Pharmaxis and Synairgen to Co-Develop LOXL2 Inhibitor for IPF
Australia-based pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis Ltd. recently agreed to collaborate with UK-based biotechnology company Synairgen plc in developing a selective inhibitor of lysyl oxidase type 2 enzyme (LOXL2) to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), as this enzyme drives scar tissue formation. If LOXL2 is inhibited, survival rates of patients with IPF may…