Nexthera Co. Ltd. has submitted an IND application to the FDA seeking to conduct a phase I/IIa trial with NT-101, a noninvasive eye drop treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Previous studies have suggested the importance of cholesterol metabolism in multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Since ferroptosis is closely related to lipid metabolism, researchers from Houston Methodist Research Institute aimed to investigate the crosstalk between metabolic reprogramming and ferroptosis in MM cells.
BK polyomavirus (BKV) reactivation in immunocompromised renal transplant patients may result in BKV-associated nephropathy and hemorrhagic cystitis. There are no suitable animal models of BKV to date, and although there are several treatment options under development, none have reached regulatory approval so far.
Adherens junction-associated protein 1 (AJAP1) is a transmembrane protein that inhibits tumor cell migration and is a susceptibility gene for migraine. Recent hypotheses have pointed toward the potential involvement of AJAP1 in epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
University of Copenhagen has described cyclic peptides acting as postsynaptic density-95 (PSD-95) protein inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Scinnohub Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, particularly CDK9 inhibitors, reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum fur Infektionsforschung GmbH and Lead Discovery Center GmbH have identified α-hemolysin (Staphylococcus aureus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of staphylococcal pneumonia.
Scientists at Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have synthesized kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed integrin αvβ1 and/or integrin αvβ6 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).