Dice Alpha Inc. has prepared and tested substituted 6-imidazopyridazine IL-17A modulators potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), hidradenitis suppurativa, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis.
Understanding the mechanisms that drive the transition from an inflammatory to a proliferative phase during wound healing can aid in developing novel strategies for enhanced tissue repair. Keratinocytes, by undergoing reprogrammed gene expression, play crucial roles in both the inflammatory and proliferative phases of wound healing.
Some rare skin diseases not only reduce the quality of life of patients, but also can be devastating conditions, leading to amputations or death. At the 31st annual congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), held last week in Rome, different laboratories showcased their approaches to editing mutations related to this group of diseases.
Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is an enzyme known to play a role in inflammatory responses, and it has been pinpointed as an interesting therapeutic target for diseases like atopic dermatitis (AD), but limited efficacy and side effects have prevented the approval of oral formulations.
Darier disease (DD) is a rare cutaneous disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the ATP2A2 gene, which encodes sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA2).
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