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NS398 as a potential drug for autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease: Analysis using bioinformatics, and zebrafish and mouse models

Authors
Chen, S., Huang, L., Zhou, S., Zhang, Q., Ruan, M., Fu, L., Yang, B., Xu, D., Mei, C., Mao, Z.
ID
ZDB-PUB-210923-14
Date
2021
Source
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine   25(20): 9597-9608 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
NS398, autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease, bioinformatics analysis, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, cystogenesis
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Computational Biology/methods
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
  • Databases, Genetic
  • Disease Management
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Nitrobenzenes/pharmacology*
  • Nitrobenzenes/therapeutic use
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/drug therapy*
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/genetics
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/metabolism
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/pathology
  • Protein Interaction Mapping/methods
  • Protein Kinase C/genetics
  • Protein Kinase C/metabolism
  • Sulfonamides/pharmacology*
  • Sulfonamides/therapeutic use
PubMed
34551202 Full text @ J. Cell. Mol. Med.
Abstract
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by uncontrolled renal cyst formation, and few treatment options are available. There are many parallels between ADPKD and clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC); however, few studies have addressed the mechanisms linking them. In this study, we aimed to investigate their convergences and divergences based on bioinformatics and explore the potential of compounds commonly used in cancer research to be repurposed for ADPKD. We analysed gene expression datasets of ADPKD and ccRCC to identify the common and disease-specific differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We then mapped them to the Connectivity Map database to identify small molecular compounds with therapeutic potential. A total of 117 significant DEGs were identified, and enrichment analyses results revealed that they are mainly enriched in arachidonic acid metabolism, p53 signalling pathway and metabolic pathways. In addition, 127 ccRCC-specific up-regulated genes were identified as related to the survival of patients with cancer. We focused on the compound NS398 as it targeted DEGs and found that it inhibited the proliferation of Pkd1-/- and 786-0 cells. Furthermore, its administration curbed cystogenesis in Pkd2 zebrafish and early-onset Pkd1-deficient mouse models. In conclusion, NS398 is a potential therapeutic agent for ADPKD.
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