Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has disclosed G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, pulmonary fibrosis, vasculitis, infections, autoimmune and metabolic diseases, among others.
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA has synthesized Janus kinase inhibitors, particularly JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and nonreceptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors, reported to be useful for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has described cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Researchers from National Institute of Health Sciences (Japan) have published data from a study that aimed to identify novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD), a drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DILD) associated with a poor prognosis.
Researchers from Almirall SA and affiliated organizations reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of LAS-200813, a novel peptide inhibitor of the Keap1-Nrf2 protein-protein interaction.
Researchers from Jagiellonian University presented the discovery of novel multifunctional inhibitors of phosphodiesterases (PDEs) and transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) antagonists as potential therapeutic candidates for the treatment for chronic airway disorders.
Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) has described new heteroaryl derivatives acting as apelin receptor (angiotensin-receptor like 1; APJ) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of lung fibrosis.
Researchers from GSK plc presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel potent and selective inhaled phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase β (PI4Kβ) inhibitor being developed for the treatment of human rhinovirus (HRV)-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.