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December 11, 2015

ORGANOTYPIC HUMAN VAGINAL-ECTOCERVICAL TISSUE MODEL FOR IRRITATION STUDIES OF SPERMICIDES, MICROBICIDES, AND FEMININE-CARE PRODUCTS.

This study by scientists at Boston University School of Medicine and MatTek Corp. demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiVaginal in vitro human cervico-vaginal tissue equivalent is a highly reproducible, non-animal means to assess the irritation potential of topically applied contraceptives, microbicides and... Read More

December 11, 2015

STUDIES ON VAGINAL INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE EPIVAGINAL MODEL SYSTEM.

As stated in the “Conclusions” section, this study by MatTek Corp. scientists demonstrated that the EpiVaginal human ectocervical-vaginal tissue equivalent provided valuable information on molecular mechanisms of vaginal innate immunity, and served as a test system to determine the effects... Read More

December 11, 2015

THE RETROCYCLIN ANALOGUE RC-101 PREVENTS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 INFECTION OF A MODEL HUMAN CERVICOVAGINAL TISSUE CONSTRUCT.

This study by researchers at the University of Central Florida, University of Pittsburgh and UCLA School of Medicine demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiVaginal human vaginal-ectocervical tissue equivalent can be used to test the toxicity and efficacy of potential HIV-1 topical microbicides.... Read More

December 11, 2015

IDENTIFICATION OF TIGHT JUNCTION MODULATING LIPIDS.

Tight junctions (TJs) play an important role in regulating paracellular drug transport. The aim of this study was to identify lipids that rapidly and reversibly alter transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and/or TJ permeability in epithelial tissue. In this study, we... Read More

December 11, 2015

PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF UC781 MICROBICIDE VAGINAL DRUG DELIVERY.

UC781 is a potent nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor being investigated as a potential microbicide to prevent transmission of HIV-1 both vaginally and rectally. This study was designed to investigate the in vitro drug release, in vitro permeability/safety, and in vivo... Read More

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ORGANOTYPIC HUMAN VAGINAL-ECTOCERVICAL TISSUE MODEL FOR IRRITATION STUDIES OF SPERMICIDES, MICROBICIDES, AND FEMININE-CARE PRODUCTS.

STUDIES ON VAGINAL INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE EPIVAGINAL MODEL SYSTEM.

THE RETROCYCLIN ANALOGUE RC-101 PREVENTS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 INFECTION OF A MODEL HUMAN CERVICOVAGINAL TISSUE CONSTRUCT.

IDENTIFICATION OF TIGHT JUNCTION MODULATING LIPIDS.

PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF UC781 MICROBICIDE VAGINAL DRUG DELIVERY.

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