In a study from the PHOSP-COVID and ISARIC-4C consortia in the U.K., researchers have discovered inflammatory processes taking place during what is termed “long COVID.” Long COVID is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the continuation or development of new symptoms for 3 or more months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is estimated that 1 in 10 SARS-CoV-2 infections results in long COVID, thus affecting about 65 million people worldwide. Read More
A team from the University of Southern Denmark has reported the discovery of a novel triaromatic pleuromutilin antibiotic candidate for the treatment of gram-positive bacterial infections. Hit evaluation and optimization of previously reported drug-like pleuromutilin conjugates with broad antibacterial activity led to the identification of compound [I] as the most potent and easily synthesizable antibiotic lead. Read More
HSN-003839 is a ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21 (USP21) inhibitor discovered by Beijing Pharscin Innobio Co. Ltd. and being developed as a novel anticancer agent. Read More
It has been previously demonstrated that the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-18 can promote activation of both innate and adaptive antitumor responses. Read More
Proviva Therapeutics Ltd. scientists hypothesized that both the activation of IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) and the blockade of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) are complementary and potentially synergistic as a combination therapy for treating cancer. Read More
Erasmus University Rotterdam has disclosed compounds targeting fibroblast activation protein-α (FAPα) reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Read More
Shandong Ruzhi Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has synthesized compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disorders and cerebrovascular disorders. Read More
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified novel tetraheterocycle compounds acting as GTPase KRAS inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Researchers from Abbvie Inc. recently presented preclinical data for ABBV-706, an SEZ6-targeted topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), being developed for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other SEZ6-expressing cancers. Read More
Sironax Ltd. has divulged nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAmPRTase; Nampt) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, inflammation, and mitochondrial, metabolic, cardiovascular, muscle and renal disorders, among others. Read More
Onkure Inc. has described phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities and scoliosis (CLOVES syndrome), and PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS). Read More
Researchers from Hefei Industrial Pharmaceutical Institute Co. Ltd. published data detailing the design and biological evaluation of novel NMDAR-GluN2B antagonists as potential candidates for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Read More
