Avian influenza viruses, particularly the H5 and H7 subtypes, can cause widespread outbreaks in birds and pose a significant zoonotic risk due to their potential to mutate and develop the ability for human-to-human transmission. Researchers from the University of Muenster described the preclinical efficacy of zapnometinib, a selective MEK1/2 inhibitor, against H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b.
Mutations in the TP53 gene occur in approximately half of human cancer types, with the TP53 Y220C mutation found in 1% of all solid tumors. Researchers from PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc. and collaborators described the effect of rezatapopt (PC-14586), a first-in-class selective p53 reactivator designed to reinstate p53 Y220C mutant function.
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. has disclosed aza-ergoline derivatives acting as dopamine D2 receptor and/or D3 receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, erectile dysfunction, substance abuse and dependence, restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has developed mast/stem cell growth factor receptor kit (KIT; c-KIT; CD117) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, fibrosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory, dermatological and respiratory disorders, among others.
Terremoto Biosciences Inc. has synthesized new 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine compounds acting as RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKB-α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Astrazeneca has identified anthracycline compounds and antibody-drug conjugates consisting of an antibody covalently bound to anthracycline derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck KGaA has patented substituted bicyclic transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) and/or TAZ/TED interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Bridgene Biosciences Inc. has signed a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to discover small-molecule drug candidates against targets in immunology and neurology.
Researchers from Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Miramoon Pharma SL and affiliated organizations published the preclinical characterization of FKBP12 ligand MP-010 and evaluated its efficacy in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Previous research revealed that nuclear factor of activated T cells 1 (NFAT1) is a novel regulator of the mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) oncogene, which acts by directly binding to the MDM2 P2 promoter and as such, enhancing MDM2 transcription independent of p53. Researchers from the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine presented preclinical data for MA-242, a dual inhibitor of MDM2 and NFAT1, being developed for the treatment of cancer.
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