NanoBio Corporation Presents Preclinical and Interim Clinical Data on Topical Treatments for Herpes Labialis and Onychomycosis a...( ANN ARBOR Mich. Feb. 1 /- NanoBio...),Health

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoBio Corporation is presenting safety and efficacy results on new topical treatments for herpes labialis (cold sores) and onychomycosis (toe nail fungus) at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), being held February 1-5, 2008, in San Antonio.

The data being presented indicate that the company's topical lotions, composed of nanometer-sized droplets, have potent antiviral and antifungal effects without safety concerns or systemic absorption. Interim findings in subjects with cold sores demonstrate faster healing without skin irritation or safety concerns. Initial results in subjects with toe nail fungus indicate an excellent safety profile with no systemic absorption coupled with an ability to kill the fungi that cause onychomycosis, a common condition affecting up to 36 million people.

"We are very encouraged by our preliminary results," said James R. Baker Jr., M.D., founder and chairman of NanoBio Corporation. "Our human and animal studies show that NanoBio's products are well tolerated and without safety issues, adverse events or skin irritation concerns. Pharmacokinetic studies show no systemic absorption, a factor that enhances the safety profile."

Final results from a prior phase 2A study in herpes labialis, as well as interim findings from an ongoing phase 2B study, indicate a significant improvement in time to healing for subjects treated with NanoBio's antiviral product, NB-001.

Results from a phase 1 study in onychomycosis, as well as preclinical data being presented at the meeting, indicate that NanoBio's antifungal product, NB-002, can be safely applied to the skin at doses more than 1,000 times higher than the minimum concentration required to kill fungi.

"NB-002 exerts its effect locally by penetrating the skin and diffusing laterally underneath the nail plate to reach the dermatophytes and kill both active hyphae and spores -- without irritat
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