Based on previous studies that have demonstrated the potential of growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRH-R) antagonists to modulate immune responses to bleomycin lung injury, researchers from the University of Miami and affiliated organizations aimed to evaluate the potential of the GHRH-R antagonist MIA-602 in a mouse model of rVSV-SARS-CoV-2-induced pulmonary dysfunction and heart injury.
Dysfunction in the mitochondria contributes to the development of acute liver injury (ALI). There is emerging evidence indicating the mitochondria is key to maintain liver homeostasis and survival; thus, controlling its functioning is important for the treatment of liver diseases. Recent findings have identified transcription factor zinc-finger and homeoboxes 2 (ZHX2) to be a critical modulator of liver postnatal gene expression, cell proliferation and lipid homeostasis in the liver.
Using microglia and an unbiased screening method, investigators have identified almost 60 previously unknown targets for γ-secretase. Investigators from KU Leuven and colleagues published their results in Molecular Cell on Nov. 16, 2023.
Suzhou Puhe Biopharma Co. Ltd. has divulged protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Ningbo Newbay Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has identified poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Medshine Discovery Inc. has disclosed fused quinazoline compounds acting as son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1)/GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of solid tumors.
4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) is a major byproduct of lipid peroxidation, a process exacerbated by mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. Accumulation of 4-HNE protein adducts has been reported in several cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, hypertension and heart failure in both rodents and humans. Therefore, identifying critical 4-HNE targets relevant to cardiac pathophysiology could help develop better therapies to treat heart failure.
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