Renasant Bio Inc. has launched to develop new disease-modifying treatments for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the primary genetic cause of end-stage renal failure. The $54.5 million in seed funding the company has secured will support advancement of its lead corrector program and ongoing discovery efforts for the company’s first-in-class potentiator program.
Chinese researchers are preparing the details for the publication of another scientific milestone, the creation of a chimera with a human heart and a kidney developed from human stem cells in pig embryos. These studies aim to address the shortage of immunocompatible organ donors while shedding light on some of the most fundamental questions in developmental biology.
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a chronic complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes with albuminuria and progressive kidney failure; about 20%-40% of patients with diabetes will develop some type of kidney disease.
IgA nephropathy is a progressive kidney disease characterized by the deposition of immune complexes containing IgA, where a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) drives the production of pathogenic IgA. Jade Biosciences Inc. has developed a novel APRIL-binding therapeutic, JADE-101, for the treatment of IgA nephropathy.
Morphic Therapeutic Inc. has identified compounds acting as integrin αvβ1 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH) and primary biliary cholangitis.
The ionic and metabolic impairment observed in chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to vascular calcification, which can induce cardiovascular events and mortality. Several factors may impact the progression of vascular calcification, where inorganic pyrophosphate plays a crucial inhibitory role.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has described polycystin-1 (PKD1) (mutant) correctors reported to be useful for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research and Development Centre Ltd. has synthesized cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial (CYP11B2; aldosterone synthase; ALDOS) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, chronic kidney disease and primary aldosteronism.
Researchers have discovered that reduced expression of the free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4) is a biomarker of podocyte injury and aging, as well as a therapeutic target. Podocyte injury leads to progression of glomerular disease and aging, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.
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