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Interactions of small molecule inhibitors with secreted phospholipase A2: A review of the structural data

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Besides their roles in the degradation of phospholipids, these enzymes also play an important role in the immune response by promoting inflammation. Knowledge of the molecular interactions acquired from such structures would greatly aid the discovery of small molecule inhibitors of sPLA 2 s for the treatment of snakebite envenoming.

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How GPCR-targeting therapies are advancing the fight against inflammatory disease

Drug Target Review

Moreover, GPCRs have a complex pharmacology, with each acting as a kind of signalling hub for an array of downstream signals, in contrast to simpler receptors which are generally responsible for one signal.

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How GPCR agonists, including antibodies, are shaping the future of metabolic care

Drug Target Review

The MC4R-based ConfoGen was used to immunize llamas, resulting in an immune response that generated a highly diverse panel of MC4R-specific agonists. In addition to generating agonistic antibodies, Confo is also successfully applying the ConfoBody/ConfoChimer technology to drugging GPCR with small molecules.

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Lilly and Kumquat Biosciences Announce Collaboration to Discover and Develop Novel Small Molecules that Stimulate Tumor-Specific Immune Responses

The Pharma Data

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Kumquat Biosciences today announced an exclusive collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of potential novel small molecules that stimulate tumor-specific immune responses.

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Lead Pharma Teams with Roche on Oral Small Molecules for Immune-Mediated Diseases

The Pharma Data

Lead Pharma has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Roche , hoping to lead the way in the development of oral small molecules for immune-mediated diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases. .

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Design, Synthesis and Pro‐Inflammatory Activity of Palmitoylated Derivatives of Thioglycolic Acid as New Immunomodulators

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

The new palmitoylated derivatives of thioglycolic acid are designed to mimic microbial lipopeptides as a new class of small-molecule immunomodulators. The current study includes a new design of palmitoylated derivatives of thioglycolic acids (PTGAs) capable of triggering innate immune responses.

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Leveraging agonist antibodies to address immunological diseases

Drug Target Review

Agonist antibodies of immune checkpoint regulators These represent a groundbreaking class of immunotherapeutic agents that mimic the natural function of endogenous ligands by binding to specific cell-surface receptors. In these conditions, the goal of therapy is typically to suppress or mitigate immune activity.

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