New and updated preclinical data presented at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy Congress in Los Angeles, by: Adicet Bio, Adverum Biotechnologies, Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies, Canbridge Pharmaceuticals, Chroma Medicine, Mink Therapeutics, Orchard Therapeutics, Orna Therapeutics, Outpace Bio, Poseida Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics.
Sironax has described NAD(+) hydrolase SARM1 (SAMD2; MyD88-5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Jiangsu Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has divulged exportin-1 (CRM1; XPO1) receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of lymphoma and leukemia.
Acerand Therapeutics (Hong Kong) Ltd. has identified tetrahydrofuran-containing polycyclic derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts reported to be useful for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc. has synthesized antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising cysteine-mutant antibodies targeting programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (CD274; PD-L1) covalently bound to one or more Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and/or TLR8 agonists through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. has disclosed receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and inflammation.
Distant metastasis and drug resistance are the main causes of colorectal cancer (CRC)-derived mortality. Identifying the underlying mechanisms driving metastasis is key for improving its therapy. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promotes the migration and invasion of tumor cells, allowing them to metastasize distant organs. Chinese researchers put the focus on dishevelled segment polarity protein 3 (DVL3) due to its involvement in the Wnt signaling pathway.
Researchers from Wenzhou Medical University and affiliated organizations have published data from a study that aimed to investigate the relationship between the tumor suppressor microRNA-143 (miR-143) and RNA-binding protein Musashi homolog 2 (MSI2), the abnormal expression of which has been previously associated with cancer progression.
MicroRNA-184 (miR-184) mutations have been previously tied to inherited anterior segment dysgenesis, potentially causing cataracts and keratoconus. To elucidate the involvement of miR-184 in ocular disorders, Chinese researchers have developed a miR-184 knockout zebrafish model. Investigators used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to delete two miR-184 paralogs (dre-mir-184-1 and dre-mir-184-2) in zebrafish, which are highly conserved between human and fly.
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given drug clinical trial approval for two new COVID-19 vaccines against the current XBB variants developed by Westvac Biopharma Co. Ltd. and West China Medical Center at Sichuan University.