Chronic pain affects about 20% of the population worldwide. It is – inadequately – treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compounds and opioids that lack efficacy and that are associated with serious side effects. The signaling axis composed of nerve growth factor (NGF) and the receptor tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA) is one of the few nonopioid targets that have been validated for treating chronic pain in patients. Read More
Researchers from Atyr Pharma Inc. presented preclinical efficacy data of ATYR-0101, a potential therapeutic biologic based on a domain appended to aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (DARS) in models of lung and kidney fibrosis. By targeting latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 1 (LTBP-1), ATYR-0101 induced apoptosis in myofibroblasts which play a central role in fibrosis and tissue remodeling. Read More
In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and collaborators aimed to identify compounds with high affinity to α-synuclein aggregates and high selectivity toward pathological α-synuclein compared to other brain targets. Read More
Arbor Biotechnologies Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for ABO-101, a novel gene editing therapeutic designed to address primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). A phase I/II study in adult and pediatric patients with PH1 is expected to begin in the first half of 2025. Read More
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc. has disclosed dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease and more. Read More
Bioarctic AB has entered into a global exclusive license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb Co. for Bioarctic’s pyroglutamate-amyloid-β (Aβ) antibody program. Read More
Sudo Biosciences Ltd. has synthesized non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 (JH2 domain) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and more. Read More
The regular use of agonists of the μ-opioid receptor for acute pain relief usually leads to tolerance, respiratory depression, constipation and importantly, abuse potential. Read More
Cyclins regulate steroid receptor action in cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-dependent and independent manners. In addition to regulating the cell cycle, cyclin A2 (CCNA2) also mediates female sex steroids 17 β-estradiol and progesterone signaling in vitro, which is essential for fertility. Read More
Deepcure Inc. has discovered potent, selective oral small-molecule inhibitors of STAT6. These next-generation STAT6 inhibitors have demonstrated promising oral bioavailability, cell permeability and metabolic stability, and do not target STAT6 for degradation. Read More
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. has identified serine/threonine-protein salt-inducible kinases (SIK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, lupus nephritis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and ulcerative colitis, among others. Read More
Recent research has established that Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 mRNA Binding Protein 3 (IGF2BP3) RNA-binding protein is involved in leukemia development, particularly in the KMT2A-translocated B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) subtype. Read More
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has divulged NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), neuroinflammation, inflammatory skin, inflammatory joint and autoimmune disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, among others. Read More
Iomx Therapeutics AG has submitted a clinical trial application (CTA) for IOMX‑0675, a dual‑targeting, fully human antibody designed to address the key immune-regulatory LILR receptor family expressed on myeloid and lymphoid immune cells. Read More
Bio-path Holdings Inc. has conducted preclinical studies of BP-1001-A, a drug product modification of prexigebersen, confirming its effectiveness in affecting insulin signaling for the potential treatment of obesity and related metabolic diseases in type 2 diabetes patients. Read More
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has described erythromycin derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of bacterial infections. Read More
