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Table 1 The doses and modes of actions of hedgehog pharmaceuticals

From: Hedgehog signalling does not stimulate cartilage catabolism and is inhibited by Interleukin-1β

Drug name

Molecular weight

Mechanism of action

Dose

r-Ihh

20,000 Da

Binds to Ptch1, causing Ptch1 inhibition and Smo activation [5, 41]

1 μg/mL

Cyclopamine

411.6 Da

Smo antagonist [2024]

Bovine: 10 μM

Human: 20 μM

KAAD-cyclopamine

698 Da

Smo antagonist [24, 42, 43]

1 μM

SANT-1

373.5 Da

Smo antagonist [20, 23, 44]

1 μM

GANT61

429.6 Da

Gli antagonist [39, 45, 46]

10 μM

  1. Ptch 1 patched 1, r-Ihh recombinant Indian hedgehog, Smo smoothened