3区 · 医学
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作者: Li, Li ; Mbow, M. Lamine ; Miller, Craig A. ; Mayer-Wrangowski, Svenja ; Zheng, Jie ; Hsiao, Peng ; Braun, Clemens ; Byrne, Fergus R. ; King, F. James ; Mierz, Diane ; Terenzio, Donna ; Panzenbeck, Mark ; Matmusaev, Mederbek ; Jost, Felix ; Lukas, Susan ; Haley, Emma K. ; Ting, Naitee ; Chime, Jane ; Klimowicz, Alex P. ; Simpson, Tom ; Csordas, David ; Fine, Jay S. ; Patnaude, Lori ; Fogal, Steve E. ; Ermann, Joerg
The RIPK2 kinase at the apex of microbiome immunosensing is an attractive target for pharmacological intervention. A low oral dose of a RIPK2 inhibitor leads to significantly improved intestinal inflammation in the murine TRUC model of colitis. A selective and potent inhibitor of the RIPK2 kinase may represent a new class of therapeutics that target microbiome-driven signaling for the treatment of IBD.