Acurex Biosciences Corp. has divulged fused quinone compounds acting as ferroptosis inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of mitochondrial disease.
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals LLC has identified phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3 (PIK3C3; Vps34) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Alterome Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKB α) (E17K mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Design Therapeutics Inc. has described transcription modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and Fuchs’ dystrophy.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has identified NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), neuroinflammation, inflammatory skin, inflammatory joint and autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Astrazeneca AB has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4)-targeting moiety through a linker acting as IRAK-4 degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, autoimmune diseases and respiratory disorders.