Nanjing Anji Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has patented micropeptides regulating cholesterol metabolism and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, liver fibrosis, liver cancer and coronary heart disease, among others.
The Institut National De La Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Bordeaux and Université de Paris Cité have synthesized N-phenyl-quinoline-4-carboxamide compounds acting as furin (PACE; PCSK3) inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibodies targeting cadherin-3 (CDH3; CDHP; P-cadherin) covalently linked to cytotoxic drug through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Scientists from Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co. Ltd. and Adlai Nortye Pte Ltd. have prepared and tested proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6)- or STAT3-targeting moiety.
Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has discovered dual antagonists of endothelin ETA receptor (EDNRA; ETRA) and angiotensin AT1 receptor (AGTR1; AT1). They are reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and hypertension.
Nanjing Anji Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has discovered 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (OGDH; OGDC-E1) inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of schizophrenia, liver fibrosis, liver cancer, diabetic nephropathy, heart failure, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, among others.