Parasitic diseases caused by trypanosomatid protozoa have long been treated with traditional methods. However, the effectiveness of current treatments for leishmaniasis is limited. Some are toxic, or have been abandoned, such as in the cases of Chagas disease and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness.
National Taiwan University researchers reported the identification of a novel sorafenib derivative, SCB-24, which has the potential to be a new antimicrobial therapeutic.
Researchers from Virion Therapeutics LLC and The Wistar Institute presented preclinical data for VRON-0200, a novel therapeutic vaccine candidate being developed to achieve functional cure of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Scripps Research Institute has described nucleoside analogues acting as prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Exevir Bio BV has been awarded a 2-year R&D grant of €1.6 million by Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) for preclinical research towards prophylactic and therapeutic solutions for dengue.
Blue Water Biotech Inc. has released preliminary preclinical data supporting the use of its norovirus shell and protrusion (S&P) virus-like particle (VLP) platform to develop a novel mpox vaccine candidate.
One of the characteristics of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is T-cell exhaustion, which, in turn, is mediated by the PD-1/PD-L1 axis. Researchers at Oligo Therapeutics Inc. reported on ALG-072571, a potent siRNA PD-L1 inhibitor active against HBV infection mouse models.
SARS-CoV-2 and influenza (flu) viruses share similar clinical manifestations, common transmission mechanisms and target tissues, often overlapping during seasonal outbreaks. In addition, co-infection of these viruses worsens disease severity, emphasizing the pressing need for a vaccine that effectively tackles both.
Recent studies in chronic hepatitis B patients have shown that bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), may be considered a suitable option for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
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