Researchers from State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) and Oklahoma State University have published preclinical data for a novel a SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro) inhibitor being developed as an antiviral candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.
Work at Duke University has led to the discovery of prodrugs of UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) (bacterial) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer and gram-negative bacterial infections.
The administration of a cross-reactive monoclonal antibody (MAb) protected hamsters and African green monkeys (AGM) several days after Nipah virus (NiV) infection.
Researchers from Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics LLC have presented data at the ongoing ESCMID conference regarding their unconjugated multiepitope vaccine against influenza, LHNVD-105.
About 25% of subjects with West Nile virus (WNV) infection develop fever and about 1% have neuroinvasive disease. Recent research has proposed measuring CD169 in peripheral blood (monocyte/lymphocyte ratio) as a marker of viral infections. The usefulness of monocyte CD169 (mCD169) in peripheral blood was tested in subjects with active WNV infection.
Insilico Medicine Hong Kong Ltd. has synthesized ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 1 (ENPP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infection.
YS Biopharma Co. Ltd. has received clinical trial approval by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration to begin a phase I trial of its YS-HBV-002 immunotherapeutic vaccine, designed to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The trial will begin in the Philippines in June.
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