Hepatocellular death is an important process for liver homoeostasis by elimination and replacement of impaired hepatocytes. Hepatocellular death occurs little under normal conditions in the healthy liver, and it plays a key role as a trigger of liver regeneration; meanwhile, hepatic steatosis increases hepatocellular death during liver regeneration, exacerbating both acute and chronic liver damage.

Researchers from Hefei Industrial Pharmaceutical Institute Co. Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of novel multifunctional inhibitors as potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents.

By applying deep learning methods to a large database of zinc finger nucleases, researchers at the University of Toronto and New York University have developed an algorithm, Zfdesign, that was able to design custom zinc fingers for any given stretch of DNA. “I think this system levels the playing field for zinc fingers and CRISPR,” said Philip Kim, co-corresponding author of the team's paper published online in Nature Biotechnology on Jan. 26, 2023.

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is still the main treatment option for locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer (PCa); however, most patients receiving ADT develop resistance to treatment and relapse, with a more aggressive form of cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc has received clearance of its IND application from the FDA to initiate a first-in-human phase I/IIa trial of LB-101 for the treatment of solid tumors.