Investigating the possible mechanisms of pirfenidone to be targeted as a promising anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-tumor, and/or anti-SARS-CoV-2
Samar A. Antar, Mohamed A. Saleh, Ahmed A. Al‐Karmalawy
Topics & Concepts
PirfenidoneInflammationMedicineTumor necrosis factor alphaCancer researchApoptosisCytokinePharmacologyPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorGrowth factorImmunologyReceptorChemistryIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInternal medicineLungBiochemistryInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisSilymarin and Mushroom PoisoningQuinazolinone synthesis and applications