通过小分子筛选鉴定具有相关人体暴露的 Hedgehog 信号通路抑制剂。

Identification of Hedgehog signaling inhibitors with relevant human exposure by small molecule screening.

机构信息

Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 27599, USA.

出版信息

Toxicol In Vitro. 2010 Aug;24(5):1404-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.04.011. Epub 2010 Apr 29.

Abstract

In animal models, chemical disruption of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway during embryonic development causes severe birth defects including holoprosencephaly and cleft lip and palate. The exact etiological basis of correlate human birth defects remains uncertain but is likely multifactorial, involving the interaction of genetic and environmental or chemical influences. The Hh transduction mechanism relies upon endogenous small molecule regulation, conferring remarkable pathway sensitivity to inhibition by a structurally diverse set of exogenous small molecules. Here, we employed small molecule screening to identify human exposure-relevant Hh signaling inhibitors. From a library of 4240 compounds, including pharmaceuticals, natural products, and pesticides, three putative Hh pathway inhibitors were identified: tolnaftate, an antifungal agent; ipriflavone, a dietary supplement; and 17-beta-estradiol, a human hormone and pharmaceutical agent. Each compound inhibited Hh signaling in both mouse and human cells. Dose-response assays determined the three compounds to be 8- to 30-fold less potent than the index Hh pathway inhibitor cyclopamine. Despite current limitations in chemical library availability, which narrowed the scope of this study to only a small fraction of all human exposure-relevant small molecules, three structurally diverse environmental Hh signaling inhibitors were identified, highlighting an inherent pathway vulnerability to teratogenic influences.

摘要

在动物模型中,胚胎发育过程中 Hedgehog(Hh)信号通路的化学干扰会导致严重的出生缺陷,包括前脑无裂畸形和唇腭裂。与人类出生缺陷相关的确切病因基础尚不确定,但很可能是多因素的,涉及遗传和环境或化学影响的相互作用。Hh 转导机制依赖于内源性小分子的调节,使外源性小分子的结构多样性对抑制具有显著的通路敏感性。在这里,我们采用小分子筛选来鉴定与人类暴露相关的 Hh 信号抑制剂。从包括药物、天然产物和杀虫剂在内的 4240 种化合物的文库中,鉴定出三种可能的 Hh 途径抑制剂:托萘酯(一种抗真菌剂)、依普黄酮(一种膳食补充剂)和 17-β-雌二醇(一种人类激素和药物制剂)。每种化合物都能抑制小鼠和人细胞中的 Hh 信号。剂量反应测定表明,这三种化合物的抑制活性比 Hh 通路抑制剂环巴胺低 8 至 30 倍。尽管目前化学文库的可用性有限,这限制了本研究的范围,只能涵盖所有与人类暴露相关的小分子的一小部分,但仍鉴定出三种结构不同的环境 Hh 信号抑制剂,突出了该途径对致畸影响的固有脆弱性。

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