Transl Res. 2023;262:75-88.
Artificial intelligence-assisted repurposing of lubiprostone alleviates tubulointerstitial fibrosis.
제1저자 Samantasinghar A, Ahmed F · 교신저자 김세중
소속 (5)
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: faheeemahmedlangah@gmail.com.
- BioSpero, Inc. Jeju, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: sejoong2@snu.ac.kr.
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: amm@jejunu.ac.kr.
Abstract
Tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) is the most prominent cause which leads to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal failure. Despite extensive research, there have been many clinical trial failures, and there is currently no effective treatment to cure renal fibrosis. This demonstrates the necessity of more effective therapies and better preclinical models to screen potential drugs for TIF. In this study, we investigated the antifibrotic effect of the machine learning-based repurposed drug, lubiprostone, validated through an advanced proximal tubule on a chip system and in vivo UUO mice model. Lubiprostone significantly downregulated TIF biomarkers including connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), extracellular matrix deposition (Fibronectin and collagen), transforming growth factor (TGF-β) downstream signaling markers especially, Smad-2/3, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP2/9), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), EMT and JAK/STAT-3 pathway expression in the proximal tubule on a chip model and UUO model compared to the conventional 2D culture. These findings suggest that the proximal tubule on a chip model is a more physiologically relevant model for studying and identifying potential biomarkers for fibrosis compared to conventional in vitro 2D culture and alternative of an animal model. In conclusion, the high throughput Proximal tubule-on-chip system shows improved in vivo-like function and indicates the potential utility for renal fibrosis drug screening. Additionally, repurposed Lubiprostone shows an effective potency to treat TIF via inhibiting 3 major profibrotic signaling pathways such as TGFβ/Smad, JAK/STAT, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and restores kidney function.
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Keywords
Drug repurposingMachine learningProximal tubule on a chipRenal fibrosisUUO model
그 밖의 정보
- 출판 형태
- Journal Article
- 저널
- Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · eISSN 1878-1810
- 전자 출판
- 2023-08-02
- MeSH
- Mice · Animals · Lubiprostone / pharmacology · Artificial Intelligence* · Drug Repositioning · Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / metabolism · Kidney Diseases* · Transforming Growth Factor beta / metabolism · Fibrosis · Biomarkers / metabolism · Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition · Kidney / pathology
- Substances
- Lubiprostone · Transforming Growth Factor beta1 · Transforming Growth Factor beta · Biomarkers
- 연구비
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2022R1A2C2004771