Washington University in St. Louis has disclosed new autophagy inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Domain Therapeutics SA has prepared and tested new azine-based compounds acting as proteinase-activated receptor 2 (F2RL1; PAR2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of allergy, autoimmune, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular, dermatological, inflammatory disorders, pain and cancer.
Work at Pharmaengine Inc. has led to the identification of new protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Muna Therapeutics ApS has patented new triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 2 diabetes and obesity, among others.
Astrazeneca AB has patented new proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
Mitochondrial glutaminase kidney isoform (GLS, GLS1) inhibitors have been detailed in a Sitryx Therapeutics Ltd. patent. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of fibrosis and inflammatory disorders.
Humanwell Pharmaceutical US Inc. has disclosed new potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2 (KCNQ2; Kv7.2) and Kv7.3 activators. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of epilepsy, pain, depression, bipolar disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neurodegeneration.
Work at Aligos Therapeutics Inc. has led to the discovery of new programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1; PD-1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B.
Blossomhill Therapeutics Inc. have identified 7-azaindazole macrocycles acting as ALK tyrosine kinase receptor (mutant) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.