Effect of a novel non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (M-5011) on cytokine levels in rats with monosodium urate crystal- induced pleurisy.
We evaluated the effects of a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), d-2-[4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)phenyl]propionic acid (M-5011), and indomethacin on the production of arachidonate metabolites and pro-inflammatory cytokines in male Sprague-Dawley rats with monosodium urate crystal (MSU)-induced pleurisy. Levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 in the pleural exudate were determined by biological assays, while prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and cytokine-induced chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1) levels were quantified by enzyme immunoassays. Orally administered M-5011 (5 mg/kg) decreased the pleural exudate volume at 3 and 4 hr after MSU injection. Indomethacin (10 mg/kg) decreased the volume at 3-5 hr. These drugs reduced the number of leukocytes in the pleural cavity at 6 hr. Both NSAIDs also reduced the content of PGE2 in the exudate without affecting LTB4 levels. Increased productions of both IL-6 and CINC-1 in the exudate were reduced by pretreatment with M-5011 or indomethacin, and TNF levels in the exudate were increased by pretreatment of these drugs. Thus, M-5011 inhibits the production of both IL-6 and CINC-1 at lower doses than those of indomethacin, and the inhibitory effect of M-5011 on CINC-1, but not IL-6, may partly contribute to the inhibition of leukocyte infiltration in rats with MSU-induced pleurisy.
Murakami
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Research and Development Laboratories, Maruho Co., Ltd., Japan.
Aihara
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Iwata
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Saito
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Naruse
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D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010994:Pleura / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000378:metabolism; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D010666:Phenylpropionates; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D014527:Uric Acid; C104139:2-(4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)phenyl)propionic acid; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin