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de Farias Silva D, Simões Bezerra PH, Lopes de Sousa Ribeiro L, Viana MDM, de Lima AA, da Silva Neto GJ, Teixeira CS, Machado SS, Alexandre Moreira MS, Delatorre P, Campesatto EA, Rocha BAM. Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe leaves fractions have potential to reduce effects of inflammatory diseases. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 268:113607. [PMID: 33242625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Since drugs currently used to manage pain and inflammatory conditions present several side effects, the investigation of new anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive agents from folk-medicine plants is an important approach. Costus spiralis (Costaceae) has been used in Brazilian medicinal teas to treat urinary infection, cough, inflammation, arthritis, among others. AIM OF THE STUDY The current study focused on investigating anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects of fractions from C. spiralis leaves using animal models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adults Swiss mice were used in the following experimental models: acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing, formalin-induced nociception, hot plate, zymosan-induced peritonitis, and arthritis induced by complete Freund's adjuvant. RESULTS The presence of steroids was confirmed in all fractions. Flavonoids, condensed tannins and saponins were observed in EFL. In methanolic fraction leaves (MFL), the presence of flavonoids and pentacyclic triterpenoids was confirmed. Orally administered leaf fractions significantly reduced abdominal writhing. Fractions were ineffective in the neurogenic stage of the formalin test, but in the inflammatory stage, ethyl acetate fraction levaes (AcFL), ethanolic fraction leaves (EFL), and MFL significantly reduced paw licking time by 69.6 ± 11.9%, 58.2 ± 9.4%, and 79.6 ± 8.3%, respectively. In the hot plate test, the reaction latency was similar for treated animals and controls. However, in the peritonitis test, cell migration was significantly reduced in animals treated with chloroform fractions leaves ClFL (61.8 ± 11.4%), AcFL (58.7 ± 8.3%), EFL (39.2 ± 5.0%), and MFL (64.8 ± 4.4%). This was similar to the result observed in the chronic inflammation model, this time only the chloroform fraction was able to reduce paw edema. CONCLUSION Our results show that leaf fractions of Costus spiralis are capable of modulating peripheral nociceptive and inflammatory responses without effects on central nervous system being potential substrates for phytochemical purification, structural and mechanistic studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diego de Farias Silva
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Av. Tenente Raimundo Rocha, 1639, Bairro Cidade Universitária, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, Av. Lourival Melo Mota, s/n, Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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Dos Santos ATL, Machado AJT, De Freitas MA, De Menezes IRA, Coutinho HDM, Da Cunha FAB, De Lima E Souza DDS, Boligon AA, De Oliveira AS, De Alencar Silva A, Morais-Braga MFB. Phenolic Composition and Antifungal Effect of Costus cf. arabicus L Against Yeast of the Candida Genus. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180815666180827122526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background:
The emergence of fungal resistance to commercial drugs has been observed,
and because of that, research with natural products have been performed with the aim of
obtaining bioactive compounds.
Objective:
Evaluate the chemical composition and antifungal activity of the ethanolic extract of
Costus cf. arabicus L leaves (EECAL) over strains of the genus Candida, as well as its inhibitory
potential over yeast virulence.
Methods:
The composition of EECAL was analyzed through High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC). The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was determined by broth microdilution
using spectrophotometer readings and the Minimal Fungicidal Concentration (MFC) was investigated.
The reading data of the MIC was used to trace a cellular growth curve and calculate the
Inhibitory Concentration for 50% of the cells (IC50) of the extract and fluconazole. The effect over
the yeast morphology was verified using wet-chamber microculture and visualized through optical
microscopy (40x).
Results:
HPLC detected the presence of flavonoids and phenolic acids. The extract presented fungistatic
effect (MIC of 8.192 µg/mL). The IC50 of the extract and fluconazole varied between 4,008.7 to
5,116.8 µg/mL and 44.0 to 83.1 µg/mL, respectively. The extract inhibited the formation of hyphae
at MICx2 against CA LM 77. For the CA INCQS 40006, the inhibition was verified at MIC/2. In the
CT LM 23 and CT INCQS 40042 strains the presence of hyphae was considered absent at the MIC.
Conclusion:
The extract presented antifungal action on cell growth at elevated concentrations and
an inhibitory effect of dimorphism in the tested Candida species.
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- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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de Sousa Silveira Z, Macêdo NS, de Freitas TS, da Silva ARP, dos Santos JFS, Morais-Braga MFB, da Costa JGM, Teixeira RNP, Kamdem JP, Coutinho HDM, da Cunha FAB. Antibacterial enhancement of antibiotic activity by Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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MENDONÇA-LIMA FW, SANTOS RBD, SANTOS LC, ZACHARIAS F, DAVID JM, DAVID JP, LÓPEZ JA. Anthelmintic activity of Cratyliamollis leaves against gastrointestinal nematodes in goats. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE E PRODUÇÃO ANIMAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-99402016000400018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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SUMMARY The present study assessed the in vivo anthelmintic activity of the C. mollis leaf decoction extract when administered orally to naturally infected goats with gastrointestinal nematodes. To this, animals were randomized into three groups:non-treated, control (treated with doramectin 1mL/50 kg b.w.) and C. mollis extract treated groups (2.5mg/kg b.w.). Blood and faecal samples were collected from each animal at day 0, and 30th day posttreatment to monitor immunological and parasitological parameters. A significant faecal egg reduction (61.1%) and an increase in IgA and eosinophils levels were observed in the C. mollis extract treated group, in comparison to the untreated and doramectin groups. Considering that gastrointestinal nematode infections in small ruminants are serious problems in the world, causing economic losses worldwide, associated to high anthelmintic cost, resistance to available anthelmintics and residue problems in meat and milk for human consumption, the plant extract use is an area of interest to search new anthelmintic agents. Thus, Cratyliamollis Mart. Ex Benth, an important medicinal plant from Brazilian Northeast semiarid region, is used to treat different types of diseases, and as forage supplementation. Therefore, the data indicated the potential anthelmintic activity of C. mollis extract; further research is thereby warranted to assess its value for therapeutic purposes.
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