** Shares of drug developer ADMP.O rise 2.3% to $1.1
** Co says data from a study which tested effects of its
experimental therapy, Tempol, on immune cells of COVID-19
patients shows the drug has strong in-vitro anti-cytokine
activity urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX4ZnR3F
** Data from study, conducted at Human Immune Monitoring
Center at Stanford University, was published in peer reviewed
journal, Clinical Immunology
** In June, co said it has begun process to start clinical
trial of Tempol after National Institutes of Health identified
the drug as a potential antiviral for COVID-19 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2NT2V1
** Co has worldwide license to use Tempol to treat
respiratory diseases including asthma and influenza, among other
conditions
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
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