagnostic of nerve cell injury, organ injury, and/or neuronal disorders. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of nerve injury, the cell(s) involved in the injury, and the subcellular localization of the injury.