Singh Surender, Kumar Rohit, Jain Hitesh, Gupta Y K
Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Pharmacognosy Res. 2015 Apr-Jun;7(2):188-92. doi: 10.4103/0974-8490.150515.
UNIM-301 is a polyherbal formulation used in the Unani system of medicine for the treatment of joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
The objective was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activity of UNIM-301 in carrageenan-induced paw edema and complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) induced arthritis.
The anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activity of UNIM-301 was evaluated using carrageenan-induced paw edema and CFA induced animal arthritis models, respectively, in doses of 250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg body weight. Anti-inflammatory activity of UNIM-301 was evaluated using carrageenan-induced paw edema model using a digital plethysmometer. Anti-arthritic activity was evaluated using CFA induced arthritis, and joint sizes were measured at regular intervals using a micrometer screw gauge. Serum was collected and subjected to estimation of pro-inflammatory cytokine. Indomethacin 3 mg/kg body weight) was used as a standard drug in both the models. The acute and chronic toxicity study was carried out to evaluate the safety of the test drug.
UNIM-301 treatment produced a dose-dependent reduction in paw edema and paw thickness in carrageenan-induced paw edema and CFA-induced arthritis, respectively, as compared to control. UNIM 301 also reduced the expression of pro-inflammatory mediator in a dose-dependent manner as compared to control.
The result of the present study suggests that anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activity of UNIM-301, which might be accredited to inhibitory activity on pro-inflammatory cytokines to its various individual constituents.
UNIM - 301是一种用于尤纳尼医学体系治疗关节疼痛和类风湿性关节炎(RA)的多草药配方。
目的是评估UNIM - 301在角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀和完全弗氏佐剂(CFA)诱导的关节炎中的抗炎和抗关节炎活性。
分别使用角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀和CFA诱导的动物关节炎模型,以250、500和1000mg/kg体重的剂量评估UNIM - 301的抗炎和抗关节炎活性。使用数字体积描记器通过角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀模型评估UNIM - 301的抗炎活性。使用CFA诱导的关节炎评估抗关节炎活性,并使用千分尺定期测量关节大小。收集血清并进行促炎细胞因子的测定。在两个模型中均使用吲哚美辛(3mg/kg体重)作为标准药物。进行急性和慢性毒性研究以评估受试药物的安全性。
与对照组相比,UNIM - 301治疗分别使角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀和CFA诱导的关节炎中的爪肿胀和爪厚度呈剂量依赖性降低。与对照组相比,UNIM 301还以剂量依赖性方式降低了促炎介质的表达。
本研究结果表明,UNIM - 301的抗炎和抗关节炎活性可能归因于其对促炎细胞因子及其各种单个成分的抑制活性。