Sepsis occurs when there is a dysregulated host response to infection, resulting in organ dysfunction. According to the Global Burden of Disease study, about 50 million people annually worldwide develop severe sepsis or septic shock, and 11 million of them die. Growing evidence suggests that changes to the vascular endothelium, which becomes more permeable to fluid, protein and inflammatory cells, are behind the pathogenesis of sepsis and septic shock.
Sepsis occurs when there is a dysregulated host response to infection, resulting in organ dysfunction. According to the Global Burden of Disease study, about 50 million people annually worldwide develop severe sepsis or septic shock, and 11 million of them die. Growing evidence suggests that changes to the vascular endothelium, which becomes more permeable to fluid, protein and inflammatory cells, are behind the pathogenesis of sepsis and septic shock.
Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and collaborators published results from a study that aimed to assess the potential role of caveolin 3 (CAV3) in mitochondrial function during diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Seragon Biosciences Inc. has completed a preclinical study with its novel antiaging candidate, SRN-901. This pivotal study in mice evaluated the impact of SRN-901 on aging as well as various health markers.
Saniona AB has initiated preclinical development of SAN-2355, a potential best-in-class and new-generation Kv7.2/Kv7.3 activator for the treatment of focal onset seizures.
The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a part of the Unitedhealth Group, crippled reimbursement claims processing for thousands of providers for several weeks and potentially exposed troves of patient data. Congressional committees are investigating the attack, its scope, and Unitedhealth’s response. Are there downstream impacts that are being overlooked in the biopharmaceutical and/or medical technology sectors? Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey to help BioWorld understand how your company is responding to these threats. You can click through to the questions here.
Previous findings had shown that injecting pepatin-1 prevented the death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in rats with ocular hypertension. Additionally, transcriptomic analysis in RGCs revealed cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling to be activated by peptain-1 conjugated with a cell-penetrating peptide, named P1-CPP.
Researchers from Gempharmatech Co. Ltd. presented a new humanized mouse model for preclinical research into the functionality and therapeutic potential of IL-12.
Researchers from ADC Therapeutics SA presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a novel camptothecin-based Claudin-6-specific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), GB01-VA-PL2202.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that play important roles in immune response regulation in autoimmune disease such as autoimmune hepatitis. Researchers investigated whether Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is present in marijuana, could prevent the development of autoimmune...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor prognosis, in part due to the immunosuppression surrounding the tumor mediated by regulatory T cells (Tregs), thus preventing effective responses to immune therapy.
Bioatla Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for BA-3361, a conditionally active biologic (CAB)-Nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of multiple tumor types.
There is a compelling need to produce new antibiotics that hamper severe opportunistic infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals, such as those caused by gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Amicetin-inspired inhibitors of the P-site (AIIPS), also known as CZ-02s, are a series of molecules that target and inhibit a unique site of the bacterial ribosome.
Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is the leading tick-borne infection. Between 10% and 35% of patients show post-antibiotic treatment Lyme disease syndrome, with symptoms including fatigue, cognitive issues, memory loss, neuropathy, joint pain, musculoskeletal pain, sleep...
Based on its analysis of a large cohort of individuals homozygous for the ε4 variant of apolipoprotein E (APOE4), a multinational team of researchers is arguing that homozygosity for APOE4 should be considered a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease. However, not everyone agrees that the findings...
Irlab Therapeutics AB has obtained clearance from the Swedish Medical Products Agency to initiate a phase I study of IRL-757, which is being developed as a treatment to counteract apathy in Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.
Latus Bio Inc. has launched with a focus on developing novel gene therapy candidates for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. An initial close of $54 million in series A financing will support the company.
Jiangsu Chia Tai Fenghai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has developed a new small-molecule oral compound for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, FHND-1002, which demonstrated neuronal protection in models of neurodegenerative diseases and neuron trauma.
Researchers from Tan Tock Seng Hospital presented data from a study investigating the utility of soluble suppressor of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) as early prognostic biomarker of severe dengue.
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne disease that results from an infection with the SFTS virus, with a case fatality rate of 6.1% to 21.8%. Identifying critically ill patients at the early stages is crucial for clinical management.
About 25% of subjects with West Nile virus (WNV) infection develop fever and about 1% have neuroinvasive disease. Recent research has proposed measuring CD169 in peripheral blood (monocyte/lymphocyte ratio) as a marker of viral infections. The usefulness of monocyte CD169 (mCD169) in peripheral...
Pfizer Inc. has divulged 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 (HSD17B13; 17- β-HSD 13) inhibitors and/or degraders reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, biliary cirrhosis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral...
Virginia Commonwealth University has identified cholestenoic acid derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, sepsis, atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver...
Synedgen Inc. has completed IND-enabling studies for its lead candidate, MIIST-305, which is being developed for ulcerative colitis and as a medical countermeasure for gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome. Within a year, Synedgen plans to...
Ochre Bio Ltd. has established a partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG focused on the discovery and development of novel first-in-class regenerative treatments for chronic liver diseases, such as late-stage metabolic...
New York University has described protein spinster homolog 2 (SPNS2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of acute lung injury, autoimmune disease, colitis, Alzheimer’s disease, fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple...
Palisade Bio Inc. has completed its analysis evaluating ex vivo bioactivation of PALI-2108, an orally administered, locally acting colon-specific phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor prodrug in development for ulcerative colitis.
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