Fangchinoline has an anti-arthritic effect in two animal modeand in il-1β-stimulated human fls cells

Thea Villa, Mijin Kim, Seikwan Oh

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

11 Scopus citations

Abstract

Fangchinoline (FAN) is a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is widely known for its anti-tumor properties. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of FAN on arthritis and the possible pathways it acts on. Human fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLS), carrageenan/kaolin arthritis rat model (C/K), and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice model were used to establish the efficiency of FAN in arthritis. Human FLS cells were treated with FAN (1, 2.5, 5, 10 μM) 1 h before IL-1β (10 ng/mL) stimulation. Cell viability, reactive oxygen species measurement, and western blot analysis of inflammatory mediators and the MAPK and NF-κB pathways were performed. In the animal models, after induction of arthritis, the rodents were given 10 and 30 mg/kg of FAN orally 1 h before conducting behavioral experiments such as weight distribution ratio, knee thickness measurement, squeaking score, body weight measurement, paw volume measurement, and arthritis index measurement. Rodent knee joints were also analyzed histologically through H&E staining and safranin staining. FAN decreased the production of inflammatory cytokines and ROS in human FLS cells as well as the phosphorylation of the MAPK pathway and NF-κB pathway in human FLS cells. The behavioral parameters in the C/K rat model and CIA mouse model and inflammatory signs in the histological analysis were found to be ameliorated in FAN-treated groups. Cartilage degradation in CIA mice knee joints were shown to have been suppressed by FAN. These findings suggest that fangchinoline has the potential to be a therapeutic source for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)414-422
Number of pages9
JournalBiomolecules and Therapeutics
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology.

Keywords

  • Arthritis
  • FLS
  • Fangchinoline
  • Inflammation
  • NF-κB
  • ROS

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Fangchinoline has an anti-arthritic effect in two animal modeand in il-1β-stimulated human fls cells'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this