期刊
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
卷 131, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110715
关键词
Pulmonary fibrosis; Indirubin; Fibroblast; Myofibroblast; TGF-beta
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81800068, 81500055, 81770064]
Background and objective: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease with a poor prognosis. Indirubin, a compound obtained from indigo-bearing plants or mollusks of the family Muricidae, has various bioactivities, including anti-tumor activity and anti-inflammation effect. However, whether indirubin could mediate its therapeutic effects on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis has not been addressed. Methods: The impacts of indirubin on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis were evaluated by pathological staining, western blot, RT-PCR and immunofluorescent staining. The effects of indirubin on fibroblast differentiation and related signaling were next investigated to demonstrate the underlying mechanisms. Results: The results indicated that indirubin-treated mice exhibited a definitively improved survival rate than that of the BLM-induced mice in a dose-depend manner. Additionally, administration of indirubin significantly alleviated inflammatory cells infiltration in BLM mice. Importantly, indirubin provided protection for mice against BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis as manifested by the attenuating expression of fibrotic hallmarks, including fibronectin, collagen I and a-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA). Subsequently, we providedin vitro evidence revealing that indirubin suppressed fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation by repressed TGF-beta/Smad signaling in a dose-dependent manner. Notably, our data showed that indirubin seemed to be safe in mice and fibroblasts. Conclusion: Overall, indirubin could protect the mice against BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis by alleviated fibroblast differentiation and may be therapeutically beneficial for IPF patients.
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