A novel gene therapy that leads to cellular rejuvenation could restore vision after non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and glaucoma. The technique is based on a reprogramming process that reverses the epigenetic DNA alterations caused by aging. Preclinical studies in glaucoma mice and nonhuman primates (NHP) models for this stroke-like disorder that affects the eye, showed an improvement of vision and restoration of the damaged axons of the optic nerve.
Researchers from The University of Melbourne published data from a study that aimed to establish a novel myopia model that would facilitate large-scale in vivo studies for investigating molecular signaling and gene-environment interactions in myopia development.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has identified plasma kallikrein (KLKB1) Inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, hereditary angioedema, diabetes, pancreatitis, intracerebral hemorrhage, nephropathy and inflammatory disorders.
Skyline Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.’s SKG-1108, a novel one-time intravitreally delivered gene therapy, has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa.
In the search for more potent, safe and effective autophagy inhibitor compounds, researchers from the Wayne State University School of Medicine have developed novel piperazine- and piperidine-substituted quinoline derivatives GL-287 and GL-382, based on the quinoline scaffold of hydroxychloroquine.
Researchers from Excision Biotherapeutics Inc. and affiliated organizations have reported the development of a novel CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing therapy – EBT-104 – for the treatment of latent herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) keratitis.
Find Therapeutics Inc. has obtained FDA clearance of its IND application for FTX-101, a first-in-class remyelinating agent that aims to restore vision in people with chronic optic neuropathy.
Innovec Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. (Innovec Biotherapeutics) has received FDA clearance for its IND application for IVB-103, an AAV-based gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Kodiak Sciences Inc. has described NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization, diabetic macular edema, dry eye, glaucoma, bacterial keratitis, retinitis and uveitis, among others.
Nurexone Biologic Inc. has announced preliminary results from a small-scale controlled study at Sheba Medical Center exploring the use of nanodrug Exopten for optic nerve recovery in a rat model. An optic nerve crush (ONC) model was used to simulate conditions such as glaucoma, where the optic nerve is damaged, resulting in impaired vision.
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