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Vactosertib, a Novel, Orally Bioavailable Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 5 Inhibitor, Promotes Regression of Fibrotic Plaques in a Rat Model of Peyronie's Disease
- Title
- Vactosertib, a Novel, Orally Bioavailable Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 5 Inhibitor, Promotes Regression of Fibrotic Plaques in a Rat Model of Peyronie's Disease
- Authors
- Song, Kang-Moon; Chung, Doo Yong; Choi, Min Ji; Ghatak, Kalyan; Nguyen Nhat Minh; Limanjaya, Anita; Kwon, Mi-Hye; Ock, Jiyeon; Yin, Guo Nan; Kim, Dae-Kee; Ryu, Ji-Kan; Suh, Jun-Kyu
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- Issue Date
- 2020
- Journal Title
- WORLD JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH
- ISSN
- 2287-4208
2287-4690
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 552 - 563
- Keywords
- Activin receptors; Fibrosis; Peyronie's disease; Transforming growth factor beta
- Publisher
- PUSAN NATL UNIV MEDICAL SCH, DEPT UROLOGY
- Indexed
- SCIE; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Purpose: To examine the therapeutic effect of Vactosertib, a small molecule inhibitor of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) type I receptor (activin receptor-like kinase-5, ALK5), in an experimental model of Peyronie's disease (PD) and determining anti-fibrotic mechanisms of Vactosertib in primary fibroblasts derived from human PD plaques. Materials and Methods: Male rats were randomly divided into three groups (n=6 per group); control rats without treatment; PD rats receiving vehicle; and PD rats receiving Vactosertib (10 mg/kg). PD-like plaques were induced by administering 100 mu L of each of human fibrin and thrombin solutions into the tunica albuginea on days 0 and 5. Vactosertib was given orally five times a week for 2 weeks. On day 30, we performed electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve to measure erectile function, and the penis was obtained for histological examination. Fibroblasts isolated from human PD plaques were used to determine the anti-fibrotic effects of Vactosertib in vitro. Results: Vactosertib induced significant regression of fibrotic plaques in PD rats in vivo through reduced infiltration of inflammatory cells and reduced expression of phospho-Smad2, which recovered erectile function. Vactosertib also abrogated TGF-1 beta-induced enhancement of extracellular matrix protein production and hydroxyproline content in PD fibroblasts in vitro by hindering the TGF-beta 1-induced Smad2/3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation, and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation. Conclusions: In view of the critical role of TGB-beta and the Smad pathway in the pathogenesis of PD, inhibition of this pathway with an ALK5 inhibitor may represent a novel, targeted therapy for PD.
- DOI
- 10.5534/wjmh.190071
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