Akelos Inc.'s Lead Compound Achieves Preclinical Milestone

NEW YORK, November 23, 2020 (Newswire.com) - ​​​Akelos Inc., a biotechnology company currently developing and commercializing a novel, non-opioid anti-hyperalgesic drug to treat chronic and neuropathic pain, announces the lead compound AKE-1018 significantly reduces neuropathic pain in preclinical testing.

Following peripheral nerve injury, AKE-1018, when administered once daily, significantly reduced hypersensitivity to both mechanical and thermal noxious stimuli. This response was equivalent in both male and female adult rats and was seen as early as with a single dose. Furthermore, preliminary results indicate that AKE-1018 provides pain relief without affecting heart rate, blood pressure, motor strength/coordination, and is non-sedating, all supporting an excellent safety profile.

Dr. Dianna Willis, Co-Director of the Center for Pain and Sensory Recovery at the Burke Neurological Institute (White Plains, NY), Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, NY) and lead investigator on these studies, observed: “These results clearly validate the lead molecule as an effective approach to relieving neuropathic pain, which is notoriously difficult to treat. That it is a non-opiate only enhances its usefulness.”

Akelos Inc. is in a research collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine to develop and commercialize a novel, non-opioid anti-hyperalgesic drug to treat chronic and neuropathic pain. Dr. Willis is a scientific advisory board member of Akelos, Inc.

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Akelos Inc.
Dr. Steven Fox, CEO
212-953-1544
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