Ocean Biomedical Inc. has discovered bispecific antibodies that target Chitinase 3-like-1 (CHI3L1) and immune checkpoint inhibitors, killing glioblastoma cells and melanoma cells, and blocking the metastasis of malignant melanoma cells to the lung by over 90%.
Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc. is eyeing the start of clinical trials with reactive aldehyde species (RASP) modulators ADX-246 for systemic immune-mediated diseases and ADX-248 for geographic atrophy.
Current antiretroviral therapies preserve the immune system, reduce HIV-associated morbidity and prevent HIV transmission but still, the virus persistence in CD4 cells remains a crucial factor to battle. Previous studies have explored the role of interleukin-2-inducible tyrosine kinase (ITK) inhibition in lymphoma, allergy and other infectious diseases.
Ewing sarcoma has a poor prognosis, in part due to the small number of active natural killer (NK) cells and lack of specific tumor targeting. Interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) has been reported to be highly expressed in Ewing sarcoma cells but minimally expressed in normal tissues. Researchers have designed an NK cell-based CAR approach targeting ILRAP1 for the treatment of Ewing sarcoma.
Using single-cell RNA sequencing of deer antler at different stages of their annual cycle of regeneration, Chinese researchers have identified a progenitor cell population that drove antler regeneration. The authors of an accompanying editorial wrote the findings, which were published in the Feb. 24, 2023, issue of Science, “add to the emerging idea that blastema progenitor cells are a common stem cell type in mammalian appendage regeneration.”
Carna Biosciences Inc. and Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. have identified dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation regulated kinase (DYRK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, depression, epilepsy, dementia, psychosis, thyroid and gastrointestinal disorders, among others.
Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research and Development Centre Ltd. has divulged protein mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase TIPARP (PARP-7; ARTD14) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
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