Muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators are detailed in an Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. patent. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, pain, schizophrenia, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, psychosis and drug abuse and dependence.
Genep Inc. has prepared and tested Imidazole compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 8 subunit α (SCN8A; Nav1.6) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of epilepsy.
Blossomhill Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized new indazole-based macrocyclic compounds acting as ALK tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Atai Therapeutics Inc. has patented new 5-HT2A receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of substance abuse and dependence, treatment-resistant depression, major depression, anxiety, eating, obsessive-compulsive and stress disorder.
Visceral leishmaniasis is a fatal disease caused by the Leishmania parasite, affecting organs such as the liver and spleen. Visceral leishmaniasis is considered a neglected tropical disease and is estimated to cause between 50,000 and 90,000 cases and around 70,000 deaths per year.
T-cell activity is often suppressed by the immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the limited efficacy of many immunotherapeutic strategies. Treatment with peptides derived from human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) has been shown to effectively promote the expansion and activation of effector T cells, thereby enhancing antitumor immunity.
The main feature of type 1 diabetes is the destruction of pancreatic β cells that produce insulin. Immunotherapy directed at inhibiting immune interactions between cytokines and islet cells and preserving its functioning is key to reverse the progression of the disease.
IBI-3030 from Innovent Biologics Inc. is a novel antibody-peptide conjugate targeting PCSK9 that shows agonism for GLP-1R, GCGR and GIPR, aimed to confer therapeutic benefit against cardiovascular disease.
Despite the approval of numerous antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), their therapeutic index remains limited by off-target toxicity resulting from linker instability. To address this challenge, the development of novel ADCs with improved plasma stability and reduced systemic toxicity is critically needed.
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