基于MEKK3对HSC-LSEC互作网络的调控探讨中药抗肝纤维化的潜在机制

Exploring the Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine against Liver Fibrosis Based on the Regulation of MEKK3 on the HSC-LSEC Interaction Network

  • 摘要: 肝纤维化是一类危害性极强的慢性肝脏疾病,其核心病理环节是HSC与LSEC的异常互作,而MEKK3作为MAPK通路关键上游分子,可能通过调控HSC与LSEC二者的生物学功能及细胞间互作成为肝纤维化潜在治疗靶点。目前西医缺乏抗肝纤维化特异性药物,中医药凭借多成分、多靶点的优势展现出独特治疗潜力,但其作用机制尚难明确。本文梳理肝纤维化研究现状,阐明HSC-LSEC互作在肝纤维化中的核心作用及肝脏微环境的协同影响,总结中药活性成分及经典复方可通过靶向抑制MEKK3,调控该细胞互作网络,发挥抗纤维化功效。针对现有研究局限,未来需深入解析MEKK3介导的细胞互作机制,开展中药药效验证与临床转化,为开发抗肝纤维化中药新药提供理论支撑。

     

    Abstract: Liver fibrosis is a highly harmful chronic liver disease, with its core pathological link being the abnormal interaction between hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC). MEKK3, as a key upstream molecule in the MAPK pathway, may become a potential therapeutic target for liver fibrosis by regulating the biological functions and intercellular interactions of HSC and LSEC. Currently, Western medicine lacks specific drugs for anti-fibrosis, while traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) demonstrates unique therapeutic potential due to its multi-component and multi-target advantages, although the mechanism of action remains unclear. This article reviews the current research status of liver fibrosis, elucidates the core role of HSC-LSEC interaction in liver fibrosis and the synergistic influence of the liver microenvironment, and summarizes that active components of traditional Chinese medicine and classic compound prescriptions can exert anti-fibrotic effects by targeting and inhibiting MEKK3 to regulate this cell interaction network. In view of the limitations of existing research, future efforts are needed to deeply analyze the cell interaction mechanism mediated by MEKK3, carry out efficacy verification and clinical translation of traditional Chinese medicine, and provide theoretical support for the development of new anti-fibrotic traditional Chinese medicine drugs.

     

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