Differential effects of prednisolone and indomethacin on zymosan-induced inflammation in a modified murine tissue-chamber model.
A tissue-chamber model of inflammation in mice has been modified and used to investigate the kinetics of zymosan-induced inflammatory mediators such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). In addition, the influx of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) into the chamber fluid and the granuloma surrounding the chamber was measured by myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity using a new microtitre plate assay. TNF alpha and IL-1 beta reached a peak concentrations at 3 and 6 h respectively after zymosan injection. Intermediate high concentrations of IL-1 beta were observed until the end of the experiment at 72 h, but TNF alpha concentrations decreased from 24 h to biologically insignificant values. In contrast, exudate PGE2 and MPO activity increased up to 24 h after zymosan injection and remained high until 72 h. At 6 h after zymosan challenge, oral pre-treatment with prednisolone (3 to 30 mg/kg) dose-dependently reduced TNF alpha, IL-1 beta and PGE2 concentrations while indomethacin (0.3 to 3 mg/kg) significantly attenuated PGE2, slightly enhanced TNF alpha and had no effect on IL-1 beta concentrations in the exudate. Both drugs had similar potencies against exudate and tissue MPO activities. Prednisolone inhibited IL-1 beta at 72 h post-zymosan. Indomethacin was more potent than prednisolone against PGE2 (ID50 of< 0.3 versus 0.6 mg/kg). The data obtained confirm the usefulness and reliability of this model in evaluating the effects of anti-inflammatory agents on inflammatory mediators induced by zymosan.
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Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Pharmaceuticals Division, Basel, Switzerland.
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D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D015054:Zymosan
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D015054:Zymosan; D011239:Prednisolone; D009195:Peroxidase; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin