Nitrase Therapeutics develops therapies targeting a novel class of enzymes for neurological, oncological, cardiovascular, and inflammatory diseases. The company describes itself as a platform company.
Nitrase Therapeutics was founded by Irene Griswold-Prenner, Ph.D., its CEO. The company explores the biological mechanisms behind neuron death in Parkinson’s disease, including oxidative stress and nitration.
Nitrase Therapeutics studies nitrase biology and its links to disease to develop medicines targeting nitrase pathways. The company says nitrases have been implicated in numerous diseases, including Parkinson’s disease.
Nitrase Therapeutics uses its NITROME platform to develop therapies based on nitrases, a class of enzymes discovered in-house. The company describes nitrases as having therapeutic potential across a range of diseases.
Location Nitrase Therapeutics is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco Bay Area Headquarters1 Corporate DriveSouth San Francisco, CA 94080
Nitrase Therapeutics’ lead program, NDC-0524, is an antibody targeting a modified, pathologic form of alpha-synuclein. This form is found at more than twice the level in people with Parkinson’s disease than in healthy people.
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