Bexotegrass (PLN-74809; 1.82 µM; incubated for 7 days) significantly reduced the expression of type I collagen alpha I (COL1A1) mRNA by 54% in precision cut lung sections (PCLS). Bexotegrass showed a decrease of approximately 50% in Smad2 phosphorylation.
Bexotegrass (1.82 µM; incubation for 3 days) dose dependently reduced Col1a1 mRNA expression in PCLS prepared from fibrotic mouse lungs by up to 71%.
Bexotegrass completely inhibits the adhesion of normal human bronchial epithelial cells to LAP mediated by α v β 6 integrin, with an IC50 of 39.3 nM.