Cytokinetics Inc. has disclosed nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAmPRTase; Nampt) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, mitochondrial and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular, muscle, renal and inflammatory disorders, among others.
The hypothalamus controls several neural circuits that have to do with instinctive behaviors such as food seeking, socialization and offspring maternal care, among others. There is limited knowledge regarding the mechanisms by which internal and external sensory cues are integrated to coordinate innate behavior.
Just a day after the U.S. FTC released an interim report on harmful pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices and appeared before a House subcommittee that encouraged the commissioners to take enforcement action, the agency reportedly was preparing to file suit against the country’s three largest PBMs over their practices in negotiating insulin and other drug prices.
Following an advisory committee’s recommendation in May against approval, the U.S. FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Novo Nordisk A/S for its once-weekly insulin icodec injection for diabetes, which is on the market as Awiqli in several other countries.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis was renamed, for the first time in 34 years, to metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH), but a name change is far from being the biggest development in the field, according to experts at Bioplus Interphex (BIX) Korea 2024.
Gasherbrum Bio Inc. has disclosed GLP-1 receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, obesity, stroke, myocardial infarction and gout, among others.
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s acquisition of GLP-1 receptor antagonist avexitide for $35.1 million from Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc. could bring the firm “to the forefront of the obesity and diabetes drug landscape in a unique way,” said H.C. Wainwright analyst Andrew Fein. Co-CEO and co-founder Justin Klee said the deal came after Amylyx checked out “hundreds of assets” over the last few years, and its closing brought added attention to phase III-ready, first-in-class avexitide.
OTU deubiquitinase 5 (OTUD5) is a deubiquitinating enzyme that has been shown to play a key role in mediating innate immunity and inflammation development, and which is also involved in various cancers.
Biocity Biopharmaceutics Co. Ltd.’s selective endothelin receptor type A antagonist, SC-0062, met the primary endpoint of reducing proteinuria in a phase II chronic kidney disease trial. The candidate showed a clinically meaningful and statistically significant reduction in proteinuria, with a clear dose-response relationship and good safety profile.
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