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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Dec 31;41(3):1032–1046. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315452

Table 1B.

Trained-immunity-regulating pathway inhibitors.

1st stimulus 2nd stimulus Inhibitor Function Effect on trained immunity PMID
I- Inhibition of signaling pathways
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Wortmannin Akt inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Rapamycin mTOR inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
AICAR mTOR inhibitor Inhibits trained immunity 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Metformin AMPK inhibition Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Ascorbate HIF1α inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
LPS (200 ng/ml) for 6 h OxLDL (50 μg/mL) for 24 h Z-VAD-fmk NLRP3 activation inhibitor Inhibits IL-1β secretion 23812099
LPS (200 ng/ml) for 6h OxLDL (50 μg/mL) for 24 h MβCD Cholesterol crystal formation inhibitor inhibits the cholesterol crystals and IL-1β secretion 23812099
II- Inhibition of metabolic pathways
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
2-DG Inhibits HK2 (glycolytic rate limiting step) Inhibit trained immunity 27926861
25258083
OxLDL (10 μg/mL) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml) 3PO Inhibit glycolytic enzyme PFKFB3 Inhibit trained immunity 32350546
β-glucan (5 μg/ml), oxLDL (10 μg/ml), (R)-mevalonic acid (100–1000 μM), BCG (5 μg/ml) LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 μg/ml)
fluvastatin HMGCAR inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 29328908
β-glucan (5 μg/ml), oxLDL (10 μg/ml),
(R)-mevalonic acid (100–1000 μM), BCG (5 μg/ml)
LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 μg/ml)
6-fluoromeval-onate Mevalonate-pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor Enhance trained immunity 29328908
LPS (200 ng/ml) for 6 h OxLDL (50 μg/mL) for 24 h CYTOD CD36 inhibitor inhibit formation of cholesterol crystals and IL-1β secretion 23812099
Aldosterone for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 μg/ml)
Cerulenin FAS inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 31119285
32241223
III- Inhibition of epigenetic reprogramming
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
MTA Non-selective Methyltransferase inhibitor Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
29328908
30380404
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
ITF (ITF2357) HDACi Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Cyproheptadine Set7 methyltransferase inhibitor Inhibit glycolysis 25258083
β-glucan (10 μg/ml) for 24 h LPS (10 ng/ml)
Pam3Cys (10 g/ml)
Resveratrol HDAC/sirtuins activator Inhibit trained immunity 25258083
30380404
- - UMLILO Inhibit H3K4me3 epigenetic priming Inhibit trained immunity 30733945

Abbreviation: 2-DG: 2-deoxyglucose, HK2: Hexokinase2, PFKFB3: Phosphofractokinase-2/FBPase isozyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3, HMGCAR: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase, IL1-β: Interleukin 1-β, HDACi: Histone deacetylase inhibitor, AICAR: Adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator, Z-VAD-fmk: Benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyl ketone, MβCD: Methyl-β-cyclodextrin, 3PO: 3-(3-pyridinyl)-1-(4-pyridinyl)-2-propen-1-one, CYTOD: Cytochalasin D, FAS: Fatty acid synthetase, MTA: 5′-Methylthioadenosine, UMLILO: Upstream Master LncRNA of the inflammatory chemokine Locus.