Antiinflammatory activity of adrenomedullin in the acetic acid peritonitis in rats

被引:30
作者
Clementi, G [1 ]
Caruso, A [1 ]
Cutuli, VMC [1 ]
Prato, A [1 ]
Mangano, NG [1 ]
Amico-Roxas, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catania, Sch Med, Inst Pharmacol, I-95125 Catania, Italy
关键词
adrenomedullin; CGRP; inflammation;
D O I
10.1016/S0024-3205(99)00406-3
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The antiinflammatory effect of ADM was studied in different models of inflammation and compared to the one of CGRP. Peptides were active against acetic acid-induced peritonitis in the rats. ADM and CGRP exerted the antiinflammatory effect at different doses, 400 and 20 ng/kg respectively, but with different efficacy (ADM >CGRP). This effect was blocked by pretreatment with CGRP (8-37) fragment or with L-NAME. No antiinflammatory activity was evidenced against serotonin - or carrageenin - induced rat paw edema. Our data suggest that ADM exerts antiinflammatory activity in the model characterized by a vascular component. This effect involves CGRP receptors and appears to be mediated by nitric oxide system. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:PL203 / PL208
页数:6
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