[HTML][HTML] A newly discovered antifibrotic pathway regulated by two fatty acid receptors: GPR40 and GPR84

…, M Leduc, JF Thibodeau, MZ Zhang, B Grouix… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
… Macrophages were allowed to adhere for 2 hours in a cell incubator, after which nonadherent
B and T cells were removed by gently washing three times with warm phosphate-buffered …

A novel RGD antagonist that targets both αvβ3 and α5β1 induces apoptosis of angiogenic endothelial cells on type I collagen

K Meerovitch, F Bergeron, L Leblond, B Grouix… - Vascular …, 2003 - Elsevier
Integrin-mediated cell adhesion is necessary for endothelial cell proliferation and apoptosis,
which is a major determinant in tumor-induced angiogenesis. In this study, we compared …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid mimetic PBI-4547 restores metabolic homeostasis via GPR84 in mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

…, CRJ Kennedy, RL Hébert, FA Leblond, B Grouix… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
… (B) G i pathway activation was monitored in HEK293 cells transfected with GPR84 and
the Gα i2 activation biosensor. Cells were co-treated with 125 mM sodium decanoate and …

2, 4, 6-trisubstituted triazines as protein a mimetics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases

…, ME Fafard, D Gaudreau, B Grouix… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
… (19) Figure 1 shows a fitting (20a) of compound 34 into the binding site of the B domain
of protein A. The binding site is largely hydrophobic (green) and contains only a few sites for …

PBI-4050 reduces pulmonary hypertension, lung fibrosis, and right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure

…, M Ruiz, C Daneault, L Gagnon, B Grouix… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… and fitted using the Salazar–Knowles equation to determine the inspiratory capacity (parameter
A), the total lung capacity minus the volume at a pressure of zero (parameter B), and the …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid receptor modulator PBI-4050 inhibits kidney fibrosis and improves glycemic control

Y Li, S Chung, Z Li, JM Overstreet, L Gagnon, B Grouix… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… (B) There was less injury in both cortex and outer medulla in late PBI-4050–treated eNOS
–/– db/db mice compared with vehicle-treated eNOS –/– db/db mice. (C and D) Late PBI-4050 …

PBI-4050 reduces stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis through modulation of intracellular ATP levels and the liver kinase B1/AMP-activated protein kinase …

B Grouix, F Sarra-Bournet, M Leduc, JC Simard… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2018 - ASPET
Hepatic fibrosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for which there is currently no
effective therapy. We previously showed that 2-(3-pentylphenyl)acetic acid (PBI-4050) is a dual …

Secretory Non‐Pancreatic Phospholipase A2 and cyclooxygenase‐2 Expression by Tracheobronchial Smooth Muscle Cells

P Vadas, E Stefanski, M Wloch, B Grouix… - European journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
… 1 00 U/mI), streptomycin (100 pg/ml), amphotericin B (0.25 pg/ml) and 15% fetal calf serum
and … fecl of LPS on +LA expie\sion by mway mouth triiiscle cellq (B) The etfccl of IL-I or1 sPLA, …

PBI-4050 via GPR40 activation improves adenine-induced kidney injury in mice

…, MP Cloutier, T Medeiros, M Leduc, B Grouix… - Clinical …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
PBI-4050 (3-pentylbenzenacetic acid sodium salt), a novel first-in-class orally active compound
that has completed clinical Phases Ib and II in subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD…

Design and Synthesis of New 1, 3, 5‐Trisubstituted Triazines for the Treatment of Cancer and Inflammation

…, SD Abbott, JS Duceppe, L Gagnon, B Grouix… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… Reagents and conditions: a) fluoroaniline, acetone/water, −10 C to RT; b) 4-(tert-… in
which a is the major tumor diameter and b is the minor perpendicular diameter. Tumors …