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The immunomodulatory quinoline-3-carboxamide paquinimod reverses established fibrosis in a novel mouse model for liver fibrosis

Fransén Pettersson, Nina LU ; Deronic, Adnan LU ; Nilsson, Julia LU ; Hannibal, Tine LU ; Hansen, Lisbeth LU ; Schmidt-Christensen, Anja LU orcid ; Ivars, Fredrik LU and Holmberg, Dan LU (2018) In PLoS ONE 13(9).
Abstract
Quinoline-3-carboxamides (Q substances) are small molecule compounds with anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we used one of these substances, Paquinimod, to treat a novel model for chronic liver inflammation and liver fibrosis, the NOD-Inflammation Fibrosis (N-IF) mouse. We show that treatment of N-IF mice significantly reduced inflammation and resulted in the regression of fibrosis, even when the treatment was initiated after onset of disease. The reduced disease phenotype was associated with a systemic decrease in the number and reduced activation of disease-promoting transgenic natural killer T (NKT)-II cells and their type 2-cytokine expression profile. Paquinimod treatment also led to a reduction of CD115+ Ly6Chi monocytes... (More)
Quinoline-3-carboxamides (Q substances) are small molecule compounds with anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we used one of these substances, Paquinimod, to treat a novel model for chronic liver inflammation and liver fibrosis, the NOD-Inflammation Fibrosis (N-IF) mouse. We show that treatment of N-IF mice significantly reduced inflammation and resulted in the regression of fibrosis, even when the treatment was initiated after onset of disease. The reduced disease phenotype was associated with a systemic decrease in the number and reduced activation of disease-promoting transgenic natural killer T (NKT)-II cells and their type 2-cytokine expression profile. Paquinimod treatment also led to a reduction of CD115+ Ly6Chi monocytes and CD11b+ F4/80+ CD206+ macrophages. (Less)
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10.1371/journal.pone.0203228
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chronic Inflammation and fibrosis
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  author       = {{Fransén Pettersson, Nina and Deronic, Adnan and Nilsson, Julia and Hannibal, Tine and Hansen, Lisbeth and Schmidt-Christensen, Anja and Ivars, Fredrik and Holmberg, Dan}},
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  title        = {{The immunomodulatory quinoline-3-carboxamide paquinimod reverses established fibrosis in a novel mouse model for liver fibrosis}},
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