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ArticleInflammopharmacology2022

The anti-inflammatory effect of myrrh ethanolic extract in comparison with prednisolone on an autoimmune disease rat model induced by silicate.

Dina E ElMosbah, Marwa S Khattab, Shimaa R Emam, Hala M F El Miniawy

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Article in Inflammopharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Dina E ElMosbahDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. dinaemadeldeen@cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6021-0718
Marwa S KhattabDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Shimaa R EmamDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt.
Hala M F El MiniawyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Cairo University · EG

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Abstract

Autoimmune disease is a complex chronic disease that triggers immune activation against autoantigens resulting in tissue damage. Epidemiological data showed that autoimmune diseases are increasing worldwide over the last decades owing to increased environmental pollution. This study investigates the therapeutic effect of myrrh as a natural medicine compared to prednisolone in the treatment of immune-mediated glomerulonephritis induced by silicate. The autoimmune disease model in rats was induced by injecting 5 mg crystalline sodium silicate suspension subcutaneously once weekly for 20 weeks, and then the rats were treated either with myrrh extract or prednisolone or with both for 6 weeks. Liver and kidney function tests, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry of TNF-α expression in kidney tissue were performed. The creatinine significantly elevated in silica-treated group and decreased in other treated groups. Histopathology of the kidney revealed improvement of glomerular and tubular basement thickness in all treated groups, but the inflammatory cell count slightly decreased in the group treated with myrrh than the other treated groups which showed a marked decrease. TNF-α expression was significantly decreased in all treated groups. Interestingly, the myrrh did not produce hepatic lesions and improve the side effect of prednisolone in the liver when taken in combination. Therefore, myrrh extract possessed anti-inflammatory properties and counteracted the side effect of prednisolone on the liver. Myrrh extract can serve as a conjunctive therapy with prednisolone to treat autoimmune diseases.

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Autoimmune DiseasesPrednisoloneAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCommiphoraEthanolPlant ExtractsRatsResins, PlantSilicatesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsEthanolPlant ExtractsPrednisoloneResins, PlantSilicatesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAutoimmune diseasesGlomerulonephritisHistopathologyMyrrhPrednisoloneTNF-α

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PMCPMC9700632
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