Hengrui describes new RXFP1 agonists

April 30, 2025

Scientists at Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have identified relaxin receptor 1 (RXFP1; LGR7) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of heart failure, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, fibrosis and inflammatory disorders.

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HIV research is close to a cure but far from ending the pandemic

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Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) now allow people living with HIV to lead normal lives with undetectable and nontransmissible levels of the virus in their...

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ABS-1230 controls seizures in KCNT1-driven severe epilepsy

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Mutations in the KCNT1 gene produce gain-of-function effects that lead to overactivation of the potassium channel and consequent disruption of normal neuronal...

Apollo’s APL-4098 shows potent antileukemic effects

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Apollo Therapeutics Ltd. has developed APL-4098, a small-molecule general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) inhibitor for the potential treatment of AML.