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Salazosulfapyridine suppresses chondrocyte mediated degradation induced by interleukin 1beta
M Nose1, M Sasano, Y Kawashima
1Central Research Laboratories, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of salazosulfapyridine (SASP) and methotrexate (MTX) on interleukin (IL)-1beta treated rabbit chondrocytes.
Methods:
Normal rabbit chondrocytes were cultured to confluency. IL-1beta was added to serum-free culture medium in the presence or absence of SASP or MTX. After 2 days' incubation, the effects were evaluated from the responses of metalloproteinases, glycosaminoglycan (GAG), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2).
Results:
SASP and MTX suppressed GAG and collagenase release into the culture medium from IL-1beta stimulated rabbit chondrocytes in a dose dependent manner. Only SASP suppressed stromelysin and PGE2 release.
Conclusion:
SASP may have a protective effect on cartilage degradation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.