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ArticleCentral-European journal of immunology2016

Ellagic acid alleviates adjuvant induced arthritis by modulation of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines.

Gamal Allam, Emad A Mahdi, Abdullah M Alzahrani, Abdelaziz S Abuelsaad

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Article in Central-European journal of immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gamal AllamImmunology Section, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Emad A MahdiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah M AlzahraniOrthopedic Section, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelaziz S AbuelsaadImmunology Section, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Taif University · SABeni-Suef University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology, but it is now clear that pro-inflammatory cytokines play a central role in its pathogenesis. Ellagic acid (EA) has a variety of biological activities including anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential effect of ellagic acid on the prevention and/or treatment of adjuvant induced arthritis (AIA) model in mice. Ellagic acid treatment was started one week before AIA induction and continued for three weeks after induction of AIA. Ellagic acid treatment significantly (p < 0.01) inhibited foot paw oedematous swelling and attenuated AIA-associated pathology. Ellagic acid significantly (p < 0.01) reduced serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines: interleukin 1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin 17 (IL-17). However, serum levels of IL-10 and interferon γ (IFN-γ) significantly increased (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively), while serum level of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) did not significantly alter with EA treatment. In conclusion, these results suggest that EA attenuated AIA-associated pathology in the mouse model by downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines.

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adjuvant induced arthritisanti-inflammatory cytokineellagic acidpro-inflammatory cytokine

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PMID28450796
PMCPMC5382880
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