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Abstract
Crohn's disease (CD), a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), emerges with severe gastrointestinal (GI) tract inflammation, sometimes known as hostile abdomen. Conventional treatment of CD has several limitations such as insufficient response to treatment, and intolerable side effects of drugs. In addition, the high cost of biologic drugs prevents patients from continuing their treatment. Dapsone showed vigorous anti-inflammatory effects on the skin diseases, lung diseases and inflammatory diseases of the nervous system. Hence, we decided to investigate the effect of dapsone on animal model of CD. In this study, colitis was induced by instillation of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) 100 mg/kg. Rats were treated with daily gavage of dapsone (10, 12.5 and 20 mg/kg). Seven days after induction of colitis, specimens were collected for pathological and molecular assessments. Dapsone (12.5 and 20 mg/kg) preserved the histologic architecture of the colon and prevented crypts irregularity. Additionally, it decreased tissue edema and hindered inflammatory cells infiltration. Besides, all doses of dapsone decreased tissue concentration of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interferon γ (INFγ). Western blot revealed that dapsone could attenuate inflammation via downregulation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and dephosphorylation of nuclear factor kB (NF-kB). Based on these findings, dapsone attenuates inflammation and decreases TNF-α and INF-γ in animal model of CD. It acts through TLR4/NF-kB pathway to exert these effects.
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