Department of Science, CMJ University Jorabat, Raibhoi, Meghalaya-793101, India.
Vinayaka College of Pharmacy, Kullu (HP), India.
Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem. 2020;19(2):103-112. doi: 10.2174/1871523018666190222120127.
Woodfordia fructicosa is used traditionally for the treatment of inflammation associated with arthritis.
In the present study, the anti-inflammatory activity of W. fructicosa (WFE) leaves ethanolic extract was assessed in Sprague Dawley rats by giving 200 mg/kg dose orally. Inflammation was studied by using carrageenan induced paw edema, Freund's adjuvant (FA) and monosodium iodo acetate (MIA) induced arthritis as animal models. Serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was estimated in blood sample of animals treated with FA. The one way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni's test was used for statistical analysis.
WFE significantly decreased (P<0.05, P<0.001) paw thickness in carrageenan induced paw edema and FA induced arthritis. The significant decrease in knee diameter (P<0.001) in MIA induced arthritis as well as inhibitory effect (P<0.001) on elevated TNF- α was observed.
These results showed that the WFEexerted an inhibitory effect on TNF-α and carrageenan paw edema which may justify its traditional use in inflammatory conditions. Thus, the study shows that leaves of W. fruticose afford anti-inflammatory activity by preventing the inflammation in different animal models.
辣蓼大丁草被传统用于治疗与关节炎相关的炎症。
在本研究中,辣蓼大丁草(WFE)叶乙醇提取物通过口服给予 200mg/kg 剂量,在 Sprague Dawley 大鼠中评估其抗炎活性。通过使用角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀、弗氏完全佐剂(FA)和单碘乙酸盐(MIA)诱导的关节炎作为动物模型来研究炎症。在给予 FA 的动物的血液样本中估计血清肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)。采用单因素方差分析(One Way ANOVA),随后进行 Bonferroni 检验进行统计分析。
WFE 显著降低了角叉菜胶诱导的爪肿胀和 FA 诱导的关节炎中爪厚度(P<0.05,P<0.001)。在 MIA 诱导的关节炎中,膝关节直径显著减小(P<0.001),并观察到对升高的 TNF-α的抑制作用(P<0.001)。
这些结果表明,WFE 对 TNF-α和角叉菜胶爪肿胀具有抑制作用,这可能证明其在炎症情况下的传统用途是合理的。因此,该研究表明,辣蓼大丁草的叶子通过防止不同动物模型中的炎症发挥抗炎活性。