Disease Focus: Heart failure

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Development of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody for the treatment of myocardial infarction and heart failure

Therapeutic Candidate or Device Fully Humanized monoclonal antibody targeting human ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP1) Indication Heart Disease: To prevent the development of heart failure after heart attacks Therapeutic Mechanism After myocardial infarction, myofibroblast progenitors express ENPP1. ENPP1 is a type II transmembrane protein that hydrolyzes extracellular ATP and hydrolytic products generated by ENPP1 initiate an inflammatory […]

Extracellular Vesicles for Ventricular Tachycardia

Therapeutic Candidate or Device CSSHI-2003 (extracellular vesibles derived from cardiohsphere derived cells) Indication Patients afflicted with recurrent fast and irregular heart beating (a.k.a. ventricular tachycardia). Therapeutic Mechanism CSHHI-2003 (CDC exosomes) are lipid vesicles filled with bioactive materials that have anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and regenerative properties. Decreasing the fibrosis in the heart can decrease the incidence of […]