Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has disclosed compounds acting as phosphodiesterase PDE4 inhibitors, particularly PDE4B, reported to be useful for the treatment of respiratory, gastrointestinal, inflammatory, dermatological, ophthalmic and neurological disorders, transplant rejection and cancer.
Researchers from three California-based institutions are seeking patent protection for systems, devices and methods that allow brain-controlled limb movement and sensation.
Activon Co. Ltd. has described compounds acting as reactive oxygen species (ROS) production inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of aging, atopic dermatitis, cardiovascular disorders, cancer, hepatitis, hepatobiliary diseases, neurodegeneration and rheumatoid arthritis.
University of Alberta has divulged 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.
Kymera Therapeutics Inc. has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding agent coupled to probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) and/or polybromo-1 (PB1) protein targeting moiety via a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, viral infection, neurodegeneration, liver, metabolic, cardiovascular, genetic and inflammatory disorders, among others.
Researchers at Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Medshine Discovery Inc. have disclosed bicyclic substituted compounds acting as complement factor B (CFB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Hangzhou Yirui Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has described N-tetrazolyl aryl urea derivatives acting as bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, allergic conjunctivitis, pulmonary edema, neuralgia, infectious pneumonia, diabetic retinopathy, SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) and uveitis.
Treeline Biosciences Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) binding moiety covalently bonded to a B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Mirati Therapeutics Inc. has identified compounds acting as GTPase KRAS and/or GTPase KRAS (mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.