scholarly journals Human Colostrum Has Anti-inflammatory Activity in a Rat Subcutaneous Air Pouch Model of Inflammation

1993 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald K Murphey ◽  
E Stephen Buescher
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 2849-2859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod K. Gavel ◽  
Hamendra S. Parmar ◽  
Versha Tripathi ◽  
Narendra Kumar ◽  
Ankan Biswas ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoke Keong Yong ◽  
NurShahira Sulaiman ◽  
Muhammad Nazrul Hakim ◽  
Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian ◽  
Zainul Amirudin Zakaria ◽  
...  

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extract ofBixa orellana(AEBO) leaves and its possible mechanisms in animal models. The anti-inflammatory activity of the extract was evaluated using serotonin-induced rat paw edema, increased peritoneal vascular permeability, and leukocyte infiltrations in an air-pouch model. Nitric oxide (NO), indicated by the sum of nitrites and nitrates, and vascular growth endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured in paw tissues of rats to determine their involvement in the regulation of increased permeability. Pretreatments with AEBO (50 and 150 mg kg−1) prior to serotonin inductions resulted in maximum inhibitions of 56.2% of paw volume, 45.7% of Evans blue dye leakage in the peritoneal vascular permeability model, and 83.9% of leukocyte infiltration in the air-pouch model. 57.2% maximum inhibition of NO and 27% of VEGF formations in rats’ paws were observed with AEBO at the dose of 150 mg kg−1. Pharmacological screening of the extract showed significant (P<0.05) anti-inflammatory activity, indicated by the suppressions of increased vascular permeability and leukocyte infiltration. The inhibitions of these inflammatory events are probably mediated via inhibition of NO and VEGF formation and release.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hellen Braga Martins ◽  
Nathan das Neves Selis ◽  
Clarissa Leal Silva e Souza ◽  
Flávia S. Nascimento ◽  
Suzi Pacheco de Carvalho ◽  
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This study proposes to implement an alternative and effective strategy for local treatment of disease provoked byS. aureus. For the analysis of possible anti-inflammatory activity of essential oil, after establishing an air pouch model, 48 male mice of Balb/c were treated, infected, and euthanized at 4 and 8 h. Thus, the total and differential white blood cells were counted in the animal’s blood, and cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-αwere titrated using ELISA in the air pouch lavage. Moreover, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 gene expression was analyzed through an RT-qPCR array, andS. aureuswas quantified using qPCR. Our results,p<0.05, showed that EOC reduced the quantity of microorganisms. The group of mice treated with essential oil citral showed a significant decrease in TNF-αlevels in tests demonstrating anti-inflammatory activity. There is no data about the mutual influence of the air pouch model, essential oil citral, andS. aureus. Thus, considering the interaction of these variables and the anti-inflammatory activity of the essential oil citral, we demonstrated, by alternative local treatment, a new antimicrobial agent that is not an antibiotic.


10.19082/7685 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 7685-7693
Author(s):  
Tahereh Eteraf-Oskouei ◽  
Atefeh Zabiholahi ◽  
Moslem Najafi ◽  
Bohlool Habibi-Asl

2016 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 225-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allanny A. Furtado ◽  
Manoela Torres-Rêgo ◽  
Maíra C.J.S. Lima ◽  
Mariana A.O. Bitencourt ◽  
Andréia Bergamo Estrela ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 193229682110338
Author(s):  
Brianne E. Lewis ◽  
Adam Mulka ◽  
Li Mao ◽  
Roshanak Sharafieh ◽  
Yi Qiao ◽  
...  

Background: Effective exogenous insulin delivery is the cornerstone of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus management. Recent literature indicates that commercial insulin-induced tissue reaction and cellular cytotoxicity may contribute to variability in blood glucose as well as permanent loss of injection or infusion site architecture and function. It is well accepted that insulin formulations are susceptible to mechanical and chemical stresses that lead to insulin fibril formation. This study aims to characterize in vitro and in vivo toxicity, as well as pro-inflammatory activity of insulin fibrils. Method: In vitro cell culture evaluated cytotoxicity and fibril uptake by macrophages and our modified murine air-pouch model quantified inflammatory activity. The latter employed FLOW cytometry and histopathology to characterize fibril-induced inflammation in vivo, which included fibril uptake by inflammatory phagocytes. Results: These studies demonstrated that insulin derived fibrils are cytotoxic to cells in vitro. Furthermore, inflammation is induced in the murine air-pouch model in vivo and in response, macrophages uptake fibrils both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: Administration of insulin fibrils can lead to cytotoxicity in macrophages. In vivo data demonstrate insulin fibrils to be pro-inflammatory which over time can lead to cumulative cell/tissue toxicity, inflammation, and destructive wound healing. Long term, these tissue reactions could contribute to loss of insulin injection site architecture and function.


2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-B. Kwon ◽  
H.-W. Kim ◽  
T.-W. Ham ◽  
S.-Y. Yoon ◽  
D.-H. Roh ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hamed ◽  
Esmail Abdelmonem ◽  
Mahmoud Zayed ◽  
Sameh Shaban ◽  
Iman El Khashab ◽  
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SummaryRecently, there has been increasing evidence on the use of macrolide antibiotics in treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases through mechanisms distinct from their antibacterial activity. The key desired effect lies somewhere between these two therapeutic potentials and has not been identified yet. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin in formaldehyde induced arthritis and carrageenan induced air pouch in albino rats in comparison to the anti-rheumatic drug meloxicam. Results of Formaldehyde induced arthritis revealed that pretreatment of animals with a single daily dose of either azithromycin (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) or meloxicam (4 mg/kg) for 15 days produced a significant reduction in inflammation size. Histopathological study showed that Formaldehyde produced marked inflammatory cell infiltration, congestion of blood vessels and soft tissue edema which were attenuated by azithromycin in dose dependent manner. The radiological study revealed that azithromycin attenuates soft tissue edema, periarticular bone resorption, narrowing of joint spaces and joint deformities induced by formaldehyde. This effect was marked with 40mg/kg azithromycin pre-treatment. In carrageenan, induced air pouch, results demonstrate that group of animals pretreated with azithromycin (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) or meloxicam (4 mg/kg) for 6 days significantly attenuated the mean increase in total leukocyte count in air pouch exudate. In conclusion, the present work showed that azithromycin has antiinflammatory activity in the models tested and suggests that it can exert therapeutics effects independent of its anti-bacterial activity. Also, the anti-inflammatory effect of azithromycin was potent and even comparable to that of meloxicam.


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