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Shuang Liang¹, Danyang Liu², Zhengwu Xiao¹

¹Center for System Biology, Data Sciences, and Reproductive Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

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Summary

This study identified Vorinostat as a potential drug for sarcopenia, a condition of age-related muscle loss. Further trials are needed, but it shows promise for treating and preventing sarcopenia.

Keywords:

differential analysis drug repositioning gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA)sarcopenia weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA)

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Area of Science:

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Gerontology
Pharmacology

Background:

Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, presents a significant public health challenge due to the aging global population.
Current therapeutic options for sarcopenia are limited, necessitating the urgent identification of effective pharmacological interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct an integrative drug repurposing analysis to identify potential pharmacological treatments for sarcopenia.
To validate the efficacy of a top-ranked repurposed drug candidate in vitro.

Main Methods:

Utilized transcriptomic sequencing data from human and mouse skeletal muscle.
Applied gene differential expression, weighted gene co-expression, and gene set enrichment analyses.
Employed gene expression profile similarity, hub gene reversal, pathway enrichment, and rank aggregation for drug identification.

Main Results:

Identified Vorinostat as the top-ranking repurposed drug candidate through integrative analysis.
Demonstrated Vorinostat's efficacy in promoting muscle fiber formation in an in vitro study.

Conclusions:

Vorinostat shows promise as a potential therapeutic agent for sarcopenia treatment and prevention.
Further validation in animal models and human clinical trials is warranted to confirm these findings.