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Qu-Zhuo-Tong-Bi ( QZTB ) is an empirical traditional Chinese medicine prescription for treating acute gouty arthritis clinically without serious adverse effects in mainland China. However, the biochemical mechanism underlying the therapeutic action produced by  QZTB  treatment against acute gouty arthritis and the effect on recurrent attack remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of  QZTB  on acute gouty arthritis and the recurrent attack in rats, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The gouty arthritis model was established by intra-articular injection of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal suspension (2 mg/50  μ L) into the right ankle joint of Sprague Dawley (SD) male rats.  QZTB  (500 mg/kg) and the positive control drug meloxicam were administrated by gavages twice a day for 7 days before, or 3 days after, first MSU injection in different experiments, respectively. The analgesic effects were evaluated by pain-like behaviors and hind paw mechanical withdrawal threshold testing. The anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated by ankle swelling measurement, histologic examination, NLRP3 inflammasome, and inflammatory cytokine expression. Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR were used to detect the protein and mRNA expressions of NLRP3. IL-1 β  and TNF- α  level in the blood serum were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).  QZTB  can suppress ankle swelling and synovial inflammation in the MSU-induced gouty arthritis rat model.  QZTB  alleviated the acute attack and prevented the recurrent attack of gouty arthritis. In addition,  QZTB  treatment significantly decreased both mRNA and protein levels of NLRP3, as well as the production of IL-1 and TNF- α  in the ankle joint of model rats. Taken together, these results suggest that  QZTB  may be a promising herbal formula for the prevention and treatment of gouty arthritis in humans.

A Traditional Clinic Chinese Medicine Prescription Qu-Zhuo-Tong-Bi (QZTB) Alleviates Gouty Arthritis in Model Rats