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A single administration of fish oil inhibits the acute inflammatory response in rats
Laura Lícia Milani de Arruda1, Franciele Queiroz Ames1, Damila Rodrigues de Morais2
1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
Objective:
To investigate the antiinflammatory effects of a single administration of fish oil (FO) on the acute inflammatory response.
Methods:
The paw edema and pleurisy models were used to evaluate the effects of FO dissolved in olive oil (FOP) orally administered in a single dose in rats. Nitric oxide (NO) concentrations in the pleural exudate were performed according to the Griess method and the cytokine concentrations were determined by Luminex bead-based multiplex assay.
Results:
FOP treatment (30 and 300 mg/kg) significantly reduced paw edema. FOP treatment at 18.75, 37.5, 75.0, 150.0, and 300 mg/kg decreased both the volume of pleural exudate and cellular migration into the pleural cavity and each of these doses presented the same effectiveness. Treatment with FOP (300 mg/kg) reduced NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 concentrations in the pleural exudate.
Conclusions:
The present data provide evidence that FO has inhibitory effects on the acute inflammatory response when administered in a single dose in rats. This effect might be attributable to a direct inhibitory effect of FO on the production or release of inflammatory mediators that are involved in the pathological processes evaluated herein.
