Abstract-Intraperitoneal administration of carrageenin-zymosan suspension into rats induced an increment of the free activity and its ratio of aryl sulfatase in the exudate and such was accompanied by protein exudation and polymorphonuclear leukocyte emigration.Each test solution was orally administered twice, 1 hr before and 2 hr after, or once 2 hr after injection of the irritant.The peritoneal fluid was withdrawn 5 hr after the injection. 2-{4-(2-Imidazo[l,2-a]pyridyl)phenyl} propionic acid (Y-9213) and other anti-inflammatory drugs tested inhibited the increment of the ratio of the free activity (aryl sulfatase) in the peritoneal fluid at the same dose which showed anti-inflammatory activities such as prevention of protein exudation. These results suggest that Y-9213 inhibits the phagocytic secretion in vivo of lysosomal constituents from leukocytes.Tissue injury resulting from accumulation of phagocytizing granulocytes such as poly morphonuclear (PMN) leukocytes is reported to be a direct consequence of the extracellular discharge of lysosomal constituents (1-4). The discharge of lysosomal enzymes is inhibited by certain anti-inflammatory drugs in vitro (5-10). In addition, therapeutic treatment of the peritonitic rats with anti-inflammatory drugs such as indomethacin inhibited significantly not only increased vascular permeability and leukocyte emigration, but also elevation of the free activity and its ratio of lysosomal enzymes in the exudate (11). Recently, 2-{4-(2 imidazo[l,2-a]pyridyl)phenyl} propionic acid (Y-9213) was found by Muro et al to have analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities (12). This agent also inhibits the discharge of lysosomal enzymes from PMN leukocytes in vitro (13-14).The present investigation was undertaken using the rats with carrageenin-zymosan induced peritonitis to see if Y-9213 could inhibit the in vivo discharge of lysosomal enzymes from PMN leukocytes during phagocytosis of zymosan. The data presented here demon strated that Y-9213 inhibited the release of lysosomal enzymes in vivo at doses showing the anti-inflammatory activities.
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Drugs and preparation of test solutionY-9213, indomethacin, phenylbutazone and ibuprofen were from yoshitomi Laboratories. * This paper corresponds to "Studies on Anti-inflammatory Agents LI ."