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3d illustration of human body muscle tissue anatomy
Neurology/psychiatric

Irodanoprost improves muscle function and histology in experimental DMD

March 25, 2025
Prostaglandins induce the regeneration of muscle in rodents and humans through the prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 subtype receptor, but this therapeutic pathway's potential is limited due to systemic tolerability. Researchers from Mesentech Inc. recently presented new results on their prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 subtype receptor agonist irodanoprost trying to address this limitation issue.
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Genetic/congenital

CMT2E murine model reveals early axonal damage

March 21, 2025
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E (CMT2E) is a slow and progressive neuropathy characterized by axonal dysfunction. Its clinical phenotype includes muscle weakness and atrophy, sensory loss and reduced nerve conduction velocity, among others.
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Muscular dystrophy
Neurology/psychiatric

Insmed reports preclinical data on INS-1201 for DMD

March 20, 2025
Investigators from Insmed Inc. have presented new preclinical data on the efficacy of their adenoviral vector (AAV9)-based gene therapy INS-1201 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Illustration of man holding magnifying glass to human body model showing muscle anatomy
Neurology/psychiatric

New in vitro model of inclusion body myositis based on human iPSC-myotubes

March 17, 2025
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy causing proximal and distal muscle weakness. IBM’s cause remains unknown, lacking validated models, biomarkers and effective treatment strategies. Histopathological studies identified inflammatory infiltrates, rimmed vacuoles, and mitochondrial changes in the muscles of IBM patients.
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Justin Rubio working in the lab
Inflammatory

Inflammation appears to cause mutations linked to MS progression

March 10, 2025
By Tamra Sami
For the first time, researchers have identified that inflammation – long associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) – appears to cause increased mutations that damage neurons linked to MS progression. Researchers at the Florey Institute and the University of Melbourne studied MS brain lesions, which are areas of past or ongoing brain inflammation that are visible as spots on MRI scans.
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Musculoskeletal

Roche patents new SIK inhibitors

Feb. 14, 2025
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have identified new benzimidazoles acting as serine/threonine-protein kinase SIK inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), giant cell arteritis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and glomerulonephritis, among others.
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