Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborators have introduced a novel therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that leverages the multivalency of supramolecular nanomedicines to reprogram blood-brain barrier (BBB) function, facilitating efficient amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and restoring cognitive function in animal models. Read More
Lysosomal homeostasis is crucial to the metabolism of certain proteins and lipids that would otherwise accumulate, thus leading to cellular stress and pathology. This is common in diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Gaucher disease. Researchers set out to find a brain-penetrant small-molecule agonist of the lysosomal channel TRPML1, also known as mucolipin-1. Read More
Ascletis Pharma Inc. has selected ASC-35, a once-monthly, subcutaneously administered GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R)/GIP receptor (GIPR) dual peptide agonist, as a clinical development candidate. Ascletis expects to submit an IND application to the FDA for ASC-35 for the treatment of obesity in the second quarter of next year. Read More
Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has gained clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials with [177Lu]-BL-ARC001 injection. Read More
BioWorld Staff Writer Tamra Sami says it’s impossible to talk about changes to the biotech and med-tech landscape in Asia without discussing China, which is eclipsing the region. In the last two decades, China has shifted from imitator to innovator. Read More
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to a B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6)-targeting moiety through a linker. Read More
Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic, nondegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations affecting the expression of maternal UBE3A, which is expressed in neurons and is a key protein for neuronal morphology and correct synaptic functioning. The disease is characterized by intellectual disability, defects in movement and sleep disruption, among others. Read More
CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co. Ltd. has synthesized prodrugs of deuterated baloxavir marboxil derivatives acting as cap-dependent endonuclease (CEN) (influenza virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of influenza viral infections. Read More
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified compounds acting as TNF-α/TNF receptor superfamily member 1A (TNFR1) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. Read More
Activating Toll-like receptors (TLRs) with agonists can promote pro-inflammatory responses mediated by the adaptor protein MyD88 and the downstream effector NF-κB, and these responses can inhibit tumor growth. Read More
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have divulged kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. has described mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2 (MASP2) and/or mannan-binding lectin serine protease 3 (MASP3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of thrombotic microangiopathy, ischemia-reperfusion injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, graft-versus-host disease, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndrome, and renal, eye and cardiovascular disorders, among others. Read More
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used to treat inflammatory pain, but they can have severe side effects, including potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal, renal and cardiac toxicity. Their analgesic effect is driven by inhibition of prostaglandin (PG) biosynthesis and subsequent inflammation, but this inhibitory effect on inflammation could delay pain resolution. An optimal approach to managing PG-mediated pain would selectively relieve pain while preserving the PGs’ essential inflammatory and protective functions. Read More
