Preventing the interaction between the cellular adhesion integrin α4β7 and endothelial ligand mucosal addressin cell-adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) is a validated strategy for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis treatment. Paragon Therapeutics Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc. have reported preclinical efficacy data on SPY-001, a long-acting monoclonal antibody targeting integrin α4β7.
Researchers from Paragon Therapeutics Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc. have reported preclinical data for SPY-002, a novel extended half-life, fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like ligand 1A (TL1A), being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Jasper Therapeutics Inc. has presented data at the AAAAI 2024 conference regarding its CD117-targeting antibody briquilimab and its potential use in allergy and CD117-triggered anaphylactic reactions.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement with Epsilon Molecular Engineering Inc. to generate novel VHH antibodies, with the aim of creating innovative VHH antibody drugs.
Isomab Ltd has closed a £7.5 million (US$9.4 million) seed financing round. The company is developing isoform-specific disease-modifying antibody treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases with an initial focus on peripheral ischemia.
Autoantibodies call to mind disease – autoimmune disease, to be exact. But the physiological roles of autoantibodies are, at the very least, more complex than this view accounts for. “The autoantibody reactome is extraordinary,” Aaron Ring told BioWorld. “Nearly everyone has autoantibodies, whether they know it or not.”
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into an option and collaboration agreement with Numab Therapeutics AG to develop and commercialize a novel multispecific macrophage engager, NM-49, in oncology.
It has been shown that vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) induces blood-brain barrier disruption and vasogenic edema and it is up-regulated in stroke. When bound to its receptor, VEGF promotes angiogenesis and neuroprotection, in addition to inducing vasogenic edema. VST Bio Ltd. and Yale University have presented data on their monoclonal antibody against syndecan-2, named VST-002, that completely blocks VEGF-driven vasogenic edema while preserving neuroprotective effects.
Agonists of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1RAs) have emerged as effective treatments for obesity, but have a negative impact on lean mass during weight loss.
Previous research has shown that the three isoforms of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) have distinct cellular expression patterns, with TGF-β2 and TGF-β3 expression being specifically elevated in human fibrotic lung and liver tissue. Since pan-TGF-β inhibition had proven to be toxic for chronic use, in recent work, researchers from Genentech Inc. aimed to assess whether specifically targeting one of the TGF-β isoforms could represent a novel therapeutic option for patients with chronic fibrotic disorders.
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