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. 2020 Mar 4;30(4):300–314. doi: 10.1038/s41422-020-0291-z

Fig. 3. Skewering immune cells towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype using small molecules.

Fig. 3

By modulating various metabolic pathways of proinflammatory immune cells we can promote a more anti-inflammatory phenotype. Small molecules such as DMM, TEPP-46, Rapamycin, 2DG, DMF and Hyaluronic acid all promote the development of anti-inflammatory Treg cells and M2 macrophages, whilst suppressing differentiation of the more inflammatory Th17 cells and M1 macrophages, which most likely contributes to the efficacious outcomes when using these in models of inflammatory disease.