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AIM To study the chemical constituents from Sonchus oleraceus L..METHODS The 50％ ethanol fraction of 70％ ethanol extract from S.oleraceus was isolated and purfieid by macroporous resin,Sephadex LH-20,ODS and RP-HPLC column,then the structures of obtained compounds were identified by physiochemical properties and spectral data.RESULTS Eleven compounds were isolated and identified as isololiolide (1),bluemenol A (2),5-methoxyisolariciresinol (3),lyoniresinol (4),syringaresinol mono-β-D-glucoside (5),robinin (6),loliolide (7),dehydrovomifoliol (8),5-(1 '-hydroxyethyl)-methyl nicotinate (9),2-methoxy-1,4-benzenediol (10),4-methoxyphenol (11).CONCLUSION Compounds 1-9 are isolated from genus Sonchus for the first time.
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The use of plant species is emerging as an important alternative in the treatment of injuries. Therefore, the extract of Sonchus oleraceus 10 percent was employed in the repair of skin lesions. A total of 36 male Wistar rats were subjected to a punch injury and divided into three groups: a negative control, receiving no treatment, a positive control, treated with Dersani, and the experimental group treated with the extract. The injury was assessed macroscopically and microscopically. Morphometric data was collected at the 3rd, 5th and 7th postoperative day, and the experimental group showed greater changes in shrinkage of the lesion compared to control groups. On the 3rd postoperative day, the injury in the experimental group showed less necrotic tissue, lower slough and more granulation tissue in relation to the positive control group. On the 7th and 10th postoperative day, the injury in the experimental group showed lower slough compared to the positive control group. Microscopic analysis of lesions on the 5th postoperative day revealed increased fibroplasia in the experimental group compared to control groups, while on the 14th postoperative day less neovascularization was evident in the experimental group and increased formation of hair follicles in the negative control group. The extract of S. oleraceus provided tissue repair in accordance with normal physiological patterns thus confirming empirical evidence for its use.
O emprego de espécies vegetais vem surgindo como alternativa no tratamento de lesões. Dessa forma, foi utilizado o extrato hidroalcoólico de Sonchus oleraceus a 10 por cento na reparação de lesões cutâneas. Trinta e seis ratos machos Wistar, foram submetidos a uma lesão com "punch" e distribuídos em três grupos: controle negativo, não recebeu tratamento; controle positivo, tratado com Dersani; e o experimental, tratado com extrato. A lesão foi avaliada macroscopicamente e microscopicamente. Os dados morfométricos mostraram que no 3º, 5º e 7º dia pós-operação (DPO), o grupo experimental apresentou maior evolução na retração da lesão em relação aos grupos controles. No 3° DPO a lesão do grupo experimental apresentou menor tecido necrótico, menor esfacelo e maior tecido de granulação em relação ao grupo controle positivo. No 7° e 10º DPO, a lesão do grupo experimental apresentou menor esfacelo em relação ao grupo controle positivo. A análise microscópica das lesões revelou no 5º DPO maior fibroplasia no grupo experimental em relação aos grupos controles; no 14º DPO ocorreu menor neovascularização no grupo experimental e maior formação de folículos pilosos no grupo controle negativo. O extrato hidroalcoólico de S. oleraceus propiciou reparo tecidual obedecendo a padrões fisiológicos normais e confirmando os dados empíricos de sua utilização.
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Animals , Male , Young Adult , Rats , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/toxicity , Skin , Skin/injuries , Skin/chemistry , Rats, Wistar/injuries , Sonchus/toxicity , Wound Healing , Clinical Trial , Pharmacognosy , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Therapeutics/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
This study investigated in vitro antioxidant activity of Sonchus oleraceus L. by extraction solvent, which were examined by reducing power, hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity(HRSA) and 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays. 70% MeOH extract had the greatest reducing power while EtOH extract had the greatest HRSA. The antioxidant activity of S. oleraceus extracts was concentration dependent and its IC50 values ranged from 47.1 to 210.5 microgram/ml and IC50 of 70% MeOH, boiling water and 70% EtOH extracts were 47.1, 52.7 and 56.5 microgram/ml, respectively. 70% MeOH extract of S. oleraceus contained the greatest amount of both phenolic and flavonoid contents. The extracts tested had greater nitrite scavenging effects at lower pH conditions. The cytotoxic activity showed that EtOH extract had the best activity against the growth of stomach cancer cell. These results suggest that S. oleraceus extract could be used as a potential source of natural antioxidants.