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Sep 10, 6:56 PM
$EQ Results
EQ504 induced robust, dose-dependent AhR activation, and was ∼10-fold more potent than the clinically validated AhR agonist obefazimod in the EROD assay. Functionally, EQ504 significantly accelerated epithelial wound closure in scratch assays, whereas obefazimod showed minimal or no effect under equivalent conditions. At matched concentrations, EQ504 increased expression of the IL-22 receptor subunit IL22RA and reduced expression of the pore-forming tight junction protein claudin-2 (CLDN2), consistent with enhanced epithelial repair, which were not observed with obefazimod.
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