Cangrelor alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting platelet activation in mice

Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive chronic inflammatory lung disease whose pathogenesis is complicated. Platelets and neutrophils play important roles in the progression of pulmonary inflammation. We have reported that cangrelor, a non-sepesific GPR17 antagonist, alleviates pulmonary fibrosis partly by inhibiting macrophage inflammation in mice. Cangrelor is also a well-known anti-platelet agent. To test whether cangrelor mitigated pulmonary...