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belumosudil

An orally bioavailable inhibitor of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase 2 (ROCK2; ROCK-II), with potential immunomodulating activity. Upon oral administration, belumosudil binds to and inhibits the serine/threonine kinase activity of ROCK2. This inhibits ROCK2-mediated signal transduction pathways and modulates various pro- and anti-inflammatory immune cell responses through the regulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and 5 (STAT3/STAT5) phosphorylation. This downregulates pro-inflammatory Th17 cells and increases regulatory T (Treg) cells. Belumosudil also inhibits ROCK2-mediated fibrotic processes, including stress fiber formation, myofibroblast activation and pro-fibrotic gene transcription. ROCK2 is upregulated in various diseases, including various fibrotic, neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases.
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Synonym:rho-associated coiled-coil kinase 2 inhibitor KD025
ROCK-II inhibitor KD025
ROCK2 inhibitor KD025
Code name:KD 025
KD-025
KD025
SLx 2119
SLx-2119
SLx2119
Chemical structure:2-[3-[4-(1H-indazol-5-ylamino)-2-quinazolinyl]phenoxy]-N-(1-methylethyl)-acetamide
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