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The present study evaluated the efficacy of the mineralizing action of Casearia sylvestris ethanolic extract on bovine dentin blocks in its pure form and in dental paste, through scanning electron microscopy. The dentin blocks were immersed in artificial saliva and incubat ed at 37°C for 7 days. Subsequently, six groups were treated with different test substances and analysed qualitatively and quantitatively at 30 and 60 days. The tests used were Kruskal - Wallis and Dunn's. Shapiro - Wilk and ANOVA. The qualitative analysis at 30 days showed a difference between the groups treated with ethanolic extract and toothpaste. Quantitatively, at 30 days, treatment with ethanolic extract of Casearia showed a greater number of open dentinal tubules. At 60 days, the difference persisted on ly for the blocks treated with toothpaste. The results obtained indicated that there is a positive relationship between the use of Casearia sylvestris and obliteration of dentinal tubules
El presente estudio evaluó la eficacia de la acción mineralizante del extracto etanólico de Casearia sylvestris sobre bloques de dentina bovina en su forma pura y en pasta dental, mediante microscopía electrónica de barrido. Los bloques de dentina se sumergieron en saliva artificial y se incubaron a 37°C durante 7 días. Posteriormente, se trataron seis grupos con diferentes sustancias de ensayo y se analizaron cualitativa y cuantitativamente a los 30 y 60 días. Las p ruebas utilizadas fueron Kruskal - Wallis y Dunn's. Shapiro - Wilk y ANOVA. El análisis cualitativo a los 30 días mostró una diferencia entre los grupos tratados con extracto etanólico y pasta dentífrica. Cuantitativamente, a los 30 días, el tratamiento con ex tracto etanólico de Casearia mostró un mayor número de túbulos dentinarios abiertos. A los 60 días, la diferencia persistió sólo para los bloques tratados con pasta dentífrica. Los resultados obtenidos indicaron que existe una relación positiva entre el us o de Casearia sylvestris y la obliteración de los túbulos dentinarios
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Animals , Cattle , Casearia/chemistry , Dentin Desensitizing Agents/therapeutic use , Plant Extracts/analysis , Dentifrices/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the action of the tinctures of Hamamelis virginiana, Maytenus ilicifolia, and Casearia sylvestris on tissues. For this, we investigated the histological sections of fixed skin tissue of Wistar rats for the changes in collagen and elastic fibers, epithelial cells, conjunctive cells, epidermal attachments, pigments, and granules using the optical microscopy technique. Since in the literature and published articles, the use of in vivo models, such as Wistar rats, is predominant to evaluate the healing action of herbal medicines. Methods: The tinctures of Hamamelis virginiana, Maytenus ilicifolia, and Casearia sylvestris, and ethanol 70% (blank) were used. The tinctures were obtained at 10% (w/v) through percolation using 70% ethanol (v/v) as the extraction liquid. This study was conducted in duplicate for each tincture and different incubation times (4, 24, and 48 h) at 37 °C in an oven. The slides used in this study (Wistar rat skin) were previously processed at the histology laboratory since the waste material was donated to conduct this experiment. The Research Ethics Committee approved the use of animals of the Life Sciences Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS) under the protocol approval number 367/08. Before initiating the staining process, the slides were removed from the oven, and the tincture deposited on the slides was removed. Weigert staining was performed subsequently. For semi-quantitative analysis, the histological sections were carefully observed, and the number of collagen and elastic fibers was evaluated based on the following scale: (+) normal fiber presence, (−) slight decrease, (− −) moderate decrease, and (− − −) intense decrease. The images were digitally captured to obtain the results using a photomicroscope. Results: The degradation of collagen fibers was best evidenced upon using Hamamelis virginiana tincture, which is concordant with the existing reports in the literature on its healing action via the precipitation of dermal proteins. Maytenus ilicifolia and Casearia sylvestris tinctures exhibited low proteolytic capacity as they only caused degradation of elastic fibers that are more delicate and very different from collagen in their constitution. Therefore, the application of the latter two as healing agents (which acts through precipitating proteins) is limited. Conclusions: This experimental histological model using the optical microscopy technique exhibits the advantage of agility and high efficiency as a simple and powerful approach.
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ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the essential oils of Melaleuca alternifolia, Casearia sylvestris and Eugenia uniflora as inducers of defense mechanisms in Eucalyptus benthamii seedlings. Four mL of each oil, with a concentration of 0.75% were sprayed in E. benthamii seedlings and two bioassays were performed, in the first, the essential oils were sprayed and after 30 days, sugars, proteins, peroxidases, phenylalanine ammonia (PAL), and phenols were evaluated and; in the second, seven days after the first analysis, the essential oils were again sprayed and after three days, the same variables were evaluated. The essential oils of M. alternifolia, C. sylvestris, and E. uniflora sprayed had no significant effects on E. benthamii seedlings after 30 days in terms of total sugars, proteins, peroxidase, PAL activity, and phenols. However, when M. alternifolia and E. uniflora essential oils were sprayed seven days after the first analysis with evaluation after 3 days, an increase in total sugars was observed. After these days, all essential oils promoted an increase in protein levels. The oils of E. uniflora and C. sylvestris also increased peroxidase levels. The PAL defense enzyme not showed increased when essential oils were used. The essential oils of M. alternifolia and C. sylvestris had potential as inducers of defense mechanisms on E. benthamii seedlings after 3 days of their application, what it demonstrated not be permanent.
RESUMO: Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os óleos essenciais de Melaleuca alternifolia, Casearia sylvestris e Eugenia uniflora como indutores de mecanismos de defesa em mudas de Eucalyptus benthamii. Quatro mL de cada óleo, com concentração de 0,75%, foram pulverizados em mudas de E. benthamii e foram realizados dois bioensaios. No primeiro foram pulverizados os óleos essenciais e após 30 dias, açúcares, proteínas, peroxidases, fenilalanina amônia (PAL) , e fenóis foram avaliados e; na segunda, sete dias após a primeira análise, os óleos essenciais foram novamente pulverizados e após três dias, as mesmas variáveis foram avaliadas. Os óleos essenciais de M. alternifolia, C. sylvestris e E. uniflora pulverizados não tiveram efeito significativo sobre as mudas de E. benthamii após 30 dias em termos de açúcares totais, proteínas, peroxidase, atividade PAL e fenóis. Entretanto, quando os óleos essenciais de M. alternifolia e E. uniflora foram pulverizados sete dias após a primeira análise com avaliação após três dias, foi observado um aumento nos açúcares totais. Depois desses dias, todos os óleos essenciais promoveram aumento nos níveis de proteínas. Os óleos de E. uniflora e C. sylvestris também aumentaram os níveis de peroxidase. A enzima de defesa PAL não se mostrou aumentada quando óleos essenciais foram usados. Os óleos essenciais de M. alternifolia e C. sylvestris apresentaram potencial como indutores de mecanismos de defesa em mudas de E. benthamii após três dias de sua aplicação, o que demonstrou não ser permanente.
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ABSTRACT Casearia genus (Salicaceae) is found in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world and comprises about 160-200 species. It is a medicinal plant used in South America, also known as "guaçatonga", "erva-de-tiú", "cafezinho-do-mato". In Brazil, there are about 48 species and 12 are registered in the State of Rio de Janeiro, including Casearia sylvestris Sw. There are many studies related to the chemical profile and cytotoxic activities of extracts from these plants, although few studies about the antifungal potential of the essential oil have been reported. In this work, we have studied the antifungal properties of the essential oil of C. sylvestris leaves, as well as of their fractions, against four yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisae, Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei) for the first time. The chemical analysis of the essential oil revealed a very diversified (n = 21 compounds) volatile fraction composed mainly of non-oxygenated sesquiterpenes (72.1%). These sesquiterpenes included α-humulene (17.8%) and α-copaene (8.5%) and the oxygenated sesquiterpene spathulenol (11.8%) were also identified. Monoterpenes were not identified. The fractions are mainly composed of oxygenated sesquiterpenes, and the most active fraction is rich in the sesquiterpene 14-hydroxy -9-epi-β-caryophyllene. This fraction was the most effective in inhibiting the growth of three yeast strains.
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Sesquiterpenes/chemistry , Candida albicans/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Casearia/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Plants, Medicinal , Brazil , Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Polycyclic SesquiterpenesABSTRACT
Extracts from leaves of C. sylvestris have cytotoxic effect in different tumor cell lines, possibly due to clerodane type diterpenes (casearins). On the other hand, there are few studies related to the antitumor activity of the essential oils from this species. This work evaluated for the first time the cytotoxicity effects of the pure essential oil and its nanoemulsion against A549 tumor cell line (human lung carcinoma). The essential oil was obtained from fresh leaves by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and analyzed by GC/MS and GC/FID. Cytotoxicity evaluation was performed using the WST-1 test. The chemical analysis of the essential oil revealed a volatile fraction composed mainly of non-oxygenated sesquiterpenes (72.1%). The essential oil and its nanoemulsion exhibited cytotoxic activity against A549 tumor cells with EC50 of 4.0 µg/mL and EC50 of 1.0 µg/mL, respectively. Both samples displayed a dose dependent pattern (r = -0.79, p = 0.03) as determined by linear regression test.
Los extractos de las hojas de Casearia sylvestris tienen efectos citotoÌxicos en diferentes liÌneas celulares tumorales, posiblemente debido a los diterpenos tipo clerodane (casearinas). Por otra parte, hay muy pocos estudios relacionados con la actividad antitumoral del aceite esencial de estas especies. Este trabajo evaluÌa por primera vez el efecto citotoÌxico del aceite esencial puro y su nanoemulsioÌn contra la liÌnea de ceÌlulas tumorales A549 (carcinoma humano de pulmoÌn). El aceite esencial fue obtenido de hojas frescas por hidrodestilacioÌn en un aparato tipo Clevenger y analizado por GC/MS y GC/FID. La evaluacioÌn de citotoxicidad fue realizada usando la prueba WST-1. El anaÌlisis quiÌmico del aceite esencial reveloÌ una fraccioÌn volaÌtil compuesta principalmente por sesquiterpenos no oxigenados (72,1%). El aceite esencial y su nanoemulsioÌnexhibioÌ actividad citotoÌxica contra las ceÌlulas tumorales A549 con una EC50 de 4,0 µg/mL y una EC50 de 1,0 µg/mL, respectivamente. Ambas muestras exhibieron un patroÌn dosis-dependiente (r = -0,79, p = 0,03) determinado por anaÌlisis de regresioÌn lineal.
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Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Casearia , Cell Line, Tumor/drug effects , Sesquiterpenes/analysis , Chromatography, Gas/methods , Nanostructures , EmulsionsABSTRACT
The genus Casearia (Salicaceae) is found in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world and comprises about 200 species. In Brazil, there are about 48 species and 12 are registered in the State of Rio de Janeiro; including Casearia arborea (Rich.) Urb. Essential oil was obtained from the fresh leaves by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID. The cytotoxic effect was determined by WST-1 assay. Chemical analysis of the essential oil revealed a very diversified (n = 37 compounds) volatile fraction composed mainly of non-oxygenated sesquiterpenes (90.2%). These sesquiterpenes included byciclogermacrene (18.7%), germacrene D (12.1%) and α-humulene (11.5%). In addition, the essential oil demonstrated cytotoxic effects against A549 tumor cells in the concentration of 4 µg/mL (EC50) (p < 0.05).
El género Casearia (Salicáceas) se encuentra en las regiones tropicales y sub-tropicales del planeta y comprende alrededor de 200 especies. En Brasil existen 48 especies, 12 de las cuales fueron registradas en el Estado de Río de Janeiro incluyendo Casearia arborea (Rich.) Urb. El aceite esencial fue extraído de hojas frescas por hidrodestilación y analizado por GC-MS y GC-FID. El efecto citotóxico fue determinado por ensayo WST-1. Las cavidades secretorias fueron ocasionalmente encontradas tanto en la lámina foliar como en el pecíolo. El análisis químico del aceite esencial reveló una muy diversa fracción volátil (n = 37 compuestos) formada principalmente por sesquiterpenos no oxigenados (90,2%). Estos sesquiterpenos incluyen biciclogermacreno (18,7%), germacreno D (12,1%) y α-humuleno (11,5%). Además, el aceite esencial demostró efectos citotóxicos contra las células tumorales A549 en una concentración de 4µg/mL (EC50) (p < 0.05).
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Casearia/chemistry , Cytotoxins/pharmacology , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology , Chromatography, Gas/methods , Salicaceae/chemistry , Sesquiterpenes/analysisABSTRACT
Introdução: A infecção endodôntica ocasionada por Enterococcus faecalis é um problema sério no tratamento de dentes comprometidos. É de preocupação do cirurgião dentista um completo saneamento do sistema de canais radiculares pela aplicação de medicação antisséptica entre sessões. Dentre estas medicações, a pasta de hidróxido de cálcio tem sido associada a diferentes veículos para potencializar sua ação. Objetivos: Diante disto, este estudo objetivou avaliar e comparar a eficiência da atividade antimicrobiana in vitro de diferentes pastas de hidróxido de cálcio frente ao E. faecalis. Material e Métodos: Os testes foram executados em 49 blocos de dentina infectados com E. faecalis e tratados com pastas de hidróxido de cálcio em diferentes veículos por uma semana. A eficiência das pastas foi avaliada pela microscopia confocal de varredura a laser. Para comparação entre as pastas foi empregado o teste de Kruskal-Wallis e pelo teste de Dunn para comparações individuais com nível de significância estabelecido em 5%. Resultados: A aplicação das diferentes pastas proporcionou uma significativa alteração na proporção de bactérias viáveis e não viáveis encontradas no biovolume celular total dos blocos de dentina. Conclusão: A pasta que revelou melhor desempenho antimicrobiano foi aquela cujo veículo foi água destilada. A pasta de hidróxido de cálcio associada ao extrato propilenoglicólico de guaçatonga não apresentou desempenho antimicrobiano sobre células de E. faecalis. (AU)
Introduction: The endodontic infection caused by Enterococcus faecalis is a serious problem in the treatment of compromised teeth. It is a concern to the dental surgeon a complete sanitation of the root canal system by applying antiseptic medication between sessions. Among these medications, the calcium hydroxide paste has been linked to different vehicles to enhance its action. Objectives: Thus, this study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of in vitro antimicrobial activity of different pastes of calcium hydroxide against E. faecalis. Material and Methods: Tests were performed in 49 blocks dentin infected with E. faecalis and treated with calcium hydroxide pastes in different vehicles for a week. The efficiency of the pastes was evaluated by confocal laser scanning. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the pastes and the Dunn test was used for individual comparisons with a significance level set at 5%. Results: The application of different pastes provided a significan change in the proportion of viable and non-viable bacteria found in the total cell biovolume of the blocks of dentin. Conclusion: The paste that revealed the best antimicrobial performance was the one whose vehicle was distilled water. The calcium hydroxide paste associated with the extract of guaçatonga in propylene glycol showed no antimicrobial performance on cells of E. faecalis. (AU)
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Animals , Cattle , Calcium Hydroxide/pharmacology , Enterococcus faecalis/drug effects , Dentin/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects , In Vitro Techniques , Materials Testing , Microscopy, Confocal/methodsABSTRACT
The Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) from Hevea brasiliensis has shown promise in biomedical applications due to its low cost, easy handling, mechanical properties and biocompatibility, being used for bone regeneration and wound healing due to its natural stimulus to angiogenesis. The aim of this work was to incorporate Casearia sylvestris Sw. extract in NRL biomembranes and study its release behavior. The complex membraneextract has as object of study a new approach of using C. sylvestris extract in the treatment of wounds, for possessing antiseptic activity, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The C. sylvestris species (Salicaceae), popularly known as "guaçatonga", presents great distribution and is used in folk medicine as antiulcer, wound healing, anti- snake venom, properties which have been proven and related to clerodane diterpenes (casearins A-X). The release rate of C. sylvestris compounds from extract-membrane complex was monitored and analyzed using the method of optical spectroscopy (UV-VIS). The release varied with temperature ranging from 14 to 33 days, releasing more than 90%, with an interesting and promising biomedical application, such as wound healing and burns.
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Biological Transport/physiology , Casearia/classification , Casearia/physiology , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Drug Delivery Systems , Hevea/classification , Hevea/physiology , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Rubber , Wounds and Injuries/drug therapyABSTRACT
In the West, the consumption of medicinal plants is increasing strongly, and up to 40% of the population use medicinal plants and phytotherapic preparations regularly, in the belief that they are innocuous and/or safe. However, in most cases there is no scientific proof of their pharmacological and toxicological properties. The aim of this study was to carry out a bibliographical review of the toxicological properties of Casearia sylvestris Swartz and collect data providing a basis for its rational use. Some studies validate classical therapeutic indications of C. sylvestris, such as to treat diarrhea and snakebites, justifying its empirical use. Nevertheless, there are few reports about its toxicological properties and these present only limited findings, describing results as 50% lethal dose (LD50) and the acute toxicity of its constituents. Currently, research is insufficient to ensure safety of popular preparations based on C. sylvestris. Therefore, it is necessary to make a fuller assessment of its deleterious profile, especially with respect to the toxic potential of its constituents, as well as its capacity to harm target organs and organic systems...
No Ocidente, o consumo de plantas medicinais vem aumentando substancialmente, onde cerca de 40% da população utiliza regularmente plantas medicinais e preparações fitoterápicas sob o rótulo de serem produtos inócuos ou seguros. Porém, na maioria das vezes, não há comprovação científica de suas propriedades farmacológicas e toxicológicas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar um levantamento bibliográfico sobre as propriedades toxicológicas da Casearia sylvestris Swartz e coletar dados que fundamentem seu uso racional. Alguns estudos validam indicações terapêuticas clássicas da C. sylvestris como antidiarréico e no tratamento de ferimentos ofídicos, fundamentando seu uso empírico. Porém, poucos trabalhos relatam suas propriedades toxicológicas, havendo apenas abordagens limitadas em torno da Dose Letal 50% e da toxicidade aguda de seus constituintes. Até o presente momento, as pesquisas são insuficientes para garantir a segurança de preparações populares à base de C. sylvestris. Portanto, há necessidade de avaliar melhor seu perfil deletério, principalmente, no que diz respeito ao potencial tóxico de seus constituintes, assim como a sua capacidade lesiva sobre órgãos-alvos e sistemas orgânicos...
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Humans , Casearia/adverse effects , Casearia/toxicity , Diterpenes, Clerodane , Plants, MedicinalABSTRACT
A membrana de látex natural (NRL - Natural Rubber Latex), manipulada a partir do látex extraído da seringueira Hevea brasiliensis, tem apresentado grande potencial de aplicação no campo da biomedicina e dos biomateriais. Graças a sua biocompatibilidade e baixa taxa de rejeição, ela tem sido utilizada para próteses e enxertos, atuando como estimulante da angiogênese, adesão celular e barreira física a agentes infecciosos. Além dessas aplicações, as membranas são utilizadas como matriz de sistemas de liberação para avaliar o comportamento da liberação de fármacos e extratos de origem vegetal que apresentam propriedades medicinais. O sistema extrato-membrana tem como objeto de estudo uma nova abordagem dessas substâncias no tratamento de feridas visando à cicatrização e regeneração do tecido envolvido. Casearia sylvestris, conhecida popularmente como guaçatonga, pertence à família Salicaceae, conhecida na medicina popular pelos seus efeitos antiulcerogênicos, cicatrizantes, antiofídicos, anti-inflamatórios e antissépticos, propriedades já comprovadas por estudos. Trabalhos recentes demonstraram que a liberação controlada de fármacos e extratos utilizando membranas de látex natural é uma alternativa interessante e promissora para aplicações biomédicas. Assim, o objetivo deste projeto foi estudar a liberação do extrato de Casearia sylvestris incorporado à membrana de látex em soluções com diferentes valores de pH, com o propósito de estudar seu comportamento e sua liberação de forma controlada. A taxa de liberação do extrato do sistema extrato-membrana foi monitorada e analisada utilizando-se o método de espectroscopia ótica (UV). O pH básico age desestabilizando a membrana indicando que o polímero possui a habilidade de proteger o extrato de ser liberado em valores de pH ácidos, direcionando sua aplicação para o sítio de melhor absorção. Além disso, a liberação segue uma função bi-exponencial...
Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) membrane, made from latex extracted from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, has shown great potential for use in the biomedicine and biomaterials area. Thanks to its biocompatibility and low rejection rate, it has been used for implants and grafts, acting as a stimulant of angiogenesis and cell adhesion and as a barrier against infectious agents. Besides these applications, the membranes are used as model release systems, to assess the release behavior of drugs and plant extracts that exhibit medicinal properties. The extract-membrane system represents a new approach to studying these substances, as aids to wound healing and tissue regeneration. Casearia sylvestris, popularly known as guaçatonga, belongs to the family Salicaceae, known in popular medicine for its anti-ulcerogenic, wound healing, anti-ophidian, antiinflammatory and antiseptic properties, all of which are proven by scientific studies. Recent studies have also shown that the controlled release of drugs and extracts from natural latex membranes is an interesting and promising process for biomedical applications. The objective of this project was thus to study the release of Casearia sylvestris extract incorporated into natural rubber membranes. The main concern was to study and optimize the controlled release of the extract at various pHs. The rate of release was monitored and analyzed by the method of optical spectroscopy (UV). Basic pHacts to destabilize the membrane, indicating that the polymer has the ability to protect the extract from being released at acidic pH values. The controlled release follows a bi-exponential function...
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Latex/therapeutic use , Prostheses and ImplantsABSTRACT
Em um levantamento, feito no período de agosto de 2009 a novembro de 2010, sobre as plantas tóxicas para ruminantes e equídeos no Cariri Cearense (municípios de Juazeiro do Norte, Crato, Barbalha e Missão Velha), foram realizadas 21 entrevistas a produtores, médicos veterinários, engenheiros agrônomos e técnicos agropecuários. As intoxicações por Ipomoea asarifolia, mencionada por 38% e 19% dos entrevistados como tóxicas para bovinos e ovinos, respectivamente, e Enterolobium contotisiliquum, mencionada como tóxica para bovinos (47,6% dos entrevistados) e ovinos (4,7%) foram as mais frequentemente mencionadas. Ocorrem, também, na região, intoxicações por Mascagnia rigida (mencionada por 38% do entrevistados), Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (=A. macrocarpa) (14%), Ricinus communis (14%), Thiloa glaucocarpa (9%) e Sorghum halepense (4%) em bovinos, Brachiaria decumbens em ovinos e bovinos (38%), Mimosa tenuiflora em ovinos, caprinos e bovinos (38%), Manihot spp. em bovinos e caprinos (28%) e Leucaena leucocephala em ovinos e equinos (4%). Seis plantas não conhecidas anteriormente como tóxicas, mas mencionadas como causa de intoxicação pelos entrevistados, foram testadas experimentalmente em diferentes doses. Somente Casearia commersoniana resultou tóxica para caprinos na dose diária de 20g kg-1 de peso vivo por 2-4 dias. Os sinais clínicos, semelhantes aos descritos pelos produtores, foram de relutância em movimentar-se, meteorismo discreto, polaquiúria, vocalização, ingurgitamento da jugular e pulso jugular, andar cambaleante, quedas, espasticidade dos membros, movimentos de pedalagem, opistótono, taquicardia e taquipneia, seguidos de bradicardia e bradipnéia. A morte ocorreu 6 e 19 horas após o início dos sinais. Não foram encontradas lesões macroscópicas nem histológicas de significação. Conclui-se que as intoxicações por plantas são uma causa importante de perdas econômicas para a região, cuja população é de 53.473 bovinos, 4.799 caprinos, 9.149 ovinos e 7.060 equídeos.
A survey on toxic plants for ruminants and equidae was performed on the municipalities of Juazeiro do Norte, Crato, Barbalha, and Missão Velha on the Ceará state, Northeastern Brazil. Twenty one interviews were realized with farmers, veterinary practitioners, agronomists and agriculture technicians. Poisonings by Ipomoea asarifolia mentioned in 38% and 19% interviews as toxic for bovines and sheep, respectively, and Enterolobium contotisiliquum, mentioned as toxic for cattle (47.6% of the interviews) and sheep (4.7%), were more frequent. Also occur in the region poisonings by Mascagnia rigida (38% of the interviews), Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (=A. macrocarpa) (14%), Ricinus communis (14%), Thiloa glaucocarpa (9%), and Sorghum halepense (4%) in cattle, Mimosa tenuiflora in cattle, sheep, and goats (38%), Brachiaria decumbens in sheep and cattle (38%), Manihot spp. in cattle and goats (28% ), and Leucaena leucocephala in sheep and horses (4%). Several plants previously unknown as toxic, but mentioned by the respondents as poisonous, were given to experimental animals at different doses. Only Casearia commersoniana was toxic to goats at the daily doses of 20g kg-1 body weight during 2-4 days. Clinical signs, similar to those reported by the farmers, were stiffness, mild bloat, polaquiuria, vocalization, jugular engorgement and pulsation, swaying gait, falling, spasticity, paddling movements, opisthotonos, and tachyicardia and dyspnea followed by bradycardia and bradypnea. Deaths occurred 6 and 19 hours after first clinical signs. No significant gross or histologic lesions were observed. It is concluded that poisonings by plants are important cause of losses in the region, which has a population of 53,473 bovines, 4,799 goats, 9,149 sheep, and 7,060 equidae.
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Casearia sylvestris Swartz (Salicaceae) ou guaçatonga é uma árvore nativa do México, da América Central, e da América do Sul, com grande importância ecológica, farmacológica, e comercial. No entanto, como a maioria das espécies nativas de interesse medicinal no Brasil, a guaçatonga não é cultivada comercialmente, sendo obtida por extrativismo. O presente trabalho foi conduzido com o objetivo de testar um protocolo de propagação vegetativa de guaçatonga por meio da estaquia, visando identificar qual a melhor estação do ano para o enraizamento de estacas e avaliar o efeito da utilização do regulador vegetal ácido indolbutírico (AIB). No outono, inverno e primavera de 2007, e no verão de 2008, estacas caulinares semilenhosas de 12-14 cm de comprimento e com duas folhas foram preparadas e tratadas com AIB (0, 1000, 2000 e 3000 mg L-1), em solução alcoólica, através da imersão rápida por 10 segundos da base das estacas, e foram plantadas em tubetes contendo substrato Plantmax HT® em casa-de-vegetação sob nebulização intermitente. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com 4 repetições, 4 tratamentos, e 16 estacas por parcela. Todos os experimentos foram avaliados após 90 dias, sendo que para dois deles (primavera 2007 e verão 2008) prolongou-se o tempo de permanência em casa-de-vegetação para melhor desenvolvimento das raízes. Foram avaliados os parâmetros: porcentagem de estacas enraizadas, porcentagem de estacas vivas (com calos e sem raízes, sem calos e sem raízes), porcentagem de folhas retidas, porcentagem de estacas mortas, número de raízes, comprimento das três maiores raízes (cm), e média da massa seca das raízes (mg). Não ocorreu enraizamento nas estacas retiradas no outono e no inverno. Com as estacas retiradas na primavera obteve-se 39,1% de enraizamento. Estacas coletadas no verão não responderam como o esperado, apresentando, após 240 dias, 6,3% de enraizamento no tratamento com 3000 mg L-1 de AIB. O AIB até 3000 mg L-1 não estimulou o enraizamento de estacas de guaçatonga e a melhor estação do ano para a estaquia é a primavera.
Casearia sylvestris Swartz (Salicaceae), or "guaçatonga", is a tree native to Mexico and Central and South America, with great ecological, pharmacological and commercial relevance. Similarly to most native species of medicinal interest in Brazil, "guaçatonga" is not commercially cultivated and is obtained by means of extraction. The aim of this study was to test a protocol for the vegetative propagation of "guaçatonga" by means of stem cutting, identifying the best season for stem rooting and assessing the effect of using the growth regulator indolebutyric acid (IBA). In the fall, winter and spring 2007 and summer 2008, semi-hardwood cuttings with 12-14 cm length and two leaves were prepared and treated with IBA (0, 1000, 2000 and 3000 mg L-1), in alcohol solution, by rapidly immersing for 10 seconds the base of cuttings and planting them in tubes containing Plantmax HT® in greenhouse under intermittent nebulization. Experimental design was completely randomized with 4 replicates, 4 treatments and 16 cuttings per plot. All experiments were evaluated after 90 days, and for two of them the time of maintenance in greenhouse was prolonged in order to improve root development. The following parameters were evaluated: percentage of rooted cuttings, percentage of live cuttings (with callus and without roots, without callus and without roots), percentage of retained leaves, percentage of dead cuttings, number of roots, length of the largest roots (cm) and mean dry mass of roots (mg). There was no rooting on cuttings collected during the fall and the winter. For cuttings collected in the spring, 39.1% rooting was obtained. Cuttings collected in the summer did not show the expected results, presenting after 240 days 6.3% rooting when treated with 3000 mg L-1 IBA. Up to 3000 mg L-1, IBA did not stimulate the rooting of "guaçatonga" cuttings and the best season for cutting is spring.
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Seasons , Salicaceae/growth & development , Plant Growth Regulators/analysis , Plant RootsABSTRACT
Folk uses and scientific investigations have highlighted the importance of Casearia sylvestris extracts and their relevant bioactive potential. The aim of this work was to review the pharmacological properties of C. sylvestris, emphasizing its anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-ophidian and antitumor potentialities. Ethanolic extracts and essential oil of their leaves have antiulcerogenic activity and reduce gastric volume without altering the stomach pH, which corroborates their consumption on gastrointestinal disorders. Leaf water extracts show phospholipase A2 inhibitory activity that prevents damage effects on the muscular tissue after toxin inoculation. This antiphospholipasic action is probably related to the use as an anti-inflammatory, proposing a pharmacological blockage similar to that obtained with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on arachidonic acid and cyclooxygenase pathways. Bioguided-assay fractionations lead to the identification of secondary metabolites, especially the clerodane diterpenes casearins (A-X) and casearvestrins (A-C), compounds with a remarkable cytotoxic and antitumor action. Therefore, the C. sylvestris shrub holds a known worldwide pharmacological arsenal by its extensive folk utilization, exciting searches for new molecules and a better comprehension about biological properties.
Usos populares e pesquisas científicas têm destacado a importância dos extratos da planta Casearia sylvestris e seu grande potencial bioativo. Neste trabalho, objetiva-se revisar as propriedades farmacológicas de C. sylvestris, enfatizando sua potencialidade antiulcerogênica, antiinflamatória, antiofídica e antitumoral. O extrato etanólico e o óleo essencial das folhas possuem atividade antiulcerogênica promissora, diminuindo o volume gástrico sem alterar o pH estomacal, corroborando sua aplicação contra dores gastrointestinais. Já os extratos aquosos das folhas têm atividade inibitória contra fosfolipase A2 presente em venenos de cobras, atenuando os efeitos lesivos sobre a musculatura esquelética resultantes da inoculação das toxinas. Essa ação antifosfolipásica provavelmente está relacionada ao seu uso como antiinflamatório, sugerindo um bloqueio análogo ao dos fármacos antiinflamatórios não-esteroidais na formação de mediadores oriundos do ácido araquidônico e na ativação da ciclooxigenase. Ensaios de fracionamento bioguiado dos extratos culminaram no isolamento e identificação de inúmeros metabólitos secundários, especialmente os diterpenos clerodânicos casearinas (A-X) e casearvestrinas (AC), compostos que têm surpreendido por sua ação citotóxica e antitumoral. Assim, a planta C. sylvestris apresenta um enorme arsenal farmacológico já mundialmente comprovado por seu vasto uso popular, estimulando pesquisas por novas moléculas e a busca pela compreensão de suas propriedades biológicas.
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Animals , Humans , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Ulcer Agents/pharmacology , Antidotes/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology , Casearia/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Oils/pharmacology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemistry , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/isolation & purification , Anti-Ulcer Agents/chemistry , Anti-Ulcer Agents/isolation & purification , Antidotes/chemistry , Antidotes/isolation & purification , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification , Medicine, Traditional , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Plant Oils/chemistryABSTRACT
The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh leaves of Casearia lasiophylla Eichler, Salicaceae, was analyzed by gas capillary (GC/FID and GC/MS). The cytotoxicity of the leaves essential oil was tested in vitro againstU251 (glioma), UACC-62 (melanoma), MCF-7 (breast), NC1-ADR/RES (ovarian-resistant), NCI-H460 (lung), PC03 (prostate), OVCAR-3 (ovarian), HT-29 (colon) and K562 (leukemia) human cancer cells and against VERO (no cancer cell). The yield of oil was 0.02 percent. Fifty two compounds were identified, representing 87.1 percent of the total of the oil. The main components were identified as germacrene D (18.6 percent), β-caryophyllene (14.7 percent), δ-cadinene (6.2 percent), and α-cadinol (5.4 percent). The oil exhibited antiproliferative activity against all cell lines (TGI<100 µg/mL), with exception of NCI-H460 cell line (TGI 191.31 µg/mL). The highest activity was observed against UACC-62 (TGI 7.30 µg/mL), and K562 (TGI 7.56 µg/mL) cell lines. The observed activity could be related to high content of germacrene D and β-caryophyllene, compounds known as cytotoxic.
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Estudos em animais de laboratório sugerem um efeito antiulcerogênico do extrato de Casearia sylvestris. Esse extrato ainda não foi estudado para a profilaxia e/ou o tratamento de úlceras gástricas em equinos. Para avaliar a influência do extrato de C. sylvestris na permeabilidade gástrica à sacarose, seis equinos adultos foram submetidos a modelo de indução de úlceras gástricas. Os animais foram submetidos ao teste de permeabilidade à sacarose antes e ao término do protocolo de restrição alimentar intermitente, para detecção de ulceração gástrica. Durante os sete dias da indução, os animais foram submetidos a tratamentos diários via sondagem nasogástrica com extrato de C. sylvestris (9mg kg-1 de peso corpóreo) ou veículo (ágar). Após intervalo de 32 dias em piquete, para permitir a cicatrização das úlceras induzidas, cada animal foi submetido novamente ao protocolo de indução de úlcera gástrica, e os tratamentos foram alternados. Dessa forma, cada animal foi submetido a ambos os tratamentos em períodos distintos. A concentração de sacarose na urina foi determinada para cada amostra obtida, por cromatografia líquida de alto desempenho e detecção amperométrica pulsátil. Não foram observadas alterações nos exames clínicos e hemogramas. O tratamento com o extrato de C. sylvestris evitou o aumento da concentração de sacarose urinária (P<0,05) quando comparado ao veículo, sugerindo um efeito antiulcerogênico gástrico em equinos. Estudos mais amplos incluindo gastroscopia são necessários para avaliar a possibilidade de usar o extrato para a profilaxia e/ou o tratamento das úlceras gástricas em equinos.
Studies on laboratory animals suggest an antiulcergonic effect of Casearia sylvestris extract. This extract has not yet been tested for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of gastric ulcers in horses. In order to evaluate the influence of C. sylvestris extract on gastric sucrose permeability, six adult horses underwent a protocol of gastric ulcer induction. All animals were submitted to sucrose permeability testing before and at the end of gastric ulcers induction by intermittent feed deprivation, for detection of gastric ulcers. During the seven days of induction, the animals were submitted to daily treatment by nasogastric tubing with C. sylvestris extract (9mg kg-1 b.w.) or vehicle (Agar). After 32 days of pasture turnout, in order to allow healing of induced ulcers, each animal underwent a second induction protocol, in which treatments were alternated. By this manner, each animal was submitted to both treatments in distinct periods. The urine sucrose concentration was determined for each sample obtained, by high performance liquid chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection. No alterations in clinical examination and hemograms were detected. Treatment with C. sylvestris extract avoided the increase on urine sucrose concentration (P<0.05) when compared to the vehicle, suggesting an antiulcer preventive effect for equine gastric ulcers. More extensive studies including gastroscopy are necessary to evaluate the possibility of employing this extract for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of gastric ulcers in horses.
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The hydroalcoholic extract of Casearia gossypiosperma Briquet (Flacourtiaceae) was standardized for the first time through quality control procedures including pharmacognostic methods, fingerprint chromatograms, defined amounts of marker substances and physicochemical characteristics. The pharmacological activity of C. gossypiosperma (Cg) hydroalcoholic extract was assayed by a traditional in vitro test, which involved irreversible neuromuscular blockade induced by Bothrops jararacussu (Bjssu) venom (60 ìg/mL) in mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations. Bjssu venom blocked muscle activity for 26 (± 2.0) minutes (n = 6). Cg extract (0.1 mg/mL) induced changes on the baseline muscle activity without impairing the muscle function and inhibited 87.6% (± 1.8) (n = 6) of the Bjssu venom-induced blockade. Both flavonoids (0.624 g%) and polyphenols (4.63 g%) from the extract were spectrophotometrically quantified. Therefore, the present study confirms the antibothropic activity of Cg extract, supporting the ethnomedical use of Casearia sp. in the treatment of snakebite victims.
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Animals , Bothrops/classification , Casearia/toxicity , Poisons/analysis , Neuromuscular Blockade/methods , Hydroalcoholic Solution , Emergency TreatmentABSTRACT
The hydroalcoholic extract of Casearia gossypiosperma Briquet (Flacourtiaceae) was standardized for the first time through quality control procedures including pharmacognostic methods, fingerprint chromatograms, defined amounts of marker substances and physicochemical characteristics. The pharmacological activity of C. gossypiosperma (Cg) hydroalcoholic extract was assayed by a traditional in vitro test, which involved irreversible neuromuscular blockade induced by Bothrops jararacussu (Bjssu) venom (60 µg/mL) in mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations. Bjssu venom blocked muscle activity for 26 (± 2.0) minutes (n = 6). Cg extract (0.1 mg/mL) induced changes on the baseline muscle activity without impairing the muscle function and inhibited 87.6 percent (± 1.8) (n = 6) of the Bjssu venom-induced blockade. Both flavonoids (0.624 g percent) and polyphenols (4.63 g percent) from the extract were spectrophotometrically quantified. Therefore, the present study confirms the antibothropic activity of Cg extract, supporting the ethnomedical use of Casearia sp. in the treatment of snakebite victims.
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Animals , Female , Rats , Bothrops , Casearia , Crotalid Venoms , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Neuromuscular BlockadeABSTRACT
Casearia sylvestris Swartz (Salicaceae) é uma espécie vegetal arbórea ou arbustiva, disseminada pelo território brasileiro e bastante utilizada em nossa medicina popular. Diversos diterpenos clerodânicos bioativos típicos do gênero Casearia foram isolados desta espécie (ex. casearinas e casearvestrinas). O objetivo principal deste trabalho foi avaliar a presença de diterpenos clerodânicos em diferentes órgãos de C. sylvestris, utilizando técnicas analíticas cromatográficas e espectroscópicas. Os extratos dos diferentes órgãos foram analisados por cromatografia em camada delgada, cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência com detector de arranjo de diodos e ressonância magnética nuclear de 1H. Nas análises cromatográficas foram utilizados diterpenos clerodânicos isolados de C. sylvestris como padrões, incluindo rel-19S-acetóxi- 18R- butanoilóxi- 18,19- epóxi -6S -hidróxi -2R- (2-metilbutanoilóxi) -5S, 8R, 9R, 10S -cleroda-3,13(16),14-trieno, isolado do caule pela primeira vez. Foram obtidos perfis fitoquímicos dos órgãos avaliados. Os resultados indicaram a presença de diterpenos clerodânicos em toda planta, prevalecendo em maior número nas folhas. Além disso, os resultados também indicam que em caules, flores e raízes há predomínio de diterpenos clerodânicos com padrão diênico diferente daqueles obtidos de folhas de C. sylvestris.
Casearia sylvestris Swartz (Salicaceae) is a tree or shrub distributed widely in Brazil, where it is used in popular medicine. Several bioactive clerodane diterpenes typical of Casearia have been isolated from this species (e.g. casearins and casearvestrins). The main objective of this study was to identify clerodane diterpenes in various organs of C. sylvestris, using chromatographic and spectroscopic analytical techniques. The extracts of the different plant parts were analyzed by thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. In the chromatographic analysis, clerodane diterpenes isolated from C. sylvestris were used as standards, including rel-19Sacetóxi- 18R- butanoilóxi-18,19- epóxi -6S -hidróxi -2R- (2-metilbutanoilóxi) -5S, 8R, 9R, 10S -cleroda-3,13(16),14- triene, isolated for the first time from the stems. Phytochemical profiles of the organs were produced, which indicated the presence of clerodane diterpenes in all parts of the plant, notably in the leaves. The results also suggest that the main clerodane diterpenes in the stems, flowers and roots had conjugated double-bond patterns that differed from those found in the leaves.
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Casearia , Diterpenes, Clerodane/isolation & purification , Plant StructuresABSTRACT
Metabólitos secundários produzidos em algumas plantas podem provocar alterações no desenvolvimento de outras plantas ou até mesmo de outros organismos. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito alelopático de extratos aquosos de folhas de Joanesia princeps e Casearia sylvestris na germinação e no desenvolvimento inicial de plântulas de Brassica oleracea cv. capitata, Lactuca sativa cv. grand rapids e Lycopersicum esculentum. Foram testadas seis concentrações de cada extrato (10, 30, 50, 70, 90 e 100 por cento) além do controle água destilada. Os extratos aquosos de J. princeps e C. sylvestris reduziram e, ou inibiram significativamente o percentual de geminação das sementes, o crescimento inicial da parte aérea e do sistema radicular de todas as espécies cultivadas e causaram severas anormalidades nas plântulas. Os resultados indicam a existência de potencial alelopático de J. princeps e C. sylvestris.
Secondary metabolites produced in some plant species can provoke development changes in other plants or even in other organisms. The objective of this work was to identify the possible allelopathic effects of the aqueous extracts of Joanesia princeps and Casearia sylvestris leaves in the germination and initial growth of Brassica oleracea cv. capitata, Lactuca sativa cv. grand rapids and Lycopersicum esculentum seedlings. Six concentrations of each extract (10, 30, 50, 70, 90 and 100 percent) were tested besides distilled water control. The aqueous extracts of J. princeps and C. sylvestris significantly reduced the seed germination percentage, initial growth of the aerial section and root system of all cultivated species in which they caused severe seedlings damage. The results indicate existence of allelopathic potential in J. princeps and C. sylvestris.
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Considering the traditional use of Casearia sylvestris Sw., Salicaceae, to threat gastric injuries and the pre-clinical studies showing its efficacy we aimed to screen other species to explore the biological activity of some species of this family. For this, we used a protease inhibition assay as a model for searching gastric anti-ulcer plant extracts. The ethanolic and aqueous extracts from branches and leafs of C. gossypiosperma, C. decandra and C. rupestris showed high percentage inhibition of pepsin, approximately 50 percent, with 1 μg/mL concentration. Curiously, C. obliquoa and Flacourtia ramontchi did not inhibit pepsin, but its most apolar extract showed inhibitory activity in the subtilisin assay. The enriched fraction of clerodane diterpenes inhibited the activity (42.75 percent) of pepsin with 1 ug/mL, but it did not inhibit subtilisin (23.76 percent). The results obtained with apolar and polar extracts from branches and leaves of some species of Salicaceae showed a different pattern of inhibition of two proteases, the aspartic pepsin and the serinic subtilisin, related with different biological activities. The results with the enriched fraction of clerodane diterpenes suggests that the activity observed with the C. sylvestris may be related with the presence of these substances in the crude extract.
Considerando o uso popular de Casearia sylvestris Sw., Salicaceae, para o tratamento de problemas gástricos e resultados pré-clínicos que mostraram potencial atividade anti-ulcerogênica, foi realizado um screening farmacológico para avaliar a atividade biológica de outras espécies de Salicaceae. Para isso, foi utilizado um ensaio de inibição de proteases como um modelo farmacológico molecular para screening de extratos com atividade anti-ulcerogênica. Os extratos etanólico e aquoso dos galhos e folhas de C. gossypiosperma, C. decandra e C. rupestris mostraram inibição da atividade da pepsina em aproximadamente 50 por cento com a concentração de 1 μg/mL. Curiosamente, C. obliquoa e Flacourtia ramontchi não apresentaram atividade sobre a pepsina, mas seus extratos mais apolares mostraram atividade inibitória sobre a subtilisina. A fração enriquecida de diterpenos clerodânicos mostrou atividade inibitória (42,75 por cento) sobre a pepsina com a concentração de 1 μg/mL, mas não sobre a subtilisina (23,76 por cento). Os resultados obtidos com os extratos e folhas das espécies testadas mostraram um padrão de atividade diferente sobre os dois tipos de proteases, a pepsina e a subtilisina, as quais estão relacionadas com diferentes tipos de atividades biológicas. Ainda mais, os resultados com a fração enriquecida de diterpenos clerodânicos sugerem que estas substâncias podem estar relacionadas com a atividade do extrato bruto de C. sylvestris.