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ArticleRheumatology international2012

Preclinical efficacy of sodium narcistatin to reduce inflammation and joint destruction in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis.

Cheri Lubahn, Jill A Schaller, Eric Shewmacker, Carlo Wood, Denise L Bellinger, Donna Byron, Noeleen Melody, George R Pettit, Dianne Lorton

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Cheri LubahnHoover Arthritis Research Center, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 West Santa Fe Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351, USA. drlubahn@cox.net
Jill A Schaller
Eric Shewmacker
Carlo Wood
Denise L Bellinger
Donna Byron
Noeleen Melody
George R Pettit
Dianne Lorton
Banner Sun Health Research Institute · USArizona State University · USLoma Linda University · USBanner Health · USSumma Health System · US

Funding

Molecular Target Focused Discovery of Anticancer DrugsR01CA090441 · NCI · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI PETTIT, GEORGE R · 2001 to 2010
$4.8M
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATORR35CA044344 · NCI · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI PETTIT, GEORGE R · 1989 to 2000
$795k
NCI NIH HHS CA 44344-03-12NCI NIH HHS R01-CA 90441-01-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not work for all patients, can lose efficacy over time, and can have significant side effects. The discovery of new, effective therapies for RA remains an unmet medical need. The Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyril narciclasine was previously shown to prophylactically reduce paw swelling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). In this study, the efficacy of sodium narcistatin (SNS), a water-soluble cyclic phosphate pro-drug of narciclasine, was assessed in AA rats for anti-inflammatory and bone-sparing properties after disease onset. AA rats were given daily intraperitoneal injections of SNS (1.75, 3.5, or 5 mg/kg/day, in 500 μl sterile endotoxin-free saline) or saline from disease onset through severe disease stages. Footpad widths and radiographic scoring were used as indicators of inflammation and joint destruction, respectively. Ex vivo cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC), splenocytes, and draining lymph node (DLN) cells were determined using ELISAs. SNS treatment dose-dependently reduced joint inflammation (~70%) and bone loss (~50%) compared with AA controls. SNS treatment also reduced spleen weight (without affecting body weight), pro-inflammatory cytokine production by PMBC, splenocytes, and DLN cells, and site-dependently altered T-helper (Th)1-/Th2-type and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles. SNS dramatically reduces inflammation and has bone-sparing properties, possibly by reducing immune cell pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Our findings support the development of SNS as a therapeutic for RA.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, ExperimentalCytokinesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug EvaluationHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsInflammationJointsMaleOrganophosphorus CompoundsRatsRats, Inbred LewTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsnarcistatinOrganophosphorus Compounds

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PMID22159913
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