Since the publication of The Hallmarks of Aging in 2013, aging research has exploded. The field now has more than 300,000 articles on the biological signals of the effect of time on the body. What would Marty McFly, the legendary character from the Back to the Future saga who traveled with his DeLorean time machine from the ‘80s to the ‘50s, think if he visited 2024 and saw laboratories experimenting with techniques to turn back the biological clocks of cells or increase the lifespan of rejuvenated mice?
Mwyngil Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized compounds acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of arthritis, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), osteoporosis, hypertension, inflammation, SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19), autoimmune disease and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is a crucial kinase that has been shown to interact with multiple signaling molecules under different pathological conditions, including fibrosis.
With a move into Lilly Gateway Labs in Boston’s Seaport District, privately held Tevard Biosciences Inc. is ramping up development of its transfer RNA (tRNA)-based therapies to cure everything from Dravet syndrome and other neurological conditions to cardiology indications and muscular dystrophies.
AAT-076 was tested in the preclinical setting for its analgesic potential in COX-1 and COX-2 assays, as well as in in vivo rat models of air pouch inflammation, adjuvant-induced arthritis and neuropathic pain models. The compound was selected as a candidate analgesic compound due to its effective COX-2 inhibition within the central nervous system.
Actio Biosciences Inc.’s ABS-0871 has received both orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation from the FDA. ABS-0871 is in preclinical development for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease subtype 2C (CMT2C).
Researchers from Royal Children's Hospital, the University of Melbourne and affiliated organizations published data from a study that aimed to investigate the potential of benfotiamine, which is a lipid soluble precursor to thiamine, for the treatment of inflammation related dystrophic pathology in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
After receiving Orphan Drug Designation earlier this year, Satellos Bioscience Inc. announced that the FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to SAT-3247 for the potential treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Cogent Biosciences Inc. has disclosed compounds acting as fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of achondroplasia, cancer, craniosynostosis, Alzheimer's disease, fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, systemic scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and thanatophoric dysplasia, among others.
Caregen Co. Ltd. has identified peptides reported to be useful for the treatment of cartilage injury, fracture, intervertebral disc herniation, degenerative intervertebral disc disorder, osteoarthritis, osteomalacia and muscular injury.