β-carboline derivative Z86 alleviates pulmonary fibrosis via suppressing TGF-β/Smad signaling
This work identified isopropyl 9-ethyl-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b] indole-3-carboxylate (Z86) as a promising bioactive agent against Bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrotic mice with the lung abnormalities including histological alteration, accumulation of ECM, as well as markers of EMT were all relieved upon Z86...