Terapio Corporation

Casey C Cunningham

Brian R Sloat

Sonika Saddar

Provided are compositions and methods for preventing or treating damage to mucosal tissue, for example as a result of radiation and/or chemotherapy. The damage may be, for example, oral or gastrointestinal mucositis.

Methods of preventing or treating mucositis by administering RLIP76

Compositions and methods for delivery of cargo molecules to a patient or subject in need thereof include a proteoliposome carrier vehicle that incorporates an RLIP76 protein and contains the cargo molecule. The vehicle effectively delivers the cargo molecule systemically throughout the tissues of the body including into the central nervous system.

Compositions for delivery of cargo such as drugs proteins and/or genetic materials

Provided herein are methods of preventing or reducing the effects of exposure to a mustard compound. The methods include the steps of contacting cells exposed to a mustard compound or at risk of exposure to a mustard compound with a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising RLIP76 or an active fragment or variant thereof. Optionally, the methods include the steps of administering to a subject exposed to a mustard compound or at risk of exposure to a mustard compound a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising RLIP76 or an active fragment or variant thereof.

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Whitehouse, TX, United States of America

Casey C Cunningham