Affirma Biotech SL has disclosed new programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1; PD-1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) interaction inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, bacterial, fungal and viral infections.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has synthesized new indazole derivatives acting as potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1 (HCN1) and HCN2 blockers potentially useful for the treatment of pain, tinnitus, neurological and mood disorders.
Ewha Womans University and Gachon University have discovered new pyrazinocarbazole derivatives acting as transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
A Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. patent describes new probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Accure Therapeutics has reported new oligopeptide derivatives acting as matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 inhibitors. As such, they are described as potentially useful for the treatment of epilepsy, schizophrenia, autism, cancer, mood disorder, sepsis, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disorders, among others.
Huawu Biopharmaceutical Technology (Hubei) Co. Ltd. has divulged new viral replication inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of dengue and yellow fever virus infections.
Work at Khartis Therapeutics Inc. has led to the discovery of new insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R; CD221) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (Graves ophthalmopathy), age-related macular degeneration, idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease, cancer and inflammatory disorders.