Computational discovery of novel SIRT4 inhibitors for cardiac hypertrophy treatment

Abstract

Cardiac hypertrophy is characterized by the enlargement of the heart muscle, often resulting from conditions such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological hypertrophy. SIRT4 plays a crucial role in cardiac hypertrophy, primarily through its regulation of oxidative stress and mitochondrial function. Therefore, downregulating SIRT4 could help slow the progression of cardiac hypertrophy. This study investigates novel therapeutic approaches for cardiac hypertrophy through various computational strategies, such as Virtual screening, ADMET predictions, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations, to identify potential drug candidates, DB12561 (Hit2), that could inhibit the SIRT4 protein.