Mapping brain circuits and studying the neural signals that are activated during post-traumatic stress could provide an answer to the generalized fear associated with this disorder. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a change in the expression of neurotransmitters as an adaptive response that could trigger this effect. Read More
Retinoids are derivatives of vitamin A that target the retinoid receptors and induce antiproliferative effects and cell death. George Washington University has tested a series of different retinoids, including alitretinoin, tazarotene and AM-80, also known as tamibarotene, for their efficacy against HIV-infected CD4+ T cells regarding their ability to enhance the cytotoxic effect of NK cells. Read More
The University of California, Berkeley has announced the launch of the UC Berkeley Molecular Therapeutics Initiative (MTI) designed to accelerate drug discovery. The aim is to bridge fundamental research in rare neurological and metabolic diseases with drug discovery to identify and accelerate novel therapeutic modalities into the clinic. Read More
Acetaminophen overdose is still a major cause of liver toxicity (acute liver failure, ALI) in Western countries. It occurs by accumulation of the toxic metabolite NAPQI and the subsequent mitochondrial oxidative stress mediated by pJNK translocation to the mitochondria. Read More
Kv1.3 is a voltage-gated potassium channel that plays a crucial role in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease and other disorders. Preclinical studies have shown that Kv1.3 inhibition confers neuroprotection against neurodegenerative disorders. Read More
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Sibylla Biotech SpA to generate novel drug candidates for neurological disorders. Under this collaboration, Sibylla will utilize its proprietary Pharmacological Protein Inactivation by Folding Intermediates Targeting (PPI-FIT) protein degradation technology platform. Read More
Cytokinetics Inc. has disclosed fast skeletal muscle myosin inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Becker muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, limb girdle muscular dystrophy, stroke, tendinitis and tremor, among others. Read More
Preclinical data were recently presented for VIO-01 (Valerio Therapeutics SA), a first-in-class pan-DNA damage response (DDR) decoy being developed for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Jinyao Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. has synthesized glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, allergic rhinitis and Crohn’s disease. Read More
Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, liver and metabolic disease, neuroinflammation, immunological, cardiovascular and renal disorders. Read More
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research has divulged naphthalene monoimide compounds acting as modulators of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of tau protein reported to be useful for the treatment of traumatic encephalopathy, progressive supranuclear palsy, tauopathies, frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Recent studies have identified HAVCR2, which encodes immune checkpoint molecule TIM-3 (T-cell immunoglobulin mucin receptor 3), as a risk gene for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Read More
