Genosco Inc. has divulged Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory disorders.
China Hinye Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified pyrrole sulfonyl compounds and deuterated derivatives acting as H+/K+-ATPase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of peptic ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, dyspepsia, reflux esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer.
CK1α serves as an upstream regulator of the p53 pathway, and its degradation may facilitate cell death by preventing MDM2 and/or MDMX mediated inactivation of p53.
Orofacial clefting is a common birth defect that affects 1 in 700 newborns, and includes cleft lip, cleft palate and cleft lip and palate, with a strong genetic component, thus being highly heritable. Researchers have identified new gene variants tied to orofacial clefting.
Cstone Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. presented preclinical data of CS-2009, a trispecific antibody targeting PD-1, CTLA-4 and VEGF-A, for cancer immunotherapy.
4M Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded a $120,000 grant from SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) to evaluate central nervous system (CNS) effects of novel glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK-3β) inhibitors 4MT-2001 and 4MT-1060.