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Project Number: | I01BX003667-01A2 |
| Title: | Enhancing the Delivery of Amphotericin B Across the Blood Brain Barrier for Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis |
| Principal Investigator: | David O. Beenhouwer |
| Location: | West Los Angeles, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 33 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2018 - March 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$777,485 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Background and Significance. Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are encapsulated yeasts that cause chronic infections in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals and are responsible for over 625,000 deaths each year. Amphotericin B (AmB) has been the mainstay of treatment for cryptococcal menin- goencephalitis (CME). However, the significant mortality rate (~20%) in these patients treated with available an- tifungal agents indicates the need for better therapies. AmB is a relativ... |