G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is involved in heart failure (HF) progression and its upregulation contributes to adverse cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. In mouse models of HF, inhibition of GRK2 has proven effective in improving cardiac function.
Affinia Therapeutics Inc. has nominated AFTX-201 as a development candidate for the treatment of BAG3 dilated cardiomyopathy. The gene therapy, using Affinia’s cardiotropic capsid, is given as a one-time intravenous injection.
The company is advancing a pipeline of therapeutics, including programs acquired from Denali Therapeutics Inc., focused on treating neurological, cardiometabolic and ophthalmic diseases.
Fauna Bio Inc. has nominated Faun-1083 as its first development candidate, for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Faun-1083 is a novel small-molecule therapeutic that has demonstrated promising in vivo efficacy in multiple preclinical animal models.
A recent study by researchers from Fudan University and Tau Cambridge Ltd. explored a novel therapeutic strategy that combines targeting CD47 with ANGPTL3, a key regulator of lipid metabolism, as a potential treatment for atherosclerosis.
Around the end of every year, the media reports on pregnancy and women who give birth on the last and first days of the new year. They tell their stories, the names of their babies and the cities where they were born. While 2024 was coming to an end, gynecologists and other researchers finalized their publications to improve the health of women and their babies. The formation of the placenta or the study of preeclampsia are some of the first and last stories that greet and say goodbye to 2024. Those of 2025 will be born soon.
Hangzhou Sino-US Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd. and Synerk Pharmatech (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have entered into a strategic collaboration in which the two parties will jointly develop the small nucleic acid (siRNA) drug SNK-2726.
2024 was another banner year for GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on multiple fronts. They continued to expand into new indications, and provide their developers with both rich remuneration and scientific acclamation. There are now seven approved GLP-1RAs. Commercially, the most successful one so far is semaglutide, sold under the brand name Wegovy or Ozempic depending on the indication.
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