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Ketamine produces antidepressant effects by inhibiting histone deacetylases and upregulating hippocampal BDNF levels in a DFP-based rat model of Gulf War Illness [Toxicology]

ASPET

Western blotting was utilized for protein expression and epigenetic studies utilized chromatin immunoprecipitation methods. Furthermore, KET restored acetylated histone occupancy at the Bdnf promoter IV and induced BDNF protein expression in DFP rats. mg/kg s.c., At 6-m following DFP exposure, KET (10 mg/kg, i.p.)

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OKN-007 is an Effective Anticancer Therapeutic Agent Targeting Inflammatory and Immune Metabolism Pathways in Endometrial Cancer. [Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine]

ASPET

Subsequent targeted gene expression profiling revealed that OKN-007 significantly downregulated the immunosuppressive and immunometabolic enzyme indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) (-11.27-fold Significance Statement Women with advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer have limited therapeutic options.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

By Greta Friar, Whitehead Institute June 27, 2024 Images of a mouse brain show the effect of a technology called CHARM in turning off the expression of a gene in the brain. Credit: Neumann EN, Bertozzi TM, et al.

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VALNEVA AND PFIZER COMPLETE RECRUITMENT FOR PHASE 2 TRIAL OF LYME DISEASE VACCINE CANDIDATE

The Pharma Data

(NYSE: PFE), today announced that they have completed recruitment for the Phase 2 trial, VLA15-221, of Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. The trial builds on previous positive Phase 2 trials and includes both adult and pediatric participants with the aim to support acceleration of the vaccine candidate’s pediatric program.

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The Future of Drug Discovery: Tackling the Undruggable with New Biotechnologies

DrugBank

However, the discovery of a pocket in the KRAS G12C mutation led to the development of drugs like sotorasib, showing promising results in clinical trials. Several PPI modulators have reached clinical trials, and some have even been approved for use, showcasing their potential for a wide range of diseases.

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Roche expands its multiple sclerosis portfolio with investigational BTK inhibitor fenebrutinib and initiates novel clinical trials for OCREVUS (ocrelizumab)

The Pharma Data

Phase III clinical trial programme initiated for investigational medicine fenebrutinib, designed to be a highly selective and reversible Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS).

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Enhertu significantly improved progression-free survival in DESTINY-Breast03 head-to-head trial vs. trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

The Pharma Data

Positive high-level results from the head-to-head DESTINY-Breast03 Phase III trial showed that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), the AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo) HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), demonstrated superiority over trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1).

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