Results from a study carried out by the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative show that rare deleterious variants in the immune-system gene TLR7 make carriers more than five times more likely to have a severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. The TLR7 gene encodes Toll-like receptor 7 protein, which plays a protective role in the immune system by identifying pathogens and activating innate immunity.
Investigators working at the Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China, have reported the development of novel ruthenium polypyridine antibiotics with demonstrably promising in vitro and in vivo activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
Pfizer Inc. has divulged 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro) (SARS-CoV-2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Ascletis Pharma Inc. announces that the company has filed an IND application with the FDA for ASC-10, an oral antiviral drug candidate targeting viral polymerase of monkeypox virus.
Shanghai Jemincare Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Jiangxi Jemincare Group Co. Ltd. have patented compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of fungal infections.
Researchers from Emory University have discovered a novel broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibody, 002-S21F2, being developed as a potential anti-coronavirus therapeutic.
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