One of the challenges in designing genetic and cellular strategies is getting the therapy to the right place. This is even more complicated when it comes to the nervous system. The brain is a complex organ that contains the most differentiated and inaccessible cells in human biology. It is an impassable safe, protected by the blood-brain barrier.
New and updated preclinical data presented at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy Congress in Los Angeles, by: Epic Bio, Kalivir Immunotherapeutics, Rejuvenate Bio.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have been reported by Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a recent patent. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of diabetes and liver diseases.
H. Lundbeck A/S and Vernalis (R&D) Ltd. have jointly patented leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; Dardarin) and/or LRRK2 mutant inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy and Parkinson’s disease.
A Voronoi Bio Inc. and Voronoi Inc. patent describes platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), mast/stem cell growth factor receptor kit (KIT; c-Kit; CD117) and their mutant inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, fibrosis, neurological diseases, atherosclerosis, and pulmonary hypertension.
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