Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has divulged indoline-containing spiro derivatives acting as growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency.
Bionova Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has identified heteroaromatic carboxamide compounds acting as Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) and BTK (C481S mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of asthma, cancer, graft-vs.-host disease, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune thyroiditis, among others.
Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. have identified heterocyclic derivatives acting as GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have detailed the discovery of novel selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)/5-HT1A dual targeting compounds as potential antidepressant candidates.
Investigators from Immunos Therapeutics AG aimed to develop novel anticancer therapies by using a reverse rational approach from HLA class I molecules with the aim to induce autoimmunity, and they identified HLA-B*57 as a well-known genetic factor associated with superior control of viral infections through processes not linked with peptide presentation.
As many as 3.8 million people experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in the United States and it is also the strongest environmental risk factor for developing dementia, but there are no treatments to mitigate deficits from TBI.
Acousia Therapeutics GmbH, and its partners at the Tübingen Hearing Research Center at University of Tübingen, have generated new preclinical data in support of hearing loss drug candidates ACOU-085 and ACOU-082.
Researchers from Suven Life Sciences Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel muscarinic acetylcholine M4 receptor positive allosteric modulator (PAM), SUVN-L1305022.
Neuropathic pain affects about 60% of patients with diabetes. The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/MET pathway is known to play a critical role in neurogenesis and nervous system repair; thus, its stimulation may provide neuroprotective effects, as well as reduce pain symptoms.