EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptinyx Inc. (NASDAQ:APTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of brain and nervous system disorders, today announced the presentation of two posters highlighting preclinical data on novel N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor modulator, NYX-2925, that support its ongoing clinical development for the treatment of chronic pain conditions. Results from the preclinical studies will be presented at the International Association for the Study of Pain’s (IASP) 17th World Congress on Pain in Boston.
“These compelling preclinical data observed in the course of our ongoing research and discovery efforts demonstrate strong mechanistic support for developing NYX-2925 as a potential therapy for chronic pain conditions, in which synaptic plasticity processes are known to be disrupted,” said Cassia Cearley, PhD, vice president of research at Aptinyx. “These data show that NYX-2925 has the potential to address not only the pain, but also the emotional and cognitive impairments that often result from synaptic plasticity disruption.”
NYX-2925 has demonstrated robust activity in preclinical models of numerous neuropathic pain conditions with a favorable tolerability profile. In a Phase 1 clinical study in healthy human subjects, NYX-2925 was well tolerated across a wide dose range, including dose levels well in excess of the expected therapeutic levels. NYX-2925 is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and is also being evaluated in an exploratory Phase 2 study in fibromyalgia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to Aptinyx’s development of NYX-2925 for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with DPN.
Presentation Details:
Presentation Title: NYX-2925 Improves Both Pain and Its Affective States in the Rat Chronic Constriction Injury Model of Neuropathic Pain (Poster Number: PSN180)
Presenter: Nayereh Ghoreishi-Haack, Aptinyx
Poster Presentation: Sunday, September 16 at 9:30 a.m. ET
Presentation Title: NYX-2925, a Novel NMDA Receptor Modulator, Re-Normalizes Synaptic-Plasticity Associated Cortical Protein Expressions in Rats with Chronic Constriction Nerve Injury (Poster Number: PSN114)
Presenter: Gladys Morrison, Ph.D., Aptinyx
Poster Presentation: Sunday, September 16 at 9:30 a.m. ET
About Aptinyx
Aptinyx Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of proprietary synthetic small molecules for the treatment of brain and nervous system disorders. Aptinyx has a platform for discovery of novel compounds that work through a unique mechanism to modulate – rather than block or over-activate – NMDA receptors and enhance synaptic plasticity, the foundation of neural cell communication. The company has three product candidates in clinical development in central nervous system indications, including chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and cognitive impairment associated with Parkinson’s disease. Aptinyx is also advancing additional compounds from its proprietary discovery platform, which continues to generate a rich and diverse pipeline of small-molecule NMDA receptor modulators with the potential to treat an array of neurologic disorders. For more information, visit www.aptinyx.com.
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