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ArticleInflammopharmacology2021

Anti-inflammatory activity of palmitoylethanolamide ameliorates osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Jae In Jung, Hyun Sook Lee, Young Eun Jeon, So Mi Kim, Su Hee Hong, Joo Myung Moon, Cho Young Lim, Yoon Hee Kim, Eun Ji Kim

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Article in Inflammopharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing 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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16 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jae In Jung *Regional Strategic Industry Innovation Center, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4475-1434
Hyun Sook Lee *Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dongseo University, Busan, 47011, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-1978
Young Eun JeonRegional Strategic Industry Innovation Center, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7312-8545
So Mi KimRegional Strategic Industry Innovation Center, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0174-3485
Su Hee HongRegional Strategic Industry Innovation Center, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7440-6105
Joo Myung MoonTechnology Development Center, BTC Corporation, Ansan, Gyeonggi, 15588, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-9620
Cho Young LimTechnology Development Center, BTC Corporation, Ansan, Gyeonggi, 15588, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-6847
Yoon Hee KimTechnology Development Center, BTC Corporation, Ansan, Gyeonggi, 15588, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-9927
Eun Ji KimRegional Strategic Industry Innovation Center, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon, 24252, Republic of Korea. myej4@hallym.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-4769
Hallym University · KRDongseo University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel treatment strategies are urgently required for osteoarthritis (OA). Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a naturally occurring fatty acid amide with analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. We aimed to examine its effect on OA and elucidate the molecular mechanism of actions in monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced OA Sprague-Dawley rats. The experimental animals were divided into normal control group (injected with saline + treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), NOR), control group (injected with MIA + treated with PBS, CON), 50 or 100 mg/kg body weight (BW)/day PEA-treated group (injected with MIA + treated with 50 or 100 mg of PEA/kg BW/day, PEA50 or PEA100), and positive control group (injected with MIA + treated with 6 mg of diclofenac/kg BW/day, DiC). The changes in blood parameters, body parameters, gene expression of inflammatory mediators and cytokines, knee thickness, and joint tissue were observed. Oral administration of PEA had no adverse effects on the BW, liver, or kidneys. PEA reduced knee joint swelling and cartilage degradation in MIA-induced OA rats. The serum levels of leukotriene B4, nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and prostaglandin E2 considerably reduced in the PEA100 group compared with those in the CON group. In the synovia of knee joints, the mRNA expression of iNOS, 5-Lox, Cox-2, Il-1β, Tnf-α, and Mmp-2, -3, -9, and -13 apparently increased with MIA administration. Meanwhile, Timp-1 mRNA expression apparently decreased in the CON group but increased to the normal level with PEA treatment. Thus, PEA can be an effective therapeutic agent for OA.

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Administration, OralAmidesAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, ExperimentalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthanolaminesIodoacetic AcidKnee JointMaleOsteoarthritisPalmitic AcidsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAmidesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsEthanolaminesIodoacetic AcidpalmidrolPalmitic AcidsCytokineInflammationMonosodium iodoacetate (MIA)OsteoarthritisPalmitoylethanolamide (PEA)

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PMID34468900
PMCPMC8514352
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