title: Amiodarone has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties: an experimental study in rats with carrageenan-induced paw edema.
abstract: Amiodarone is a widely used anti-arrhythmic agent. We have investigated alterations in the glutathione (GSH) level and the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione s-transferase and glutathione reductase) and myeloperoxidase, as marker of acute inflammation, following oral administration of amiodarone and diclofenac in rats with carrageenan-induced paw edema. In the present study, we found that 1) Amiodarone reduced the development of carrageenan-induced paw edema, to a greater degree than diclofenac; 2) Amiodarone and diclofenac alleviated increases in the activities of catalase and glutathione s-transferase enzymes resulting from edema; 3) Amiodarone and diclofenac ameliorated depressions in the GSH level and the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase enzymes caused by carrageenan injection; and 4) All doses of amiodarone and diclofenac caused an amplification in myeloperoxidase activity resulting from induced paw edema. These results suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of amiodarone on carrageenan-induced acute inflammation can be attributed to its ameliorating effect on the oxidative damage.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey. hzekai@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: Zekai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Halici
authors.forename: Gunnur Ozbakis
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Dengiz
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odabasoglu
authors.forename: Halis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suleyman
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cadirci
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halici
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002351:Carrageenan; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000494:pharmacology; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006614:Hindlimb; D008297:Male; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000975:Antioxidants; D004008:Diclofenac; D002351:Carrageenan; D002374:Catalase; D009195:Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione; D000638:Amiodarone