Lehmann, M. ; Buhl, L. ; Alsafadi, H.N. ; Klee, S. ; Hermann, S. ; Mutze, K. ; Ota, C. ; Lindner, M.* ; Behr, J.* ; Hilgendorff, A. ; Wagner, D.E. ; Königshoff, M.
Differential effects of Nintedanib and Pirfenidone on lung alveolar epithelial cell function in ex vivo murine and human lung tissue cultures of pulmonary fibrosis.
Respir. Res. 19:175 (2018)
Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal interstitial lung disease. Repetitive injury and reprogramming of the lung epithelium are thought to be critical drivers of disease progression, contributing to fibroblast activation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and subsequently loss of lung architecture and function. To date, Pirfenidone and Nintedanib are the only approved drugs known to decelerate disease progression, however, if and how these drugs affect lung epithelial cell function, remains largely unexplored.Methods: We treated murine and human 3D ex vivo lung tissue cultures (3D-LTCs; generated from precision cut lung slices (PCLS)) as well as primary murine alveolar epithelial type II (pmATII) cells with Pirfenidone or Nintedanib. Murine 3D-LTCs or pmATII cells were derived from the bleomycin model of fibrosis. Early fibrotic changes were induced in human 3D-LTCs by a mixture of profibrotic factors. Epithelial and mesenchymal cell function was determined by qPCR, Western blotting, Immunofluorescent staining, and ELISA.Results: Low mu M concentrations of Nintedanib (1 mu M) and mM concentrations of Pirfenidone (2.5 mM) reduced fibrotic gene expression including Collagen 1a1 and Fibronectin in murine and human 3D-LTCs as well as pmATII cells. Notably, Nintedanib stabilized expression of distal lung epithelial cell markers, especially Surfactant Protein C in pmATII cells as well as in murine and human 3D-LTCs.Conclusions: Pirfenidone and Nintedanib exhibit distinct effects on murine and human epithelial cells, which might contribute to their anti-fibrotic action. Human 3D-LTCs represent a valuable tool to assess anti-fibrotic mechanisms of potential drugs for the treatment of IPF patients.
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Ipf ; Epithelial Cells ; Atii ; Nintedanib ; Pirfenidone ; Ex Vivo ; Pcls ; Lung Disease; Triple Angiokinase Inhibitor; Protein-d Expression; Tgf-beta Activation; Mesenchymal Transition; Animal-models; Pathway; Slices; Injury; Proliferation; Fibroblasts
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englisch
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2018
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2018
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1465-9921
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1465-993X
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BioMed Central
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Campus, 4 Crinan St, London N1 9xw, England
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80000 - German Center for Lung Research
30202 - Environmental Health
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Lung Research
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G-501800-311
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2018-09-18