Tetrandrine Alleviates Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Rats by Regulating the Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Inflammatory Factors

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Journal Exp Ther Med

Specialty Pathology

Date 2018 Sep 7

PMID 30186500

Citations 17

Authors

Xiang Li

Zhongxiu Wu

Bin He

Wei Zhong

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Abstract

The present study aimed to construct a rat model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to evaluate changes in pathology, the expression of inflammatory factors and regulation of signaling pathways. The protective effect of tetrandrine (Tet) on tissue lesions induced by RA was also investigated. A total of 60 Wistar rats (100-200 g) were randomly divided into six groups (n=10 per group), namely a blank (NC) group, model group, methotrexate (MTX) group (3 mg/kg body weight), high-dose Tet group (31.25 mg/kg body weight), medium-dose Tet group (18.75 mg/kg body weight) and low-dose Tet group (6.25 mg/kg body weight). A rat model of RA was induced via injection of 0.1 ml complete Freund's adjuvant into the right rear toe. Toe swelling rate, arthritis index and immune organ index were calculated. In addition, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression at the mRNA and protein level in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of rats were determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis, respectively. Serum concentrations of inflammatory factors were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. It was observed that treatment with Tet alleviated the severity of rear toe swelling associated with RA in rats. Furthermore, Tet exerted anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects in the rat model of RA. Tet also reduced the expression of COX-2 in PBMCs and lowered the concentrations of inflammatory factors in the serum of RA rats. The present data indicate that Tet may exert pharmacological effects in the treatment of RA. The mechanism of action of Tet may be associated with the regulation of inflammatory factors and the inhibition of immune organs.

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