Microfluidic devices for high-throughput anthelmintic screens
用于高通量驱虫筛选的微流体装置
基本信息
- 批准号:7937008
- 负责人:
- 金额:$ 26.47万
- 依托单位:
- 依托单位国家:美国
- 项目类别:
- 财政年份:2009
- 资助国家:美国
- 起止时间:2009-09-29 至 2012-08-31
- 项目状态:已结题
- 来源:
- 关键词:AccountingAddressAffectAnthelminticsAreaAutomobile DrivingBody SurfaceCaenorhabditis elegansChronicCountryData QualityDevicesDiseaseDoctor of PhilosophyDrug IndustryDrug resistanceElectrocardiogramElectrodesElectrophysiology (science)EngineeringGoalsHeartHelminthsHome environmentHumanIndustryInfectionKnock-outLaboratoriesLivestockMalariaMarketingMetalsMethodsMicrofabricationMicrofluidic MicrochipsMicrofluidicsMicroscopicMonitorMuscleNematodaNematode infectionsNervous system structureNeuromuscular JunctionNeuronsParasitic nematodePharmaceutical PreparationsPharmacologic SubstancePharyngeal structurePhysiologicalPopulationPrevalencePrincipal InvestigatorProceduresProcessPumpRecruitment ActivityResearchResearch PersonnelResourcesRunningSamplingScreening procedureSignal TransductionSystemTechniquesTestingTimeTranslational ResearchTropical Diseasebasecombatcostdrug developmentdrug discoveryfeedinghigh throughput screeningminiaturizeneglectneuromuscularneurophysiologynovelprogramsprototypepublic health relevancepublic-private partnershipresearch and developmentresistant strainsmall molecule libraries
项目摘要
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application addresses broad Challenge Area (15): Translational Research and specific Challenge Topic, 15-AI-103: Develop drugs for neglected tropical diseases, with a special emphasis on malaria. Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 13 major disabling conditions that are among the most common chronic infections in the world's poorest people. Chief among these are the five main diseases caused by nematode worms, accounting for more than 80% of the global prevalence of neglected tropical diseases. Nematode diseases afflict more than a 1/6 of the world's population, yet the anti-nematode drugs - "anthelmintics" - in use today date from the 1960's and 1970's. There is an urgent need for new medications, as research into new anthelmintics has not kept pace with emergence of drug-resistant strains. This problem arises because the resource-limited countries where neglected tropical diseases prevail do not support markets that can offset the enormous cost of drug development. Reducing the cost of drug discovery could do much to increase the flow of better drugs to the people who need them most. The proposed research and development project addresses a critical bottleneck in almost all anthelmintic discovery programs. Developing a new drug starts with a costly screening process that tests hundreds of thousands of compounds. Despite the fact that the majority of anthelmintics act by knocking out essential functions in nervous system, there is as yet no way to screen for compounds that specifically affect the nervous system. The goal of the project is to develop such a screening procedure. The new procedure is based on the observation that the nematode throat, or pharynx, is extremely sensitive to the anthelmintics that also affect the nervous system. The pharynx is a neuromuscular pump involved in feeding. Like the heart, pharynx beats regularly, emitting electrical signals that can monitored on the surface of the body, as in an electrocardiogram or "EKG". In the past year, we have successfully demonstrated a miniaturized recording system that allows researchers to monitor the electrical activity of the pharynx while applying minute quantities of drugs to microscopic nematodes. In the two-year tenure of the proposed research, we will (1) use microfabrication techniques to transform the prototype into a high- throughput screening system and (2) test its ability to identify new anthelmintic agents in partnership with a U.S. pharmaceutical company that is energetically seeking to address the urgent need for new anthelmintics.
PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Parasitic worms such as nematodes are a major cause of disease in humans and economically important livestock, both at home and abroad. There is an urgent and continuing need for new treatments to combat the rise of drug-resistant nematode strains. This goal of project is to reduce the cost of finding new anti- nematode drugs by developing a new screening process that combines microtechnology and electrophysiology for the first time.
描述(由申请人提供):本申请涉及广泛的挑战领域(15):转化研究和具体的挑战主题,15- ai -103:为被忽视的热带病开发药物,特别强调疟疾。被忽视的热带病是一组13种主要致残疾病,是世界上最贫穷人口中最常见的慢性感染之一。其中最主要的是由线虫引起的五种主要疾病,占被忽视热带病全球流行率的80%以上。线虫病折磨着世界上超过1/6的人口,然而目前使用的抗线虫药物——“驱虫药”——可以追溯到20世纪60年代和70年代。由于对新驱虫药的研究跟不上耐药菌株的出现,迫切需要新的药物。出现这一问题的原因是,被忽视的热带病流行的资源有限的国家不支持能够抵消药物开发巨大成本的市场。降低药物研发的成本可以大大增加更好的药物流向最需要它们的人。拟议的研究和发展项目解决了几乎所有驱虫发现计划的关键瓶颈。开发一种新药首先要经过一个昂贵的筛选过程,测试数十万种化合物。尽管事实上大多数驱虫药都是通过破坏神经系统的基本功能来起作用的,但目前还没有办法筛选出专门影响神经系统的化合物。该项目的目标是开发这样一种筛选程序。这种新方法的基础是观察到线虫的喉咙或咽部对同样影响神经系统的驱虫药极其敏感。咽是参与进食的神经肌肉泵。像心脏一样,咽部也有规律地跳动,发出电信号,可以在身体表面监测,如心电图或“EKG”。在过去的一年里,我们已经成功地展示了一种小型化的记录系统,使研究人员能够在对微小的线虫施加微量药物的同时监测咽的电活动。在为期两年的研究期内,我们将(1)使用微加工技术将原型转化为高通量筛选系统;(2)与一家美国制药公司合作,测试其识别新驱虫剂的能力,该公司正在积极寻求解决对新驱虫剂的迫切需求。
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