Mindset Pharma Inc. has described indoline derivatives acting as 5-HT2A receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anhedonia, anorexia nervosa, epilepsy, fragile X syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.
Rome Therapeutics Inc. has divulged didehydro-3’-deoxy-4’-ethynylthymidines acting as LINE-1 retrotransposable element ORF1 protein (L1RE1) and/or HERV-K reverse transcriptase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease and neurological disorders.
Nimbus Clotho Inc. has identified CTP synthase 1 (CTPS1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, lichen planus, lupus nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome, and graft-vs.-host disease.
Beijing Earthwise Technology Co. Ltd. has synthesized fused pyridazinone compounds acting as protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The activity of the human drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4 (hCYP3A4) can seriously compromise the therapeutic effect of several drugs. Although CYP3A4 inhibitors may improve the in vivo efficacy of hCYP3A4-substrate drugs, most of them trigger serious adverse effects.
Researchers from the University of Lausanne and affiliated organizations recently presented data from a study that aimed to identify novel candidate causative genes of visual impairment.
Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), named high-risk types, are known to be clearly associated with 60% of invasive cervical cancer cases. Prophylactic HPV vaccines are highly effective, but there is a need for new treatment options other than surgery.
Glox Therapeutics Ltd. has raised £4.3 million (US$5.37 million) in seed funding to develop targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria. The company was founded earlier this year as a spin-out from the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford.
Inflammasome Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance to begin a phase I/II trial of the company’s inflammasome inhibitor for the treatment of geographic atrophy, the most severe form of dry age-related macular degeneration. This is the first clinical trial of an inflammasome inhibitor to treat geographic atrophy. The company’s sustained-release implant contains the first of a new class of inflammasome inhibitor drugs, Kamuvudines, developed by the company and designed to halt the multiple processes that cause geographic atrophy.