Genders, ages of donors, and experimental use of plasma pools.
| Pool1 | Gender | Ages | Experiments2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 yo (a) | 3 M | 71, 72, 75 | Thioflavin-T3 |
| Free thiols | |||
| GAPDH activity | |||
| 30 yo | 2 F, 1 M | 30, 36, 30 | Thioflavin-T3 |
| GAPDH activity | |||
| Mixed | 4 M | 25, 34, 25, 67 | Thioflavin-T |
| Free thiols | |||
| 70 yo (b) | 2 M, 1 F | 72, 72, 73 | Thioflavin-T |
| Fructosamine | |||
| HSP70 binding |
1: 70 yo = 70-year-old; 30 yo = 30-year-old; 2: Samples used in individual experiments and from different groups are noted in the figure legends and associated statistical tables; 3: Plasma smears from all pools were examined with fluorescent microscopy but only a subset of samples from 70 yo (a) and 30 yo pools was used for the quantitative thioflavin-T assay. M: male; F: female; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; HSP70: heat shock protein 70.
The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center at the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, and Center manager Theresa Connors for expert technical assistance.
TJC: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. The author read and approved the submitted version.
Drexel University and the author have applied for patent protection of the peptide compound that is the subject of this paper. Partial financial support was provided by CHEC-PR LLC, a company established to develop peptide therapies. The company had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
BioIVT provides viral-negative normal human blood products collected from consented donors under Seratrials LLC IRB protocol #2010-017 approved by WCG (WIRB-Copernicus Group), expiring 9/07/2026.
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
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Partial financial support was provided by the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, and by CHEC-PR LLC, a company established to develop peptide therapies. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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