RALEIGH, NC / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2022 / 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMTR), a clinical-stage company pioneering novel treatments for people with rare or debilitating digestive diseases, announced today a collaboration with NYU Langone Health investigating the pre-clinical use of 9 Meters' gut-restricted tight junction regulator, NM-102, for an undisclosed autoimmune condition with a large unmet need.

NM-102 is a peptide that is believed to mitigate the inflammatory responses that can occur when certain proteins from the gastrointestinal tract are aberrantly released into systemic circulation. NM-102 functions by regulating tight junction assembly between cells in the intestinal epithelium, or the lining of the gut. The study will investigate whether NM-102 may address an undisclosed autoimmune disorder with high unmet medical need. The Company is also progressing the tight junction modulator, larazotide, in an ongoing Phase 3 trial for Celiac Disease.

"We are looking forward to collaborating with NYU Langone by providing larazotide to investigate applications of NM-102 where we anticipate the mechanism may address the underlying cause behind certain autoimmune diseases," said Patrick H. Griffin, M.D.,FACP, Chief Medical Officer of 9 Meters. "We look forward to the outcomes of the preclinical research work and the opportunity to assess NM-102 and subsequently progress toward an IND."

Dr. Gregg Silverman, the principal investigator at NYU Langone, added, "We appreciate 9 Meters' interest in exploring the use of NM-102, as there is a high unmet need for treatment options to address autoimmune disorders. We appreciate the Company's willingness to provide NM-102 to investigate this promising drug candidate. Furthermore, this work would not have been possible without the generous support of NYU Langone's Judith & Stewart Colton Center for Autoimmunity. Our work with the Colton Center at NYU truly empowered this research and set us up to bridge basic science into testing clinical application in this new collaboration with 9 Meters."

About 9 Meters Biopharma

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage company pioneering novel treatments for people with rare digestive diseases, GI conditions with unmet needs, and debilitating disorders in which the biology of the gut is a contributing factor. The Company is advancing vurolenatide, a proprietary Phase 2 long-acting GLP-1 agonist, for short bowel syndrome (SBS); larazotide, a Phase 3 tight junction regulator in non-responsive celiac disease; and several near clinical-stage assets.

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