Pre-clinical work by ImmuPharma PLC (LON:IMM) on P140, the peptide currently being developed as Lupuzor for the treatment of people with lupus, reveals it may have other potential indications.
The company's co-founder, Professor Sylviane Muller, and her team believe the drug could be deployed to treat an autoimmune disease called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, or CIDP.
This a condition where medication is currently lacking and which is characterised by fatigue, diminished or absent tendon reflexes and sensory deficits, usually starting in the hands and feet.
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The results of the pre-clinical study have been published in the Journal of Autoimmunity.
"Over the last couple of years we have provided further evidence of the role the P140 peptide can take in the potential treatment of other autoimmune diseases in addition to Lupus," said Muller.
"We are delighted that these results demonstrate positive pre-clinical data in a murine model of CIDP, which has no available disease-specific treatment. We look forward to providing a further update on the progress of our CIDP programme in due course."