Phagocytosis – eliminating millions of dead cells every day – requires specialized cells such as macrophages, the true professionals, which migrate to engulf waste and dying cells. But they are not the only ones that can perform this task, as scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) discovered when they investigated hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), a tissue in constant regeneration, to clarify how dying cells are detected and cleared in the epithelium and the mesenchyme.
Azitra Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for a first-in-human phase I/II study of ATR-04 for moderate to severe EGFR inhibitor-associated dermal toxicity. The study is expected to begin by year-end.
Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology has synthesized compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Kalm Therapeutics Inc. disclosed a $700,000 oversubscribed closing of its seed round, which will be used to complete regulatory activities outlined in Kalm’s pre-IND meeting with the U.S. FDA, fund personnel and transfer the company’s patch production to a manufacturer.
An Iongen Therapeutics Co. Ltd. patent reports transient receptor potential vanilloid 3 (TRPV3) receptor antagonists that are potentially useful for the treatment of acne, diabetes, anxiety, gastrointestinal, inflammatory and respiratory disorders, neurodegeneration and obesity, among others.
Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. has reported successful in vivo preclinical study results for its anti-IL-17A/F VHH antibody fragment (NanoAb) as a local intralesional biological treatment for mild to moderate plaque psoriasis. The NanoAb targets the two isoforms of the cytokine IL-17 (A and F) implicated in plaque psoriasis.
Sanofi SA has synthesized interleukin-17A (IL-17A)/interleukin-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atopic dermatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.
Concerto Bioscience Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to initiate a first-in-human phase I trial of Ensemble No.2 (ENS-002), an investigational live biotherapeutic product to treat atopic dermatitis.
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