PMID- 29982962 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190109 LR - 20190109 IS - 1573-2576 (Electronic) IS - 0360-3997 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 5 DP - 2018 Oct TI - Novel Anti-arthritic Mechanisms of Polydatin in Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats: Involvement of IL-6, STAT-3, IL-17, and NF-small ka, CyrillicB. PG - 1974-1986 LID - 10.1007/s10753-018-0841-4 [doi] AB - Articular manifestations are the main hall mark for rheumatoid arthritis; inflammation and oxidative stress are involved in its pathogenesis. This study was designed to figure out the possible therapeutic potential of polydatin on experimentally induced arthritis in rats. Polydatin (POLY) was administered (200 mg/kg, p.o.) for 21 days to complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA; 0.1 ml, s.c.)-induced arthritic rats. Meanwhile, methotrexate (MTX; 0.75 mg/kg, i.p.) was given as a reference standard disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). Both POLY and MTX significantly attenuated articular damage associated with CFA-induced arthritis. This was manifested by reducing levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), paralleled with marked decrease in hind paw and ankle diameters. Moreover, POLY and MTX downregulated gene expressions of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) as well as signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) besides hampering immunohistochemical staining of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappaB). Furthermore, substantial decline in myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) level associated with significant rise in reduced glutathione content (GSH) was observed. These findings provide an innovative therapeutic approach of POLY as a natural anti-arthritic drug through modulating IL-6/STAT-3/IL-17/NF-small ka, CyrillicB cascade. Graphical Abstract ᅟ. FAU - Kamel, Kamel M AU - Kamel KM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9488-617X AD - Pharmacology Department, National Organization for Drug Control and Research, 6 Abou Hazem St., Pyramids Ave., Giza, Egypt. doctorkamelmohamed@gmail.com. FAU - Gad, Amany M AU - Gad AM AD - Pharmacology Department, National Organization for Drug Control and Research, 6 Abou Hazem St., Pyramids Ave., Giza, Egypt. FAU - Mansour, Suzan M AU - Mansour SM AD - Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt. AD - Pharmacology, Toxicology & Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, End of 90th St., Fifth Settlement, New Cairo, Egypt. FAU - Safar, Marwa M AU - Safar MM AD - Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt. AD - Pharmacology & Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt, Suez Desert Road, El Sherouk City, Cairo, 11837, Egypt. FAU - Fawzy, Hala M AU - Fawzy HM AD - Pharmacology Department, National Organization for Drug Control and Research, 6 Abou Hazem St., Pyramids Ave., Giza, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Inflammation JT - Inflammation JID - 7600105 RN - 0 (Glucosides) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Stilbenes) RN - 9007-81-2 (Freund's Adjuvant) RN - XM261C37CQ (polydatin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced/*drug therapy MH - Freund's Adjuvant MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Glucosides/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Interleukin-17/metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Rats MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Stilbenes/*pharmacology/therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - cytokines OT - methotrexate OT - pannus OT - polydatin OT - synovitis EDAT- 2018/07/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/10 06:00 CRDT- 2018/07/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/07/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10753-018-0841-4 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10753-018-0841-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Inflammation. 2018 Oct;41(5):1974-1986. doi: 10.1007/s10753-018-0841-4.