Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA has described new discoidin domain-containing receptor DDR1 and DDR2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, particularly idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Vicore Pharma AB has divulged new angiotensin AT2 receptor (AGTR2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic nephropathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, pneumonia viral, sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and systemic scleroderma (systemic sclerosis), among other disorders.
Guangzhou Zhiyi Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has received IND approval from the FDA to conduct a phase I study in the U.S. with SK-10 for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea.
Peking University researchers in collaboration with the NIH have discovered a new biochemical pathway related to a bacterium that eliminates nicotine in the intestine. The findings could lead to new ways to improve nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in smokers. In addition to the lung and the brain, nicotine can accumulate in the intestine, where the bacteria Bacteroides xylanisolvens could reduce its concentration and the severity of NAFLD. In their study, published in Nature Oct. 19, 2022, the researchers described the enzymes involved in this process and a new undiscovered pathway.
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