German researchers have cracked the decades-long mystery of why males are more susceptible to acute kidney injury than females, demonstrating that estrogen has a protective effect in females. Read More
Superluminal Medicines Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. are collaborating in a deal to develop cardiometabolic disease and obesity therapies by aiming at undisclosed G protein-coupled receptor targets. The deal could bring Superluminal as much as $1.3 billion, including up-front and near-term investments, an equity investment, development and commercial milestones, plus tiered royalties on net sales. Read More
Researchers from Ovid Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical efficacy data on the combination of OV-329, a small-molecule inhibitor of the mitochondrial GABA aminotransferase (GABA-AT) enzyme, with docetaxel in a murine intracardiac model of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Read More
Researchers from the University of Tennessee and collaborating institutions have investigated in preclinical models the use of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) armed with the immune-stimulating cytokine interleukin-12 (IL-12) as a potential treatment for glioblastoma. They published their results in Molecular Therapy: Oncology.Read More
Lifemine Therapeutics Inc. has identified serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B (PPP3CC; PP2Bγ; calcineurin) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of coronavirus acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), fungal infections, transplant rejection, and dermatological, respiratory and eye disorders. Read More
Cptx GmbH’s QUIET-CAR collaborative project with Nanocell Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded a Eurostars Grant from the EU through the Horizon Europe program and Eureka Network. The QUIET-CAR project aims to develop targeted lipid nanoparticles carrying novel immune-silent single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) for in vivo CAR T therapy. Read More
Microglia are the brain’s innate immune cells that maintain brain health and play a key role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) acts as a regulator of microglial cells and restores neuronal functioning. Read More
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged polypeptides acting as gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of nausea and vomiting. Read More
Maplight Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized G protein-coupled receptor GPR6 inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, depression, schizophrenia, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, among others. Read More
Mycobacterium abscessus, a nontuberculous mycobacterium, is a significant cause of chronic pulmonary infections, particularly in individuals with compromised immune systems or structural lung conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. Read More
CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising anti-tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 (TACSTD2; TROP2) antibodies covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs reported to be useful for the treatment of pancreatic and breast cancer. Read More
Siteone Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain. Read More
Investigators at St. John’s University have published preclinical data regarding their endothelin-1 receptor (ETRA) antagonist HJP-272 for the potential treatment of cancer. Read More
