Virtual screening and activity evaluation of multitargeting inhibitors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

R Wang, J Xu, R Yan, H Liu, J Zhao, Y Xie… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Transforming growth factor β receptor (TGF-β1R) and receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), such
as VEGFRs, PDGFRs and FGFRs are considered important therapeutic targets in blocking …

An organ-on-a-chip model for pre-clinical drug evaluation in progressive non-genetic cardiomyopathy

EY Wang, U Kuzmanov, JB Smith, W Dou… - Journal of Molecular and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Angiotensin II (Ang II) presents a critical mediator in various pathological conditions
such as non-genetic cardiomyopathy. Osmotic pump infusion in rodents is a commonly used …

Towards structural systems pharmacology to study complex diseases and personalized medicine

L Xie, X Ge, H Tan, L Xie, Y Zhang, T Hart… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), whole genome sequencing, and high-
throughput omics techniques have generated vast amounts of genotypic and molecular …

Fibroblast mechanotransduction network predicts targets for mechano-adaptive infarct therapies

JD Rogers, WJ Richardson - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Regional control of fibrosis after myocardial infarction is critical for maintaining structural
integrity in the infarct while preventing collagen accumulation in non-infarcted areas …

Pirfenidone has anti-fibrotic effects in a tissue-engineered model of human cardiac fibrosis

TCL Bracco Gartner, S Crnko, L Leiteris… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A fundamental process in the development and progression of heart failure is fibrotic
remodeling, characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins in …

Natural compound library screening identifies new molecules for the treatment of cardiac fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction

K Schimmel, M Jung, A Foinquinos, GS José… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Myocardial fibrosis is a hallmark of cardiac remodeling and functionally
involved in heart failure development, a leading cause of deaths worldwide. Clinically, no …

Common pathway signature in lung and liver fibrosis

E Makarev, E Izumchenko, F Aihara, PT Wysocki… - Cell Cycle, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Fibrosis, a progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix components, encompasses a
wide spectrum of distinct organs, and accounts for an increasing burden of morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating network pharmacology and experimental verification to explore the mechanisms of salidroside against myocardial fibrosis

J Ma, Y Li, X Ji, A Wang, Y Lan, L Ma - Biochemical and Biophysical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is the manifestation of a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
Salidroside (SAL) has been proved to have a certain effect on anti-fibrosis in various organs …

Harnessing big data for systems pharmacology

L Xie, EJ Draizen, PE Bourne - Annual review of pharmacology …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Systems pharmacology aims to holistically understand mechanisms of drug actions to
support drug discovery and clinical practice. Systems pharmacology modeling (SPM) is data …

Defining cardiac fibrosis complexity and regulation towards therapeutic development

B Claridge, A Drack, AR Pinto… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac fibrosis is insidious, accelerating cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, and death.
With a notable lack of effective therapies, advances in both understanding and targeted …