| Autor: |
Lixin Zhao, Yuguang Zhu, Hua Tao, Xiying Chen, Feng Yin, Yingyi Zhang, Jianfeng Qin, Yongyin Huang, Bikun Cai, Yonghao Lin, Jiaxiang Wu, Yu Zhang, Lu Liang, Ao Shen, Xi-Yong Yu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Vol 14, Iss 8, Pp 3543-3560 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-3835 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.apsb.2024.04.013 |
| Popis: |
Pulmonary fibrosis poses a significant health threat with very limited therapeutic options available. In this study, we reported the enhanced expression of mesenchymal homobox 1 (MEOX1) in pulmonary fibrosis patients, especially in their fibroblasts and endothelial cells, and confirmed MEOX1 as a central orchestrator in the activation of profibrotic genes. By high-throughput screening, we identified Ailanthone (AIL) from a natural compound library as the first small molecule capable of directly targeting and suppressing MEOX1. AIL demonstrated the ability to inhibit both the activation of fibroblasts and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition of endothelial cells when challenged by transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). In an animal model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, AIL effectively mitigated the fibrotic process and restored respiratory functions. Mechanistically, AIL acted as a suppressor of MEOX1 by disrupting the interaction between the transcription factor JUN and the promoter of MEOX1, thereby inhibiting MEOX1 expression and activity. In summary, our findings pinpointed MEOX1 as a cell-specific and clinically translatable target in fibrosis. Moreover, we demonstrated the potent anti-fibrotic effect of AIL in pulmonary fibrosis, specifically through the suppression of JUN-dependent MEOX1 activation. |
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