NanoViricides Inc. (NNVC)

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Dude...seriously, we have FluCide(TM)advancing from Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Safety/Toxicology Studies, there is no effective treatment out there for the shingles and we are accelerating development of topical HerpesCide(TM). Our nanomedicines go after the virus in the host, not to enhance the host's immune system which other drugs in the market are not very effective doing. Take a look at the Herpes video:

NanoViricides Reports that the Dramatic Effects of Its Topical Anti-Herpes Treatment were Reproduced Once Again in an Animal Model in a Different Laboratory

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT -- Monday, August 10, 2015 -- NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NNVC) (the "Company") a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that the dramatic improvements in clinical symptoms associated with herpes simplex virus infection were reproduced in an animal model in a different laboratory. These studies were performed by TransPharm Preclinical Solutions ("TransPharm"), a pre-clinical services company in Jackson, MI.

All of the nanoviricides® tested improved clinical scores dramatically, with clinical presentation being arrested at redness or simply raised local lesions, and a complete absence of zosteriform spreading.



All of the nanoviricides treated animals survived the lethal HSV-1 infection challenge for the duration of the study while untreated animals died towards the end of the study. These nanoviricides are designed as topical treatment for the breakout of herpes sores.

Some of the nanoviricides found effective in the previous study were tested in this study for the confirmation of efficacy in a dermal animal model in Balb-c mice using the same highly aggressive and neurotropic HSV-1 strain H129c, which was used previously.

The earlier studies were performed in the laboratory of Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal at Northeast Ohio Medical University where Dr. Rosenthal continued as a Professor Emeritus. He is a leading researcher in herpes virus anti-viral agents and vaccines.

In the previous study, two of the anti-Herpes nanoviricides® reduced the extent of disease (morbidity) and mortality of the HSV-1 infected animals that were treated. These nanoviricides also reduced virus production in cell culture. Importantly, topical dermal treatment with these nanoviricides led to almost complete (>85%) survival of the infected mice in this animal model whereas all untreated animals died of the disease. Further, these nanoviricides were superior to topical treatment with an acyclovir formulation employed as a positive control. The Company reported on these studies in April, 2015.

Professor Rosenthal consulted with NanoViricides and TransPharm for the establishment of the animal model for dermal HSV-1 infection using the HSV-1 strain H129c at the TransPharm laboratories.

Existing therapies against HSV include acyclovir and drugs chemically related to it. These drugs must be taken orally or by injection and are not very effective as topical agents. Other drugs are largely ineffective. Currently, there is no cure for any of the herpesvirus infections.
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Fludase(TM)? Thoughts?

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About Parallel microfluidic synthesis of size-tunable polymeric nanoparticles using 3D flow focusing towards in vivo study.

Abstract

Microfluidic synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) can enhance the controllability and reproducibility in physicochemical properties of NPs compared to bulk synthesis methods. However, applications of microfluidic synthesis are typically limited to in vitro studies due to low production rates. Herein, we report the parallelization of NP synthesis by 3D hydrodynamic flow focusing (HFF) using a multilayer microfluidic system to enhance the production rate without losing the advantages of reproducibility, controllability, and robustness. Using parallel 3D HFF, polymeric poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-b-polyethyleneglycol (PLGA-PEG) NPs with sizes tunable in the range of 13-150 nm could be synthesized reproducibly with high production rate. As a proof of concept, we used this system to perform in vivo pharmacokinetic and biodistribution study of small (20 nm diameter) PLGA-PEG NPs that are otherwise difficult to synthesize. Microfluidic parallelization thus enables synthesis of NPs with tunable properties with production rates suitable for both in vitro and in vivo studies.

FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR:

Applications of nanoparticle synthesis with microfluidic methods are typically limited to in vitro studies due to low production rates. The team of authors of this proof-of-principle study reports on the successful parallelization of NP synthesis by 3D hydrodynamic flow focusing using a multilayer microfluidic system to enhance production rate without losing the advantages of reproducibility, controllability, and robustness.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23969105

http://www.nanomedjournal.com/article/S1549-9634%2813%2900362-6/abstract?cc=y=