The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that plays a pivotal role in regulating the innate immune system and inflammatory signaling. Upon activation by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), NLRP3 oligomerizes and activates caspase-1 which initiates the processing and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-1 that are overproduced in many inflammatory disease conditions. Read More
To address the absence of clinical trials evaluating immunotherapeutics for Acinetobacter baumannii infections, a team from the University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a study using immunoinformatics (EigenBio’s proprietary epitope prediction software) to identify peptides that contain both putative B- and T-cell epitopes from proteins associated with the pathogenesis of A. baumannii. Read More
Incretin mimetics have revolutionized the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. These therapies have shown remarkable efficacy in promoting weight loss and improving glucose metabolism and cardiometabolic health. However, a significant drawback of these therapies is the concurrent loss of lean body mass (LBM), which can account for a substantial overall weight reduction (15% to 40%). The reduction in LBM affects resting metabolic rate, often leading to a weight loss plateau and other negative outcomes. Read More
Delta4 GmbH has announced the identification of a potential new therapeutic option for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Read More
The University of Sydney has patented P2X7 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, atherosclerosis, diabetic retinopathy and myocardial infarction, among others. Read More
Anoat Therapeutics has raised €2 million (US$2.17 million) in seed funding to develop novel therapies for cystic fibrosis. The financing comes from a seed funding partnership between Adbio Partners SAS and Inserm Transfert SA. Read More
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States because of the increased risk for cardiovascular mortality. The major functional cell type of the kidney, tubular epithelial cells (TECs), possess a limited ability to regenerate tissues. Infections can cause proximal G2/M cell cycle arrest, senescence and paracrine secretion of the profibrotic cytokines transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), which stimulate extracellular matrix production ultimately leading to loss of the epithelial phenotype in TECs. Identification of targets controlling the G2/M cell cycle arrest in TECs may enable the development of therapeutics that can prevent CKD progression. Read More
Transcriptional enhancer factor TEF (TEAD) inhibitors are described in a Genentech Inc. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia presented data from a study that linked variants in DNA methyltransferase 1-associated protein 1 (DMAP1) to a novel neurodevelopmental disorder. Read More
Research at Neo Cremar Co. Ltd. has led to the development of peptides acting as growth/differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8; myostatin) inhibitors. Read More
Researchers at Origenis GmbH have patented pyrazolotriazine derivatives acting as inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), particularly CDK2 and CDK9. Read More
ΔF508 is the most prevalent mutation detected in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and it causes a loss of F508 within CFTR’s first nucleotide binding domain (NBD1). Researchers from Sionna Therapeutics Inc. recently reported the discovery and preclinical evaluation of novel small-molecule CFTR NBD1 stabilizers and CFTR assembly correctors as potential new agents for the treatment of CF. Read More
