Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2553947 | Life Sciences | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In the present study, we examined the effects of l-nitroarginine methylester (L-NAME), a non-selective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, indomethacin (IND), a non-selective COX inhibitor and a combination of these agents (L-NAMEÂ +Â IND) on carrageenan-induced pleurisy in rats. Exudate volume, albumin leakage, leukocyte influx, exudate and plasma nitrite/nitrate (NOx) levels and exudate PGE2 levels increased markedly 6 h after an intrapleural injection of 2% carrageenan. First, the effects of L-NAME and IND alone were investigated. L-NAME non-significantly reduced exudate volume by 26% at 10 mg/kg (i.p.), and significantly by 45% at 30 mg/kg. IND dose-dependently decreased the exudate volume at 0.3-10 mg/kg (p.o.) and the effect reached the maximal level at 1 mg/kg (33%). Second, the effects of L-NAME (10 mg/kg, i.p.), IND (1 mg/kg, p.o.) and L-NAMEÂ +Â IND were examined. L-NAME and IND alone at the dose employed significantly reduced the exudate volume and albumin levels by 21-26%. L-NAME but not IND tended to reduce the increased exudate and plasma NOx by 18% and 19%, respectively. IND but not L-NAME significantly reduced leukocyte numbers and PGE2 levels in the exudates by 25% and 77%, respectively. L-NAMEÂ +Â IND significantly reduced exudate volume, albumin leakage, leukocyte number, PGE2 and NOx by 43%, 41%, 31%, 80% and 37%, respectively. The inhibitory effects of L-NAMEÂ +Â IND on exudate volume, albumin leakage and NOx levels were greater than those of L-NAME and IND alone. In conclusion, a non-selective NOS inhibitor and COX inhibitor showed anti-inflammatory effects at the early phase of carrageenan-induced pleurisy, and a combination of both inhibitors had a greater effect than each alone probably via the potentiation of NOS inhibition. The simultaneous inhibition of NOS and COX could be a useful approach in therapy for acute inflammation.
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Authors
Yasue Sakaguchi, Hiroaki Shirahase, Kazuyoshi Kunishiro, Atsuko Ichikawa, Mamoru Kanda, Yoshio Uehara,