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Ahangari F, Becker C, Foster DG, Chioccioli M, Nelson M, Beke K, Wang X, Justet A, Adams T, Readhead B, Meador C, Correll K, Lili LN, Roybal HM, Rose KA, Ding S, Barnthaler T, Briones N, DeIuliis G, Schupp JC, Li Q, Omote N, Aschner Y, Sharma L, Kopf KW, Magnusson B, Hicks R, Backmark A, Dela Cruz CS, Rosas I, Cousens LP, Dudley JT, Kaminski N, Downey GP. Saracatinib, a Selective Src Kinase Inhibitor, Blocks Fibrotic Responses in Preclinical Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 206:1463-1479. [PMID: 35998281 PMCID: PMC9757097 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3832oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and often fatal disorder. Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved antifibrotic drugs, nintedanib and pirfenidone, slow the rate of decline in lung function, but responses are variable and side effects are common. Objectives: Using an in silico data-driven approach, we identified a robust connection between the transcriptomic perturbations in IPF disease and those induced by saracatinib, a selective Src kinase inhibitor originally developed for oncological indications. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that saracatinib would be effective at attenuating pulmonary fibrosis. Methods: We investigated the antifibrotic efficacy of saracatinib relative to nintedanib and pirfenidone in three preclinical models: 1) in vitro in normal human lung fibroblasts; 2) in vivo in bleomycin and recombinant Ad-TGF-β (adenovirus transforming growth factor-β) murine models of pulmonary fibrosis; and 3) ex vivo in mice and human precision-cut lung slices from these two murine models as well as patients with IPF and healthy donors. Measurements and Main Results: In each model, the effectiveness of saracatinib in blocking fibrogenic responses was equal or superior to nintedanib and pirfenidone. Transcriptomic analyses of TGF-β-stimulated normal human lung fibroblasts identified specific gene sets associated with fibrosis, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition, TGF-β, and WNT signaling that was uniquely altered by saracatinib. Transcriptomic analysis of whole-lung extracts from the two animal models of pulmonary fibrosis revealed that saracatinib reverted many fibrogenic pathways, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition, immune responses, and extracellular matrix organization. Amelioration of fibrosis and inflammatory cascades in human precision-cut lung slices confirmed the potential therapeutic efficacy of saracatinib in human lung fibrosis. Conclusions: These studies identify novel Src-dependent fibrogenic pathways and support the study of the therapeutic effectiveness of saracatinib in IPF treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farida Ahangari
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Service de Pneumologie, UNICAEN, Normandie University, Caen, France
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and
- ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Section of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Discovery Biology, Discovery Sciences, Research & Development, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- BioPharmaceuticals Research & Development Cell Therapy, Research, and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM), AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Discovery Biology, Discovery Sciences, Research & Development, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and
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- Emerging Innovations, Discovery Sciences, Research & Development, AstraZeneca, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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Yao J, Li P, Li L, Yang M. Biochemistry and biomedicine of quantum dots: from biodetection to bioimaging, drug discovery, diagnostics, and therapy. Acta Biomater 2018; 74:36-55. [PMID: 29734008 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
According to recent research, nanotechnology based on quantum dots (QDs) has been widely applied in the field of bioimaging, drug delivery, and drug analysis. Therefore, it has become one of the major forces driving basic and applied research. The application of nanotechnology in bioimaging has been of concern. Through in vitro labeling, it was found that luminescent QDs possess many properties such as narrow emission, broad UV excitation, bright fluorescence, and high photostability. The QDs also show great potential in whole-body imaging. The QDs can be combined with biomolecules, and hence, they can be used for targeted drug delivery and diagnosis. The characteristics of QDs make them useful for application in pharmacy and pharmacology. This review focuses on various applications of QDs, especially in imaging, drug delivery, pharmaceutical analysis, photothermal therapy, biochips, and targeted surgery. Finally, conclusions are made by providing some critical challenges and a perspective of how this field can be expected to develop in the future. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Quantum dots (QDs) is an emerging field of interdisciplinary subject that involves physics, chemistry, materialogy, biology, medicine, and so on. In addition, nanotechnology based on QDs has been applied in depth in biochemistry and biomedicine. Some forward-looking fields emphatically reflected in some extremely vital areas that possess inspiring potential applicable prospects, such as immunoassay, DNA analysis, biological monitoring, drug discovery, in vitro labelling, in vivo imaging, and tumor target are closely connected to human life and health and has been the top and forefront in science and technology to date. Furthermore, this review has not only involved the traditional biochemical detection but also particularly emphasized its potential applications in life science and biomedicine.
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