title: Anti-inflammatory activity of a novel selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, FR140423, on type II collagen-induced arthritis in Lewis rats.
abstract: The mechanism of action of FR140423 (3-(difluoromethyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-[4-(methylsulfinyl)-phenyl]pyrazole), a novel and selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, in rat type II collagen-induced arthritis was investigated and compared with that of indomethacin. We tested the inhibitory effects of FR140423 on paw edema and the formation of arachidonic acid metabolites in inflamed paws immunized with type II collagen. Oral administration of FR 140423 showed a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect and was two-fold more potent than indomethacin. The increase of prostaglandin (PG) E2 and thromboxane (TX) B2 but not leukotriene B4 in inflamed paws was associated with the development of paw edema. FR140423 and indomethacin dose-dependently suppressed the levels of PGE2 and TXB2 in arthritic rat paws. Unlike indomethacin, FR140423 did not induce gastric lesions in arthritic rats. These results suggest that FR140423 shows a potent anti-inflammatory effect mediated by inhibition of prostanoids produced by COX-2 in inflamed tissues immunized with type II collagen, with a greatly improved safety profile compared to indomethacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Medicinal Biology Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Osaka, Japan. takehiro_ochi@po.fujisawa.co.jp
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authors.lastname: Ochi
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authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001168:Arthritis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D003094:Collagen / Q000633:toxicity; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013454:Sulfoxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011720:Pyrazoles; D013454:Sulfoxides; C108904:3-(difluoromethyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-(4-(methylsulfinyl)phenyl)pyrazole; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D003094:Collagen; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin