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KMID : 0616120120430020167
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Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
2012 Volume.43 No. 2 p.167 ~ p.172
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Effects of Bee Venom on Papain-induced Osteoarthritis in an Animal Model
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An Hyun-Jin
Lee Chong-Kee
Park Ji-Hyun
Kim Kyung-Hyun
Lee Woo-Ram
Park In-Young
Han Sang-Mi
Lee Kwang-Gill
Park Kwan-Kyu
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Abstract
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related joint disease characterized by degradation of articular cartilage and its association with chronic pain. Purified Bee venom (PBV) has been traditionally used to the treatment for inflammatory diseases. The purpose of the current study is to examine whether PBV regulates the pro-inflammation against a mouse model of knee OA induced by papain. We studied the effect of PBV on papain-induced OA in the knee joints of mice. Mice were split into following groups: normal control, papain induced OA, OA treated with PBV, OA treated with meloxicam as positive control. Proteoglycan deposition was analyzed by safranin O-fast green staining and H&E staining. Papain injection significantly degraded the proteoglycan in OA mice at 42 days. Cartilage proteoglycan density was significantly higher in PBV treated OA group than those of the positive control groups. These results demonstrate that PBV efficiently suppresses pathological processes in an OA model. Thus, PBV could be a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of OA.
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KEYWORD
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Bee venom, Osteoarthritis, Papain, Proteoglycan, Joint
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