Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA has prepared azetidine derivatives acting as cathepsin C (dipeptidyl peptidase 1, DPP-1) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE), among others.
Dong-A ST Co. Ltd. has reported new eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α kinase 4 (GCN2) inhibitors as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases.
NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors have been disclosed in a Kodiak Sciences Inc. patent and described as useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson diseases, multiple sclerosis and glaucoma.
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have jointly patented 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19), middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, norovirus and rhinovirus infections.
Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. has led to the identification of new interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Researchers from Texas A&M University System have detailed the development and characterization of a novel pediatric rat model of organophosphate (OP)-induced status epilepticus (SE).
Increasing knowledge on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) proliferation processes suggests that targeting not only leukemic cells but also the tumor microenvironment (TME) and their interactions across drug combination strategies may lead to advances in this complex setting.
Guangzhou Fermion Technology Co. Ltd. has received IND approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its TYK2 JH2 inhibitor, FZ-007-119.