AH001

AH001 is a orally active RhoA inhibitor, which binds a cryptic pocket proximate to GDP within RhoA with a KD of 73.16 nM. AH001 interacts with GDP, stabilizing RhoA’s interaction with its endogenous inhibitor, RhoGDIα. AH001 reduces the downstream MRTFA nuclear translocation and downregulates fibrosis/hypertrophy proteins. AH001 mitigates myocardial remodeling in multiple HF animal models, and in the 3D myocardial tissue model. AH001 exerts its cardioprotective effects through the RhoA-RhoGDIα axis, effectively inhibiting downstream RhoA activation signaling.