Relative potency of tyrosol in the treatment of endotoxin-induced uveitis in rats
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Tyrosol (Tyr) is a natural phenolic antioxidant with diverse biological activities. We compared the anti-inflammatory effects of intravenously administered Tyr versus prednisolone (PSL) in an endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) rat model. Intravenous administration of 100 mg/kg Tyr was performed 2 hr before, simultaneously and 2 hr after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection. Tyr treatment was associated with decreased inflammatory cell number, protein concentration, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, PGE2 and NO levels in AqH and improvements in histopathologic evidence of EIU in ocular tissue at 24 hr after LPS injection. 100 mg/kg Tyr and 1 mg/kg PSL (administered on the same schedule as Tyr) had comparable anti-inflammatory effects. Taken together, Tyr may represent a promising therapeutic agent for the management of intraocular inflammatory diseases.
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