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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2018 Feb 6;129:407–419. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.02.002

Table 3. Selected interventions that may limit fibrosis.

Category Name Class Potential Target/mechanism Phase
Pharmaceuticals Enalpril Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors Inhibit fibroblast activation Clinic
Pirfenidone Small molecule TGFβ, inflammation Clinic
Nintedanib Small molecule Receptor tyrosine kinsases Clinic
Anakinra Monoclonal antibody Inflammation (IL-1RA) Clinic
Fresolimumab Monoclonal antibody Inflammation (IL-13) Phase II
Endostatin Recombinant fragment of col XVIII TGFβ Pre-clinical
Lumikine Peptide fragment of lumican TGFβ Pre-clinical
Biomaterials Integra™ Silicone and bovine col I-chondroitin sulfate mesh Collagen and GAG mesh provide environment to facilitate repair Clinic
Surgisis®
Oasis®
Biodesign®
CorMatrix®
Porcine SIS
ECM scaffold
Multi-functional molecules liberated during matrix degradation mediate inflammation and repair Clinic
XenMatrix® Porcine dermis
ECM scaffold
See above Clinic
Alloderm®
Allomax®
Human dermis
ECM scaffold
See above Clinic
MatriStem® Porcine UBM
ECM scaffold
See above Clinic
VentriGel™ Porcine myocardial
ECM hydrogel
See above Phase I
Cell-based therapies Dermagraft® Allogeneic neonatal cells on vicryl scaffold Neonatal cells and scaffold provide environment to facilitate repair Clinic
Apligraf® Allogeneic neonatal cells on bovine col I matrix Neonatal cells and scaffold provide environment to facilitate repair Clinic
Mesenchymal stem cells Allogeneic stem cells Paracrine signalling alters inflammation Phase I