Xun Xin, Liu Xiyuan, Zhou Pai, Wu Chengliang, Peng Qinghua
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Changsha, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Jul 8;12:1607500. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1607500. eCollection 2025.
Fibrosis of the filtering bleb remains the predominant cause of glaucoma filtering surgery failure, mediated by interconnected pathological processes including postoperative local inflammation, aberrant fibroblast proliferation, and deposition of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The antimetabolite drugs 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin C (MMC) are effective in preventing filtering bleb fibrosis, but their non-specific cytotoxic effects necessitate the development of targeted therapeutic alternatives. Fibrosis is a group of diseases with similar pathological mechanisms and molecular features. By analyzing evidence of Sinomenine's (SIN) anti-fibrotic effects across multiple organs, this study explores its potential use in glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) to reduce scarring: (1) SIN inhibits trauma-induced NF-κB activation in Tenon's fibroblasts (TFs), reduces neutrophil and macrophage infiltration, and suppresses cytokine cascades. Besides, SIN targets the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway to attenuate macrophage M2 polarization and neutrophil recruitment, thereby interrupting fibrotic progression. (2) SIN suppresses transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad3 signaling and inhibits the transdifferentiation of fibroblasts into α smooth muscle actin (α SMA) expressing myofibroblasts (MFs). SIN also blocks fibroblast proliferation and migration via PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 axis inhibition, restraining myofibroblast differentiation-the central pathological event in filtering bleb scarring. SIN shows antifibrotic efficacy, and feasibility studies on its application may offer novel insights into antifibrotic strategies.
滤过泡纤维化仍然是青光眼滤过手术失败的主要原因,它由包括术后局部炎症、成纤维细胞异常增殖以及细胞外基质(ECM)沉积等相互关联的病理过程介导。抗代谢药物5-氟尿嘧啶(5-FU)和丝裂霉素C(MMC)在预防滤过泡纤维化方面有效,但它们的非特异性细胞毒性作用促使人们开发有针对性的治疗替代方案。纤维化是一组具有相似病理机制和分子特征的疾病。通过分析青藤碱(SIN)在多个器官的抗纤维化作用证据,本研究探讨其在青光眼滤过手术(GFS)中减少瘢痕形成的潜在用途:(1)SIN抑制外伤诱导的Tenon成纤维细胞(TFs)中NF-κB的激活,减少中性粒细胞和巨噬细胞浸润,并抑制细胞因子级联反应。此外,SIN靶向磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(PI3K)/Akt途径,减弱巨噬细胞M2极化和中性粒细胞募集,从而中断纤维化进程。(2)SIN抑制转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)/Smad3信号传导,并抑制成纤维细胞向表达α平滑肌肌动蛋白(α SMA)的肌成纤维细胞(MFs)转分化。SIN还通过抑制PI3K/Akt/mTORC1轴来阻断成纤维细胞的增殖和迁移,抑制肌成纤维细胞分化——这是滤过泡瘢痕形成的核心病理事件。SIN显示出抗纤维化功效,对其应用的可行性研究可能为抗纤维化策略提供新的见解。
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