Inhibiting histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) has therapeutic potential against several neurodegenerative disorders. A collaboration including researchers from Eikonizo Therapeutics Inc., spanning the U.K., U.S. and France, developed EKZ-438, which has shown strong potential against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia in preclinical studies.
At the 2025 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Amsterdam this week, researchers presented new findings on the role of endocannabinoids in stress, addiction … and the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier.
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. has described mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2 (MASP2) and/or mannan-binding lectin serine protease 3 (MASP3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of thrombotic microangiopathy, ischemia-reperfusion injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, graft-versus-host disease, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndrome, and renal, eye and cardiovascular disorders, among others.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have divulged kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified compounds acting as TNF-α/TNF receptor superfamily member 1A (TNFR1) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co. Ltd. has synthesized prodrugs of deuterated baloxavir marboxil derivatives acting as cap-dependent endonuclease (CEN) (influenza virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of influenza viral infections.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to a B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6)-targeting moiety through a linker.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used to treat inflammatory pain, but they can have severe side effects, including potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal, renal and cardiac toxicity. Their analgesic effect is driven by inhibition of prostaglandin (PG) biosynthesis and subsequent inflammation, but this inhibitory effect on inflammation could delay pain resolution. An optimal approach to managing PG-mediated pain would selectively relieve pain while preserving the PGs’ essential inflammatory and protective functions.
Activating Toll-like receptors (TLRs) with agonists can promote pro-inflammatory responses mediated by the adaptor protein MyD88 and the downstream effector NF-κB, and these responses can inhibit tumor growth.
Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic, nondegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations affecting the expression of maternal UBE3A, which is expressed in neurons and is a key protein for neuronal morphology and correct synaptic functioning. The disease is characterized by intellectual disability, defects in movement and sleep disruption, among others.
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