Effect of clodronate on established adjuvant arthritis
| Autor: | L. Laurén, R. Hannuniemi, K. Kippo, R. Sellman, T. Österman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology medicine.medical_treatment Injections Subcutaneous Immunology Arthritis Gastroenterology Severity of Illness Index Rheumatology Internal medicine Immunology and Allergy Medicine Animals Intradermal injection Saline Chemotherapy business.industry medicine.disease Arthritis Experimental Rats Tarsal Bone Disease Models Animal Freund's adjuvant Rats Inbred Lew Disease Progression Clodronic Acid business Adjuvant |
| Zdroj: | Rheumatology international. 14(4) |
| ISSN: | 0172-8172 |
| Popis: | The rat adjuvant arthritis model was used to study the effect of disodium clodronate on inflammation and destruction of tarsal bones and joints. Male Lewis rats were given an intradermal injection of mycobacteria. Fourteen days after immunization, rats with similar scores were assigned to the different experimental groups. They were treated subcutaneously either with saline (controls) or with clodronate at doses of 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day five times a week for 2 weeks. Clinical signs of arthritis including the severity of paw swelling were assessed weekly. At the time of sacrifice, histological features of the non-decalcified tarsus with ankle, intertarsal and tarsometatarsal joints were assessed for inflammatory soft-tissue, articular and bone changes. The total histological score of the hindpaw indicated that 58% of the control rats developed moderate arthritis and 42%, severe arthritis. The treatment with clodronate (25 mg/kg) decreased clinical signs of arthritis and the activity of the collagen-degrading lysosomal enzyme, beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase, in inflamed hindpaw tissue. Histological evaluation indicated moderate arthritis in 83%, but no severe arthritis. The lower dose of clodronate also decreased the severity of the disease; the decrease was, however, statistically insignificant. The results show that clodronate given therapeutically to adjuvant arthritic rats suppresses the intensity of the inflammation and prevents secondary articular and bone lesions in the tibiotarsal region. |
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