Saracatinib, a Selective Src Kinase Inhibitor, Blocks Fibrotic Responses in Preclinical Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Ahangari F, Becker C, Foster DG, Chioccioli M, Nelson M, Beke K, Wang X, Justet A, Adams T, Readhead B, Meador C, Correll K, Lili LN, Roybal HM, Rose KA, Ding S, Barnthaler T, Briones N, DeIuliis G, Schupp JC, Li Q, Omote N, Aschner Y, Sharma L, Kopf KW, Magnusson B, Hicks R, Backmark A, Dela Cruz CS, Rosas I, Cousens LP, Dudley JT, Kaminski N, Downey GP. Saracatinib, a Selective Src Kinase Inhibitor, Blocks Fibrotic Responses in Preclinical Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 1463-1479. PMID: 35998281, PMCID: PMC9757097, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3832oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleomycinFibroblastsFibrosisHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMiceProtein Kinase InhibitorsSrc-Family KinasesTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHuman precision-cut lung slicesPrecision-cut lung slicesPulmonary fibrosisNormal human lung fibroblastsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHuman lung fibroblastsFibrogenic pathwaysPreclinical modelsMurine modelLung slicesSrc kinase inhibitorLung fibroblastsKinase inhibitorsAmelioration of fibrosisSelective Src kinase inhibitorHuman lung fibrosisWhole lung extractsPotential therapeutic efficacyIPF diseaseIPF treatmentLung functionInflammatory cascadeLung fibrosisAntifibrotic efficacy