Researchers from Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and collaborators reported the discovery of [I], a novel FABP/PPAR multiple modulator aimed at the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASH is a complex liver disease with limited treatment options.
In progressive fibrotic diseases, which can occur in nearly all organs, myofibroblasts are activated to differentiate into proliferating fibroblastic cells that express genes that lead to deposition of extracellular matrix. The factors driving myofibroblast activation appear to be varied and complex, ranging from mechanical insults to inflammation, infection and cancer.
Turning the human body into a biofactory of precision protein therapeutics is the focus of newly launched Signify Bio, which emerged with an oversubscribed $15 million initial financing to advance three platforms with broad potential across therapeutic areas.
A publication based on longitudinal and cross sectional data and led by researchers at the U.S. NIH’s National Institute on Aging published on June 5, 2025, in Science has stated that the impact of taurine supplementation at delaying aging or treating aging-related conditions is context-dependent, and that the circulating levels of taurine are impacted by factors unique to each individual rather than declining with age. To qualify taurine as a true marker of aging, it should change with age across diverse populations over time and ideally supported by longitudinal data.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has described polycystin-1 (PKD1) (mutant) correctors reported to be useful for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Astrazeneca AB has divulged 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 (HSD17B13; 17β-HSD13) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of alcoholic liver disease, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatic steatosis, liver inflammation, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma).
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has identified compounds acting as potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1 (HCN1) and/or 2 (HCN2) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathic pain, tinnitus, psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Gilead Sciences Inc. has synthesized indoline compounds acting as DNA helicase-primase complex (human herpes simplex virus) and viral replication inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of herpes virus infection.
Biogen Inc. has disclosed non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of stroke, psoriasis, arthritis, pain, silicosis, alopecia and more.
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