Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Small-molecule-mediated OGG1 inhibition attenuates pulmonary inflammation and lung fibrosis in a murine lung fibrosis model

  • L. Tanner,
  • A. B. Single,
  • R. K. V. Bhongir,
  • M. Heusel,
  • T. Mohanty,
  • C. A. Q. Karlsson,
  • L. Pan,
  • C-M. Clausson,
  • J. Bergwik,
  • K. Wang,
  • C. K. Andersson,
  • R. M. Oommen,
  • J. S. Erjefält,
  • J. Malmström,
  • O. Wallner,
  • I. Boldogh,
  • T. Helleday,
  • C. Kalderén,
  • A. Egesten

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36314-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease caused by persistent micro-injuries to the lung ultimately resulting in death. Here, the authors describe the use of a small molecule OGG1 inhibitor, TH5487, as a potent and potentially clinically relevant treatment for IPF.