Virginia Commonwealth University has divulged NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, myocardial infarction, arthritis, diabetes, gout, COVID-19, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Blueprint Medicines Corp. has identified KIT (c-KIT) (mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
Kumquat Biosciences Inc. has synthesized son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1)/GTPase KRAS interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Proxygen GmbH has disclosed molecular glue degraders comprising a cullin-ring E3 ligase (CRL) binding moiety acting as cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12)/cyclin K degradation inducers. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases, cancer, infections and more.
Trex Bio Inc. has announced its selection of a new development candidate, TRB-061, designed to selectively agonize TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2), a mechanism with potential across a broad range of autoimmune indications.
It’s known that interferon-alpha (IFNα) activates interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) and disrupts the hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication cycle. Pegylated (PEG)-IFNα has been widely used for its immunomodulatory and antiviral properties but it is not always well tolerated and thus its use is limited.
The Innovative Medicines Initiative’s COMBINE (COllaboration for prevention and treatment of MDR Bacterial INfEctions) project is developing a standardized in vivo pneumonia model to test small-molecule antibiotics.
Inborn errors of immunity comprise a group of several diseases, the most severe of which are immunodeficiency disorders. The latter are characterized by defective T-cell functioning leading to impaired immunity.
Solid Biosciences Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for SGT-003, the company’s next-generation gene therapy candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The planned first-in-human phase I/II trial will enroll pediatric patients with DMD to receive SGT-003 as a one-time intravenous infusion.