High levels of bilirubin exacerbated damage to neurons in the brain caused by a stroke by binding to the TRPM2 channel, which helped regulate cell death among other processes. The research, led by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto and published March 14, 2023, in Neuron, showed that blocking the binding site for bilirubin in a mouse model led to improvements in neurotoxicity suggesting some potential for the development of new stroke therapeutics. Read More
Limited data exist on checkpoint inhibition that targets the early activation phase of adaptive immunity. B-and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) blockade is known to enhance and broaden CD8+ T-cell responses to a target antigen. Read More
Abeona Therapeutics Inc. has announced three investigational preclinical gene therapy product candidates from its ophthalmology program. The new AAV-based therapies use novel AAV capsids from Abeona's in-licensed AIM capsid library. Abeona intends to submit its first pre-IND application meeting request this month. Read More
Vesigen Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded a grant by the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) to develop a targeted genome editing therapeutic strategy for Friedreich’s ataxia. Read More
A new experimental drug, QN-302, has shown high antiproliferative activity in pancreatic cancer cells and antitumor activity in experimental pancreatic cancer models. Read More
Pardes Biosciences Inc. has patented 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections. Read More
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and affiliated organizations aimed to validate a novel marker of duodenal neuroendocrine tumors (DNETs), NKK6.2. Read More
Eureka Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a license agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and commercialize a novel antibody targeting mesothelin (MSLN) in combination with Eureka's proprietary Artemis T-cell receptor platform. Read More
A recent Nurix Therapeutics Inc. patent describes proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) targeting moiety via a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases and inflammatory disorders. Read More
Enveric Biosciences Inc. has announced new research detailing the first-ever isolation of a novel indolethylamine N-methyltransferase from the cane toad (Rhinella marina) and the successful development of a bioproduction platform for the isolation and pharmacological screening of novel indolethylamines. Read More
Bladder small-cell carcinoma can be divided into different subtypes depending on the expression of neuroendocrine (NE) markers such as POU2F3, NEUROD1 and ASCL1. Single-cell RNA sequencing previously found a distinct subpopulation with high expression of 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-2 (PLCG2) with pro-metastatic features and poor prognosis. The aim of a newer study was to evaluate the expression of PLCG2 in bladder NE tumors and correlate it with prognostic utility. Read More
Research at Middle Tennessee State University has led to the development of peptoids reported to be useful for the treatment of fungal infections and tuberculosis. Read More
Suzhou Genhouse Bio Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested new histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, asthma, Alzheimer’s diseases, diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis and psoriasis, among others. Read More
Human trophoblastic cell surface antigen 2 (Trop2) is upregulated in cancers compared to normal tissues. Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently aimed to assess the clinical significance of Trop2 in small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA). Read More
Redx Pharma plc has described henyl- and pyridopyrazole derivatives as discoidin domain-containing receptor DDR1 and/or DDR2 inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, cancer, transplant rejection, inflammatory, renal, liver and cardiovascular disorders. Read More
