In rats with adjuvant arthritis, AICA riboside potentiated methotrexate efficacy.
In plain wordsIn rats with arthritis, AICA riboside improved treatment efficacy compared with methotrexate alone.
- Peptide
- AICAR (acadesine)
- Outcome
- IncreaseArthritis treatment efficacy
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Adjuvant arthritis- Comparator
- Methotrexate alone
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
EHNA was not efficacious, even at toxic levels, while AICA riboside potentiated the efficacy of MTX.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The objectives were: (1) to test the association of methotrexate (MTX) efficacy in rat adjuvant arthritis (rat AA) with interference of purine biosynthesis and adenosine metabolism and (2) to test the efficacy of erythro-9-(2-hydroxynon-3-yl) adenine (EHNA), an inhibitor of adenosine deaminase, and…
Radiographic and histologic examinations of the hind limbs were measures of efficacy.