Rutin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles alleviated Freund's adjuvant induced rheumatoid arthritis via modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory parameters in Wistar rats

Mohammad Mehdi Gravandi; Zahra Pourmanouchehri; Leila Behbood; Sajad Fakhri; Ehsan Mohammadi-Noori; Mohsen Zhaleh; Sahel Shirvani; Amir Kiani; Mohammad Hosein Farzaei

doi:10.1007/s00210-023-02902-x

Rutin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles alleviated Freund's adjuvant induced rheumatoid arthritis via modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory parameters in Wistar rats

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2023 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s00210-023-02902-x. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
² Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
³ Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁴ Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁵ Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. mh.farzaei@gmail.com.

PMID: 38150015
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02902-x

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory disease, primarily affecting the joints and with stromal tissue dysregulation causing chronic inflammation and joint destruction. Rutin is a natural flavonoid with potential therapeutic properties in chronic destructive conditions including rheumatoid diseases. In this study, the protective effects of rutin nanoformulation in an animal model of rheumatoid arthritis caused by Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) were investigated. Sixty male rats were randomly divided into ten groups including normal, negative control, prednisolone 10 mg/kg (positive control), 3 doses of rutin (15, 30, 45mg/kg), rutin nanoparticles (15, 30, 45 mg/kg), and nanoparticle without rutin, for 28 days. Different behavioral parameters including the open field test, acetone drop test, hot plate test, Von Frey test, and inclined plane test were evaluated. Serum levels of glutathione (GSH), catalase, and nitric oxide as well as histopathological analyses were measured in different groups. Also, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 activity were appraised by gelatin zymography. The injection of FCA prolonged the rats' immobility duration in comparison to the control group. Rheumatoid arthritis induction also increased nitric oxide and decreased GSH and catalase levels, while these effects were reversed in the groups that received nanoparticles containing rutin and prednisolone. Rutin nanoparticles suppressed MMP-9 and activated MMP-2. Also, this rutin drug delivery system plays a significant role in the improvement of histopathological symptoms. Considering the improvement of behavioral and tissue symptoms and the modulation of the level of inflammatory cytokines, nanoparticles containing rutin can be proposed as a suitable approach in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords: Anti-inflammation; Chitosan nanoparticles; Freund’s complete adjuvant; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rutin.