Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats

Volume: 36 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Sevki Kabak
  • Mehmet Halici
  • Birkan Yakan
  • Recep Kutlubay
  • Mustafa Kula
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Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated therapeutic effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine, a nitric-oxide synthase inhibitor, and indomethacin in a rat model of tuberculous arthritis. Methods: Eighty male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into five equal groups. In the first group (controls) normal saline solution was injected into the right knee joints of the rats. In the remaining groups, tuberculous arthritis was induced in the right knee joints of the rats via injection of 0.1 ml of a solution prepared from Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. No treatment was given to the second group. The third and forth groups were assigned to receive oral indomethacin and intraperitoneal NMMA, respectively, while the fifth group received a combination thereof. The occurrence of arthritis was evaluated in four rats in each group on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, and 21st days after induction of arthritis. The rats were then subjected to scintigraphic imaging with Tc99 and focal activity involvement was analysed. The ratio of joint to soft tissue was calculated quantitatively. Following sacrifice with ether anesthesia, nitrate/nitrite levels were measured via Griess reaction in the bone tissue adjoining the knee. The knee joints were histopathologically examined. Results: The severity of arthritis in the NMMA group decreased by one point on the 14th day. On Day 21, arthritis score was zero in rats receiving a combination of indomethacin and NMMA. Scintigraphic examination revealed increased uptake activity on the 3rd and 7th days, whereas no uptake activity was seen on the 21st day in the group receiving both indomethacin and NMMA. Histopathologically, chronic inflammatory infiltration disappeared on Day 21 in rats receiving either NMMA alone or in combination with indomethacin. During the experiment, four rats in the second group and two rats in the third group died from sepsis. Nitrate measurements of the fifth group on Day 21 showed approximate values to those of the control group (p>0.05). Conclusion: The combined use of indomethacin and NMMA seems to be more efficacious in reducing negative effects of tuberculous arthritis on the joint.

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Sevki Kabak This is me

Mehmet Halici This is me

Birkan Yakan This is me

Recep Kutlubay This is me

Mustafa Kula This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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APA
Kabak, S., Halici, M., Yakan, B., Kutlubay, R., & Kula, M. (2006). Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 36(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.911
AMA
1.Kabak S, Halici M, Yakan B, Kutlubay R, Kula M. Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36(2):155-161. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.911
Chicago
Kabak, Sevki, Mehmet Halici, Birkan Yakan, Recep Kutlubay, and Mustafa Kula. 2006. “Comparison of the Effects of NG-Monomethyl-L-Arginine and Indomethacin on Tuberculous Arthritis: An Experimental Study in Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 (2): 155-61. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.911.
EndNote
Kabak S, Halici M, Yakan B, Kutlubay R, Kula M (September 1, 2006) Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 2 155–161.
IEEE
[1]S. Kabak, M. Halici, B. Yakan, R. Kutlubay, and M. Kula, “Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 155–161, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v36i2.911.
ISNAD
Kabak, Sevki - Halici, Mehmet - Yakan, Birkan - Kutlubay, Recep - Kula, Mustafa. “Comparison of the Effects of NG-Monomethyl-L-Arginine and Indomethacin on Tuberculous Arthritis: An Experimental Study in Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36/2 (September 1, 2006): 155-161. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.911.
JAMA
1.Kabak S, Halici M, Yakan B, Kutlubay R, Kula M. Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36:155–161.
MLA
Kabak, Sevki, et al. “Comparison of the Effects of NG-Monomethyl-L-Arginine and Indomethacin on Tuberculous Arthritis: An Experimental Study in Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 155-61, doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.911.
Vancouver
1.Sevki Kabak, Mehmet Halici, Birkan Yakan, Recep Kutlubay, Mustafa Kula. Comparison of the effects of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and indomethacin on tuberculous arthritis: an experimental study in rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;36(2):155-61. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.911