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| Methotrexate ameliorates pristane-induced arthritis by decreasing IFN-γ and IL-17A expressions |
| Wei-kun Hou, Lie-su Meng, Fang Zheng, Yu-rong Wen, Wen-hua Zhu, Cong-shan Jiang, Xiao-jing He, Yan Zhou, She-min Lu |
| Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China |
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Abstract Objective: This study was carried out to test the effects of methotrexate (MTX) and black seed oil (BSO) on pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) in rats. Methods: Inbred dark agouti (DA) rats were induced by a single subcutaneous injection of pristane, and then treated with MTX or BSO. Arthritis severity was evaluated macroscopically and microscopically. Plasma nitric oxide (NO) concentration was determined by the Griess method and cytokine mRNA expression in the spleen was detected by the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: The clinical arthritis severity was decreased after MTX treatment, while the BSO groups did not show significant changes compared with the disease group. The plasma NO level of the MTX group was significantly decreased compared with the disease group, but the BSO groups showed no difference from the disease group in plasma NO levels. The interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A) mRNA expressions in the spleens were significantly decreased in the MTX group, but only showed a declining trend in the BSO groups compared with the disease group. Neither MTX nor BSO had an effect on the mRNA expressions of IL-4, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the spleen. Conclusions: MTX, but not BSO, can reduce the arthritis severity and decrease the mRNA expressions of IFN-γ and IL-17A in pristane-induced arthritis of rats.
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Received: 08 March 2010
Published: 06 January 2010
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Cite this article:
Wei-kun Hou, Lie-su Meng, Fang Zheng, Yu-rong Wen, Wen-hua Zhu, Cong-shan Jiang, Xiao-jing He, Yan Zhou, She-min Lu. Methotrexate ameliorates pristane-induced arthritis by decreasing IFN-γ and IL-17A expressions. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology), 2011, 12(1): 40-46.
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http://www.zjujournals.com/xueshu/zjus-b/10.1631/jzus.B1000078 OR http://www.zjujournals.com/xueshu/zjus-b/Y2011/V12/I1/40
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