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Researchers led by Congcong He at Northwestern University have found that exercise caused contracting muscles to secrete a glycoprotein called fibronectin (FN1) that induced autophagy in the liver which, in turn, drove insulin sensitization. They reported their findings online in Cell Metabolism on Feb. 21, 2023. He is an assistant professor of cell and developmental biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Resalis Therapeutics Srl closed a €10 million (US$10.6 million) seed round to progress toward the clinic a micro-RNA (miR) inhibitor in development for metabolic disease indications. Riccardo Panella, chief scientific officer and founder, identified the potential of a particular miR species, miR-22, as a target for metabolic syndrome while conducting studies on its potential role in oncology while at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Protego Biopharma Inc. has identified prodrugs of transthyretin (TTR; PALB) stabilizers acting as TTR aggregation and/or amyloid formation inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of familial amyloid polyneuropathy and familial amyloid cardiomyopathy.
Denali Therapeutics Inc.’s extensive update on clinical programs in central nervous system diseases at the start of this year included plans for lead asset DNL-310 in mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II), also known as Hunter syndrome – a space where other notable players include such names as Regenxbio Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Denali Therapeutics Inc.’s extensive update on clinical programs in central nervous system diseases at the start of this year included plans for lead asset DNL-310 in mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II), also known as Hunter syndrome – a space where other notable players include such names as Regenxbio Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA scored U.S. FDA clearance of the enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) Lamzede (velmanase alfa-tycv) for non-central nervous system manifestations of alpha-mannosidosis (AM) in adult and pediatric patients. An ultra-rare, progressive lysosomal storage disorder, AM is caused by deficiency in the enzyme alpha-mannosidase. Lamzede is the first ERT to win approval in the indication, characterized by an inability to properly break down certain groups of complex sugars in the body’s cells.
Tuojie Biotech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has described lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases, cancer, liver diseases, respiratory, renal, neurological, cardiovascular and eye disorders, among others.
Microbio (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has synthesized glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Scientists have identified proteins that changed in response to exercise specifically in trial participants whose blood sugar control improved after taking up an exercise regimen. Based on serum protein analysis, the investigators also developed a machine-learning algorithm that could predict whether an individual’s metabolic sensitivity would be improved by exercise.
Obesity is an important cause of death worldwide, and it is defined as a body mass index >30 kg/m2. Genome-wide association studies have been successful at identifying genomic loci tied to obesity.
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