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ArticleDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

Effect of Diclofenac and Andrographolide Combination on Carrageenan-Induced Paw Edema and Hyperalgesia in Rats.

Augustine Tandoh, Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Donatus Wewura Adongo, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Eric Woode

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Augustine TandohDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-1486
Cynthia Amaning DanquahDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4287-856X
Charles Kwaku BennehDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-2178
Donatus Wewura AdongoDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1177-8729
Eric Boakye-GyasiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5723-7266
Eric WoodeDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies into drug combination at low doses are a promising approach to the management of pain and inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-edema and anti-hyperalgesic effects of a combination of diclofenac and andrographolide. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were first treated with diclofenac or andrographolide alone (3-100 mg/kg), as well as a combination of the 2 drugs. Carrageenan was then injected into the right hind paw of rats, and changes in paw volume and sensitivity to mechanical (von Frey) and thermal (Hargreaves test) stimuli measured. Results showed drug combination produced synergistic effects at reducing paw edema especially at lower doses, with a Loewe synergy score of 13.02 ± 8.75 in SynergyFinder and a combination index of .41 ± .18 after isobolographic analysis. Again synergy scores for decreasing response to 1.0 and 3.6 g force application of von Frey filaments after drug combination were 10.127 ± 5.68 and 8.554 ± 6.53, respectively, in SynergyFinder. Synergistic effects were also seen after drug combination in the Hargreaves test with a synergy score of 5.136 ± 16.38. In conclusion, combination of diclofenac with andrographolide showed better pharmacologic effects after carrageenan injection and was more synergistic at low-dose combinations.

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andrographolidecarrageenancombinationdiclofenachyperalgesia

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