Altamira Therapeutics Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Showing Successful Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with SOD2 mRNA Delivered by SemaPhore Nanoparticles

Hamilton, Bermuda, July 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. (“Altamira” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:CYTO), a company dedicated to developing and commercializing RNA delivery technology for targets beyond the liver, today announced the preprint publication of a  study demonstrating effective treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in an animal model.¹ The study was conducted by a research group from Washington University, St. Louis MO, and the University of South Florida, Tampa FL. It showed that treatment with SOD2 mRNA delivered systemically with peptide-based nanoparticles (SemaPhore™ by Altamira) to AAA mice resulted in a significant reduction in aorta dilation (p<0.05), delayed rupture and a highly significant improvement in survival rates (p<0.01) compared to untreated controls.