Work at Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. has led to the identification of heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines characterized as 5-HT2A receptor ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Mira Pharmaceuticals Inc. has released new preclinical study results for its oral ketamine analogue, Ketamir-2, which is under investigation for potential to treat neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression, treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Researchers from Shanxi Medical University presented data from a study that aimed to assess the effects of delayed treatment with G protein-coupled receptor 65 (GPR65) agonist BTB-09089 on neurorestoration following ischemic stroke in mice.
Epigenetic silencing could prevent the production of proteins that cause pathologies. CHARM (coupled histone tail for autoinhibition release of methyltransferase), a DNA methylation-based editor, suppressed transcription of prion proteins in the brains of mice.
Many people living with HIV develop mild cognitive impairment and mood problems known as HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). The activation of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor may be a feasible strategy to treat this disorder, but associated psychoactive side effects restrict their potential.
Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described oxime-containing compounds acting as stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, transplant rejection and neurodegeneration, among others.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has identified compounds acting as 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.
Synaptogenix Inc. has entered into a new collaboration agreement with LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence for preclinical testing of the company’s polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) analogues.