| Autor: |
Pius Pum, Tseuguem, Télesphore Benoît, Nguelefack, Basile Ngnanmegne, Piégang, Sorelle, Mbankou Ngassam |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM |
| ISSN: |
1741-427X |
| Popis: |
The profound modification of lifestyle and food habits has led to an important increase in the prevalence of gout. Unfortunately, there are current unmet needs for the treatment of this disease, prompting the search for new alternatives. Paullinia pinnata is a plant used to treat various diseases including arthritis. The present work aimed to investigate the antigouty activities of the aqueous (AEPP) and methanolic (MEPP) extracts of P. pinnata as well as their in vivo antioxidant properties. The gouty arthritis was induced by injecting 50 μl of monosodium urate (MSU, 100 mg/ml) in the left hind ankle of rats. P. pinnata extracts were administered orally at the doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg/day for 6 days, starting 24 h after MSU injection. Allopurinol 5 mg/kg/day was used as reference drug. Inflammation and hyperalgesia were daily monitored from 24 hours after treatment initiation and for the 6 consecutive days. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) quantification was done in collected synovial fluid. Nitrite oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were evaluated in the spinal cord and the brain. The serum content of SOD was additionally quantified. AEPP and MEPP significantly (p < 0.001) reduce MSU-induced inflammation (22.41% to 93.65%) and hyperalgesia (33.33% to 64.44%) in both ankle and paw. AEPP and MEPP significantly (p < 0.001) reduce synovial MPO production with the percentage ranging from 76.30% to 85.19%. AEPP and MEPP significantly (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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