Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. has advanced its novel endothelin ETA receptor antagonist AK-1960 into phase I in Japan for the treatment of various refractory diseases, such as chronic kidney disease.
Chronic migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent headache episodes. Recent findings have implicated microglia in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis in chronic migraine-related central sensitization. Activated microglial cells release inflammatory and neurotrophic factors that interact with the neurons involved in the process.
Building on the foundation laid in 2020, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have now shown that targeting the GPI-anchored vascular enzyme TNAP can reproduce the cognitive benefits previously attributed to the liver-derived exercise factor GLPD1.
In the inflamed joints of rheumatoid arthritis, CD4+ T lymphocytes accumulate lipid droplets that make them vulnerable and promote their death, thereby amplifying joint inflammation. A study led by scientists at Mayo Clinic and Stanford University suggests that blocking the formation of these lipid droplets or their contents could offer a therapeutic strategy for this condition.
A project that started as a bioreactor to assist astronauts in deep space to keep medications safe in a microgravity environment could help pharma companies model how drugs behave in the human body. Omnigeniq unveiled at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference the first computer model of a human protein as it exists in the body, confirming that native protein topology can be calculated directly from physics.
Shenzhen Targetrx Inc. has designed new proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTACs) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to an EGFR L858R-, L858R/T790M double mutant- and L858R/T790M/C797S triple mutant-targeting moiety through a linker reported to useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Deeplake Pharmaceuticals (Shandong) Co. Ltd. has patented oxazolo- or thiazolo-indole compounds acting as xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH; XOR) and/or solute carrier family 22 member 12 (SLC22A12; URAT1) dual inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia.
The University of California has reported new azocino[4,5,6-cd]indoles acting as 5-HT2A receptor agonists and thus potentially useful for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Tyra Biosciences Inc. has disclosed new indazole compounds acting as fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and developmental disorders.
China Pharmaceutical University has prepared and tested sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase (SMPD1; aSMase) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer’s disease, depression, diabetes, hepatic steatosis and stroke, among others.
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