PMID- 30087305 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181108 LR - 20190710 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 8 DP - 2018 Aug 7 TI - Protective Effects of Nintedanib against Polyhexamethylene Guanidine Phosphate-Induced Lung Fibrosis in Mice. LID - 10.3390/molecules23081974 [doi] LID - 1974 AB - Nintedanib (NDN), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been shown to have anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic effects in several reports. We investigated the protective effects of NDN against polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG)-induced lung fibrosis in mice. The following three experimental groups were evaluated: (1) vehicle control; (2) PHMG (1.1 mg/kg); and (3) PHMG & NDN (60 mg/kg). PHMG induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis by intratracheal instillation in mice. In contrast, NDN treatment effectively alleviated the PHMG induced lung injury, and attenuated the number of total cells and inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, including the fibrotic histopathological changes, and also reduced the hydroxyproline content. NDN also significantly decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines and fibrotic factors, and the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in lung tissues. These results suggest that NDN may mitigate the inflammatory response and development of pulmonary fibrosis in the lungs of mice treated with PHMG. FAU - Kim, Hyeon-Young AU - Kim HY AD - National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 30, Baekhak 1-gil, Jeongeup-si 56212, Korea. hyeonyoung.kim@kitox.re.kr. AD - Department of Toxicology Evaluation, Graduate School of Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea. hyeonyoung.kim@kitox.re.kr. FAU - Kim, Min-Seok AU - Kim MS AD - National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 30, Baekhak 1-gil, Jeongeup-si 56212, Korea. minseok.kim@kitox.re.kr. FAU - Kim, Sung-Hwan AU - Kim SH AD - National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 30, Baekhak 1-gil, Jeongeup-si 56212, Korea. sunghwan.kim@kitox.re.kr. AD - Department of Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea. sunghwan.kim@kitox.re.kr. FAU - Joen, Doin AU - Joen D AD - National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 30, Baekhak 1-gil, Jeongeup-si 56212, Korea. doin.jeon@kitox.re.kr. FAU - Lee, Kyuhong AU - Lee K AD - National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 30, Baekhak 1-gil, Jeongeup-si 56212, Korea. khleekit@gmail.com. AD - Department of Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea. khleekit@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180807 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Guanidines) RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Nlrp3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Protective Agents) RN - 31961-54-3 (polyhexamethyleneguanidine) RN - G6HRD2P839 (nintedanib) RN - RMB44WO89X (Hydroxyproline) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology MH - Cell Count MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Guanidines MH - Hydroxyproline/metabolism MH - Indoles/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Inflammasomes/metabolism MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Lung/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism MH - Organ Size/drug effects MH - Protective Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Pulmonary Fibrosis/*chemically induced/*drug therapy/pathology PMC - PMC6222351 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anti-fibrosis OT - inflammasome OT - nintedanib OT - polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate OT - pulmonary fibrosis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2018/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/09 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/07 CRDT- 2018/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules23081974 [pii] AID - molecules-23-01974 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules23081974 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2018 Aug 7;23(8):1974. doi: 10.3390/molecules23081974.