Acute kidney injury (AKI), although sometimes reversible, is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to maladaptive repair and progression to CKD.
Researchers from Sichuan University reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of a new series of covalent ULK1 inhibitors. ULK1 is frequently overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) and is therefore being investigated as a therapeutic target to disrupt autophagy-dependent tumor survival and growth.
CSN5, a key COP9 signalosome subunit, regulates protein stability in the cell cycle, apoptosis and DNA repair. Its overexpression in cancer promotes tumor growth, metastasis and therapy resistance, making it a potential therapeutic target.
Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1), a receptor tyrosine kinase activated by Wnt5, is mainly expressed during fetal development and plays a crucial role in processes such as neurodevelopment and angiogenesis. ROR1 is nearly absent in most adult and pediatric tissues but is overexpressed in various malignancies, including leukemia and lung and breast cancers. Its expression has been correlated with poor clinical outcomes, and therefore, it is considered a promising cancer therapeutic target.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a complex and heterogeneous blood cancer, and current risk assessment tools like the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) have limitations in accurately predicting prognosis, especially for the intermediate-risk R-ISS II group.
Being able to detect and monitor the aggregation of α-synuclein in situ could lead to more objective, earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease as well as allow real-time monitoring of whether patients are responding to treatment.
In research conducted at West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, coupling of the pan-FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib with a CRBN binder led to a new series of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) degraders, with compound [I] identified as the lead candidate.
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is an IL-6 type cytokine involved in the inflammatory response, stem cell self-renewal and tumor progression, that binds to LIFR and gp130 on the cell surface. LIF is overexpressed in several types of cancer such as pancreatic, breast or prostate cancer and thus is considered a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.
