Efficacy of piperine in reducing the effects of aflatoxin intoxication in broiler chickens: a preliminary report / Eficácia da piperina na redução dos efeitos da intoxicação de frangos de corte com aflatoxina: estudo preliminar

Aflatoxina é uma micotoxina que promove importantes efeitos tóxicos na saúde humana e animal, mesmo quando consumida em baixas doses. A administração oral de piperina (2,25mg Kg-1) em frangos de corte, por 14 dias consecutivos, aparentemente interferiu na toxidez da aflatoxina, diminuindo os danos hepáticos e seus efeitos adversos sobre os parâmetros hematológicos característicos da aflatoxicose. Esses dados preliminares sugerem que a piperina poderia ser usada na prevenção dos efeitos tóxicos originados pela ingestão de aflatoxina.

Anti-inflammatory preoperties of new bioisosteres of indomethacim synthesized from safrole which are sulindac analogues

The anti-inflammatory activities of new compounds (I, II, II and IV) synthesized in 30% overall yield from the abundant natural product safrole, the principal chemical constituent of the oil of sassafras (Ocotea pretiosa, Lauraceae), were determined in mice. The synthesis of these new indenyl-acetic acids (I and II) and indenyl-propionic acids (III and IV) was based on the minimal structural features of non-steroid anti-inflammatory agents of the aryl- or heteroarylcarboxylic acid group. The compounds exhibited potencies 4- to 10-fold less than that of indometacin in inhibiting carrageenan-induced hindpaw edema. In contrast, like sulindac, all the new compounds were more potent than indomethacin in antagonizing writhing pain and increased vascular permeability caused by acetic acid. The results confirm the anticipated bioisosteric relationship between these synthetic derivatives, designed as sulindac analogues, and the classical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, indomethacin