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Macarini AF, Mariano LNB, Zanovello M, da Silva RDCV, Corrêa R, de Souza P. Protective Role of Rosmarinic Acid in Experimental Urolithiasis: Understanding Its Impact on Renal Parameters. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:702. [PMID: 38931369 PMCID: PMC11206490 DOI: 10.3390/ph17060702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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This study aimed to assess the ability of rosmarinic acid (RA) to prevent kidney stone formation in an ethylene glycol and ammonium chloride (EG/AC) model. There was an increase in diuresis in the normotensive (NTRs) and hypertensive rats (SHRs) treated with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and exposed to EG/AC, while RA restored urine volume in NTRs. The EG/AC groups exhibited lower urine pH and electrolyte imbalance; these parameters were not affected by any of the treatments. Both HCTZ+EG/AC and RA+EG/AC reduced calcium oxalate crystal formation in NTR and SHR urine. Kidney tissue analysis revealed alterations in oxidative stress and inflammation parameters in all EG/AC-receiving groups, with RA enhancing antioxidant defenses in SHRs. Additionally, crystals were found in the kidney histology of all EG/AC-exposed groups, with reduced Bowman's capsule areas in NTRs and SHRs. The NTR VEH+EG/AC group showed intense renal damage, while the others maintained their structures, where treatments with HCTZ and RA were fundamental for kidney protection in the NTRs. Docking analysis showed that RA exhibited good binding affinity with matrix metalloproteinase-9, phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase, and human glycolate oxidase enzymes. The data disclosed herein underscore the importance of further research to understand the underlying mechanisms better and validate the potential of RA for clinical use.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai 458, Itajaí 88302-901, Brazil
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Wang Y, Guan J, Zhang Q. Chromosome-scale genome, together with transcriptome and metabolome, provides insights into the evolution and anthocyanin biosynthesis of Rubus rosaefolius Sm. (Rosaceae). HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2024; 11:uhae064. [PMID: 38689697 PMCID: PMC11060340 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Rubus rosaefolius is a kind of red raspberry possessing high nutritional and pharmaceutical value. Here we present a chromosome-level draft genome of R. rosaefolius. Of the total 131 assembled scaffolds, 70 with a total size of 219.02 Mb, accounting for 99.33% of the estimated genome size, were anchored to seven pseudochromosomes. We traced a whole-genome duplication (WGD) event shared among members of the Rosaceae family, from which were derived 5090 currently detectable duplicated gene pairs (dgps). Of the WGD-dgps 75.09% underwent purifying selection, and approximately three-quarters of informative WGD-dgps expressed their two paralogs with significant differences. We detected a wide variety of anthocyanins in the berries of R. rosaefolius, and their total concentration remained relatively stable during berry development but increased rapidly during the ripening stage, mainly because of the contributions of pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-O-(6″-O-malonyl)glucoside. We identified many structural genes that encode enzymes, such as RrDFR, RrF3H, RrANS, and RrBZ1, and play key roles in anthocyanin biosynthesis. The expression of some of these genes significantly increased or decreased with the accumulation of pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-O-(6″-O-malonyl)glucoside. We also identified some transcription factors and specific methylase-encoding genes that may play a role in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis by targeting structural genes. In conclusion, our findings provide deeper insights into the genomic evolution and molecular mechanisms underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis in berries of R. rosaefolius. This knowledge may significantly contribute to the targeted domestication and breeding of Rubus species.
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- Yunsheng Wang
- School of Health and Life Science, Kaili University, Kaili city, Guizhou Province 566011, China
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- Botanic Garden of Guizhou Province, Guiyang city, Guizhou Province 550081, China
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- Botanic Garden of Guizhou Province, Guiyang city, Guizhou Province 550081, China
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de Quadros APO, Baraldi IB, Petreanu M, Niero R, Mantovani MS, De Mascarenhas Gaivão IO, Maistro EL. Cytogenotoxic evaluations of leaves and stems extracts of Rubus rosifolius in primary metabolically noncompetent cells. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2023; 86:361-371. [PMID: 37096566 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2023.2203190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plants with medicinal potential may also produce adverse effects in humans. This seems to be the case for the species Rubus rosifolius, where preliminary studies demonstrated genotoxic effects attributed to extracts obtained from leaves and stems of this plant using on HepG2/C3A human hepatoma cells as a model. Considering the beneficial properties of this plant as an antidiarrheal, analgesic, antimicrobial, and antihypertensive and its effects in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, the present study was developed with the aim of determining the cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of extracts of leaves and stems of R. rosifolius in primary without metabolic competence in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Cell viability analyses at concentrations of between 0.01 and 100 µg/ml of both extracts did not markedly affect cell viability. In contrast, assessment of the genotoxic potential using the comet assay demonstrated significant damage to DNA within PBMC from a concentration of 10 µg/ml in the stem extract, and a clastogenic/aneugenic response without cytokinesis-block proliferation index (CBPI) alterations at concentrations of 10, 20, or 100 µg/ml for both extracts. Under our experimental conditions, the data obtained demonstrated genotoxic and mutagenic effects attributed to extracts from leaves and stems of R. rosifolius in cells in the absence of hepatic metabolism.
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- Ana Paula Oliveira de Quadros
- Post-Graduate Program on General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Biosciences Institute, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Speech and Hearing Therapy Department, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences, Marília, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vale do Itajaí University (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vale do Itajaí University (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program on General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Biosciences Institute, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- Speech and Hearing Therapy Department, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences, Marília, SP, Brazil
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Rubus rosifolius (Rosaceae) stem extract induces cell injury and apoptosis in human hepatoma cell line. Toxicol In Vitro 2023; 86:105485. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bioactive Natural Products against Systemic Arterial Hypertension: A Past 20-Year Systematic and Prospective Review. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:8499625. [PMID: 35769156 PMCID: PMC9236778 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8499625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. Systemic arterial hypertension is one of the most common cardiovascular risks, corresponding to 45% of deaths involving CVDs. The use of natural products, such as medicinal plants, belongs to a millennial part of human therapeutics history and has been employed as an alternative anti-hypertensive treatment. Objective. The present review aims to prospect some natural products already experimentally assayed against arterial hypertension through scientific virtual libraries and patent documents over the past 20 years. Search strategy. This is a systematic review of the adoption of the PRISMA protocol and a survey of the scientific literature that synthesizes the results from published articles between 2001 and 2020 concerning the use of medicinal plants in the management of hypertension, including which parts of the plant or organism are used, as well as the mechanisms of action underlying the anti-hypertensive effect. Furthermore, a technological prospection was also carried out in patent offices from different countries in order to check technologies based on natural products claimed for the treatment or prevention of hypertension. Inclusion criteria. Scientific articles where a natural product had been experimentally assayed for anti-hypertensive activity (part of plants, plant extracts, and products derived from other organisms) were included. Data extraction and analysis. The selected abstracts of the articles and patent documents were submitted to a rigorous reading process. Those articles and patents that were not related to anti-hypertensive effects and claimed potential applications were excluded from the search. Results. Eighty specimens of biological species that showed anti-hypertensive activity were recovered, with 01 representative from the kingdom Fungi and 02 from the kingdom Protista, with emphasis on the families Asteraceae and Lamiaceae, with 6 representatives each. Leaves and aerial parts were the most used parts of the plants for the extraction of anti-hypertensive products, with maceration being the most used extraction method. Regarding phytochemical analyses, the most described classes of biomolecules in the reviewed works were alkaloids, terpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, and peptides, with the reduction of oxidative stress and the release of NO among the mechanisms of action most involved in this process. Regarding the number of patent filings, China was the country that stood out as the main one, with 813 registrations. Conclusion. The anti-hypertensive activity of natural products is still little explored in Western countries. Besides, China and India have shown more results in this area than other countries, confirming the strong influence of traditional medicine in these countries.
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Mariano LNB, Boeing T, da Silva RDCV, da Silva LM, Gasparotto-Júnior A, Cechinel-Filho V, de Souza P. Exotic Medicinal Plants Used in Brazil with Diuretic Properties: A Review. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200258. [PMID: 35544364 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Several exotic plants (non-native) are used in Brazilian traditional medicine and are known worldwide for their possible diuretic actions. Among the wide variety of plants, standing out Achillea millefolium L., Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze, Crocus sativus L., Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn., Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) A.W. Hill, Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber, and Urtica dioica L., whose effects have already been the subject of some scientific study. In addition, we also discussed other exotic species in Brazil used popularly, but that still lack scientific studies, like the species Arctium lappa L., Carica papaya L., Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, Centella asiatica (L.) Urb, Citrus aurantium L., and Persea americana Mill. However, generally, clinical studies on these plants are scarce. In this context, different plant species can be designated for further comprehensive studies, therefore, promoting support for developing an effective medicine to induce diuresis.
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- Luísa Nathália Bolda Mariano
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Eletrofisiologia e Farmacologia Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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A rare 6-O-glucoside flavonoid from Citharexylum myrianthum Cham. exhibit diuretic and potassium-sparing effect in rats. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bolda Mariano LN, Boeing T, Cechinel-Filho V, Niero R, Mota da Silva L, de Souza P. The acute diuretic effects with low-doses of natural prenylated xanthones in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 884:173432. [PMID: 32745607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The diuretic effect of 3-demethyl-2-geranyl-4-prenylbellidypholine xanthone (DGP) and 1,5,8-trihydroxy-4',5'-dimethyl-2H-pyrano(2,3:3,2)-4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl) xanthone (TDP), two natural prenylated xanthones, was investigated in female normotensive (NTR) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The rats received a single treatment with DGP, TDP, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), or vehicle (VEH) after an oral load of physiological saline. The effects of DGP and TDP in combination with diuretics of clinical use, as well as with L-NAME, atropine and indomethacin were also explored. The urinary parameters were measured at the end of the 8-h experiment. When orally given to rats, DGP was able to increase the urine volume, at doses of 0.03-0.3 mg/kg, associated with a K+-sparing effect. TDP, in turn, at doses of 0.03-0.3 mg/kg, induced diuresis and saluresis (i.e. augmented urinary levels of Na+ and Cl-) in NTR, while decreased the urinary content of Ca2+ in both NTR and SHR. The combination with HCTZ, but not with furosemide or amiloride, significantly enhanced DGP and TDP induced diuresis, which was accompanied by an increase of the electrolytes content in the urine. Instead, amiloride in combination with DGP or TDP enhanced urinary Na+ and Cl- and decreased K+ elimination. Furthermore, the effect of DGP and TDP were heightened after pretreatment with L-NAME. While atropine was able to prevent DGP-induced diuresis, the pretreatment with indomethacin precluded TDP-induced diuresis. Besides, TDP exerted protective effects against urinary calcium oxalate crystals formation. Taken together, our data revealed the diuretic effect of two xanthones in rats and their possible underlying mode of action.
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- Luísa Nathália Bolda Mariano
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, 88302-901, Itajaí, Brazil.
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Boniface PK, Elizabeth FI. Flavones as a Privileged Scaffold in Drug Discovery: Current Developments. Curr Org Synth 2020; 16:968-1001. [PMID: 31984880 DOI: 10.2174/1570179416666190719125730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Flavones are one of the main subclasses of flavonoids with diverse pharmacological properties. They have been reported to possess antimalarial, antimicrobial, anti-tuberculosis, anti-allergic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory activities, among others. OBJECTIVE The present review summarizes the recent information on the pharmacological properties of naturally occurring and synthetic flavones. METHODS Scientific publications referring to natural and synthetic flavones in relation to their biological activities were hand-searched in databases such as SciFinder, PubMed (National Library of Medicine), Science Direct, Wiley, ACS, SciELO, Springer, among others. RESULTS As per the literature, seventy-five natural flavones were predicted as active compounds with reference to their IC50 (<20 µg/mL) in in vitro studies. Also, synthetic flavones were found active against several diseases. CONCLUSION As per the literature, flavones are important sources for the potential treatment of multifactorial diseases. However, efforts toward the development of flavone-based therapeutic agents are still needed. The appearance of new catalysts and chemical transformations is expected to provide avenues for the synthesis of unexplored flavones, leading to the discovery of flavones with new properties and biological activities.
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- Pone K Boniface
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Quadros APOD, Almeida LM, Petreanu M, Niero R, Rosa PCP, Sawaya ACHF, Mantovani MS, Gaivão IODM, Maistro EL. Risk assessment via genotoxicity, metabolism, apoptosis, and cell growth effects in a HepG2/C3A cell line upon treatment with Rubus rosifolius (Rosaceae) leaves extract. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2020; 83:495-508. [PMID: 32568621 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1779888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sm. (Rosaceae) is a plant traditionally used in Brazil and some other countries to treat diarrhea, stomach diseases, and as an analgesic, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, and as well as other pharmacological properties. The aim of this study was to examine cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of R. rosifolius leaves extract on HepG2/C3A cells and correlate these findings with the expression of mRNA to underlying mechanisms of action. At concentrations between 0.01 and 100 µg/ml, cytotoxic effects were not detected by the MTT assay. This was confirmed by mRNA induction of the CYP3A4 gene (by RT-qPCR assay). However, genotoxic effects occurred at treatments from 1 µg/ml extract (comet and micronucleus test). An increase in the number of cells in S phase was observed at 100 µg/ml, and an elevation in apoptotic cell number was found for all tested concentrations (10, 20, or 100 µg/ml) (cell cycle and apoptosis analysis by flow cytometry). The genotoxicity induced by the extract was the main cause of the rise in the number of cells undergoing apoptosis, as indicated by rise in mRNA of CASP7 gene, and elevation of cells in the S phase of the cell cycle at the higher tested concentrations, as an attempt to repair genetic damage that occurred. These observations suggest that, despite its pharmacological potential, the use of R. rosifolius leaves extract may pose a risk to the integrity of the genetic material of human cells.
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- Ana Paula Oliveira De Quadros
- Post-Graduate Program on General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Biosciences Institute , Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Centro Universitário De Rio Preto - UNIRP - São José Do Rio Preto , SP, Brasil
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- Marilia Medical School , Marilia, SP, Brazil
- Speech and Hearing Therapy Department, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences Marília, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vale Do Itajaí University (UNIVALI) , Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vale Do Itajaí University (UNIVALI) , Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas , Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program on General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Biosciences Institute , Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- Marilia Medical School , Marilia, SP, Brazil
- Speech and Hearing Therapy Department, São Paulo State University - UNESP - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences Marília, SP, Brazil
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Cechinel-Zanchett CC, Bolda Mariano LN, Boeing T, da Costa JDC, Da Silva LM, Bastos JK, Cechinel-Filho V, de Souza P. Diuretic and Renal Protective Effect of Kaempferol 3- O-Alpha-l-rhamnoside (Afzelin) in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:1980-1989. [PMID: 32453565 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Our previous study showed that kaempferitrin, the main flavonoid from Bauhinia forficata Link leaves, induces diuresis and saluresis when orally given to rats. Since afzelin (AFZ) and kaempferol (KFL) are active compounds from the biometabolism of kaempferitrin, the diuretic and renal protective properties of these two compounds were evaluated. While the acute treatment with AFZ evoked a diuretic action associated with an increase in Cl- excretion and a Ca2+-sparing effect, KFL did not present any activity. The pretreatment with a muscarinic receptor blocker or with an inhibitor of the cyclooxygenase fully avoided AFZ-induced diuresis. AFZ also induced a prolonged (7-day treatment) diuretic effect in normotensive (NTR) and hypertensive rats (SHR), with an increase of urinary Na+ and Cl- excretion, while it decreased the elimination of Ca2+. AFZ was able to decrease ROS and nitrite generation on kidney homogenates in comparison with the SHR group treated with the vehicle, as well as mitigated the changes in the renal corpuscle region (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule). Moreover, AFZ significantly reduced calcium oxalate crystal formation in urine, with inhibition rates of 41% for the NTR and 92% for the SHR group. Taken together, this study shows that AFZ exerts acute and prolonged diuretic effects plus protective renal properties.
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- Camile Cecconi Cechinel-Zanchett
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida do Café - CEP 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida do Café - CEP 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Bolda Mariano LN, Boeing T, da Silva RDCMVDAF, Cechinel-Filho V, Niero R, Mota da Silva L, de Souza P, Faloni de Andrade S. 1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxyxanthone, a natural xanthone, induces diuresis and saluresis in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Chem Biol Interact 2019; 311:108778. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mariano LNB, Boeing T, da Silva RDCMVDAF, Cechinel-Filho V, Niero R, da Silva LM, de Souza P, Andrade SFD. Preclinical evaluation of the diuretic and saluretic effects of (-)-epicatechin and the result of its combination with standard diuretics. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 107:520-525. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vargas F, Romecín P, García-Guillén AI, Wangesteen R, Vargas-Tendero P, Paredes MD, Atucha NM, García-Estañ J. Flavonoids in Kidney Health and Disease. Front Physiol 2018; 9:394. [PMID: 29740333 PMCID: PMC5928447 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
This review summarizes the latest advances in knowledge on the effects of flavonoids on renal function in health and disease. Flavonoids have antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and antiinflammatory effects, among other therapeutic activities. Many of them also exert renoprotective actions that may be of interest in diseases such as glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, and chemically-induced kidney insufficiency. They affect several renal factors that promote diuresis and natriuresis, which may contribute to their well-known antihypertensive effect. Flavonoids prevent or attenuate the renal injury associated with arterial hypertension, both by decreasing blood pressure and by acting directly on the renal parenchyma. These outcomes derive from their interference with multiple signaling pathways known to produce renal injury and are independent of their blood pressure-lowering effects. Oral administration of flavonoids prevents or ameliorates adverse effects on the kidney of elevated fructose consumption, high fat diet, and types I and 2 diabetes. These compounds attenuate the hyperglycemia-disrupted renal endothelial barrier function, urinary microalbumin excretion, and glomerular hyperfiltration that results from a reduction of podocyte injury, a determinant factor for albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy. Several flavonoids have shown renal protective effects against many nephrotoxic agents that frequently cause acute kidney injury (AKI) or chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as LPS, gentamycin, alcohol, nicotine, lead or cadmium. Flavonoids also improve cisplatin- or methotrexate-induced renal damage, demonstrating important actions in chemotherapy, anticancer and renoprotective effects. A beneficial prophylactic effect of flavonoids has been also observed against AKI induced by surgical procedures such as ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) or cardiopulmonary bypass. In several murine models of CKD, impaired kidney function was significantly improved by the administration of flavonoids from different sources, alone or in combination with stem cells. In humans, cocoa flavanols were found to have vasculoprotective effects in patients on hemodialysis. Moreover, flavonoids develop antitumor activity against renal carcinoma cells with no toxic effects on normal cells, suggesting a potential therapeutic role in patients with renal carcinoma.
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- Félix Vargas
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria GRANADA, Hospitales Universitarios de Granada, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Area de Fisiología, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria GRANADA, Hospitales Universitarios de Granada, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Schlickmann F, Boeing T, Mariano LNB, da Silva RDCMVDAF, da Silva LM, de Andrade SF, de Souza P, Cechinel-Filho V. Gallic acid, a phenolic compound isolated from Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze leaves, induces diuresis and saluresis in rats. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2018; 391:649-655. [PMID: 29663016 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-018-1502-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Although present in the leaves of Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) and many other medicinal plants commonly used to augment urinary volume excretion, the effects of gallic acid as a diuretic agent remain to be studied. Wistar rats were orally treated with vehicle, hydrochlorothiazide, or gallic acid. The effects of gallic acid in the presence of hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide, amiloride, L-NAME, atropine, and indomethacin were also investigated. Diuretic index, pH, conductivity, and electrolyte excretion were evaluated at the end of the experiment (after 8 or 24 h). Gallic acid induced diuretic and saluretic (Na+ and Cl-) effects, without interfering with K+ excretion, when orally given to female and male rats at a dose of 3 mg/kg. These effects were associated with increased creatinine and conductivity values while pH was unaffected by any of the treatments. Plasma Na+, K+, and Cl- levels were not affected by any of the acute treatments. The combination with hydrochlorothiazide or furosemide was unable to intensify the effects of gallic acid when compared with the response obtained with each drug alone. On the other hand, the treatment with amiloride plus gallic acid amplified both diuresis and saluresis, besides to a marked potassium-sparing effect. Its diuretic action was significantly prevented in the presence of indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, but not with the pretreatments with L-NAME or atropine. Although several biological activities have already been described for gallic acid, this is the first study demonstrating its potential as a diuretic agent.
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- Fabile Schlickmann
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-901, Brazil
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de Souza P, da Silva LM, Boeing T, Somensi LB, Cechinel-Zanchett CC, Campos A, Krueger CDMA, Bastos JK, Cechinel-Filho V, Andrade SFD. Influence of Prostanoids in the Diuretic and Natriuretic Effects of Extracts and Kaempferitrin fromBauhinia forficataLink Leaves in Rats. Phytother Res 2017; 31:1521-1528. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Priscila de Souza
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo (USP); 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR); Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI); 88302-901 Itajaí SC Brazil
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Schlickmann F, de Souza P, Boeing T, Mariano LNB, Steimbach VMB, Krueger CDMA, da Silva LM, de Andrade SF, Cechinel-Filho V. Chemical composition and diuretic, natriuretic and kaliuretic effects of extracts of Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze leaves and its majority constituent methyl gallate in rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 2017; 69:1615-1624. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Objectives
Some species of the genus Mimosa showed promising results in previous investigations, which include diuretic effect; however, no chemical analyses or animal model has been conducted so far to evaluate the biological properties of M. bimucronata.
Methods
Male Wistar rats received the oral treatment with vehicle; hydrochlorothiazide; methanolic extract from M. bimucronata (MEMB), dichloromethane (DCM) and ethyl acetate (EA) fractions or methyl gallate (MG). The cumulative urine volume, electrolytes excretion, pH and osmolality were determined at the end of the experiment.
Key findings
The chemical studies demonstrated that the phenolic compounds are the majorities in the plant, with the MG being the main substance identified. We showed that MEMB and EA fraction, but not DCM, exhibited diuretic and saluretic effects. Similarly, the MG also revealed diuretic, natriuretic and kaliuretic properties to both normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats. Atropine, a muscarinic receptor antagonist, fully prevented MG-induced diuresis and saluresis. In addition, MG did not alter the viability of A7r5 and L929 cell lines and neither stimulated nitric oxide generation.
Conclusions
These findings suggest that M. bimucronata extracts and its majority compound MG present diuretic, natriuretic and kaliuretic properties, which was dependent on the activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.
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- Fabile Schlickmann
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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Boeing T, da Silva LM, Mariott M, Andrade SFD, de Souza P. Diuretic and natriuretic effect of luteolin in normotensive and hypertensive rats: Role of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Pharmacol Rep 2017; 69:1121-1124. [PMID: 29128789 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Luteolin is a very common phenolic compound found in a wide variety of natural products. Although several biological properties have already been described regarding the beneficial effect of luteolin in the cardiovascular and renal system, no scientific research explored its potential effect as a diuretic agent in experimental trials. METHODS Groups of male normotensive (NTR) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were orally treated with vehicle, hydrochlorothiazide or luteolin. In another experimental set, in order to verify the possible mechanisms of luteolin-induced diuresis, NTR were treated with vehicle, hydrochlorothiazide, amiloride, L-NAME, indomethacin or atropine, 1h before receiving luteolin. The cumulative urine volume, electrolytes excretion, pH and osmolality were measured at the end of the experiment (after 8h). RESULTS Luteolin, at dose of 3mg/kg, was able to induce both diuretic and natriuretic effect in NTR and SHR groups, without interfering with urinary pH, K+ or Cl- levels. While Ca2+ content remained unchanged in urine from luteolin-treated group of NTR, luteolin reduced Ca2+ excretion in urine from SHR. The treatment with HCTZ and amiloride intensified luteolin-induced diuresis and natriuresis, with an interesting potassium-sparing effect, in addition to an increase in urinary osmolality levels. Moreover, the diuretic and natriuretic action of luteolin was fully avoided in the presence of atropine, a non-selective muscarinic receptor antagonist. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the diuretic and natriuretic effect of luteolin in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Our data also showed the involvement of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors for the renal effects of luteolin.
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- Thaise Boeing
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil.
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