Oral peptide delivery specialist Cyprumed GmbH is about to find out if the high bioavailability of its tablet formulations seen in animal models will translate across to humans, after signing a $493 million license and option agreement with Merck & Co. Inc.
In a newly published study, researchers from the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and collaborators further explored the potential of Cdk5 targeting as a therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes and cognitive deterioration.
Northstrive Biosciences Inc., a subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc., has entered into a development and license agreement with Yuva Biosciences Inc. to discover and develop novel pharmaceutical treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic conditions using Yuva’s mitochondrial science-focused platform Mitonova, powered by AI.
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease originating from biallelic pathogenic variants in the ARSA gene, mainly affecting young children.
The I148M mutation in the PNPLA3 gene, which encodes patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3, is known to confer risk of fatty liver, cirrhosis and hepatic inflammation, which may lead to hepatocellular carcinoma or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
Ibio Inc. has announced data from a non-GLP, nonhuman primate (NHP) pharmacokinetic (PK) study of IBIO-600, the company’s lead asset and a potentially best-in-class long-acting anti-myostatin antibody designed for subcutaneous administration. Results suggest the antibody could provide a significantly extended half-life in humans and a weight loss treatment option while preserving and promoting muscle growth.
Although the causes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are unclear, researchers know this condition leads to endometrial dysfunction in women who have hormonal imbalances, and insulin resistance. Now, a study led by scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has revealed the cellular and genetic differences that distinguish this disorder in the first atlas of the human endometrium during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle.
In type 2 diabetes patients, inadequate hyperglycemic control can lead to insulin-secreting β-cell exhaustion, dedifferentiation and eventual loss. Since adult β cells have limited proliferative capacity, this final stage cannot be reversed.
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a serine protease, the expression of which increases with pathogenic fibroblasts in the fibrotic liver during metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and might induce fibrosis by cleaving several proteins that regulate extracellular matrix turnover and metabolism, including α2-antiplasmin (α2-AP) and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Astrazeneca plc recently presented new results on their research regarding their oral small-molecule FAP inhibitor, AZD-2389, as a candidate drug for treating MASH.
As companies continually search for next-generation obesity prospects, one of the leaders in the disease space, Novo Nordisk A/S, has obtained an exclusive license to a preclinical-stage, first-in-class, small-molecule inhibitor of Acyl-CoA synthetase 5 (ACSL5) developed by Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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