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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2010

Lipoxin A(4) attenuates zymosan-induced arthritis by modulating endothelin-1 and its effects.

F P Conte, O Menezes-de-Lima, W A Verri, F Q Cunha, C Penido, M G Henriques

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Neutrophils: Beneficial and Harmful Cells in Septic Arthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

F P ConteLaboratório de Farmacologia Aplicada, Farmanguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
O Menezes-de-Lima
W A Verri
F Q Cunha
C Penido
M G Henriques
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual de Londrina · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeLipoxin A(4) (LXA(4)) is a lipid mediator involved in the resolution of inflammation. Increased levels of LXA(4) in synovial fluid and enhanced expression of the formyl peptide receptor 2/lipoxin A(4) receptor (FPR2/ALX) in the synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis patients have been reported. Endothelins (ETs) play a pivotal pro-inflammatory role in acute articular inflammatory responses. Here, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory role of LXA(4), during the acute phase of zymosan-induced arthritis, focusing on the modulation of ET-1 expression and its effects. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: The anti-inflammatory effects of LXA(4), BML-111 (agonist of FPR2/ALX receptors) and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) pre- and post-treatments were investigated in a murine model of zymosan-induced arthritis. Articular inflammation was assessed by examining knee joint oedema; neutrophil accumulation in synovial cavities; and levels of prepro-ET-1 mRNA, leukotriene (LT)B(4), tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and the chemokine KC/CXCL1, after stimulation. The direct effect of LXA(4) on ET-1-induced neutrophil activation and chemotaxis was evaluated by shape change and Boyden chamber assays respectively. KEY

resultsLXA(4), BML-111 and ASA administered as pre- or post-treatment inhibited oedema and neutrophil influx induced by zymosan stimulation. Zymosan-induced preproET-1 mRNA, KC/CXCL1, LTB(4) and TNF-α levels were also decreased after LXA(4) pretreatment. In vitro, ET-1-induced neutrophil chemotaxis was inhibited by LXA(4) pretreatment. LXA(4) treatment also inhibited ET-1-induced oedema formation and neutrophil influx into mouse knee joints. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION: LXA(4) exerted anti-inflammatory effects on articular inflammation through a mechanism that involved the inhibition of ET-1 expression and its effects.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, ExperimentalAspirinEdemaEndothelin-1Gene Expression RegulationHeptanoic AcidsKnee JointLipoxinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsRNA, MessengerZymosan5(S),6(R)-7-trihydroxyheptanoic acid, methyl esterAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAspirinEndothelin-1Heptanoic Acidslipoxin A4LipoxinsRNA, MessengerZymosan

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PMID20860668
PMCPMC2992904
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