Research at Vasa Therapeutics Sp zoo has led to the identification of diazabicyclooctane derivatives acting as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of heart failure.
New optically active benzodiazepines have been reported in a recent Kyonggi University patent as potentially useful for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
Tango Therapeutics Inc. has patented histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT1 (H3-K9-HMTase 5; GLP) and/or EHMT2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia.
Researchers from Bliss Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of BB-1701, a new HER2-targeting eribulin-containing antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being developed as a potential new anticancer agent.
Human natural killer (NK) cells play an essential role in tumor surveillance and can attack malignant cells in an antigen-independent manner. Because of this, allogeneic NK cells can be engineered as off-the-shelf therapies and may be used to target different hematological malignancies or solid tumors.
A study comprising a total of 406 subjects, including both healthy individuals (n=54) and patients with dry eye (DE) disease was performed with the aim of discovering basal tear cytokine markers for disease diagnosis and severity. Based on guidelines, patients with DE were classified as predisposed DE (pDE, n=136), mild-moderate DE (mDE, n=185), and severe DE (sDE, n=31).
Protein S-palmitoylation is a post-translational lipid modification that regulates the stability and cellular distribution of numerous cancer-related proteins. A family of 23 palmitoyl transferases, called zinc finger Asp-His-His-Cys-type (ZDHHC), mediates this lipid modification. However, the potential role of palmitoyl transferases in tumor progression and immunotherapy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) remains unexplored.
Multivalent vaccines that could improve SARS-CoV-2 immunity while also preventing infections by other viruses, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses, constitute an urgent public health need. Currently approved vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are based solely on the spike protein, which provides limited immunity against variations in spike.
Around 73,000 women are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) every year in the U.S. and EU. TNBC grows and spreads faster than other types of breast cancer; moreover, it has less treatment options, and usually, a worse prognosis.