PMID- 36843936 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230228 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2023 TI - Identification of linderalactone as a natural inhibitor of SHP2 to ameliorate CCl(4)-induced liver fibrosis. PG - 1098463 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2023.1098463 [doi] LID - 1098463 AB - Liver fibrosis is characterised by the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and matrix deposition. Accumulating evidence has revealed that the oncogenic protein tyrosine phosphatase Src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 2 (SHP2) acts as a therapeutic target of fibrosis. Although several SHP2 inhibitors have reached early clinical trials, there are currently no FDA-approved drugs that target SHP2. In this study, we aimed to identify novel SHP2 inhibitors from an in-house natural product library to treat liver fibrosis. Out of the screened 800 compounds, a furanogermacrane sesquiterpene, linderalactone (LIN), significantly inhibited SHP2 dephosphorylation activity in vitro. Cross-validated enzymatic assays, bio-layer interferometry (BLI) assays, and site-directed mutagenesis were used to confirm that LIN directly binds to the catalytic PTP domain of SHP2. In vivo administration of LIN significantly ameliorated carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced HSC activation and liver fibrosis by inhibiting the TGFbeta/Smad3 pathway. Thus, LIN or its derivatives could be considered potential therapeutic agents against SHP2-related diseases, such as liver fibrosis or NASH. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Zhang, Cai, Li, Xu, Wang, Zheng, Zheng, Yin, Chen, Wang, Liang and Chen. FAU - Zhang, Yi AU - Zhang Y AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Cai, Binhao AU - Cai B AD - Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Li, Yingying AU - Li Y AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Xu, Ying AU - Xu Y AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Wang, Yuhan AU - Wang Y AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Zheng, Lulu AU - Zheng L AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. AD - Department of Pharmacy, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Zheng, Xiaochun AU - Zheng X AD - Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Yin, Lina AU - Yin L AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Chen, Gaozhi AU - Chen G AD - Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Wang, Yunxiang AU - Wang Y AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Liang, Guang AU - Liang G AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. AD - Chemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Chen, Lingfeng AU - Chen L AD - Affiliated Yongkang First People's Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230209 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC9946977 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 2 OT - high-throughput screening OT - linderalactone OT - liver fibrosis OT - natural products COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/28 06:01 PMCR- 2023/02/09 CRDT- 2023/02/27 04:00 PHST- 2022/11/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/27 04:00 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1098463 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2023.1098463 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2023 Feb 9;14:1098463. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1098463. eCollection 2023.