Naofumi Murakami, Shizuhiko Aihara, Kazumi Iwata, Takako Saito and Tomohiro
Naruse
Research and Development Laboratories, Maruho Co., Ltd., Kyoto Research
Park S.C.B.No.5, 1, Awatacho, Chudoji, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8815, Japan
Abstract: We evaluated the effects of a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drug (NSAID), d-2-[4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)phenyl]propionic acid (M-5011),
and indomethacin on the production of arachidonate metabolites and pro-inflammatory
cytokines in male Sprague-Dawly rats with monosodium urate crystal (MSU)-induced
pleurisy. Levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1 and
IL-6 in the pleural exudate were determined by biological assays, while
prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leukotriene B4
(LTB4) and cytokine-induced chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1) levels
were quantified by enzyme immunoassays. Orally administered M-5011 (5 mg/kg)
decreased the pleural exudate volume at 3 and 4 hr after MSU injection.
Indomethacin (10 mg/kg) decreased the volume at 3 - 5 hr. These drugs reduced
the number of leukocytes in the pleural cavity at 6 hr. Both NSAIDs also
reduced the content of PGE2) in the exudate without affecting
LTB4 levels. Increased productions of both IL-6 and CINC-1 in
the exudate were reduced by pretreatment with M-5011 or indomethacin, and
TNF levels in the exudate were increased by pretreatment of these drugs.
Thus, M-5011 inhibits the production of both IL-6 and CINC-1 at lower doses
than those of indomethacin, and the inhibitory effect of M-5011 on CINC-1,
but not IL-6, may partly contribute to the inhibition of leukocyte infiltration
in rats with MSU-induced pleurisy.
Keywords: M-5011, Monosodium urate, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID), Interleukin-6, Cytokine-induced chemoattractant-1