Nintedanib ameliorates animal model of dermatitis

Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 11;10(1):4493. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61424-1.

Abstract

Nintedanib, a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor has been developed as therapeutics for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and non-small lung cancer. We found that the expression levels of RTK, especially VEGFR1 is increased in skin biopsies of dermatitis patients from multiple independent datasets. Moreover, VEGFR1 is highly expressed by infiltrated cells in dermis from oxazolone (OXA) treated mice. Interestingly, nintedanib alleviates dermatitis symptom in OXA-induced animal model. Especially, levels of epidermis thickness, infiltrated immune cells including mast cells and eosinophils were decreased from mice cotreated with nintedanib and OXA compared with OXA treated mice. Moreover, serum IgE and Th2 cytokines including IL-4 and IL-13 were decreased by nintedanib treatment. These results suggest an evidence that nintedanib alleviates animal model of dermatitis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival
  • Dermatitis / drug therapy*
  • Dermatitis / etiology
  • Dermatitis / metabolism*
  • Dermatitis / pathology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Gene Expression
  • Immunoglobulin E / blood
  • Immunoglobulin E / immunology
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Oxazolone / adverse effects
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / metabolism
  • Skin / pathology
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / genetics
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Indoles
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Oxazolone
  • Immunoglobulin E
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1
  • nintedanib