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J Toxicol Environ Health A ; 84(11): 441-457, 2021 06 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33641623

RESUMO

Mauritia flexuosa L., traditionally known as "buriti", exhibits chemoprotective properties including antioxidant, antithrombotic, and nutritional actions. The aim of this study was to examine the oral anti-inflammatory activity of epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp obtained from M. flexuosa fruits using in vivo models to verify physiological benefits. The anti-edematogenic action was determined using phlogistic agents to induce paw edema and peritonitis. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, cell migration of peritoneal cells, histological changes, and abdominal swelling induced by acetic acid were also investigated. Carrageenan-induced edema was found to be decreased in mice pre-treated with epicarp by 50.8%, 53.7% and 39.2% and mesocarp by 41.8%, 65.3% and 71.9% after 2, 3, and 4 hr stimuli, respectively. Edema initiated by specific agents such as compound 48/80, histamine, serotonin, and prostaglandin E2 were also reduced, and better outcomes were found against histamine-induced edema, as evidenced by the decline at all times analyzed (30-120 min) with both doses of water extract of mesocarp (500 or 1000 mg/kg). Mesocarp-pre-treatment reduced inflammatory tissue parameters such as number of peritoneal leukocytes and TNF-α levels, but only epicarp diminished abdominal pain. In summary, M. flexuosa fruits, especially mesocarp, exhibited oral physiological benefits and capacity to modify biochemical and cellular steps in the inflammatory cascade, indicating that dietary supplements containing these fruits may be combined with pharmacological tools to ameliorate or prevent diseases of inflammatory origin.


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Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Arecaceae/química , Edema/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Leucócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Edema/induzido quimicamente , Feminino , Frutas/química , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/imunologia , Camundongos , Extratos Vegetais/química , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo
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Pharm Biol ; 51(10): 1243-8, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23844576

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UNLABELLED: CONTEXT. Cenostigma macrophyllum Tul. var. acuminata Teles Freire (Leguminosae- Caesalpinioideae) is popularly known as "caneleiro". Previous studies showed antioxidant action and analgesic effects of the ethanol extract from the leaves of C. macrophyllum. The phytochemical evaluation of the stem bark revealed the presence of antinociceptive compounds. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antinociceptive actions of the ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction from C. macrophyllum stem bark in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and the involvement of opioid and nitrergic mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: STZ-rats received the ethanol extract (E.EtOH 200 and 300 mg/kg, p.o.) during 5 weeks. In acute experiments, untreated diabetic rats were treated with the ethyl acetate fraction (F.EtOAc 250 and 500 mg/kg, p.o.), on the 28th day of diabetes induction when the opioid and nitrergic mechanisms were investigated. The mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) was determined by application of von Frey filaments. RESULTS: Data show that STZ-induced diabetic rats developed a significant tactile allodynia during 5 weeks. Diabetic rats that received E.EtOH (200 and 300 mg/kg) and F.EtOAc (250 and 500 mg/kg) had a pain threshold higher than those in the STZ-vehicle group. F.EtOAc effects were inhibited by pretreatment with naloxone and were not influenced by .-arginine. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction of C. macrophyllum presented antinociceptive activity. Thus, F.EtOAc may be exerting its effect by affecting the opioid system, but nitrergic mechanisms are not detectable. The observed activity may be due to its gallic acid, lupeol and bergenin content.


Assuntos
Analgésicos/farmacologia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Neuropatias Diabéticas/prevenção & controle , Fabaceae , Hiperalgesia/prevenção & controle , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Acetatos/química , Analgésicos/química , Analgésicos/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/complicações , Neuropatias Diabéticas/etiologia , Neuropatias Diabéticas/metabolismo , Neuropatias Diabéticas/fisiopatologia , Etanol/química , Fabaceae/química , Hiperalgesia/etiologia , Hiperalgesia/metabolismo , Hiperalgesia/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Naloxona/farmacologia , Antagonistas de Entorpecentes/farmacologia , Neurônios Nitrérgicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios Nitrérgicos/metabolismo , Peptídeos Opioides/metabolismo , Limiar da Dor/efeitos dos fármacos , Fitoterapia , Casca de Planta , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/isolamento & purificação , Caules de Planta , Plantas Medicinais , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores Opioides/metabolismo , Solventes/química , Fatores de Tempo
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