Revelation Biosciences Inc. Announces Future Clinical Development Plans Based on Recent Biomarker Analysis and Significant Reduction in New Collagen Deposition (Fibrosis) in Preclinical Model
Revelation Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: REVB) announced successful exploratory biomarker analyses supporting the clinical development of REVTx-300 for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI). A significant 57% reduction in new collagen deposition was observed in preclinical models, indicating a potential for new intellectual property. Plans include initiating a Phase 1a study in early 2023, followed by a Phase 1b study in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The CEO emphasized the therapeutic potential of modulating the innate immune response for treating inflammatory diseases.
- Confirmed clinical development plans for REVTx-300 targeting CKD and AKI.
- Significant 57% reduction in new collagen deposition in preclinical studies.
- Plans to start Phase 1a clinical study in early 2023.
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Reduction in new collagen deposition (fibrosis) helps maintain kidney function. Fibrosis or scarring, results in loss of normal kidney function. Loss of normal kidney function causes the build-up of toxic materials which leads to further deleterious health effects, propagation of chronic disease, and ultimately, death.
During the first half of 2023 Revelation plans to initiate a Phase 1a clinical study comprising 5 cohorts of single ascending doses and a 6th cohort of multiple doses of REVTx-300 to investigate safety and drug activity. Revelation plans to initiate a Phase 1b clinical study in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery in the second half of 2023.
“Modulation of the innate immune response has tremendous potential to treat a wide variety of inflammatory diseases,” said
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In addition to the reduction in new collagen deposition, treatment with REVTx-300 had no significant effect on body weight or kidney weight when compared to the UUO control group animals. REVTx-300 had minimal impact on hydroxyproline content in the renal cortex in a non-dose dependent manner when compared to the UUO control group.
The UUO model is appropriate for studying the anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects of potential new therapies for acute and chronic kidney disease as complete ureteral obstruction of one kidney results in significant inflammation and subsequent fibrosis of the affected kidney over a 7-day period.
About REVTx-300
REVTx-300 is our proprietary formulation for systemic administration of PHAD and is being developed as a potential therapy for the treatment of acute and chronic organ disease including chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI), myocarditis, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Chronic disease of an organ, due to chronic inflammation and subsequent fibrosis, follows a pattern of perpetual and ongoing destruction of living functional cells and subsequent replacement by the non-functional protein, collagen, resulting in fibrosis (scar tissue). The establishment of fibrosis and subsequent death of the organ is driven by chronic inflammatory processes and reactive oxygen species mediated by the innate immune response. We believe redirection of the innate immune response with REVTx-300 from a pro-inflammatory state to an anti-inflammatory (protective) state may rebalance the innate immune response to slow down or halt the progressive destruction and scarring of organ tissue, allowing the healing process to take place.
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