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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2022

Prevention of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis via inhibition of the MRTF/SRF transcription pathway.

Kendell M Pawelec, Megan Varnum, Jack R Harkema, Bruce Auerbach, Scott D Larsen, Richard R Neubig

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kendell M PawelecFibrosIX, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2606-4136
Megan VarnumFibrosIX, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Jack R HarkemaDepartment of Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Bruce AuerbachOffice of Technology Transfer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Scott D LarsenFibrosIX, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Richard R NeubigFibrosIX, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · USMichigan State University · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Demonstrating the feasibility of CCG-257081 as a preventive therapy to inhibit bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in miceR43CA235823 · NCI · FIBROSIX, LLC · PI PAWELEC, KENDELL MARLEEN · 2018 to 2020
$303k
NCI NIH HHS R43 CA235823
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis is a debilitating disease, linked to high morbidity and mortality in chemotherapy patients. The MRTF/SRF transcription pathway has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target, as it is critical for myofibroblast differentiation, a hallmark of fibrosis. In human lung fibroblasts, the MRTF/SRF pathway inhibitor, CCG-257081, effectively decreased mRNA levels of downstream genes: smooth muscle actin and connective tissue growth factor, with IC

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BleomycinPulmonary FibrosisAnimalsFibroblastsHumansInflammationMicePrednisoloneBleomycinPrednisolonedrug-induced lung fibrosisMRTF/SRF inhibitornintedanibprevention model

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PMID36426895
PMCPMC9695093
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