Effect of nitric oxide synthase in articular inflammatory pain and cellular influx of zymosan-induced arthritis in rats

نویسندگان

  • Francisco Airton Castro da Rocha
  • José Carlos da Silva Rocha
  • Magno Eric Barbosa Peixoto
  • Sonia Jancar
  • Fernando de Queiroz
  • Ronaldo de Albuquerque Ribeiro
چکیده

Objetivo: Investigar o papel do óxido nítrico (NO) no influxo celular (IC) e a incapacitação articular (IA) na artrite por zymosan (AZy). Métodos: Ratos Wistar receberam injeção de Zy (1mg) no joelho direito. Grupos-controles receberam salina. A IA foi avaliada pelo Teste de incapacitação articular para ratos. Após sacrifício, o IC e a liberação de PGE2 foram avaliados no lavado articular. Avaliou-se o edema pela diferença peso úmido/peso seco do tecido articular. Grupos foram tratados i.p. com L-NAME – inibidor de sintases de NO (NOS) (LN=30300mg/kg) ou aminoguanidina (AG= 30-300mg/kg) – inibidor seletivo de iNOS 30 min antes ou 2 h após o Zy. Resultados: O pré-tratamento com L-NAME ou AG inibiu de forma dose-dependente a IA e o IC, mas não o edema ou a liberação de PGE2, sendo máximo para LN ou AG (100mg/kg). L-arginina (1g/kg) co-injetada com LN (100mg/kg) reverteu a inibição da IA e do IC. D-NAME (100mg/kg) não teve efeito. Co-injeção de naloxona (antagonista opióide) reverteu o efeito de LN e AG sobre a IA. A pressão arterial média elevou-se (p<0,01) após LN (100mg/kg), mas não com AG (100mg/kg). LN e AG (100mg/kg) dados 2 h após Zy não tiveram efeito. Azul de metileno (inibidor de GMPc), e não hemoglobina (scavenger de NO), reduziu IA e IC (p<0,01). Nitroprussiato de sódio (doador de NO) dado 2 h após Zy, reduziu a IA, mas não o IC (p<0,01). Conclusões: A antinocicepção na AZy por inibição da iNOS só ocorre como pré-tratamento, por efeito antiinflamatório via GMPc, independentemente de NO exógeno ou de PGE2, associada à liberação de opióides endógenos. Um doador de NO ABSTRACT

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تاریخ انتشار 2004