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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Inhibitory effect of salvianolic acid on inflammatory mediators of rats with collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis.

You Sun, Deli Zhao, Zixuan Liu, Xuehui Sun, Yang Li

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You SunDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China.
Deli ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China.
Zixuan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China.
Xuehui SunDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China.
Yang LiDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China.
Harbin Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CN

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The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of salvianolic acid on inflammatory mediators of rats with collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thirty rats were randomly divided into the normal control group, collagen-induced arthritis model group (CIA model group) and drug group (Salvianolic Acid-CIA group). In the model group, the CIA models were established through intradermal injection of collagen emulsion at the toes. At 3 weeks after the model establishment, grouped drug administration was conducted, of which salvianolic acid was given by gavage to Salvianolic Acid-CIA group. The degrees of joint swelling of each group of rats were recorded. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied to detect the levels of relevant inflammatory mediators, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to measure the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels of serum necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and hematoxylin and eosin staining was utilized to detect the pathological characteristics of the synovial tissues. After the establishment of models, the ankle joint swelling degree of rats in the model group was more obvious compared with that in the normal control group (P<0.01). After 3 weeks of drug administration, the ankle joint swelling degree of rats in the Salvianolic Acid-CIA group was alleviated compared with that in the model group (P<0.05). The contents of TNF-α, IL-6 and PGE2 in Salvianolic Acid-CIA group were obviously lower than those in the model group (P<0.01). The mRNA expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and PGE2 in the Salvianolic Acid-CIA group were markedly lower than those in the model group. The hyperemia of rat synovial tissues in Salvianolic Acid-CIA group was obviously relieved compared with that in the CIA model group. In conclusion, the models of CIA rats are successfully established, and the results show salvianolic acid has an inhibitory effect on the RA of CIA model rats and can significantly inhibit the expression levels of relevant inflammatory mediators.

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collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritisinflammatory mediatorsratssalvianolic acid

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