Aexon Labs Inc. has identified dihydro-quinazoline, -benzothiazine and -benzoxazine derivatives acting as orexin receptors agonists. As such, they are reported to be possibly useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, and type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy.
Accutar Biotechnology Inc. has patented new substituted quinoline derivatives acting as son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd. patents disclose new menin (MEN1)/MLL interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has prepared new mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14; MAPK p38α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, viral infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.
Research at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has led to the discovery of aryl- and heteroaryl-sulfonamide derivatives acting as C-C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8) antagonists.
A Leo Pharma A/S patent describes new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), among other diseases.
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Strasbourg have patented nonpeptidergic oxytocin receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of aging, alcoholism, pain and more.
Sumitomo Pharma America Inc. has patented 2-phenylmorpholine and 2-phenyl(thio)morpholine compounds acting as 5-HT1A and trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1; TAR1) agonists.