VAV1 is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor essential for T- and B-cell receptor signaling, with expression largely restricted to immune cells. Loss of VAV1, via CRISPR or genetic deletion, impairs effector functions in both T and B cells.
Could the U.S. FDA’s de novo marketing authorization for Tissium SA’s Coaptium Connect, an atraumatic sutureless solution for peripheral nerve repair, signal a transformative shift away from sutures in nerve surgery? Only time will tell.
Inmune Bio Inc. claimed a phase II win with TNF inhibitor Xpro (pegipanermin) in early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), though the study missed its primary and secondary endpoints, leading shares of the firm (NASDAQ:INMB) to close at $2.16, down $3.18, or almost 60%.
Monoclonal antibodies show strong therapeutic potential against neurodegenerative diseases, but a major challenge is ensuring that they can arrive unharmed in the brain at sufficient concentrations. One way around this challenge is to vectorize the monoclonal antibody: encode it within a vector that can infect target cells in the brain and express the antibody in situ.
Muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators are detailed in an Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. patent. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, pain, schizophrenia, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, psychosis and drug abuse and dependence.
Genep Inc. has prepared and tested Imidazole compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 8 subunit α (SCN8A; Nav1.6) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of epilepsy.
Atai Therapeutics Inc. has patented new 5-HT2A receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of substance abuse and dependence, treatment-resistant depression, major depression, anxiety, eating, obsessive-compulsive and stress disorder.
In recognition of the fact that diversity, equity and inclusion are necessary prerequisites for precision medicine, the European Academy of Neurology announced the launch of a DEI Hub at its 11th Congress, which is being held in Helsinki through June 24.
Nanjing Deheng Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. and Nanjing Delova Biotech Co. Ltd. have discovered new sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, cough and pruritus.
In multiple sclerosis (MS), an alteration of neuronal metabolism caused by dysfunction of its proteasome, the cellular machinery responsible for recycling proteins, contributes to neurodegeneration in this inflammatory disease. This finding could be explored for the development of drugs that protect neurons from damage in MS and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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