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Targeted apoptosis of myofibroblasts with the BH3 mimetic ABT-263 reverses established fibrosis
Author(s) -
David Lagares,
Alba Santos,
Paula Grasberger,
Fei Liu,
Clemens K. Probst,
Rod A. Rahimi,
Norihiko Sakai,
Tobias Kuehl,
Jeremy Ryan,
Patrick Bhola,
Joan Montero,
Mohit Kapoor,
Murray Baron,
Xaralabos Varelas,
Daniel J. Tschumperlin,
Anthony Letai,
Andrew M. Tager
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
science translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.819
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1946-6242
pISSN - 1946-6234
DOI - 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal3765
Subject(s) - myofibroblast , fibrosis , apoptosis , fibroblast , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , immunology , biology , pathology , cell culture , genetics , biochemistry
ABT-263 blocks BCL-XL to induce apoptosis in human dermal fibroblasts from patients with scleroderma and in myofibroblasts in mice, reversing dermal fibrosis.

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