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ArticleScience advances2026

The MEK inhibitor trametinib incurs mitochondrial injury and induces innate immune responses in the mouse heart.

Kelsey H Fisher-Wellman, Richard D Lutze, Logan G Kirkland, Ju Youn Beak, Mansi Goyal, Raghu Nagalingam, Samantha M Morrissey, Peyton B Sandroni, Wei Huang, Julian D Bailon and 25 more

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5 · Who and what money

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35 authors.

Kelsey H Fisher-WellmanDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0300-829X
Richard D LutzeMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3410-8182
Logan G KirklandMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Ju Youn BeakMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Mansi GoyalMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-5320-9142
Raghu NagalingamMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1095-8303
Samantha M MorrisseyDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Peyton B SandroniMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Wei HuangMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Julian D BailonMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Melissa A SchroderMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8276-0315
Lars A AlbrechtMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8661-545X
Ethelyn OfeiMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Andrew L ChinMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Thomas D GreenSection of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-5435-6957
Joseph M McClungSection of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
McLane M MontgomeryDepartment of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8253-6858
James T HagenDepartment of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0587-5370
Brett R ChrestDepartment of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0936-7660
Edziu M FranczakDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0845-4002
Polina KrassovkaiaDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6271-3036
Raphael T ArulebaDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0879-344X
Jon S ZawistowskiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8493-9813
Timothy J StuhlmillerDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Shawn M GomezDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8251-4552
Nanthip PrathumsapDepartment of Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.ORCID 0009-0003-0279-2451
Qing ZhangDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6595-8995
Jing ZhangDepartment of Urology, Medical Research Institute, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6438-9113
Weiyi XuDepartment of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Lilei ZhangDepartment of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6320-1318
Jeremy A MeierLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6321-5971
Lisa A CareyLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2388-4649
Jonathan C SchislerMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7382-2783
Gary L JohnsonDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2867-0551
Brian C JensenMcAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6430-8344

Funding

Tissue Procurement & PathologyP50CA058223 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LISA A CAREY, Gaorav P. Gupta · 1992 to 2026
$59.3M
Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIESP30DK034987 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ROBERT S. SANDLER · 1985 to 2026
$30.5M
Tissue Repository and Animal Models CoreP01CA171983 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI FOX, TODD E · 2013 to 2024
$19.9M
Metabolic mechanisms of cardioprotection through alpha-1A adrenergic receptor activationR01HL140067 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Brian C Jensen · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Defining the role of mitochondrial injury in MEK inhibitor cardiotoxicityR01HL165294 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Brian C Jensen · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
Mitochondrial bioenergetics and colorectal cancerR37CA278826 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Kelsey H Fisher-Wellman · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489NCI NIH HHS P01 CA171983NCI NIH HHS P50 CA058223NCI NIH HHS R37 CA278826NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL140067NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL165294NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trametinib (Trm) is a highly selective mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor that potently and persistently abrogates extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activation. Trm initially was used to treat BRAF Val

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateMitochondria, HeartMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridonesPyrimidinonesAnimalscGAS-STING Signaling PathwayDNA, MitochondrialHumansMaleMiceMyocytes, CardiacDNA, MitochondrialMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridonesPyrimidinonestrametinib

Identifiers

PMID42430470
PMCPMC13353371

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