title: Anti-inflammatory activity of monomethoxypolyethylene glycol superoxide dismutase on adjuvant arthritis in rats.
abstract: In previous studies we observed an enhanced anti-inflammatory activity of MPEG-SOD derivatives in acute inflammation in rat. To assess the activity in chronic inflammation we tested the compound with longer half-life (MPEG-SOD 18) in complete adjuvant arthritis in rat. According to the prophylactic schedule of treatment (i.m. administration at alternative days of 10 mg/kg from day 3 to day 21), the MPEG-SOD derivative reduced arthritic lesions in a significant way (P less than 0.01 at 14th, 21st, 28th day). Indomethacin, administered i.m. daily at the dose of 1.5 mg/kg according to the same schedule, significantly inhibited adjuvant arthritis each time it was considered (% of inhibition are 66.5% at 14th day, 58.3% at 21st day and 50.8% at 28th day). Native SOD and inactivated enzyme, administered from day 3 to day 21 did not show any anti-inflammatory properties. According to the therapeutic schedule of treatment (from day 14 to day 28), neither MPEG-SOD nor native SOD showed antiarthritic activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conforti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caliceti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sartore
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schiavon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veronese
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Velo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000276:immunology; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C028210:monomethoxypolyethylene glycol; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D007213:Indomethacin