Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of cardiovascular, renal and respiratory disorders.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder where high pulmonary artery pressure and vascular resistance lead to progressive dyspnea, and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH).

A Tisento Therapeutics Inc. patent describes new soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, vascular dementia, ischemic stroke, Leigh syndrome, Pearson syndrome, creatine deficiency syndrome and Alpers syndrome, among others.

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have divulged new soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fibrosis, psoriasis, erectile dysfunction, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, overactive bladder and neuropathic pain, among others.

Medshine Discovery Inc. has disclosed derivatives of a six-membered heteroaromatic urea ring acting as soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetic and hypertensive nephropathy.