A group of scientists from Basel University Hospital have designed an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that eliminated blood cancer cells without attacking healthy hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which they modified by base editing and transplanted to renew an altered blood system. They achieved this by focusing on the panhematopoietic marker CD45. Read More
Genetic deletion of protease-activated receptor 4 (PAR4) in experimental models has been linked to improvement in neurological dysfunction and reduction of infarct volume in the context of stroke. Moreover, pretreatment with PAR4 antagonists in models of traumatic brain injury has shown protection against secondary tissue injury and thrombo-inflammatory activation. Read More
C-C chemokine receptor type 6 (CCR6) regulates the migration and recruitment of T cells in inflammatory and immunological processes and, as part of the CCR6-CCL20 axis together with its exclusive binding molecule CCL20, plays a critical role in maintaining immunological homeostasis during inflammation and infection. Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has exercised its option for an exclusive global license for PRX-019, a potential treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with an undisclosed target, under an agreement with Prothena Corp. plc. Read More
It is known that transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 3 (TRPV3) is crucial for the modulation of skin homeostasis by regulation of Ca2+. Read More
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2), also known as PIP2, is a cellular membrane phospholipid generated by phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation that regulates the functions of several proteins. Read More
Scinnohub Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has patented new 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, fibrosis, ulcerative colitis and more. Read More
JJP Biologics Sp. z o.o. has received clearance from the EMA to conduct a first-in-human study of its CD89 antagonist, JJP-1212, for IgA-mediated autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. A phase I study in healthy participants will be conducted in Poland. Read More
Netherton syndrome (NS) is caused by mutations in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 5 gene (SPINK5), which encodes lympho-epithelial Kazal-type-related inhibitor (LEKTI). Read More
Enliven Therapeutics Inc. has identified naphthyridine compounds acting as Raf kinase inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Roivant Discovery Inc. has disclosed PROTACs (proteolysis targeting chimeras) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2 (Hdm2)-targeting moiety through a linker. Read More
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists have been reported in an Eli Lilly & Co. patent and described as potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, graft-vs.-host disease and systemic lupus erythematosus. Read More
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a multifactorial disease, the pathogenesis of which involves environmental exposure and genetic predisposition. Read More
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven ) have jointly developed new 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19), rhinovirus and norovirus infections. Read More
