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Abstract Title:

Combination of curcumin and piperine synergistically improves pain-like behaviors in mouse models of pain with no potential CNS side effects.

Abstract Source:

Chin Med. 2022 Oct 23 ;17(1):119. Epub 2022 Oct 23. PMID: 36274168

Abstract Author(s):

Pawana Boonrueng, Peththa Wadu Dasuni Wasana, Hasriadi, Opa Vajragupta, Pornchai Rojsitthisak, Pasarapa Towiwat

Article Affiliation:

Pawana Boonrueng

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Curcumin and piperine are major bioactive compounds of Curcuma longa and Piper nigrum, widely consumed as spices and flock medicine. The combinational use of these plants is a common practice in Southeast Asia. Synergism between curcumin and piperine has been found in several animal models but not in periodontal disease and diabetes, and the antinociceptive interaction is still unknown. Hence, the present study aimed to assess the interaction between curcumin and piperine in pain and its potential CNS side effect profile.

METHODS: Formalin test and in vitro LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells were used to assess the synergistic interaction of curcumin and piperine in a mouse model of inflammatory pain. Tail-flick and cold plate tests were applied to determine the antinociceptive synergism between piperine and curcumin. The interaction was determined by applying isobolographic analysis. The potential CNS-side effects of the curcumin and piperine combination were also assessed using LABORAS automated home-cage behavioral analysis.

RESULTS: Curcumin alone dose-dependently improved pain-like behaviors in the formalin, tail-flick, and cold plate tests with the EDof 71.4, 34.4, and 31.9 mg/kg, respectively. Additionally, piperine exhibited efficacy in the formalin, tail-flick, and cold plate tests with the EDof 18.4, 8.1, and 28.1 mg/kg, respectively. The combination of curcumin and piperine (1:1 EDratio) produced synergistic interaction in the formalin, tail-flick, and cold plate tests as assessed significantly lower experimental EDvalues (5.9, 5.2, and 5.5 mg/kg) compared to theoretical EDvalues (44.9, 21.3, and 30.0 mg/kg), isobologram analysis, and interaction index values of 0.13, 0.24 and 0.18, respectively. The synergistic interaction of curcumin and piperine was further confirmed by the efficacy of the combination in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Curcumin and piperine interacted synergistically, reducing proinflammatory mediators. The combination also demonstrated better compatibility profiles with neuronal cells. Furthermore, the curcumin-piperine combination had no effects on mouse spontaneous locomotor behaviors in LABORAS automated home cage monitoring.

CONCLUSION: Overall, the present study demonstrates strong antinociceptive synergism between curcumin and piperine in mouse models with no potential CNS side effects, suggesting its possible use in clinical trials.

Study Type : Animal Study, In Vitro Study

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