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Title: Flavonoid quercetin-methotrexate combination inhibits inflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinase expression, providing protection to joints in collagen-induced arthritis
Contributor(s): Haleagrahara, Nagaraja (author); Hodgson, Kelly (author); Miranda-Hernandez, Socorro (author); Hughes, Samuel (author); Kulur, Anupama Bangra (author); Ketheesan, Natkunam  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018-10
Early Online Version: 2018-04-03
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-018-0464-2
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26430
Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of synovial tissues in joints, leading to progressive destruction of cartilage and joints. The disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs currently in use have side-effects. Thus, there is an urgent need for safe anti-inflammatory therapies for RA. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the flavonoid quercetin on arthritis in mice immunized with type II collagen (CII). An arthritis model was established in C57/BL6 mice by intradermal administration of chicken CII mixed with Freund’s complete adjuvant. Quercetin (30 mg/kg orally) and methotrexate (0.75 mg intraperitoneally twice a week) were administered to investigate their protective effects against collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), IL-6, and the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), 3, and 9 were detected to assess the anti-inflammatory effect of quercetin. The mRNA expression of MMP3, MMP9, CCL2, and TNF-α was also measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Quercetin significantly alleviated joint inflammation by reducing the levels of circulating cytokines and MMPs. There was a significant decrease in the expression of TNFα and MMP genes in the ankle joints of arthritic mice. A significant reduction in the levels of knee-joint inflammatory mediators were observed with combined quercetin and methotrexate treatment. Thus, quercetin has the potential to prevent joint inflammation and could be used as an adjunct therapy for RA patients who have an inadequate response to anti-rheumatic monotherapy.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Inflammopharmacology: Experimental and Therapeutic Studies, 26(5), p. 1219-1232
Publisher: Birkhaeuser Science
Place of Publication: Switzerland
ISSN: 1568-5608
0925-4692
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320803 Systems physiology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920109 Infectious Diseases
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 240802 Human diagnostics
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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