Ear edema

ZO095 Okuyama, T., M. Matsuda, Y. Masuda, et al. Studies on cancer bio-chemo-prevention of natural resources. X. Inhibitory effect of spices on TPA-en-hanced H-choline incorporation in phospholipid of C3H10T1/2 cells and on TPA induced ear edema. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zazhi 1995 47(5) 421-430. 

Martinez, J. et al.. Isolation of two flavonoids from Tanacetum microphyllum as PMA-induced ear edema inhibitors, J. Nat. Prod., 60, 142, 1997. 

Certain echinacea constituents have demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase, and hyaluronidase may be involved. In animals, application of Epurpurea prior to application of a topical irritant reduced both paw and ear edema. Despite these laboratory findings, randomized, controlled clinical trials involving echinacea for wound healing have not been performed in humans. 

Assay for Iinhibition of TPA-induced Inflammatory Ear Edema in Mice... 

For screening antitumor-promoting agents, we used TPA-induced inflammatory ear edema in mice [Fig.(2)] [36,37,48]. TPA (lpg/ear) dissolved in acetone (20 pi) was applied to the right ear of ICR mice by means of a micropipette. A volume of 10 pi was delivered to both the inner and outer surfaces of the ear. The samples or their vehicles, methanol-chloroform-water (2 1 1,20 pi) or chloroform (20 pi), as control, were applied topically about 30 min before TPA treatment. For ear... 

The inhibitory effects of the sterols and triterpenoids on TPA-induced inflammatory ear edema in mice are shown in Table 2. The inhibitory effects of three reference compounds, quercetin (4), a known inhibitor of TPA-induced inflammation in mice, and of two commercially available anti-inflammatory drugs, indomethacin (5) and hydrocortisone (6), were included for comparison. As is evident from Table 2, most of the compounds examined exhibited activity almost equivalent to or higher than quercetin (4). Inhibitory effects on the other experimental models were also included in Table 2. 

In vivo primary screening assay CRO Inhibition of croton oil induced ear edema... 

Substituted-l-naphthols are synthetic phenolic compounds with dual inhibitory activities. The most active compound, 2-allyl-l-naphthol, is a very potent 5-LOX inhibitor with an IC50 value in nanomolar range and also has moderate COX enzyme inhibition activity. The compound also possesses excellent topical anti-inflammatory potency in the mouse ear edema model... 

Finally, routine animal models for inflammatory diseases can be used for testing the in vivo efficacy of selectin antagonists the murine peritonitis model and the ear edema model are the most common. In the murine peritonitis model [200], the migration of leukocytes in response to an acute inflammatory stimulus is assessed by intraperitoneal injection of thioglycolate. In the arachidonic acid- or croton oil-induced ear edema model [131,201], inflammation is measured as neutrophil infiltration, represented by myeloperoxidase activity in ear biopsy samples. 

Buddlejasaponin FV and sandrosaponin I present a potent in vivo antiinflamatory effect on mouse ear edema induced by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). The effects of these compounds on swelling and other inflamatory parameters are described. In screening... 

Recently, we have reported the in vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of two saikosaponins isolated from B. rigidum, budlejasaponin IV and sandrosaponin I, in order to establish the possible real value of these kinds of compounds as anti-inflammatory agents [44]. We showed that saikosaponins inhibited the mouse ear edema induced by topical administration of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Saikosaponins, at a dose of 1 mg/ear, significantly inhibited swelling and were as potent as the reference drug indomethacin at 3 mg/ear. These findings were supported by vascular permeability analysis [Table 10 and Fig. (4)]. 

Fig. (4). Inhibitory Efifects of Buddlqasaponin IV, Sandrosaponin I, and hidomethacin on PMA-Induced Mouse Ear Edema.

Three new oxepin-containing natural products oxepinamides A-C 166-168 and two new fumiquinazoline metabolites fumiquinazolines H-I 169-170 were isolated from organic extracts of the culture broth and mycelia of Acremonium sp., a fungus obtained from the surface of the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata Compound 166 exhibited good anti-inflammatory activity in a topical RTX-induced mouse ear edema assay. Compounds 169 and 170 both exhibited weak anti-fungal activity towards Candida albicans in a broth microdilution assay. Total... 

Forty-eight derivatives of berberine-type alkaloids were examined for their inhibition activity against the induction of mouse ear edema via application of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Berberrubine chloride displayed inhibitory effects (ED50 1.3 pmol/ear 52% inhibition). Berberine derivatives had stronger inhibitory activity than palmatine derivatives. Since berberine and some of its derivatives are present in Chinese traditional drugs, which are used in combined Kampo prescriptions, it is important to determine if such alkaloids possess carcinogenic inhibiting properties [221]. 

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