USE OF EZH2 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) also called also called Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), is the most frequent valvular heart disease in Europe and affects more than 1 in 4 people over 65 years old. AS progression from fibrotic thickening to valvular leaflets calcification leads to heart failure deve...

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Hauptverfasser: PERZO, Nicolas, FRAINEAU, Sylvain
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Zusammenfassung:Aortic valve stenosis (AS) also called also called Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), is the most frequent valvular heart disease in Europe and affects more than 1 in 4 people over 65 years old. AS progression from fibrotic thickening to valvular leaflets calcification leads to heart failure development and eventually to death within 2 to 5 years after symptoms occurrence. The inventors now show that EZH2 inhibition with GSK-126 and GSK-343 directly regulates monocyte and M1 toward M2 macrophage differentiation, reducing VIC deactivation and osteoblastic transition and thus represents an attractive therapeutic target to prevent AS progression. Therefore, the present invention relates to use of EZH2 inhibitors for the treatment of aortic valve stenosis.