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JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 283-294出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-018-0913-1
关键词
Bleomycin; Pulmonary fibrosis; Inflammation; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Farnesoid X receptor; Obeticholic acid
资金
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals (New York, NY)
PurposeWe recently demonstrated a protective effect of the farnesoid X receptor agonist obeticholic acid (OCA) in rat models of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Aim of the present study was to investigate whether the positive effects of OCA treatment are apparent also on ongoing bleomycin-induced PF, i.e., after 2weeks of bleomycin administration.MethodsBleomycin-induced PF rats were treated 2weeks after bleomycin administration with OCA or pirfenidone for two additional weeks. Pulmonary function test was performed at 2 and 4weeks in all experimental groups. At the same time points, lung morphological features and mRNA expression profile of genes related to fibrosis, inflammation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition were also assessed.ResultsAfter 2weeks, bleomycin significantly increased the pressure at the airway opening (PAO), a functional parameter related to fibrosis-induced lung stiffness, and induced diffuse lung interstitium fibrosis, with upregulation of inflammation (IL1, MCP1) and tissue remodeling (COL1A1, COL3A1, ET1, MMP7, PDGFa, SMA, SNAI1) markers. At week four, a further increase of lung fibrosis and PAO was observed, accompanied by upregulation of extracellular matrix-related mRNA expression. OCA administration, even after the establishment of PF, significantly improved pulmonary function, normalizing PAO, and reverted the bleomycin-induced lung alterations, with significant reduction of markers of inflammation (CD206, COX2, HIF1, IL1, MCP1), epithelial proliferation (CTGF, PDGFa) and fibrosis (COL1A1, COL3A1, ET1, FN1, MMPs, SMA, SNAIs, TGF1, TIMPs). Results with OCA were similar or superior to those obtained with pirfenidone.ConclusionsIn conclusion, our results demonstrate a significant therapeutic effect of OCA in already established PF.
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