Nanjing Mingde New Drug Research Co. Ltd. has identified cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial (CYP11B2; aldosterone synthase; ALDOS) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hypertension.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has described compounds acting as integrin αvβ1 and/or αvβ6 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Sunshine Biopharma Inc. announced it has developed an orally active protease inhibitor that showed dose-dependent antiviral activity in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Researchers from Excellamol Inc. presented the design and preclinical characterization of XM161-SN38, a novel IL-13Rα2-targeting polypeptide-drug conjugate being evaluated for the treatment of gliomas.
Researchers from AUTOTAC Bio Inc. and affiliated organizations presented preclinical data for ATC-324, a novel autophagy-targeting chimera (AUTOTAC) designed to induce androgen receptor (AR) degradation.