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Lu M, Xu Z, Xu F, Yin C, Guo H, Cheng B. Mechanical network motifs as targets for mechanomedicine. Drug Discov Today 2024; 29:104145. [PMID: 39182599 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
The identification and analysis of network motifs has been widely used in the functional analysis of signaling components, disease discovery and other fields. The positive feedback loop (PFL) is a simple but important network motif. The formation of a PFL is regulated by mechanical cues such as substrate stiffness, fiber stretching and cell compression in the cell microenvironment. Here, we propose a new term, 'mechanical PFL', and analyze the mechanisms of mechanical PFLs at molecular, subcellular and cellular scales. More and more therapies are being targeted against mechanosignaling pathways at the experimental and preclinical stages, and exploring mechanical PFLs as potential mechanomedicine targets could be a new direction for disease treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mengnan Lu
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, PR China; Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, PR China.
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, PR China.
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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Ahmed MS, Nguyen NUN, Nakada Y, Hsu CC, Farag A, Lam NT, Wang P, Thet S, Menendez-Montes I, Elhelaly WM, Lou X, Secco I, Tomczyk M, Zentilin L, Pei J, Cui M, Dos Santos M, Liu X, Liu Y, Zaha D, Walcott G, Tomchick DR, Xing C, Zhang CC, Grishin NV, Giacca M, Zhang J, Sadek HA. Identification of FDA-approved drugs that induce heart regeneration in mammals. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 2024; 3:372-388. [PMID: 39183959 PMCID: PMC11343477 DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-00450-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
Targeting Meis1 and Hoxb13 transcriptional activity could be a viable therapeutic strategy for heart regeneration. In this study, we performd an in silico screening to identify FDA-approved drugs that can inhibit Meis1 and Hoxb13 transcriptional activity based on the resolved crystal structure of Meis1 and Hoxb13 bound to DNA. Paromomycin (Paro) and neomycin (Neo) induced proliferation of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes in vitro and displayed dose-dependent inhibition of Meis1 and Hoxb13 transcriptional activity by luciferase assay and disruption of DNA binding by electromobility shift assay. X-ray crystal structure revealed that both Paro and Neo bind to Meis1 near the Hoxb13-interacting domain. Administration of Paro-Neo combination in adult mice and in pigs after cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury induced cardiomyocyte proliferation, improved left ventricular systolic function and decreased scar formation. Collectively, we identified FDA-approved drugs with therapeutic potential for induction of heart regeneration in mammals.
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- Mahmoud Salama Ahmed
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Mahmoud Salama Ahmed, Ngoc Uyen Nhi Nguyen
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Mahmoud Salama Ahmed, Ngoc Uyen Nhi Nguyen
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, London, UK
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, London, UK
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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Watanabe H, Sucov HM. Cardiomyocyte proliferation by calcineurin inhibition. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 2022; 1:599-600. [PMID: 39196241 DOI: 10.1038/s44161-022-00100-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Hirofumi Watanabe
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
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