Hangzhou Innogate Pharma Co. Ltd. has reported cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (MB21D1; cGAS) inhibitors. They are described as useful for the treatment of Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. has synthesized poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1; ARTD1) inhibitors designed for use in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders.
Chugai Pharmaceutical has reported a new humanized antibody (Ab, SOF-10) that targets latent TGF-β1 and selectively blocks protease- and integrin αVβ8-mediated latent TGF-β1 activation.
The potential of G9A as a therapeutic target was investigated in vitro in vascular smooth muscle cells as well as in vivo in a murine model of vascular intimal hyperplasia.
Researchers from Shandong First Medical University (China) and collaborators have published a comprehensive study on the screening, synthesis, structure-activity relationship and biological evaluation of 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives that selectively inhibit SPHK2.
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Spark Therapeutics Inc. tested subretinal NRF2 gene therapy in dry AMD models to investigate whether it could relieve oxidative stress and inflammation.
At the ongoing AACR Immuno-Oncology Conference (AACR IO) in Los Angeles, Ampersand Biomedicines Inc. gave a presentation on promising results in the field regarding AMP-410, an anti-VEGF/4-1BB antibody construct that limits 4-1BB activation in VEGF-rich tumor types, thus achieving durable efficacy.
Lario Therapeutics Ltd. has received a total of $2.4 million in grant funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Wellcome to support the continued expansion of its neuronal calcium channel drug discovery platform. The funding provides validation of Lario’s work on selective small-molecule inhibitors of voltage-gated neuronal calcium channels.
Animate Biosciences Inc.’s lead therapeutic peptide MBb32 produced a significant reduction in cardiac scar tissue and subsequent recovery of heart function in a mouse model of severe myocardial injury.
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