Description
Octreotideisasomatostatinpeptideanalogthatactsatsomatostatinreceptorsandinhibitsthereleaseofgrowthhormone.Octreotideexhibitsanticancer,anti-fibrotic,anti-inflammatory,andimmunomodulatoryactivities.OctreotideinhibitscoloncancercellgrowththroughthesuppressionofWnt/β-cateninsignaling.Octreotideinhibitshepaticstellatecellproliferation,downregulatingtheexpressionofTGF-β,α-SMA,Smad-4a,c-Jun,sp-1,ET-1,andcollagen;itisalsoprotectiveagainstfibrosisinanimalmodels.Additionally,octreotideinhibitsperipheralbloodmononuclearcellproliferation,decreasinglevelsofIL-6,IL-10,andIFN-γandproducingclinicalimprovementsinsubjectswithsystematiclupuserythematous.
References
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