Halofuginone (HF) is a baby atom acquired from a accustomed product, febrifugine, that is a almighty inhibitor of fibrosis, angiogenesis, and abiding inflammation.The hydrobromide alkali of halofuginone, a semisynthetic quinazolinone alkaloid anticoccidial acquired from the bulb Dichroa febrifuga, with antifibrotic and abeyant antineoplastic activities.
While HF has apparent affiance in both beastly ache models and animal analytic trial, little is accepted about its apparatus of action.Halofuginone accurately inhibits collagen blazon I gene announcement and cast metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) gene expression, which may aftereffect in the abolishment of angiogenesis, bump stromal corpuscle development, and bump corpuscle growth.