Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) have published findings from preclinical studies of LASSARAB, a new rabies-based Lassa virus (LASV) vaccine candidate.
Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK4 (Polo-like kinase 4) has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target in prostate cancer, since it plays crucial roles in cell cycle regulation and tumor progression. Investigators from 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University have prepared and tested the PLK4 inhibitor NL-13 for the potential treatment of prostate cancer.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with hypertension and metabolic disorders and remains one of the main challenges for cardiovascular risk management. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati, Duke University School of Medicine, Remd Biotherapeutics Inc. and collaborators described the use of targeted inhibition of glucagon signaling as a potential strategy to rescue the pathological features of HFpEF.
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is an IL-6 type cytokine involved in the inflammatory response, stem cell self-renewal and tumor progression, that binds to LIFR and gp130 on the cell surface. LIF is overexpressed in several types of cancer such as pancreatic, breast or prostate cancer and thus is considered a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.
Addex Therapeutics Ltd. and Indivior plc have announced the selection of clinical candidates from their γ-aminobutyric acid subtype B (GABA-B) positive allosteric modulator (PAM) research collaboration.
Arcus Biosciences Inc. recently disclosed the chemical structure of AB-521 (casdatifan), an orally available small-molecule inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) in early clinical development for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with a high prevalence of molecular alterations associated with pseudohypoxia, such as clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Phagocytosis – eliminating millions of dead cells every day – requires specialized cells such as macrophages, the true professionals, which migrate to engulf waste and dying cells. But they are not the only ones that can perform this task, as scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) discovered when they investigated hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), a tissue in constant regeneration, to clarify how dying cells are detected and cleared in the epithelium and the mesenchyme.
Zymedi Co. Ltd. has patented compounds acting as lysyl tRNA synthetase (KARS) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer metastasis, inflammation, fibrosis and cardiovascular disorders.
Lucy Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed new mitochondrial F1F0 ATPase hydrolase inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, acute coronary syndrome, ischemia, neurodegeneration and Parkinson's disease.
RSS
