In research presented this week at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2023 Annual Meeting, investigators from Life Biosciences Inc. reported using epigenetic reprogramming in a nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) model in nonhuman primates (NHPs).
A base-by-base comparison of the genome sequences of 240 species of mammals has pinpointed sites in the human genome where mutations are likely to cause disease. The sites are all perfectly conserved across the mammalian family tree over 100 million years of evolution, indicating they underlie fundamental biological processes that do not tolerate diversity or change very well.
A pill that delivers electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve from inside the stomach was able to trigger the release of appetite-controlling neurohormones, specifically the “hunger hormone” ghrelin. The work, which was described in the April 26, 2023, issue of Science Robotics, could pave the way for treating “metabolic, [gastrointestinal], and neuropsychiatric disorders noninvasively with minimal off-target effects,” the authors wrote in their paper.
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; Dardarin) inhibitors have been detailed in a recent Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. patent and reported to be useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. has reported parathyroid hormone PTH1 receptor antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of kidney stones, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders, cognitive disorders, primary hyperparathyroidism and secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Research at Incyte Corp. has led to the development of pyrazoloquinoline derivatives acting as GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and immunological disorders.