Amplifica Holdings Group Inc. has closed a US$11.8 million series A preferred stock financing, the funds from which will be used to advance the development of its proprietary compounds for the treatment of androgenic alopecia in males and females.
Eli Lilly and Co. has synthesized new glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Keythera (Suzhou) Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has divulged new tyrosine-protein kinase JAK3 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of alopecia areata, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, inflammation, allergy, cancer, metabolic diseases and transplant rejection, among other disorders.
Dice Molecules SV LLC has divulged new integrin αv/β1 and/or integrin αv/β6 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic nephropathy, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, primary biliary cholangitis and cancer.
Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory skin disorder with a complex etiology. On the other hand, autophagy is an essential process by which cells break down undesired components to maintain their homeostasis.
Researchers from Shaperon Inc. presented positive preclinical data for their clinical-stage candidate, sodium taurodeoxycholate (HY-209), demonstrating its therapeutic potential for atopic dermatitis.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Ducentis Biotherapeutics Inc., a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
MC2 Therapeutics A/S has discovered that carbamylation of proteins, peptides and amino acids in the skin, caused by isocyanate, may be the root cause of several urea-associated skin diseases, such as chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP, or uremic pruritus) and genital lichen sclerosus.
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