title: Investigations on the influence of cyclophosphamide, gold sodium thiomalate and D-penicillamine on nystatin oedema and adjuvant arthritis.
abstract: Cyclophosphamide (5 or 10 mg/kg p.o.) and Gold sodium thiomalate (0 or 40 mg/kg i.m.) inhibit after repeated administrations (5 days) all the phases of Nystatin edema, whereas a single administration is ineffective. D-Penicillamine (25 or 100 mg/kg p.9.) inhibits the early phases of Nystatin edema after a single administration whereas repeated administrations are almost ineffective. An early treatment with Cyclophosphamide (2.5 mg/kg p.o.) simply delays the appearance of the secondary lesions of adjuvant arthritis but inhibit the development of the primary lesions. A late treatment with Cyclophosphamide as both the types of treatment with Gold sodium thiomalate (10 mg/kg i.m.) are effective against primary and secondary lesions. The only effect of D-Penicillamine (50 mg/kg p.o.) in adjuvant arthritis is a significant increase of the intensity of secondary lesions during the late treatment. It is suggested that the anti-inflammatory activity of Cyclophosphamide does not depend exclusively upon its immunosuppressant activity and that D-Penicillamine is effective on some cell population committed in the inflammatory reactions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009761:Nystatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate; D009761:Nystatin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D010396:Penicillamine