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Evotec designs new α4β7 antagonists

Nov. 21, 2024
Evotec International GmbH has disclosed integrin α4β7 (LPAM-1) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
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Gastrointestinal

New preclinical data on CVI-2742 for treating MASH

Nov. 21, 2024
The efficacy and capabilities of CVI Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s CVI-2742, a THR-β agonist, were tested in nonhuman primates.
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Gastrointestinal

RTX-001, an engineered macrophage therapy with hepatic regenerative effects

Nov. 21, 2024
As a consequence of chronic liver disease progression, severe cirrhosis, decompensation and fibrosis culminates in end-stage liver disease (ESLD). There are no treatment options approved for ESLD, but, among others, regenerative therapies with autologous, nonengineered, pro-regenerative macrophages have shown good tolerability and improved transplant-free survival in the clinical setting.
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Drug design, drug delivery & technologies

More than 100M cells included in the human cell atlas

Nov. 21, 2024
By Mar de Miguel
An international consortium of thousands of scientists is creating the Human Cell Atlas, a three-dimensional map of all the cells in the body. The goal is to understand all the cells that make up human tissues, organs and systems, which will enable multiple medical applications. This collection of cell maps is openly available for navigation at single-cell resolution, identified through omics analyses that reveal the tridimensional distribution of each cell.
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Photomicrograph of liver biopsy in a patient with cirrhosis, showing bridging septal fibrosis and regenerative nodules.
Gastrointestinal

FAP inhibitor AZD-2389 improves liver fibrosis and MASH

Nov. 20, 2024
Astrazeneca plc has developed a potent oral fibroblast activation protein (FAP) inhibitor, AZD-2389, that avoids the cleavage of FGF21 and α2-AP. AZD-2389 was tested in cynomolgus monkeys with diet-induced MASH.
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The Liver Meeting: A mashup of MASH data

Nov. 19, 2024
By Brian Orelli
Advertisements for Rezdiffra (resmetirom, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.), which was approved by the U.S. FDA in March 2024, adorned the lobby of The Liver Meeting 2024 being held at the San Diego Convention Center as well as the trolley stop across the street and other areas that doctors attending the meeting might be swayed. But inside the ballrooms of the convention center, companies were making presentations of data from clinical trials testing their drugs in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in hopes of potentially competing with Rezdiffra in a few years.
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Gastrointestinal

Machine learning links microbiome composition to bacterial load

Nov. 19, 2024
By Mar de Miguel
Many studies have linked the presence of specific bacteria to various diseases. But a general overgrowth of gut bacteria can be a symptom of different conditions, including colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. A study counting gut microbiome proposes that microbial load, rather than the disease, could explain the presence of certain pathogens.
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Gastrointestinal

Imhotex identifies new NOD2 activators for treatment of Crohn’s disease

Nov. 19, 2024
Several recent Imhotex Ltd. patents describe novel analogues of muramyl dipeptide (MDP), desmuramylpeptides (DMPs), acting as nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) activators potentially useful for the treatment of Crohn’s disease.
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Endoflip system with display and catheter

​Medtronic receives CE mark for next generation Endoflip system​

Nov. 15, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Medtronic plc obtained a CE mark for its next generation Endoflip 300 system which measures pressure and dimensions in the esophagus and pylorus, in adults. The Endoflip can be used to help diagnose and treat thousands of people across Europe suffering with esophageal motility disorders.
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Gastrointestinal

Evotec International divulges new LPAM-1 antagonists

Nov. 15, 2024
Evotec International GmbH has synthesized integrin α4β7 (LPAM-1) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
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