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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2013

Anti-inflammatory effects of Neurotoxin-Nna, a peptide separated from the venom of Naja naja atra.

Yeping Ruan, Li Yao, Bingbing Zhang, Shuijuan Zhang, Jianyou Guo

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yeping RuanCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, PR China. yepingruan@yeah.net
Li Yao
Bingbing Zhang
Shuijuan Zhang
Jianyou Guo
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurotoxin-Nna (NT), an analgesic peptide separated from the venom of Naja naja atra, has reported to have an exceptional specificity to block transmission of the nerve impulse by binding to the α- subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the membrane. However, little information is available on the anti-inflammatory effects of NT. Therefore, the anti-inflammatory activity of Neurotoxin-Nna was investigated in this study.

methodsThe anti-inflammatory effects of NT were evaluated by measuring its influence on several crucial factors in inflammatory pathways, including total antioxidant activity, antinociceptive effects in vivo, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), polymorphonuclear cells (PMN), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) and tactile hyperalgesia.

resultsNT treatment decreased the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β). NT treatment decreased the total antioxidant status (TAOS) and reduced CFA-induced tactile hyperalgesia in a dose-dependent manner. NT significantly inhibited regulation of NF-kappaB activation and the production of IL-1β, TNF-α, iNOS and CAM-1. Moreover, NT suppressed infiltration of PMN.

conclusionsOur results showed that NT reduced CFA-induced tactile hyperalgesia through inhibition inflammatory pathways in experimental inflammatory rats.

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ElapidaeAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCobra Neurotoxin ProteinsElapid VenomsFemaleHumansHyperalgesiaIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1betaMaleNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPeptidesRatsRats, WistarAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCobra Neurotoxin ProteinsElapid VenomsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1betaNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPeptidesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID23587180
PMCPMC3680338
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