Unlike amphibians, mammals do not regenerate appendages. Except when they do. “If you amputate one of the branches off of the antler [of a reindeer], it will also regenerate,” Jeff Biernaskie told BioWorld. Even without amputation, the antlers of both male and female reindeer regenerate annually, including their skin. That regeneration is “the only large mammal model of true skin regeneration,” he said.
After working through a complete response letter (CRL) brought about by COVID-19 from the U.S. FDA in June 2021, Mediwound Ltd. has received the agency’s approval for Nexobrid (anacaulase-bcdb) to treat severe burns in adults.
An Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. patent describes pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine lysophosphatidic acid receptor 2 (LPAR2; EDG4) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, scleroderma and pruritus, among others.
Pediatrix Therapeutics Inc. licensed exclusive China rights to Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.'s ATI-1777 for investigational “soft” JAK 1/3 inhibitor, for diseases including atopic dermatitis, in exchange for an up-front payment of $5 million and up to $91 million in milestones.
Pediatrix Therapeutics Inc. licensed exclusive China rights to Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.'s ATI-1777 for investigational “soft” JAK 1/3 inhibitor, for diseases including atopic dermatitis, in exchange for an up-front payment of $5 million and up to $91 million in milestones.
Unlike amphibians, mammals do not regenerate appendages. Except when they do. “If you amputate one of the branches off of the antler [of a reindeer], it will also regenerate,” Jeff Biernaskie told BioWorld. Even without amputation, the antlers of both male and female reindeer regenerate annually, including their skin. That regeneration is “the only large mammal model of true skin regeneration,” he said.
BeadTech Inc. and Sogang University have synthesized compounds using pyrrolidine as a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of eczema, psoriasis, pruritus, contact and atopic dermatitis.
Benevolentai Bio Ltd. has discovered imidazopyridazine derivatives acting as high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (NTRK1) and/or BDNF/NT-3 growth factor receptor (NTRK2) and/or NT-3 growth factor receptor (NTRK3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
Forendo Pharma Oy has presented aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3) and/or prostaglandin F2-α synthase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of acne, cancer, alopecia, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, among others.
Shanghai Xucheng Pharmatech Co. Ltd. has divulged retinoid acid receptor γ (RARγ) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of acne, psoriasis, ichthyosis, keratosis, skin hyperpigmentation and dry eye.