Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has synthesized new indazole derivatives acting as potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1 (HCN1) and HCN2 blockers potentially useful for the treatment of pain, tinnitus, neurological and mood disorders.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has prepared and tested new positron emission tomography (PET) agents for binding and imaging α-synuclein (SNCA) for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has reported compounds acting as Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors designed for use in the treatment of cancer.
Scientists from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have identified cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) Y220C mutant stabilizers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has described proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a GTPase KRAS G12D mutant-targeting moiety via a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has synthesized new N-oxide derivative targeted activator of cell kill (TACK) compounds acting as Gag polyprotein (HIV-1)/protein Pol dimerization inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of HIV infection.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC and Peloton Therapeutics Inc. have described transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
A recent Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC patent details new substituted isoquinoline derivatives acting as tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1 (PTPN1; PTP-1B) and/or PTPN2 (TCPTP) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has prepared and tested triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration.