Scirhom GmbH has submitted a clinical trial application (CTA) for its lead candidate, SR-878, an antibody designed to target inactive rhomboid protein 2 (iRhom2) as a therapeutic strategy for numerous autoimmune disorders.
There is increasing evidence on the involvement of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). At the recent American College of Rheumatology meeting, researchers from Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. presented preclinical data on DS-7011a, a TLR7 antagonist antibody with for the potential treatment of SLE.
Vyne Therapeutics Inc. has released promising new preclinical data on its oral small-molecule BD2-selective BET inhibitor, VYN-202, in preclinical models of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. In a well-established model, a psoriasis phenotype was induced in BALB-C mice, and treatment was administered intraperitoneally with either VYN-202, the allosteric TYK2 inhibitor Sotykto (deucravacitinib, Bristol Myers Squibb Co.) or placebo.
Silo Pharma Inc. has announced promising data from a preclinical study investigating the binding affinity and optimization of SPU-21 liposomal joint homing peptide in human synovial tissue surrounding joints and tendons.
It has been previously demonstrated that therapeutic inhibition of the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-degrading enzyme, 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH), was able to improve muscle strength in aged mice. Researchers from Epirium Bio Inc. have now reported the discovery and preclinical characterization an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor 15-PGDH – MF-300 – being developed for the treatment of neuromuscular dysfunction.
Researchers from Immunophage Biomedical Co. Ltd. have published details on the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a new CD38 inhibitor being developed for the treatment of mitochondrial myopathy.
Researchers from East China Normal University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of new potent antiosteoporosis agents. Synthesis and optimization of a series of heterocyclic ring-fused derivatives of 20(S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD) led to the identification of SH-491 as the lead candidate with the most potent inhibitory effects on RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis (IC50=11.8 nM).
The autosomal dominant form of osteopetrosis, referred to as autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2 (ADO2), is caused by single allele dominant negative mutations of the CLCN7 gene. In a recent paper, researchers from Sisaf Ltd. detailed the development and preclinical evaluation of novel silicon stabilized hybrid lipid nanoparticles (sshLNPs), SIS-101-ADO, designed to deliver small interfering RNA (siRNA) specific against the human CLCN7 G215R mRNA.
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