Sulfated non-anticoagulant heparin blocks Th2-induced asthma by modulating the IL-4/signal transducer and activator of transcription 6/Janus kinase 1 pathway.
Mohamed A GhonimJeffrey WangSalome V IbbaHanh H LuuKusma PyakurelIlyes BenslimaneShaker MousaA Hamid BoularesPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2018)
Our study demonstrates that S-NACH constitutes an opportunity to benefit from the well-known anti-asthma properties of heparins/LMWH while bypassing the risk of bleeding. Our results show, for the first time, that such anti-asthma effects may be associated with reduction of the IL-4/JAK1/STAT6 pathway.