inhibitor

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Treating old stem cells with the lysosomal inhibitor increased their blood-forming ability in living animals by more than eightfold, highlighting the powerful regenerative effects of correcting lysosomal dysfunction.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Doctors typically then give a checkpoint inhibitor or targeted drug if patients have a particular mutation, but many still continue to show cancer progression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Key to J&J’s future is Tremfya, an IL-23 inhibitor used to treat several autoimmune conditions, such as plaque psoriasis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Islatravir, meanwhile, is what’s known as a nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor, a novel drug that is significantly more potent.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Any substance which increases the catalytic activity of an enzyme is known as an "accelerator," or "activator"; while one which prevents this activity is called an "inhibitor," or "paralyzer."

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred