scholarly journals ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF ELETTARIA CARDAMOM OIL ON CARRAGEENAN-INDUCED PAW EDEMA USING RATS BASED ON TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR α, INTERLEUKIN 6, AND INTERLEUKIN 1 LEVELS IN SERUM

Author(s):  
Nithya Sermugapandian ◽  
Rubini R ◽  
Martina V

 Objective: In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of Elettaria cardamom oil and the underlying mechanism using in vivo models of inflammation.Methods: Male Sprague–Dawley rats, 4-6 weeks old, weighing 120-130 gms are used for the study. The anti-inflammatory study of E. cardamom oil was studied by injecting 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan to the subplantar region of the right hind paw of rats. The development of acute inflammation was measured at the end of every 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th h using plethysmometer.Results: As results from the above study, E. cardamom oil at a dose of 0.175 ml/kg was less significant than that of E. cardamom oil at a dose of 0.280 ml/kg when given orally. A p<0.05 shows a significant decrease in paw edema. It also reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL) 1, and IL 6 levels in the serum. The histopathology results also showed a significant reduction of congested blood vessels with no marked impression for inflammation.Conclusion: E. cardamom oil possesses anti-inflammatory activity in dose-dependent manner as they inhibit the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines.

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 943-948
Author(s):  
R O Beglyarov

Aim. Study of the level of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, their relationship and changes, depending on the activity of various variants of chronic glomerulonephritis in children. Methods. 104 children with nephrotic form of chronic glomerulonephritis (group 1), 9 children with hematuric form (group 2) and 88 children with mixed form (group 3) were examined. The average age of children was 10.63±3.88 years. The remission was observed in 130 (45.1%), exacerbation - in 158 (54.9%) patients. The concentration of proinflammatory (interleukin-1β, -8, tumor necrosis factor α, interferon γ) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-10 and -4) was determined in the blood by ELISA. Results. A significant increase in the levels of interleukin-1β and -8, tumor necrosis factor α, interferon γ was revealed. The index of cytokines in nephrotic and mixed variant was 2.6 standard units, in hematuric form - 2.5 standard units. More pronounced imbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines was revealed in nephrotic and mixed forms of chronic glomerulonephritis. Regardless of the form, an increase was revealed in the ratio of interleukin-1β/interleukin-4 (p <0.05), tumor necrosis factor α/interleukin-4 and tumor necrosis factor α/interleukin-10 (p <0.01). Conclusion. Children with different clinical variants of chronic glomerulonephritis were found to have imbalance of cytokines with the shift towards predominance of proinflammatory cytokines; the most pronounced differences were observed in the content of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor α; both in exacerbation and remission phases cytokine index is higher than 1 which is indicative of active inflammatory process.


2017 ◽  
Vol 137 (11) ◽  
pp. 2445-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Robinson ◽  
Paul Alves ◽  
Muhammad M. Bashir ◽  
Majid Zeidi ◽  
Rui Feng ◽  
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Biology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Karine O. Galstyan ◽  
Ludmila V. Nedosugova ◽  
Narine S. Martirosian ◽  
Nikita G. Nikiforov ◽  
Natalia V. Elizova ◽  
...  

Background: This study involves the investigation of spontaneous and induced secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and the anti-inflammatory chemokine C-C motif chemokine ligand 18 (CCL18) by monocytes isolated from blood of patients with long-term type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), both with or without foot ulcers. Methods: A total of 121 patients with T2DM (79 without diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) and 42 patients with DFS) were included. Cluster of Differentiation 14 (CD14+) monocytes were isolated from patients’ blood and stimulated by interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) for induction of pro- and anti-inflammatory monocyte activation, respectively. The concentrations of TNF-α and CCL18 in the culture medium were measured using ELISA on day 1 and day 6 after cell stimulation. Results: We found a correlation between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and stimulated secretion levels of TNF-α (r = 0.726, p = 0.027) and CCL18 (r = –0.949, p = 0.051) in patients with DFS. There was an increase of pro- and anti-inflammatory activation of monocytes in all patients with different durations of DFS (p < 0.05). However, no stimulation of anti-inflammatory activation was detected in patients with DFS lasting more than 6 months (p = 0.033). Conclusions: Our study showed an increase in pro-inflammatory secretion and a decrease in anti-inflammatory secretion by monocytes isolated from blood of patients with T2DM depending on HbA1c levels and duration of the inflammatory process. These findings allow us to assume that monocytes isolated from T2DM patients are characterized by a biased ability to respond towards pro-inflammatory stimulation, contributing to the chronic wound process.


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