Mechanical network motifs as targets for mechanomedicine.
Drug Discov Today
; 29(10): 104145, 2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
The identification and analysis of network motifs has been widely used in the functional analysis of signaling components, disease discovery and other fields. The positive feedback loop (PFL) is a simple but important network motif. The formation of a PFL is regulated by mechanical cues such as substrate stiffness, fiber stretching and cell compression in the cell microenvironment. Here, we propose a new term, 'mechanical PFL', and analyze the mechanisms of mechanical PFLs at molecular, subcellular and cellular scales. More and more therapies are being targeted against mechanosignaling pathways at the experimental and preclinical stages, and exploring mechanical PFLs as potential mechanomedicine targets could be a new direction for disease treatment.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mecanotransducción Celular
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Drug Discov Today
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2024
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Article