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. 2018 Nov 28;13(11):e0207872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207872

Table 4. IC50 values of selected compounds in the NHLF myofibroblast reversal assay.

Compound name Nuclear count
IC50 [nM]
Impedance
IC50 [nM]1
MS / MS α–SMA
IC50 [nM]
MS / MS COL1
IC50 [nM]
HCA
IC50 [nM]
EW–7197 >25,000 (n = 1) >10,000 (n = 2) 73 ± 31 (n = 2) 82 ± 30 (n = 2) 18,000 (n = 1)
Nintedanib 16,000 (n = 1) >10,000 (n = 1) >10,000 (n = 1) 626 (n = 1) 6,900 (n = 1)
Halofuginone 1,400 (n = 1) >1000 (n = 2) 102 ± 87 (n = 2) 116 ± 81 (n = 2) 120 (n = 1)
GSK–269962 n.a. >10,000 (n = 1) 35 (n = 1) 537 (n = 1) n.a.
Alprostadil >25,000 (n = 1) 0.9 ± 0.2 (n = 2) 1 ± 0.0 (n = 2) 1.5 ± 0.7 (n = 2) 280 (n = 1)
PGE2 >25,000 (n = 1) 0.7 (n = 1) 0.8 (n = 1) 0.4 (n = 1) 145 (n = 1)
ONO–18c >25,000 (n = 1) 0.1 ± 0.02 (n = 2) 0.14 ± 0.09 (n = 2) 0.2 ± 0.14 (n = 2) 20 (n = 1)
ONO–18k >25,000 (n = 1) 2 (n = 1) 3 (n = 1) 2 (n = 1) 5,500 (n = 1)
Evatanepag >25,000 (n = 1) 14 (n = 1) 16 (n = 1) 24 (n = 1) 2,300 (n = 1)
Digoxigenin 2,700 (n = 1) 140 (n = 1) 48 (n = 1) 54 (n = 1) 76 (n = 1)

n.a.: not assessed. Mean ± SD of n independent experiments are shown.

1Impedance data were extracted at t = 20 h post TGF–β1 addition.