General description | Fostamatinib, a prodrug of the active metabolite R406, is a Syk inhibitor with IC50 of 41 nM, strongly inhibits Syk but not Lyn, 5-fold less potent to Flt3. |
Biochem/Physiol
Actions | Fostamatinib is a small molecule Syk kinase inhibitor with potential anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating activities. Fostamatinib inhibits Syk kinase-mediated IgG Fc gamma receptor signaling, resulting in inhibition of the activation of mast cells, macrophages, and B-cells and related inflammatory responses and tissue damage. Syk kinase, widely expressed in hematopoietic cells, is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that is involved in coupling activated immunoreceptors to signal downstream events that mediate diverse cellular responses, including proliferation, differentiation, and phagocytosis. |
