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BMC Complement Altern Med ; 15: 168, 2015 Jun 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26048391

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma has significantly increased worldwide, making it a public health concern. There is an urgent need for new anti-inflammatory agents with selective pharmacology and lower toxicity. Plant extracts have been used for centuries in traditional medicine to alleviate inflammatory diseases. In this work, we evaluated the anti-allergic activity of Cymbopogon citratus (Cy), a medicinal herb used by folk medicine to treat asthma. METHODS: We used a murine model of respiratory allergy to the mite Blomia tropicalis (Bt) and evaluated certain parameters known to be altered in this model. A/J mice were sensitized (100 µg/animal s.c.) and challenged (10 µg/animal i.n.) with Bt mite extract and treated with 60, 120 or 180 mg/kg of Cy standardized hexane extract. The parameters evaluated included: cellular infiltrate in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL); eosinophil peroxidase activity (EPO); histopathological examination of the lung; serum levels of specific IgE, IgG1 and IgG2a; Th2 cytokine concentrations in BAL and expression of NF-κB. RESULTS: Our results showed that oral administration of a Cy hexane extract (especially 180 mg/Kg) reduced the numbers of leukocytes/eosinophils in BAL; the eosinophil peroxidase activity in BAL; the infiltration of leukocytes in lung tissue; the production of mucus in the respiratory tract; the level of IL-4 in BAL and the nuclear expression of NF-κB. CONCLUSIONS: The results presented demonstrate the potential of the Cy hexane extract to modulate allergic asthma; this extract may be an alternative future approach to treat this pathology.


Assuntos
Antialérgicos/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Cymbopogon , Hipersensibilidade/tratamento farmacológico , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Fitoterapia , Alérgenos/imunologia , Animais , Antialérgicos/farmacologia , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Asma/tratamento farmacológico , Asma/metabolismo , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/imunologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Peroxidase de Eosinófilo/metabolismo , Eosinófilos/metabolismo , Hipersensibilidade/metabolismo , Interleucina-4/imunologia , Leucócitos/metabolismo , Pulmão/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Ácaros , Muco/metabolismo , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos
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J Liposome Res ; 22(1): 1-7, 2012 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21548711

RESUMO

Zanthoxylum tinguassuiba essential oil (ZtEO) contains α-bisabolol, a known antiglioma sesquiterpene, among other potentially active substances. Medical applications of this essential oil require advances in the design of distinctive carriers due to its low water solubility and easy degradation by heat, light, and oxygen. The aim of this work was to evaluate enhancement in oxidative stability and the ability to reduce glioblastoma cell viability of ZtEO loaded into liposomes. Multi- and unilamellar vesicles were prepared to carry ZtEO. By using thermal analysis, it was observed that thermal-oxidative stability of the liposomal ZtEO was enhanced, when compared to its free form. Liposomal ZtEO also presented significant apoptotic-inducing activity for glioma cells. These results show that liposomal systems carrying ZtEO may be a potential alternative for gliobastoma treatment.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Glioblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Lipossomos/química , Óleos Voláteis/farmacologia , Temperatura , Zanthoxylum/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Estabilidade de Medicamentos , Glioblastoma/patologia , Estrutura Molecular , Óleos Voláteis/química , Óleos Voláteis/isolamento & purificação , Oxirredução , Componentes Aéreos da Planta/química , Solubilidade , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Chempluschem ; 84(3): 260-267, 2019 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31950762

RESUMO

Canthin-6-one alkaloids, which are present in plants of the genus Simaba, are natural compounds that are capable of acting as fluorescent probes. However, the chemical composition and fluorescent properties of most species of this genus have not been analyzed. The objective of this study was to characterize the fluorescent properties of an extract of S. bahiensis and identify the chemical entities responsible for these properties. In addition, the cell-labeling properties of the fluorescent dye from A and of the isolated compounds were characterized by confocal fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. One quassinoid and three fluorescent alkaloids were isolated from S. bahiensis, all compounds were identified by using NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Staining experiments and HPLC-FL analysis shown that canthin-6-one alkaloids are the main green fluorescent compounds in the analyzed dyes. All compounds evaluated showed a cytoplasmic marker with a residence time of 24 h. The present study is the first to describe the presence of canthin-6-one alkaloids in S. bahiensis, in addition to demonstrating promising cell-labeling properties of fluorescent compounds from S. bahiensis with broad emission wavelengths.


Assuntos
Carbolinas/química , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Alcaloides Indólicos/química , Simaroubaceae/química , Carbolinas/isolamento & purificação , Carbolinas/toxicidade , Corantes Fluorescentes/isolamento & purificação , Corantes Fluorescentes/toxicidade , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Alcaloides Indólicos/isolamento & purificação , Alcaloides Indólicos/toxicidade , Microscopia Confocal/métodos , Microscopia de Fluorescência/métodos , Raízes de Plantas/química
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Anticancer Agents Med Chem ; 18(10): 1386-1393, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29651966

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: A glioblastoma is a primary CNS tumor that is more aggressive and lethal than other brain tumors. Its location, rapid proliferation, invasive growth, angiogenesis and immunosuppression are the main factors that limit its treatment, making it a major challenge to neuro-oncology. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the in vitro effects of the alkaloid dihydrochelerythrine (DHC), which is extracted from Zanthoxylum stelligerum, on the viability, proliferation, cell death and ß-catenin, NFκB, STAT3/pSTAT3 and interleukins roles. METHOD: In vitro experimental models of human (U251 and GL-15) and murine (C6) glioblastoma cells were cultured in the presence of DHC at increasing concentrations for MTT assay and exclusion trypan blue dye to determine EC50. Afterward, C6 and U251 cells were treated with 100 µM DHC or DMSO 0.1% for cell cycle, annexin and expression of ß-catenin/NFκB/STAT3/pSTAT3 by flow cytometry or immunofluorescence. Interleukin quantification was made by Cytometric Bead Array. RESULTS: A significant decrease was observed in C6 and U251 cell viability in a time and dose-dependent manner. GL-15 cell viability decreased only when treated with 200 µM DHC. This maximum concentration affected neither astrocytes nor microglia viability. A cytostatic effect of DHC was observed in C6 and U251 cells after 48 h of 100 µM DHC treatment. After 72 h of DHC treatment, C6 presented 80% of annexin-V+ cells compared to 10% of annexin-V+ U251 cells. C6 cells demonstrated significant high levels of NFκ B and ß-catenin cytoplasmic fraction. Additionally, DHC treatment resulted in higher significant levels of IL-6 than did other interleukins and STAT3 up-regulation in U251 cells. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that DHC acts as a chemosensitizing agent selective for glioma cells not affecting non-tumor cells. Considering tumor heterogeneity, DHC demonstrated an anti-cancer potential to activate different cell death pathways. DHC demonstrated could be used for chemotherapy and immunotherapy applications in glioblastomas in the future.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Benzofenantridinas/farmacologia , Glioblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Benzofenantridinas/síntese química , Benzofenantridinas/química , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Glioblastoma/metabolismo , Glioblastoma/patologia , Humanos , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Camundongos , Conformação Molecular , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Neoplasias Experimentais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Experimentais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Experimentais/patologia , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , beta Catenina/metabolismo
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Daru ; 23: 18, 2015 Feb 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25890178

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Asthma is an inflammatory condition characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and chronic inflammation. The resolution of inflammation is an essential process to treat this condition. In this study we investigated the effect of Allium cepa L. extract (AcE) and quercetin (Qt) on cytokine and on smooth muscle contraction in vitro and its therapeutic potential in a murine model of asthma. METHODS: AcE was obtained by maceration of Allium cepa L. and it was standardized in terms of quercetin concentration using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In vitro, using AcE 10, 100 or 1000 µg/ml or Qt 3.5, 7.5, 15 µg/ml, we measured the concentration of cytokines in spleen cell culture supernatants, and the ability to relax tracheal smooth muscle from A/J mice. In vivo, Blomia tropicalis (BT)-sensitized A/J mice were treated with AcE 100, 1000 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg Qt. We measured cell influx in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) in lungs, serum levels of Bt-specific IgE, cytokines levels in BAL, and lung histology. RESULTS: We observed a reduction in the production of inflammatory cytokines, a relaxation of tracheal rings, and a reduction in total number of cells in BAL and EPO in lungs by treatment with AcE or Qt. CONCLUSION: AcE and Qt have potential as antiasthmatic drugs, as they possess both immunomodulatory and bronchodilatory properties.


Assuntos
Antiasmáticos/administração & dosagem , Asma/tratamento farmacológico , Cebolas/química , Extratos Vegetais/administração & dosagem , Quercetina/administração & dosagem , Animais , Antiasmáticos/farmacologia , Asma/etiologia , Asma/imunologia , Asma/patologia , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/imunologia , Células Cultivadas , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Pulmão/imunologia , Pulmão/patologia , Camundongos , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Quercetina/farmacologia , Baço/citologia , Baço/efeitos dos fármacos , Baço/imunologia
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Int J Cell Biol ; 2014: 535789, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25221602

RESUMO

Allium cepa L. is known to possess numerous pharmacological properties. Our aim was to examine the in vitro effects of Allium cepa L. extract (AcE) on Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS and Escherichia coli LPS-stimulated osteoclast precursor cells to determine cell viability to other future cell-based assays. Osteoclast precursor cells (RAW 264.7) were stimulated by Pg LPS (1 µg/mL) and E. coli LPS (1 µg/mL) in the presence or absence of different concentrations of AcE (10-1000 µg/mL) for 5 days at 37°C/5% CO2. Resazurin reduction and total protein content assays were used to detect cell viability. AcE did not affect cell viability. Resazurin reduction assay showed that AcE, at up to 1000 µg/mL, did not significantly affect cell viability and cellular protein levels. Additionally a caspase 3/7 luminescence assay was used to disclose apoptosis and there was no difference in apoptotic activity between tested groups and control group. Fluorescence images stained by DAPI showed no alteration on the morphology and cell counts of LPS-stimulated osteoclast precursor cells with the use of AcE in all tested concentrations when compared to control. These findings suggest that Allium cepa L. extract could be used for in vitro studies on Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS and Escherichia coli LPS-stimulated osteoclast precursor cells.

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