Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has taken a new step in the evolution of China’s “newco” strategy, combining its newly created U.S. company, Avere Therapeutics Inc., with Nasdaq-listed Nextcure Inc. in a deal designed less to merge pipelines than to create a public vehicle for global development of a China-originated asset.
Thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1) is a key component of the thioredoxin antioxidant system that helps maintain cellular redox homeostasis and regulates critical cellular processes such as proliferation, apoptosis and immune responses. A team of researchers at Central South University systematically investigated TXNRD1 expression and function in psoriatic keratinocytes using gene expression datasets, clinical samples and in vitro and in vivo models.
Cell therapy based on fibroblasts has shown promise in the treatment of psoriasis due to immune modulation capability and strong expansion when cultured. Work at Fibrobiologics Inc. has focused on the impact of culture format and donors of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) on the therapeutic efficacy and immune responses in murine models of psoriasis.
Recludix Pharma Inc. recently presented data on their new STAT1/3 inhibitors REX-6553 and REX-6547 for treating dermatological inflammatory skin diseases.
Researchers from Singlomics Zhuhai Danxu Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. presented DXP-006, a humanized antibody targeting IL1RAP, a shared co-receptor required for IL-1, IL-33 and IL-36 cytokines.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized new cyclic peptides acting as interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.
Researchers from Shanghai Ailux Biotechnology Co. Ltd. have disclosed preclinical data regarding their humanized bispecific antibody ALX-001 targeting TL1A and IL-23 for the potential treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs).
Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has synthesized interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of arthritis and psoriasis.
Vidac Pharma Holding plc has announced the initiation of an in vivo preclinical program to evaluate the potential of its hexokinase 2 (HK2)/voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)-targeting approach in psoriasis.
