The present invention relates to a topical agent that binds specifically to myelin basic protein and its method of use and determining myelination in the subject by detecting the agent present in the subject. A kit containing the agent or its derivatives for use in detecting myelin basic protein is also provided.

A oil-in-water curcumin nanoemulsion that includes curcumin dissolved in at least one miscible solvent and encapsulated in an oil core, wherein the oil core also comprises a stabilizer, wherein the oil core forms an organic phase which is dispersed in an aqueous solvent, and wherein the oil core is selected from a pharmaceutically acceptable oil. A method of manufacturing an oil-in-water curcumin nanoemulsion includes dissolving the curcumin in at least one miscible solvent; encapsulating the curcumin in the oil core to produce an organic phase solution; adding the stabilizer to the organic phase solution; dispersing the organic phase solution in the aqueous solvent; and evaporating the mixture. A method of preventing metastatic cancer using an oil-in-water curcumin nanoemulsion by administering an amount of the nanoemulsion topically to an area of an excised primary tumor, and monitoring any reincidence of metastatic cancer in the excised primary tumor area.

Compounds including triphenylamine and luminol moieties exhibiting near-infrared chemiluminescence useful as reactive oxygen sensors, pharmaceutical compositions including the same, and methods of preparation and use thereof.

The present application provides a compound of Formula (I): A-L-B (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, L, and B are as described herein. Compositions comprising the compounds of Formula (I) (and optionally a fluorescent probe) are also provided, as well as the methods of (i) using the compound of formula (I) for identifying a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a sample, (ii) determining concentration of a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a sample, (iii) imaging an organ or tissue comprising a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a subject, (iv) diagnosing or monitoring treatment of a disease or condition associated with a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a subject, and (v) diagnosing a disease or condition characterized by accumulation of misfolding-prone or aggregation-prone peptides or proteins in a blood of a subject.

The present disclosure provides modified substrates such as modified polynucleotides, proteins, antibodies, lipids, and cells and uses thereof. Method of generating the modified substrates, which may comprise cleavage of a cleavable group linking the substrate to a labeling moiety, are also provided herein.

Methods and kits for detecting a freely diffusing small molecule aldehyde in a subject or in a sample from a subject are described herein, comprising administering an aldehyde-binding compound of Formula I to the subject, or combining such a compound with the sample; and detecting the product of the compound of Formula I and the aldehyde. Detection of the product may involve imaging, such as MRI, CEST-MRI or positron emission tomography (PET) imaging; or may involve fluorescence or an electrochemical detection method. Relevant aldehydes detected according to the described method can be used to determine the presence or severity of a concussion in a subject.

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Described herein are compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, isotopically labeled derivatives and radiolabeled derivative thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive compounds or compositions for detecting and imaging Tau aggregates in the brain for detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a subject.

Disclosed herein is a method for coupling a first compound having the formula (I) with a second compound that contains a carbonyl group. Also disclosed herein are compounds that can be formed by this method, and uses for such compounds. ##STR00001##

Provided herein are compounds useful as imaging agents. Exemplary compounds provided herein are useful as myeloperoxidase imaging agents using positron emission tomography or fluorescence imaging techniques. Methods for preparing the compounds provided herein and diagnostic methods using radiolabeled arid unlabeled compounds are also provided.

Cellular targets on cancer cells have been identified that can be used with targeted molecular imaging to detect the cancer cells in vivo. Non-invasive methods for detecting cancer cells, such as metastasized cancer cells, are therefore provided. Also provided are compositions and kits for use in the disclosed methods.