Zhou Peng, Ma Yao-Yao, Zhao Xiao-Ni, Hua Fang
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
School of Pharmacy, Anhui Xinhua University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Inflammopharmacology. 2023 Feb;31(1):207-220. doi: 10.1007/s10787-022-01130-8. Epub 2023 Jan 7.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are currently the major cause of death and morbidity on a global scale. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is a marker related to metabolism, oxidation, and inflammation induced in CVDs. The overexpression of TXNIP is closely related to the occurrence and development of CVDs. Hence, TXNIP inhibition is critical for reducing the overactivation of its downstream signaling pathway and, as a result, myocardial cell damage. Due to the chemical variety of dietary phytochemicals, they have garnered increased interest for CVDs prevention and therapy. Phytochemicals are a source of medicinal compounds for a variety of conditions, which aids in the development of effective and safe TXNIP-targeting medications. The objective of this article is to find and virtual screen novel safe, effective, and economically viable TXNIP inhibitors from flavonoids, phenols, and alkaloids derived from foods and plants. The results of the docking study revealed that silibinin, rutin, luteolin, baicalin, procyanidin B2, hesperetin, icariin, and tilianin in flavonoids, polydatin, resveratrol, and salidroside in phenols, and neferine in alkaloids had the highest Vina scores, indicating that these compounds are the active chemicals on TXNIP. In particular, silibinin can be utilized as a lead chemical in the process of structural alteration. These dietary phytochemicals may aid in the discovery of lead compounds for the development of innovative TXNIP agents for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
心血管疾病(CVDs)目前是全球范围内主要的死亡和发病原因。硫氧还蛋白相互作用蛋白(TXNIP)是一种与CVDs中诱导的代谢、氧化和炎症相关的标志物。TXNIP的过表达与CVDs的发生和发展密切相关。因此,抑制TXNIP对于减少其下游信号通路的过度激活以及由此导致的心肌细胞损伤至关重要。由于膳食植物化学物质的化学多样性,它们在CVDs预防和治疗方面引起了越来越多的关注。植物化学物质是多种病症的药用化合物来源,有助于开发有效且安全的靶向TXNIP的药物。本文的目的是从食物和植物中提取的黄酮类、酚类和生物碱中寻找并虚拟筛选新型安全、有效且经济可行的TXNIP抑制剂。对接研究结果表明,黄酮类中的水飞蓟宾、芦丁、木犀草素、黄芩苷、原花青素B2、橙皮素、淫羊藿苷和田基黄,酚类中的虎杖苷、白藜芦醇和红景天苷,以及生物碱中的甲基莲心碱具有最高的Vina分数,表明这些化合物是TXNIP上的活性化学物质。特别是,水飞蓟宾可在结构改造过程中用作先导化合物。这些膳食植物化学物质可能有助于发现先导化合物,以开发用于治疗心血管疾病的新型TXNIP药物。