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Antiedematogenic Evaluation of Copaifera langsdorffii Leaves Hydroethanolic Extract and Its Major Compounds
Joint Authors
Bastos, Jairo Kennup
Furtado, Ricardo Andrade
Bernardes, Cristiane Teixeira Vilhena
Silva, Mauro Nogueira da
Zoccal, Karina Furlani
Faccioli, Lúcia Helena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inflammatory disorders affect many people worldwide, and medicinal plants are used to ameliorate these health problems.
This paper reports the antiedematogenic and analgesic evaluation of Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.
leaves hydroethanolic extract (Cop) and two of its isolated compounds: quercetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (quercitrin) and kaempferol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (afzelin).
For that, the following experimental protocols were undertaken locomotor performance, writhing induced by acetic acid, antinociceptivity induced by formalin, hot plate latency, paw oedema induced by carrageenan and dextran, and cell migration induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as well as the measurement of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) in macrophages.
Neither the extract nor the isolated compounds displayed analgesic activity.
The obtained results showed that C.
langsdorffii extract possesses antiedematogenic properties acting on peripheral sites, whereas quercitrin and afzelin are not involved.
Moreover, these properties are not associated with cell migration inhibition, TNF-α, IL-6, or IL-10 regulation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Furtado, Ricardo Andrade& Bernardes, Cristiane Teixeira Vilhena& Silva, Mauro Nogueira da& Zoccal, Karina Furlani& Faccioli, Lúcia Helena& Bastos, Jairo Kennup. 2015. Antiedematogenic Evaluation of Copaifera langsdorffii Leaves Hydroethanolic Extract and Its Major Compounds. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057207
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Furtado, Ricardo Andrade…[et al.]. Antiedematogenic Evaluation of Copaifera langsdorffii Leaves Hydroethanolic Extract and Its Major Compounds. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057207
American Medical Association (AMA)
Furtado, Ricardo Andrade& Bernardes, Cristiane Teixeira Vilhena& Silva, Mauro Nogueira da& Zoccal, Karina Furlani& Faccioli, Lúcia Helena& Bastos, Jairo Kennup. Antiedematogenic Evaluation of Copaifera langsdorffii Leaves Hydroethanolic Extract and Its Major Compounds. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057207
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057207