Researchers from Chroma Medicine Inc. presented preclinical data for the novel PCSK9-targeted epigenetic editor (PCSK9-EE) being developed as cardiovascular therapy for the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Researchers from Corteria Pharmaceuticals SAS and Université Paris-Saclay recently presented the preclinical results on a long-acting corticotropin-releasing factor CRF2 receptor agonist, COR-1389.
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and affiliated organizations presented data from a study that investigated the potential of targeting chondroitin sulfate (CS) synthesis as a therapeutic strategy for ameliorating hyperplastic arterial remodeling.
The valosin-containing protein (VCP) modulator KUS-121 from Kyoto University is in phase II development as an intravitreal treatment for nonarteritic central retinal artery occlusion, but its efficacy in atherosclerosis is unknown.
Repolarization abbreviation with the antiarrhythmic drug mexiletine has been found to normalize the QTc interval and reduce the rate of events in long QT syndrome type 3 (LQT3), but it is only partially efficacious in other malignant forms, including LQT2 and LQT8. There are compounds that have not been tested, such as hERG channel agonists, which are capable of shortening repolarization. The potent hERG agonist ICA-105574 was thus tested in a clinically relevant porcine model of LQT8.
At the recent European Society of Cardiology meeting, Anacardio AB and Helsinn Healthcare SA presented data on their oral small-molecule ghrelin receptor agonist and first-in-class calcium sensitizing inotrope, AC-01, in preclinical models of heart failure.
Keros Therapeutics Inc. has presented preclinical data on the activin receptor type IIB ligand trap RKER-012 (a research version of KER-012 [cibotercept]) in a preclinical pulmonary arterial hypertension model.