title: Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of RDV-8 [C18H22N2O2S (ethyl 1-butyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-thioxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate)] in a rat model of induced pleurisy and in vitro lymphoproliferation.
abstract: RDV-8 [C(18)H(22)N(2)O(2)S (ethyl 1-butyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-thioxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate)] is derived from the 4-thioxopyrimidine, and presents important clinical effects. The present study explored the RDV-8 effects in the proliferation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), as well as in a pleurisy-induced rat model. PBMCs were directly plated in four different RDV-8 concentrations (0.0125, 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/mL). RDV-8 decreased cell proliferation and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 synthesis. The interleukin 1 levels and the cytotoxic effect were not significantly affected by RDV-8 treatment. In the carrageenan-induced pleurisy model, the RDV-8 (3 mg/kg) treatment induced a significant reduction in the exudate volume, in the polymorphonuclear leukocyte migration and in the pleural exudate NO levels. The results indicate that RDV-8 may have an immunomodulatory effect, as well as anti-inflammatory actions suggesting that it could represent a new strategy in the inflammatory response modulation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Pesquisa em Biofísica Celular e Inflamação, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Schuch
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Azambuja
authors.forename: Adroaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lunardelli
authors.forename: Robson Henrich
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Fernanda Bordignon
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caberlon
authors.forename: Vinicius Lorini
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Márcio Vinícius Fagundes
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Donadio
authors.forename: Daniela Nunes
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Vitor
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: da Silva Melo Denizar
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Jarbas Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002351:Carrageenan; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013871:Thiones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013871:Thiones; C560808:ethyl 1-butyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-thioxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D002351:Carrageenan