Treatment of restrictive lung diseases Flashcards

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Drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that inhibits RTKs (VEGFR, FGFR, and PDGFR)

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Nintedanib (Ofev)

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Result of RTK inhibition

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Decreased angiogenesis, proliferation, migration, invasion, and permeability

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Drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that inhibits TGF-beta

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Pirfenidone (Esbriet)

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Immunosuppressants used to reduce inflammation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Azathioprine
Cyclophosphamide
Mycophenolate mofetil

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Mechanism of azathioprine

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Inhibits purine synthesis

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Mechanism of cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating agent of DNA causing cross-linking

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Mechanism of mycophenolate mofetil

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IMDH inhibitor

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