乌戈宁L作为一种新型的TβRs抑制剂,通过调节TGF-β/TβRs信号传导和自噬来改善肺纤维化。
Ugonin L ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis as a novel TβRs inhibitor by regulating the TGF-β/TβRs signaling and autophagy.
作者信息
Hsia Tzu-Lan, Chiou Wei-Chung, Huang Hsiu-Chen, Liu Hui-Kang, Chen Jui-Chieh, Fu Pin-Kuei, Huang Cheng
机构信息
Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan.
Center for Teacher Education, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City 300044, Taiwan; Department of Applied Science, Nanda Campus, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City 300044, Taiwan.
出版信息
Biomed Pharmacother. 2025 Jun 17;189:118267. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118267.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrotic lung disease of unknown etiology, affecting about 3 million individuals worldwide. Significant risk factors for IPF include advanced age and infectious agents. Current FDA-approved antifibrotic drugs slow the progression of pulmonary fibrosis with limited outcomes in overall survival, highlighting the need for novel pharmacological agents. Ugonin L (UL), a cyclized geranylflavonoid derived from Helminthostachys zeylanica, has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. However, the therapeutic potential of UL for pulmonary fibrosis remains unexplored. In this study, we demonstrated that UL mitigated pulmonary fibrosis in bleomycin (BLM)-induced mice. Specifically, UL improved the alveolar-capillary barrier integrity, decreasing inflammatory cytokines (TGF-β1, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). UL ameliorated lesions in BLM-induced fibrotic lungs, reducing radiological signs of lung injury, alveolar septal thickening, and collagen deposition. In RNA-seq analysis, UL downregulated genes related to cell migration and ECM remodeling in TGF-β1-induced LL29 human lung fibroblasts. In particular, UL decreased cell migration, fibrotic marker expression, MMP-2 activity, and myofibroblast activation. In molecular modeling, UL interacted with key pharmacophores and the putative ATP-binding sites of the TβRI and TβRII kinase domains. Correspondingly, UL reduced the phosphorylation of key mediators in both the canonical (SMAD2/3) and non-canonical (ERK1/2 and PI3K) TGF-β signaling pathways. Furthermore, UL downregulated the PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis and promoted autophagy in TGF-β1-induced LL29 cells. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that UL acts as a novel TβRs inhibitor and shows therapeutic potential for pulmonary fibrosis.
特发性肺纤维化(IPF)是一种病因不明的慢性进行性纤维化肺病,全球约有300万人受其影响。IPF的重要风险因素包括高龄和感染因子。目前美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准的抗纤维化药物可减缓肺纤维化的进展,但对总体生存率的改善有限,这凸显了对新型药物的需求。乌戈宁L(UL)是一种从锡兰七指蕨中提取的环化香叶基黄酮,据报道具有抗炎和抗氧化活性。然而,UL对肺纤维化的治疗潜力仍未得到探索。在本研究中,我们证明UL可减轻博来霉素(BLM)诱导的小鼠肺纤维化。具体而言,UL改善了肺泡-毛细血管屏障的完整性,降低了支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中炎性细胞因子(TGF-β1、TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6)的水平。UL改善了BLM诱导的纤维化肺中的病变,减少了肺损伤的影像学表现、肺泡间隔增厚和胶原沉积。在RNA测序分析中,UL下调了TGF-β1诱导的LL29人肺成纤维细胞中与细胞迁移和细胞外基质重塑相关的基因。特别是,UL减少了细胞迁移、纤维化标志物表达、MMP-2活性和成肌纤维细胞活化。在分子模型中,UL与TβRI和TβRII激酶结构域的关键药效基团和假定的ATP结合位点相互作用。相应地,UL降低了经典(SMAD2/3)和非经典(ERK1/2和PI3K)TGF-β信号通路中关键介质的磷酸化水平。此外,UL下调了PI3K/Akt/mTOR轴,并促进了TGF-β1诱导的LL29细胞中的自噬。综上所述,我们的研究结果表明UL可作为一种新型的TβRs抑制剂,对肺纤维化具有治疗潜力。