Mast cell-expressed membrane protein 1 (MCEMP1) is a type II transmembrane protein predominantly expressed in myeloid lineage immune cells, including lung-resident mast cells and alveolar macrophages. MCEMP1 is a critical factor in allergic and inflammatory lung diseases, with higher expression levels correlating with increased disease severity. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of MCEMP1 in the pathogenesis of lung inflammatory diseases remain unclear.
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA has synthesized pyridazinyl amino derivatives acting as TGF-β receptor type-1 (TGFBR1; ALK5; SKR4; TβR-I) inhibitors reported for be useful for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Senisca Ltd. has been awarded a £571,350 (US$712,000) grant from Innovate UK toward the development of oligonucleotide therapeutics for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Ocean Biomedical Inc. announced it will be targeting its pulmonary fibrosis treatment candidate OCF-203 as a novel therapeutic for fatal pulmonary fibrotic conditions caused by Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS).
Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have developed allosteric modulators of the opioid receptor that were superior to the opioid antidote naloxone at blocking the effects of fentanyl in vitro. They presented their work in a session on “Progress towards more efficacious medicine: Antibiotics and antidotes” at the 2023 spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
New research has shed light on a molecular mechanism that fuels inflammation in acute lung injury (ALI), a severe and often fatal condition. Macrophage necroptosis, a form of cell death, is a necessary process contributing to intrapulmonary inflammation during ALI. However, the molecular mechanism that initiates macrophage necroptosis has remained unclear until now.
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