3,3'-Diindolylmethane, the Natural Treatment for Arthritis

By Kyle J. Norton


Arthritis is a group of diseases associated with the inflammation of the joints. According to the epidemiological studies osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 2 most common types of arthritis.

According to the information provided by the arthritis foundation, arthritis affects over 54 million people in adults of which diagnosed by doctors. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent type in the US, affecting 31 million Americans.

Depending on types and the location affected,  arthritis can be classified into over 100 conditions, but the most common types of arthritis include
* Osteoporosis is a condition of thinning of bone and bone tissues as a result of the loss of bone density over a long period of time.

* Osteoarthritis (OA), is a condition caused by the wear and tear on a joint due to aging, affecting over 25 million people in the United States alone.

* Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disorder as a result of inflammation, affecting mostly the flexible (synovial) joints and tissues and organs in the body. 

* Polymyalgia arthritis is a condition of inflammatory rheumatic disease induced pain, stiffness, and tenderness in large muscles, including muscles shoulders and pelvic girdle.

* Fibromyalgia in the newly proposed criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are 1) widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites(a) as a result in responding to pressure.

As of today, there is no cure for arthritis, medications used in conventional medicine are to reduce pain, and symptoms and improve quality of life for patients to carry out daily activity.

3,3'-Diindolylmethane or DIM are phytochemicals derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, belonging to the group of Indoles, found abundantly in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and kale, etc.

In the urgency to discover a natural compound for the treatment of diseases associated with osteoclastogenesis, researchers investigated the therapeutic efficacies of DIM on experimental arthritis.

The study included a rat model of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA), with daily AIA paw swelling.

According to the clinical and histologic indices of inflammation and tissue damage, administration of DIM attenuated AIA in animal models.

Furthermore, DIM also reduced the expression of several inflammatory cytokines, associated with the onset of arthritis. However, the anti-inflammatory function of DIM could not prevent the development of arthritis.

Moreover, in the differentiation of the DIM effect on activation-induced cytokine, researchers found that the bioactive compound effectively inhibits the expression of RANKL, leading to the blockade of osteoclastogenesis and consequently an alleviation of experimental arthritis.

Where Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL) is a protein involved the activation-induced cytokine, osteoprotegerin ligand, and osteoclast differentiation factor.

Dr. the lead researcher wrote, "DIM has shown anti-arthritis activity in animal models via inhibiting the expression of RANKL, and thus may offer potential treatments for arthritis and associated disorders".

Taken altogether, 3,3'-Diindolylmethane derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol may be considered a supplement for the prevention and treatment of arthritis, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

Intake of 3,3'-diindolylmethane in form of supplement should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane increases bone mass by suppressing osteoclastic bone resorption in mice by Yu TY1, Pang WJ2, Yang GS. (PubMed)
(2) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane attenuates experimental arthritis and osteoclastogenesis by Dong L1, Xia S, Gao F, Zhang D, Chen J, Zhang J. (PubMed)