Scientific Program

Conference Series Ltd invites all the participants across the globe to attend International Conference on Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Osaka, Japan .

Day 1 :

Conference Series Biomedicine 2018 International Conference Keynote Speaker Ian J Martins photo
Biography:

Ian J Martins is a Fellow for the International Agency for Standards and Ratings (IASR) and Reviewer for Open Access Pub and various other journals. He is the Chief Editor for International Journal of Diabetes Research (2014-2017), Research and Reviews: Neuroscience (2016-2017) and Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Studies and Editor for various other journals. He is also the BIT Member (BIT Congress. Inc) with an H-index of 43 (Research Gate STATs (23) and Mendeley STATS (20).

 

Abstract:

Statement of the Problem: The global problem of antimicrobial resistance is particularly relevant to the developing countries where infectious disease and costs have accelerated. Management of infectious disease has been critically compromised by the appearance and rapid spread of antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antibiotics are used either against bacteria or antifungals against fungi with the global antibacterial market to cost the global community 36 billion dollars. Antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics destroy microorganisms in the body by targeting bacterial cytoplasmic membranes but the debris from the bacteria such as gram negative organisms may release Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and amyloid peptide into the blood plasma.

Method: In previous experiments by various laboratories novel information has been provided that indicates brain and liver human amyloid beta metabolism is integrated and interference with the amyloid peripheral sink clearance pathway leads to cellular senescence and neuro-degeneration. The release of bacterial amyloid peptide from microorganisms needs to be carefully considered with relevance to corruption of the amyloid peripheral sink clearance pathway with relevance to pharmacotherapy in man.

Finding: Hepatic drug metabolism needs to be assessed with relevance to the global non-alcoholic fatty liver disease epidemic that is associated with complete inactivation of drug metabolism and antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial agents that inhibit microorganism growth needs to be carefully consumed early to prevent excessive LPS and bacterial peptide release associated with amyloid beta oligomer formation and cell apoptosis.

Conclusion: A healthy diet and early antimicrobial drug/peptide therapy is essential to prevent toxic manifestations with relevance to bacterial amyloid peptide induced oligomeric amyloid beta toxicity to cells. Antibiotics/antimicrobial therapy used either against bacteria or against fungus is of concern with antibiotic resistance expected to cost the global antibacterial market approximately 36 billion dollars by the year 2022.

 

Keynote Forum

Sergey Suchkov

Moscow Engineering Physical Institute (MEPhI) & Sechenov University, Russia

Keynote: Personalized, Precision and Translational Medicine as a New TRIO to get the existing Healthcare Model Updated
Conference Series Biomedicine 2018 International Conference Keynote Speaker Sergey Suchkov photo
Biography:

Sergey Suchkov has completed his Graduation from Astrakhan State Medical University with MD, then completed his PhD at the I M Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. He has then completed his Doctorship at the NRC Inst of Immunology FMBA, Russia. He was a Senior Researcher at Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology. He was the Head of the Lab of Clinical Immunology, Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Russia. He served as a Chair of Department for Clinical Immunology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI). He was an Exe Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board, Biomedical Science, an international journal published jointly by the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He is currently working as a Chair at Department for Personalized and Translational Medicine, I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.

 

Abstract:

A new systems approach to diseased states and wellness result in a new branch in the healthcare services, namely, Personalized Medicine (PM). To achieve the implementation of PM concept into the daily practice including clinical cardiology, it is necessary to create a fundamentally new strategy based upon the subclinical recognition of bio-indicators (bio predictors and biomarkers) of hidden abnormalities long before the disease clinically manifests itself. Each decision-maker values the impact of their decision to use PM on their own budget and well-being, which may not necessarily be optimal for society as a whole. It would be extremely useful to integrate data harvesting from different databanks for applications such as prediction and personalization of further treatment to thus provide more tailored measures for the patients and persons-at-risk resulting in improved outcomes whilst securing the healthy state and wellness, reduced adverse events and more cost effective use of health care resources. One of the most advanced areas in cardiology is atherosclerosis, cardiovascular and coronary disorders as well as in myocarditis. A lack of medical guidelines has been identified by the majority of responders as the predominant barrier for adoption, indicating a need for the development of best practices and guidelines to support the implementation of PM into the daily practice of cardiologists. Implementation of PM requires a lot before the current model “physician-patient” could be gradually displaced by a new model “medical advisor-healthy person-at-risk”. This is the reason for developing global scientific, clinical, social, and educational projects in the area of PM to elicit the content of the new branch.

 

Keynote Forum

Lia Monica Junie

University of Medicine and Pharmacy,Romania

Keynote: Differences between the AB resistance and the genetic profiles in MRSA and MSSA
Conference Series Biomedicine 2018 International Conference Keynote Speaker Lia Monica Junie photo
Biography:

Professor, MD, PhD, Lia Monica Junie, from the Microbiology Department of “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is head of the Department, coordinating also, the activities of both Laboratory Medicine specialty resident doctors and PhD doctor’s thesis in the medicine field. She unfolds a fruitful National and International scientific activity as an experienced microbiologist, having an impressive CV. She is Member in the Board of Scientific Societies, Reviewer in many peer-reviewed journals, Expert of the Ministry of Education and Research and Evaluator. She coordinated research projects, published books and more than 200 scientific articles in prestigious Journals. She organized and attended numerous national, international congresses, as president, member in the Organizing Committees, Invited speaker, Keynote speaker or Chairperson. She unfolds a high level activity after years of experience in research, evaluation, teaching and administration  both in hospital and education institutions.

 

Abstract:

MRSA strains were identified  after the introduction of methicillin in  therapy. Methicillin resistance is due to the acquisition of the mecA gene, which encodes PBP2a. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is responsible for hospital (HA-MRSA) and community-acquired infections (CA-MRSA). Toxic-shock syndrome toxin (TSST), enterotoxins (SE), exfoliatins (Ets), Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) are SA pathogenicity factors. The genes for the stapylococal enterotoxins, are placed on the egc locus and are controlled by the agr regulatory genes. The purpose of our study was to investigate the genes presence (tsst, PVL, agr, SEM & SEG) among the SA isolates; to establish the prevalence of these genes, to identify the resistant phenotypes and their correlation. Materials and methods: The study included clinical isolates. The identification and the AB resistance profiles of the strains were performed by standard and automated methods (Vitek2 Compact). The genes content of the isolated strains were detected by PCR. Results: In 21,3% of the strains the genes per isolate were up to 5 and in 27,7% were 2; The tsst gene was not detected. The gene contents was: SEM & SEG  (44,7%), PVL (19.1%) and agr (48,9%): agr III (27,7%),  agr I (10,6%), II (6,4%) and IV (2,1% ). All arg positive strains are MRSA strains. The MRSA tested strains showed a high resistance to AB. The antibiotic sensitive MSSA strains, contain the SEM and the SEG genes. Conclusion: Following the strains antibiotic resistance profile,  carrying the agr genes alone or associated with the SEM, SEG, PVL genes, we emphasize that, in our geographic area, circulate SA strains with different resistance phenotypes. There isn’t any correlation between  the  AB  resistence phenotypes and the genes content, for suggesting their existence. This indicates the urge to detect the genes by PCR, for limiting the spread of the strains in hospitals and community.

Keynote Forum

Sergey Suchkov

Moscow Engineering Physical Institute (MEPhI) & Sechenov University, Russia

Keynote: Antibody-proteases as a unique translational tool to be applied for bio-design and target-ed pharmacotherapy
Conference Series Biomedicine 2018 International Conference Keynote Speaker Sergey Suchkov photo
Biography:

Sergey Suchkov has completed his Graduation from Astrakhan State Medical University with MD, then completed his PhD at the I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. He has then completed his Doctorship at the NRC Institute of Immunology FMBA, Russia. He was a Senior Researcher at Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology. He was the Head of the Lab of Clinical Immunology, Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Russia. He served as a Chair of Department for Clinical Immunology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI). He was an Exe Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board, Biomedical Science, an international journal published jointly by the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He is currently working as a Chair at Department for Personalized and Translational Medicine, I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.

 

Abstract:

New therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases require greater understanding of patient or persons-at-risk subsets and the ability to personalize targeted therapies. In this sense, the identification and application of diagnostic, predictive and prognostic biomarkers remains the holy grail of PM-related platforms, algorithms and protocols. Among the best-validated predictive biomarkers are autoimmunity-related ones to predict risks of the chronification and thus disabling. Abs against myelin basic protein/MBP with proteolytic activity exhibiting sequence-specific cleavage of MBP is of great value to monitor demyelination whilst in MS. The activity of Ab-proteases was first registered at the subclinical stages 1-2 years prior to the clinical illness and revealed significant correlation with scales of demyelination and the disability of the patients as well. Canonical auto-Abs play neither predictive nor discriminative role to affect the subclinical stage of MS. Meanwhile, Ab-proteases have proved to be greatly informative and thus valuable as biomarkers to monitor MS at both subclinical and clinical stages! So, the activity of Ab-proteases and its dynamics tested would confirm a high subclinical and predictive (translational) value of the tools as applicable for personalized monitoring protocols at both subclinical and clinical stages of the disorder. Therefore, the proposed predictive value of MBP-targeted Ab-proteases for the development of MS is being challenged. In this sense, Ab-proteases can be programmed and re-programmed to suit the needs of the body metabolism or could be designed for the development of principally new catalysts with no natural counterparts. By changing sequence specificity one may reach reduction of a density of the negative proteolytic effects within the myelin sheath and thus minimizing scales of demyelination. Targeted Ab-mediated proteolysis could be also applied to isolate from Ig molecules catalytic domains directed against encephalitogenic autoepitopes or domains containing segments to exert proteolytic activity. Further studies are needed to secure artificial or edited Ab-proteases as translational tools of the newest generation to diagnose, to monitor, to control and to treat and rehabilitate MS patients at clinical stages and to prevent the disorder at subclinical stages in persons-at-risks to secure the efficacy of regenerative manipulations.

 

  • Personalised Medicine | Biopharmaceutics | Pharmacotherapy | Pharmacological Sciences | Biomedicine
Location: Yoshino

Session Introduction

Duncan Ayers

University of Malta, Malta

Title: Non-coding RNA involvement in cancer: The case for Neuroblastoma
Speaker
Biography:

Dr. Duncan Ayers has completed his PhD in Translational Medicine from The University of Manchester (UK) in 2011 and is currently continuing his senior post-doctoral research at the University of Malta (CMMB). Dr. Ayers’ researchfocuses mainly on non-coding RNA biomarker discovery and therapeutic applications for paediatric cancers such as neuroblastoma. Other research interests include the influences of gene, micro RNA (miRNA) and other non-coding RNA expression profiles in the development of human disease conditions, high throughput semi-/quantitative gene (or miRNA, lncRNA, etc.) analytical techniques such as RT- qPCR, microarray platform utilization and the development of nanoparticle – based drug delivery systems for RNA interference -based therapeutics in cancer. Dr. Ayers’ research has been published / presented in over 40 reputed peer -reviewed journal papers and international meetings, together with contributing to five book publications.

 

 

 

Abstract:

Neuroblastoma (NB) is a paediatric tumour afflicting the developing neurons and typically manifests itself in children between 1-5 years of age. The prognosis for NB is in the region of 50%, with this value lowering to 15% in cases of relapsed NB. Furthermore, NB development and clinical manifestation depends on multiple molecular networks’ dysreguated activities, including at the genomic and transcriptomic levels.

The introduction of RNA interference (RNAi) technology in the 1990s gave a new insight into factors acting on oncogene regulatory processes. Noncoding sequences of the transcriptome have been in fact found to play major roles in gene regulation. MiRNAs are noncoding ribonucleic acids of approximately 22 base pairs in size originating within the cell and function as chief regulators in gene expression.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a novel class of approximately 15,000 – 20,000 non -protein coding RNAs, having a base length of over 200 nucleotides and are the result of RNA Polymerase II activities. Long non-coding RNAs have only just recently been identified to play a major role in gene regulatory pathways for a wide spectrum of human disease conditions, including multiple cancer models such as NB.

Consequently, our group has played a part in discovering and developing novel non-coding RNA biomarkers deemed to have direct influence on NB tumourigenesis and other tumour characteristics, including conventional therapy chemoresistance.

 

Speaker
Biography:

Manjunatha Kini conducts basic and applied research on snake venoms and saliva of blood-feeding animals, both contain pharmacologically-active proteins. He is an accomplished biochemist and established world leader in the field of toxins as well as in blood clotting (thrombosis and hemostasis). His main research focus is "From Toxins to Therapeutics", where he identifies novel bioactive proteins from venoms or saliva, determines their modes of action, and designs potential drug-leads based on their structure. Venom toxins target cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems. He has published 240 research publications including 182 original articles, 40 reviews and 18 book chapters. In addition, he also filed 50 patent applications. He edited two monographs “Venom Phospholipase A2 Enzymes: Structure, Function and Mechanism” (Sole editor, 1997, John Wiley, England) and “Toxins and Hemostasis: From Bench to Bedside” (Chief Editor, 2010, Springer, The Netherlands). He also edited five special issues for various journals.

 

Abstract:

Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are potent vasoactive hormones, which maintain pressure-volume homoeostasis. All three isoforms of mammalian NPs, namely ANP, BNP and CNP have a conserved 17-residue ring but with highly variable C-terminal extensions. These peptides confer their functions through binding to three membrane-bound NP receptors (NPRs). ANP and BNP bind to NPR-A, whereas CNP binds to NPR-B, both Guanylyl Cyclase (GC) linked receptors. NPR-A and NPR-B undergo conformational change upon respective NP binding and lead to the production of intracellular cGMP. Snake venom NPs, although have the conserved NP-ring, exhibit distinct biological activity compared with mammalian NPs due to subtle changes in their sequences. We recently identified a new NP from Krait Venom (KNP), with an unusual 38-residue long C-terminal tail, which has a propensity to form a α-helix. Deletion mutant studies have revealed the presence of two pharmacophores in KNP, namely ring and helix. These functional segments induced vasodilation through orthogonal pathways. Ring, like a classical NP, elevates intracellular cGMP levels through activation of NPR-A with a 10-fold lower potency compared to ANP, while helix uses NO-dependent mechanisms. By systematic structure-function studies, we were able to delineate the amino acid residues that determine vasodilatory and diuretic functions. Using the new knowledge, development of two classes of human Natriuretic Peptide Analogues (NPAs); one group of NPAs with only vasodilatory effects without diuretic function and the second group with only diuretic effects without vasodilatory function was done. Such distinct classes of NPAs will be useful in the treatment of distinct classes of ADHF (Acute Decompensated Heart Failure) patients.