The application discloses application of BCKDK
gene as a target point in preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating
obesity-related
cardiomyopathy. The application firstly determines an important function of BCKDK in
obesity-related
cardiomyopathy, and overexpression of the BCKDK
gene can protect the heart. The application also provides application of a
nucleic acid molecule coding BCKDK, an
expression vector or a
delivery system containing the same, and application of BCKDK or the
nucleic acid molecule coding BCKDK as a
drug target. Preferably, the
drug adopts an adeno-associated
virus vector driven by a myocardium-specific
promoter, carries a coding sequence of BCKDK or a functional variant, a truncated body or a functional fragment of BCKDK, and realizes myocardium-specific expression. Experiments prove that overexpression of BCKDK can significantly improve
myocardial hypertrophy,
fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction.