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Discovery of potent and selective D3 antagonist with alleviated hERG liability and optimized pharmacokinetic properties

One of the most challenging hurdles in creating safe and effective new medicines for many diseases is finding drugs that are effective without causing off-target cardiac issues, such as cardiac arrythmias. In collaboration with NIDA, scientists at NCATS have developed a series of novel and highly specific dopamine D3 receptor agonists and antagonists...

Published: 6/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Khalida Shamim, Wenwei Huang, Wei Zheng, Catherine Chen, Xiuli Huang, Xin Hu, Xin Xu, Pranav Shah, Elias Padilha, Philip Sanderson, Amy Newman

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Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Materials Available, TherapeuticArea > Neurology, TherapeuticArea > Psychiatry/Mental Health

COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel RNA enveloped coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 when the virus enters human airway cells via an ACE2-mediated entry process. This entry pathway is facilitated by the cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG), which enhances viral attachment to the cell surface. Researchers at NIDDK and NCATS...

Published: 10/28/2024 | Inventor(s): Qi Zhang, Wei Zheng, Catherine Chen, Yihong Ye

Keywords(s): COVID-19, DB4BXX, ENTRY, HEPARAN, option, Sulfate-dependent, Targeting, therapeutic, viral

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease, Application > Therapeutics

Novel Small Molecule Agonists of the Relaxin Receptor as Potential Therapy for Heart Failure and Fibrosis

The present invention is directed to novel small molecule agonists of the mammalian relaxin family receptor 1 (RXFP1), including human RXFP1. Activation of RXFP1 induces: 1) vasodilation due to up-regulation of the endothelin system; 2) extracellular matrix remodeling; 3) moderation of inflammation by reducing levels of inflammatory cytokines; and...

Published: 6/12/2025 | Inventor(s): Wei Zheng, Marc Ferrer-Alegre, Catherine Chen, Alexander Agoulnik, Noel Southall, Jingbo Xiao, Juan Marugan

Keywords(s): 1, IB1XXX, IB3XXX, IB5XXX, IB6XXX, IBXXXX, IXXXXX, MODULATORS, POTENT, RECEPTOR, Relaxin, RXFP1, SELECTIVE

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Therapeutics, Application > Vaccines, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology, TherapeuticArea > Reproductive Health, TherapeuticArea > Immunology, Application > Research Materials, Application > Diagnostics

Methods of Treating Giardiasis Using FDA-Approved Compounds

This technology includes a group of at least twenty-nine, diverse, commercially available compounds that are newly identified for activity against Giardia lamblia parasites. At least six of the candidate compounds, Bortezomib, Decitabine, Hydroxocobalamin, Amlexanox, Idarubicin, and Auranofin have preexisting FDA approval for human use for other (non-Giardia)...

Published: 4/23/2025 | Inventor(s): Catherine Chen, Juan Marugan, Noel Southall, Christopher Austin, Osnat Herzberg, Andrey Galkin, Wei Zheng

Keywords(s): compounds, DB2XXX, DBXXXX, DXXXXX, Giardiasis, NCTT, Novel, treatment

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease