Comparative effectiveness of different antiplatelet agents at reducing TNF-driven inflammatory responses in a mouse model.

In this study, we compared the anti-TNF activity of three antiplatelet agents, namely clopidogrel, sarpogrelate, and cilostazol, using the TNF-induced inflammatory mouse model. After the oral administration of these drugs, acute inflammation was induced via injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or D-galactosamine (D-gal) and TNF. Serum TNF levels, and the mRNA and protein expression levels of TNF in mouse heart tissue, macrophage accumulation in aortic lesions, and mouse survival were analysed to compare the anti-TNF effects of the three antiplatelet agents. Of the three antiplatelet agents, cilostazol significantly reduced the different levels under the most effective observation. In addition, cilostazol was found to attenuate the TNF-stimulated phosphorylation of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell (NF-κB) p65 in the aortic vascular smooth muscle cell line, MOVAS-1 and the D-gal plus TNF-challenged heart tissue of mouse. Therefore, cilostazol is the most ideal of the three antiplatelet drugs for the treatment of TNF-mediated inflammatory disorders. PMID: 31713877 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol Source Type: research