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Int J Biol Macromol ; 272(Pt 2): 132883, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38838898

RESUMO

Glycyrrhiza glabra extract is widely known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and can improve the wound healing process. The aim of this work was to shorten the time of the healing process by using an eco-sustainable wound dressing based on Spanish broom flexible cellulosic fabric by impregnation with G. glabra extract-loaded ethosomes. Chemical analysis of G. glabra extract was performed by LC-DAD-MS/MS and its encapsulation into ethosomes was obtained using the ethanol injection method. Lipid vesicles were characterized in terms of size, polydispersity index, entrapment efficiency, zeta potential, and stability. In vitro release studies, biocompatibility, and scratch test on 3T3 fibroblasts were performed. Moreover, the structure of Spanish broom dressing and its ability to absorb wound exudate was characterized by Synchrotron X-ray phase contrast microtomography (SR-PCmicroCT). Ethosomes showed a good entrapment efficiency, nanometric size, good stability over time and a slow release of polyphenols compared to the free extract, and were not cytotoxic. Lastly, the results revealed that Spanish broom wound dressing loaded with G. glabra ethosomes is able to accelerate wound closure by reducing wound healing time. To sum up, Spanish broom wound dressing could be a potential new green tool for biomedical applications.


Assuntos
Bandagens , Celulose , Glycyrrhiza , Extratos Vegetais , Spartium , Cicatrização , Animais , Camundongos , Glycyrrhiza/química , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Celulose/química , Celulose/farmacologia , Spartium/química , Células 3T3
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J Biol Regul Homeost Agents ; 32(2 Suppl. 1): 167-177, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29460537

RESUMO

Larynx squamous cell carcinoma represents one of the most common head and neck cancers in the world. Herbal drugs are popularly emerging as complementary and alternative therapies in cancer because of their cost effectiveness and minimal side effects. The present study was undertaken to explore the anti-tumor potential of berberine, an isoquinolone present in the extract of Tinospora cordifolia in HEP2 human laryngeal cancer cell line. Besides, it was aimed to investigate whether berberine could enhance the anti-cancer effect of 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin in HEP2. Our data seem to support a role for berberine in decreasing the expression of genes usually seen overexpressed in larynx squamous cell carcinoma and involved in pathways such as those of cell cycle and regulation, differentiation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Moreover, a down regulation of these genes caused by cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil, treatment of election in laryngeal cancers was enhanced by a 4h pre-treatment with berberine.


Assuntos
Berberina/farmacologia , Cisplatino/farmacologia , Fluoruracila/farmacologia , Neoplasias Laríngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Neoplasias Laríngeas/patologia
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 147(1): 84-91, 2013 May 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23500881

RESUMO

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The decoction of the roots of Hemidesmus indicus is widely used in the Indian traditional medicine for the treatment of blood diseases, dyspepsia, loss of taste, dyspnea, cough, poison, menorrhagia, fever, and diarrhea. Poly-herbal preparations containing Hemidesmus are often used by traditional medical practitioners for the treatment of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytodifferentiative, cytostatic and cytotoxic potential of a decoction of Hemidesmus indicus's roots (0.31-3 mg/mL) on a human promyelocytic leukemia cell line (HL-60). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The decoction of Hemidesmus indicus was characterized by HPLC to quantify its main phytomarkers. Induction of apoptosis, cell-cycle analysis, levels of specific membrane differentiation markers were evaluated by flow cytometry. The analysis of cell differentiation by nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reducing activity, adherence to the plastic substrate, α-napthyl acetate esterase activity and morphological analysis was performed through light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULTS: Starting from the concentration of 0.31 mg/ml, Hemidesmus indicus induced cytotoxicity and altered cell-cycle progression, through a block in the G0/G1 phase. The decoction caused differentiation of HL-60 cells as shown by NBT reducing activity, adherence to the plastic substrate, α-naphtyl acetate esterase activity, and increasing expression of CD14 and CD15. The morphological analysis by LM and TEM clearly showed the presence of granulocytes and macrophages after Hemidesmus indicus treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The cytodifferentiating, cytotoxic and cytostatic activities of Hemidesmus indicus offers a scientific basis for its use in traditional medicine. Its potent antileukemic activity provides a pre-clinical evidence for its traditional use in anticancer pharmacology. Further experiments are worthwhile to determine the in vivo anticancer potential of this plant decoction and its components.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Hemidesmus , Leucemia Promielocítica Aguda/patologia , Preparações de Plantas/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Adesão Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Citometria de Fluxo , Fucosiltransferases/metabolismo , Granulócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Granulócitos/imunologia , Células HL-60 , Hemidesmus/química , Humanos , Leucemia Promielocítica Aguda/imunologia , Antígenos CD15/metabolismo , Receptores de Lipopolissacarídeos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/imunologia , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Fitoterapia , Preparações de Plantas/química , Preparações de Plantas/isolamento & purificação , Raízes de Plantas , Plantas Medicinais , Fatores de Tempo
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