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The anti-inflammatory effect of dapsone on ovalbumin-induced allergic rhinitis in balb/c mice
Mohammad Reza Madanipour1, Mortaza Fatehi-Zardalou1, Nastaran Rahimi1
1Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aims:
Allergic rhinitis (AR), a major chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory system, is a public health issue because of its substantial negative impact on quality of life and work efficiency alongside its high prevalence and costs. Dapsone is a sulfone chemical with reported anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Accordingly, we investigated the anti-inflammatory impact of dapsone on ovalbumin-induced allergic rhinitis in balb/c mice.
Main Methods:
Intraperitoneal ovalbumin and hydroxide aluminum injection followed by intranasal ovalbumin administration sensitized female Balb/c mice. Mice received intraperitoneal dapsone either acute (5, 10, 20 mg/kg) 30 min before the last ovalbumin challenge, or chronic (20 mg/kg) on days 21 to 35.
Key Findings:
Both acute and chronic intraperitoneal usage of dapsone showed a considerable decrease in the nasal scratching behavior, the number of sneezing, serum IL-4 and IgE levels of ovalbumin-induced AR in balb/c mice, but there was a significant increase in serum IFNγ level. Histopathological analysis demonstrated a significant reduction of eosinophil numbers, following dapsone injection. Goblet cell hyperplasia and respiratory epithelial-thickness decreased significantly in the acute and chronic 20 mg/kg dapsone groups compared to the ovalbumin-induced controls.
Significance:
This study shows that there is an association between acute and chronic dapsone treatment and some anti-allergic effects through an inflammation cascade.
