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Prasertsri P, Sinnitithavorn K, Raroengjai C, Phichayaworawit R, Taweekarn P, Vannajak K, Booranasuksakul U. Immediate effects of passion fruit juice supplementation on working ability and attention in healthy participants. Curr Res Physiol 2024; 7:100120. [PMID: 38420135 PMCID: PMC10899059 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphys.2024.100120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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This study investigated the effects of a single consumption of passion fruit juice (PFJ) on working ability and attention. It included 14 healthy participants aged 20-30 years. Participants randomly consumed either placebo or 50% PFJ at 3.5 mL/kg body mass. Each intervention was divided into two phases (before and after consumption). Before consumption, the participants underwent blood glucose, blood pressure, and heart rate examinations. Then, working ability and attention were evaluated. Thereafter, the blood glucose, blood pressure, and heart rate were repeatedly examined. Next, the participants completed consumption. After consumption, the participants underwent the same experiments performed before consumption. The total working ability scores after consumption were significantly high in both interventions (P < 0.05). However, PFJ intervention had a significantly higher working ability at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 min than placebo intervention (P < 0.05). Moreover, PFJ intervention had greater increases in attention than placebo intervention. There were no significant differences in attention between two interventions. The blood glucose levels were significantly lower in PFJ intervention than in placebo intervention both before the working ability test and after the attention test (P < 0.05). A single consumption of PFJ improved working ability in healthy participants. This may be enhanced by improving attentional focus and maintaining postprandial blood glucose.
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- Piyapong Prasertsri
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
- Exercise and Nutrition Innovation and Sciences Research Unit, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
- Exercise and Nutrition Innovation and Sciences Research Unit, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
- Exercise and Nutrition Innovation and Sciences Research Unit, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
- Exercise and Nutrition Innovation and Sciences Research Unit, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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Paes AS, Koga RDCR, Sales PF, Santos Almeida HK, Teixeira TACC, Carvalho JCT. Phytocompounds from Amazonian Plant Species against Acute Kidney Injury: Potential Nephroprotective Effects. Molecules 2023; 28:6411. [PMID: 37687240 PMCID: PMC10490259 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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There are several Amazonian plant species with potential pharmacological validation for the treatment of acute kidney injury, a condition in which the kidneys are unable to adequately filter the blood, resulting in the accumulation of toxins and waste in the body. Scientific production on plant compounds capable of preventing or attenuating acute kidney injury-caused by several factors, including ischemia, toxins, and inflammation-has shown promising results in animal models of acute kidney injury and some preliminary studies in humans. Despite the popular use of Amazonian plant species for kidney disorders, further pharmacological studies are needed to identify active compounds and subsequently conduct more complex preclinical trials. This article is a brief review of phytocompounds with potential nephroprotective effects against acute kidney injury (AKI). The classes of Amazonian plant compounds with significant biological activity most evident in the consulted literature were alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, and terpenoids. An expressive phytochemical and pharmacological relevance of the studied species was identified, although with insufficiently explored potential, mainly in the face of AKI, a clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality.
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- Alberto Souza Paes
- Pharmaceutical Innovation Program, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil; (A.S.P.); (R.d.C.R.K.); (P.F.S.); (T.A.C.C.T.)
- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation Program, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil; (A.S.P.); (R.d.C.R.K.); (P.F.S.); (T.A.C.C.T.)
- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation Program, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil; (A.S.P.); (R.d.C.R.K.); (P.F.S.); (T.A.C.C.T.)
- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
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- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
- University Hospital, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Josmar Chaves Pinto, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation Program, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil; (A.S.P.); (R.d.C.R.K.); (P.F.S.); (T.A.C.C.T.)
- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
- University Hospital, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Josmar Chaves Pinto, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation Program, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil; (A.S.P.); (R.d.C.R.K.); (P.F.S.); (T.A.C.C.T.)
- Research Laboratory of Drugs, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil;
- University Hospital, Federal University of Amapá, Rodovia Josmar Chaves Pinto, km 02, Macapá CEP 68903-419, Amapá, Brazil
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Romero AK, Portillo DJ, Beltrán SB, Sierra LJ, Álvarez CA, Ramírez KJ, Martínez JR, Stashenko EE. Enhanced Two-Step Extraction from Biomass of Two Cymbopogon Species Cultivated in Santander, Colombia. Molecules 2023; 28:6315. [PMID: 37687142 PMCID: PMC10488661 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The insertion of circular economy principles into the essential oil (EO) production chain aims to reduce waste generation and make integral use of harvested plant material. Higher profits from integral use with reduced waste generation contribute to the eventual use of the EO value chain as an alternative to illicit crops in Colombia (mostly coca). In this study, Java-type citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus) and palmarosa (C. martinii) plant materials were used in two consecutive processes to obtain EOs and extracts. The residual biomass after EO distillation was subjected to ultrasound-assisted hydroethanolic extraction to afford extracts that contained bioactive compounds. Citronella and palmarosa were distilled with typical EO yields (1.0 ± 0.1% for citronella; 0.41 ± 0.06% for palmarosa; n = 5) either through hydrodistillation assisted by microwave radiation or through steam distillation, and their composition (determined via GC/FID/MS analysis) and physicochemical parameters fell within their ISO standard specifications. The concentration of citronellal, the major compound of citronella oil, was 500 ± 152 mg/g. Geraniol, the main component of palmarosa oil, was found at 900 ± 55 mg/g. The citronella and palmarosa hydroalcoholic extracts (4-11% yield) were analyzed with UHPLC-ESI-Orbitrap-MS, which permitted the identification of 30 compounds, mainly C-glycosylated flavones and hydroxycinnamic acids. Both extracts had similar antioxidant activity values, evaluated using the ABTS+● and ORAC assays (110 ± 44 µmol Trolox®/g extract and 1300 ± 141 µmol Trolox®/g extract, respectively).
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- Angie K. Romero
- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
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- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
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- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
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- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
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- Research Center for Biomolecules (CIBIMOL), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (C.A.Á.); (K.J.R.)
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- Research Center for Biomolecules (CIBIMOL), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (C.A.Á.); (K.J.R.)
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- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
- Research Center for Biomolecules (CIBIMOL), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (C.A.Á.); (K.J.R.)
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- Research Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CROM-MASS), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (A.K.R.); (D.J.P.); (S.B.B.); (L.J.S.); (J.R.M.)
- Research Center for Biomolecules (CIBIMOL), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (C.A.Á.); (K.J.R.)
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Lu Y, Wang R, Hu T, He Q, Chen ZS, Wang J, Liu L, Fang C, Luo J, Fu L, Yu L, Liu Q. Nondestructive 3D phenotyping method of passion fruit based on X-ray micro-computed tomography and deep learning. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1087904. [PMID: 36714758 PMCID: PMC9878569 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1087904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Passion fruit is a tropical liana of the Passiflora family that is commonly planted throughout the world due to its abundance of nutrients and industrial value. Researchers are committed to exploring the relationship between phenotype and genotype to promote the improvement of passion fruit varieties. However, the traditional manual phenotyping methods have shortcomings in accuracy, objectivity, and measurement efficiency when obtaining large quantities of personal data on passion fruit, especially internal organization data. This study selected samples of passion fruit from three widely grown cultivars, which differed significantly in fruit shape, size, and other morphological traits. A Micro-CT system was developed to perform fully automated nondestructive imaging of the samples to obtain 3D models of passion fruit. A designed label generation method and segmentation method based on U-Net model were used to distinguish different tissues in the samples. Finally, fourteen traits, including fruit volume, surface area, length and width, sarcocarp volume, pericarp thickness, and traits of fruit type, were automatically calculated. The experimental results show that the segmentation accuracy of the deep learning model reaches more than 0.95. Compared with the manual measurements, the mean absolute percentage error of the fruit width and length measurements by the Micro-CT system was 1.94% and 2.89%, respectively, and the squares of the correlation coefficients were 0.96 and 0.93. It shows that the measurement accuracy of external traits of passion fruit is comparable to manual operations, and the measurement of internal traits is more reliable because of the nondestructive characteristics of our method. According to the statistical data of the whole samples, the Pearson analysis method was used, and the results indicated specific correlations among fourteen phenotypic traits of passion fruit. At the same time, the results of the principal component analysis illustrated that the comprehensive quality of passion fruit could be scored using this method, which will help to screen for high-quality passion fruit samples with large sizes and high sarcocarp content. The results of this study will firstly provide a nondestructive method for more accurate and efficient automatic acquisition of comprehensive phenotypic traits of passion fruit and have the potential to be extended to more fruit crops. The preliminary study of the correlation between the characteristics of passion fruit can also provide a particular reference value for molecular breeding and comprehensive quality evaluation.
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- Yuwei Lu
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Shahrajabian MH. Powerful Stress Relieving Medicinal Plants for Anger, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress During Global Pandemic. Recent Pat Biotechnol 2022; 16:284-310. [PMID: 35319401 DOI: 10.2174/1872208316666220321102216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Consideration and improvement for anxiety and depression are important during a global pandemic. Appropriate healthcare can be obtained by paying more attention to traditional medicinal sciences. The adverse effects of stress with various symptoms can be managed by introducing plants that boost mental health. The most relevant psychological reactions in the general population related to the global pandemic are pervasive anxiety, frustration and boredom, specific and uncontrolled fear, disabling loneliness, significant lifestyle changes, and psychiatric conditions. Ginseng, chamomile, passionflower, herbal tea, lavender, saffron, kava, rose, cardamom, Chinese date, and some chief formula like yokukansan, Dan-zhi-xiao-yao-san, so-ochim-tang-gamiband, and saikokaryukotsuboreito are notable herbal treatments for mental health problems. The most common medicinal plants that have been used in Iran for the cure of stress and anxiety are Viper's-buglosses, Dracocephalum, valerian, chamomile, common hop, hawthorns, and lavender. Medicinal plants and herbs can be used for the treatment and alleviation of the negative effects of stress, anger, and depression during the global pandemic.
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Santos JTDC, Petry FC, Tobaruela EDC, Mercadante AZ, Gloria MBA, Costa AM, Lajolo FM, Hassimotto NMA. Brazilian native passion fruit (Passiflora tenuifila Killip) is a rich source of proanthocyanidins, carotenoids, and dietary fiber. Food Res Int 2021; 147:110521. [PMID: 34399499 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Passiflora tenuifila is a Brazilian native passion fruit consumed by the local population and is a dietary source of bioactive compounds with potential biological activity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nutritional value of P. tenuifila fruit and its bioactive compounds at two ripening stages. Three batches of fruit were collected at mature-green and ripe stages, and phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and polyamines were analyzed by HPLC-DAD and LC-MS/MS. The fruit is a good source of dietary fiber. Proanthocyanidin dimers are the major phenolic compounds (up to 84%) at both stages, followed by the C-glycosylated luteolin. Lutein and β-carotene are the major carotenoids, contributing up to 50% of total carotenoids. The OPLS-DA segregates the mature-green and ripe fruits, as carotenoids are responsible for this separation. In conclusion, passion fruit can be consumed at both stages of maturation without losses of bioactive compound contents or nutritional value.
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- José Thiago do Carmo Santos
- Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID) and Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID) and Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Food Biochemistry (LBqA) & Quality Control Laboratory (LCC) Laboratories, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food Science, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Cerrados), Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil
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- Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID) and Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID) and Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Kawasoe H, Wakamatsu M, Hamada S, Arata Y, Nagayoshi K, Uchida R, Yamashita R, Kishita T, Yamanouchi H, Minami Y, Kajiya K. Analysis of natural colourant extracted from the pericarp of passion fruit. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alves JSF, Silva AMDS, da Silva RM, Tiago PRF, de Carvalho TG, de Araújo Júnior RF, de Azevedo EP, Lopes NP, Ferreira LDS, Gavioli EC, da Silva-Júnior AA, Zucolotto SM. In Vivo Antidepressant Effect of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa into Cationic Nanoparticles: Improving Bioactivity and Safety. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E383. [PMID: 32326277 PMCID: PMC7238140 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A variety of neuroactive flavonoids can be found in the species of the Passiflora genus; however, their difficulty in crossing the blood-brain barrier limits their in vivo neuropharmacological activity. In this study, cationic nanoparticles were developed as a novel nanocarrier for improving the antidepressant activity of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa leaf extract. Formulations obtained using Eudragit E PO polymethylmethacrylate copolymer, as polymeric matrix had their physicochemical properties investigated. The analytical content of the flavonoids vicenin-2, orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, and isovitexin was determined in the plant extract. Small-sized and spherical nanoparticles loaded with Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa were obtained with positive zeta potential and high encapsulation efficiency. In addition, the nanosystems were shown to be stable for at least 6 months. The antidepressant activity of P. edulis extract (50 and 100 mg/kg) as well as the extract-loaded nanoparticles (5 mg/kg) were investigated in mice using the forced swimming test, where the latter increased the potency of the former by 10-fold. In addition, histopathological and biochemical analysis confirmed the biocompatibility of the extract-loaded nanoparticles. This study demonstrated that the Eudragit cationic nanoparticles were able to improve the antidepressant activity of P. edulis in the central nervous system of mice.
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- Jovelina Samara Ferreira Alves
- Research Group on Bioactive Natural Products (PNBio), Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.012-570, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology & Biotechnology (TecBioFar), Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.012-570, Brazil (A.A.d.S.-J.)
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- Nucleus Research in Natural and Synthetic Products (NPPNS), Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14.040-903, Brazil; (R.M.d.S.); (N.P.L.)
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Pharmacology, Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.078-970, Brazil; (P.R.F.T.); (E.C.G.)
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Departament of Morfology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.078-970, Brazil; (T.G.d.C.); (R.F.d.A.J.)
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Departament of Morfology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.078-970, Brazil; (T.G.d.C.); (R.F.d.A.J.)
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- Graduate Program of Biotechnology, Laureate International Universities—Universidade Potiguar (UnP), Natal 59.056-000, Brazil;
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- Nucleus Research in Natural and Synthetic Products (NPPNS), Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14.040-903, Brazil; (R.M.d.S.); (N.P.L.)
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- Laboratory of Quality Control of Medications (LCQMed), Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.012-570, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Pharmacology, Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.078-970, Brazil; (P.R.F.T.); (E.C.G.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology & Biotechnology (TecBioFar), Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.012-570, Brazil (A.A.d.S.-J.)
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- Research Group on Bioactive Natural Products (PNBio), Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59.012-570, Brazil;
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Involvement of Isoorientin in the Antidepressant Bioactivity of a Flavonoid-Rich Extract from Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Leaves. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s43450-020-00003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Garlic passion fruit (Passiflora tenuifila Killip): Assessment of eventual acute toxicity, anxiolytic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects using in vivo assays. Food Res Int 2020; 128:108813. [PMID: 31955772 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Several Passiflora species are known for their sedative and anxiolytic properties. However, the functional properties of Passiflora tenuifila Killip are still unexplored. The objective of this work was to evaluate the phenolic composition and acute toxicity, anxiolytic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects using in vivo assays. The whole fruit (peel, pulp, and seed) was lyophilized and used for all assays. LC-MS showed 19 phenolic compounds, tentatively identified as flavonoids and phenolic acids. Acute treatment with single doses of up to 2000 mg kg-1 in Wistar rats showed no signs of mortality or toxicity over 14 days. The assay of functional effects was performed with Swiss mice, four groups, received by gavage, doses of P. tenuifila (200 or 400 mg kg-1 body weight), water, and diazepam (as negative and positive control), and behavior tests were performed after 60 min of the treatments. The animals treated with P. tenuifila fruit showed a significant decrease in locomotor activity, indicating a sedative and anxiolytic activity. No significant changes were observed in the rotarod apparatus, suggesting that the P. tenuifila fruit did not cause muscle relaxation. The 400 mg kg-1 dose of P. tenuifila exerted a protective effect against pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures, decreasing the severity and not causing the death of the animals. In conclusion, P. tenuifila showed no acute toxicity and had a promising effect as an anxiolytic agent, hypnotic-sedative and anticonvulsant, which could be related to its composition of flavonoids and phenolic acids.
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PIRES MB, AMANTE ER, LOPES AS, RODRIGUES AMDC, SILVA LHMD. Peach palm flour (Bactris gasipae KUNTH): potential application in the food industry. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.34617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Mental and Neurological Disorders in Ghana. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 2018:8590381. [PMID: 30671131 PMCID: PMC6317105 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8590381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ethnopharmacological Relevance Mental and neurological disorders are a serious public health challenge globally, particularly in developing countries where cultural factors and limited access to standard healthcare have led to a reliance on traditional medicines. However, ethnopharmacological characterization of traditional medicines used to treat these diseases is lacking. In this study, an ethnobotanical description of plant species used in treating mental and neurological disorders in Ghana and an update of their experimentally validated pharmacological relevance are provided. Materials and Methods Two hundred herbalists agreed to participate but sixty-six specialized in treating mental and neurological disorders were interviewed on their traditional medical practice. Literature review was conducted to verify the experimentally validated pharmacological importance of the reported plants. Results Thirty-two plant species belonging to twenty-eight families were identified. Most plant species had either analgesic (50%), anxiolytic (18.8%), or anticonvulsant (15.6%) properties. Others had reported sedative, anti-Alzheimer's disease, motor coordination, antipsychotic, antidepressant, cognitive enhancement, and neuroprotective properties. While Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) and Ocimum gratissimum L. (Lamiaceae) were the most commonly mentioned species with analgesic properties, Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) was the most-reported anxiolytic product, with Cymbopogon citratus DC. (Gramineae), Mangifera indica L., Tetrapleura tetraptera Schum Taub. (Fabaceae), and Persea Americana Mill (Lauraceae) being the most studied anticonvulsants. Conclusions This study provides the first report specifically on medicinal plants used in treating mental and neurological disorders in Ghana. Most of the identified plants have been scientifically confirmed to possess neuro- and psychopharmacological properties and may serve as templates for drug development.
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Muniandy Y. The Use of Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Model for Identifying New Anxiolytic Drugs from Herbal Medicine. Zebrafish 2018; 15:321-339. [PMID: 29851363 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2018.1562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Anxiety is a widespread psychiatric disorder. The search for a cure is still continuing since many of the synthetic drugs were inefficient in completely treating anxiety, yet caused some dangerous side effects until many of the drugs were withdrawn from the market. One promising source of new anxiolytics could be herbal medicines. The challenge is to screen plant extracts. Rodent models can be used for this purpose but are expensive. Moreover, rodent tests are costly and consume relatively large quantities of sample. For this reason, alternative animal models may be useful. Zebrafish larvae have many advantages for screening natural products. The main advantage is that they can be produced cheaply and in large numbers. Several studies have shown that the zebrafish is a good model for studying drugs that affect anxiety. This review focuses on the use of animal models, including zebrafish larvae, for studying anxiety and screening for herbal medicines that modulate anxiety. Finally, future prospects of the zebrafish larva as an alternative model in this field are also discussed.
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- Yuvendran Muniandy
- 1 Animal Sciences and Health, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology Leiden , Leiden, Netherlands .,2 Plant Sciences and Natural Products, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology Leiden , Leiden, Netherlands
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Gazola AC, Costa GM, Zucolotto SM, Castellanos L, Ramos FA, de Lima TCM, Schenkel EP. The sedative activity of flavonoids from Passiflora quadrangularis is mediated through the GABAergic pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 100:388-393. [PMID: 29454287 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the sedative activity of the aqueous leaf extract of Passiflora quadrangularis, a species that is widely cultivated and consumed in South America, and to identify its main constituents and elucidate the involvement of the GABAergic pathway in its mechanism of action. The bioguided fractionation of the crude extract showed a positive relationship between the sedative activity of the extract and its flavonoids. The methods employed to identify and isolate its main flavonoids resulted in the identification of vitexin-2''-O-xyloside, vitexin-2''-O-glucoside, orientin-2''-O-xyloside and orientin-2''-O-glucoside. Vitexin-2"-O-xyloside, the major flavonoid of the extract, showed sedative activity after oral administration in mice.
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- Andressa Corneo Gazola
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 88040-970, Brazil; Departamento de Farmácia, Centro Universitário Barriga Verde, Orleans, 88870-000 Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 88040-970, Brazil; Departamento de Química, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 No.43-82, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 30 No.45-03, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 30 No.45-03, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 88040-970, Brazil.
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Gadioli IL, da Cunha MDSB, de Carvalho MVO, Costa AM, Pineli LDLDO. A systematic review on phenolic compounds in Passiflora plants: Exploring biodiversity for food, nutrition, and popular medicine. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 58:785-807. [PMID: 27645583 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1224805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Passiflora plants are strategic in the context of biodiversity for food and nutrition. We applied the procedures of a systematic review protocol to study the state of the art on identification of phenolic compounds from Passiflora plants. An automated literature search was conducted using six databases and a combination of seven keywords. All the analytical, chromatographic, and spectroscopic methods were included. The studies were classified according to their method of identification, phenolic classes, and method of extraction. In total, 8,592 abstracts were found, from which 122 studies were selected for complete reading and 82 were selected for further analysis. Techniques of extraction, evaluated parts of the plant and methods of identification were systematized. Studies with leaves were most conspicuous (54.4%), 34 species of Passiflora were evaluated and orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin were commonly found structures. A High Performance Liquid Chromatography-diode array detector was the technique most applied, with which the same structures were identified all through the studies, although other unknown structures were detected, but not elucidated. The use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry, which are more sensitive techniques, needs to be intensified, to identify other unconventional compounds detected in Passiflora, to enhance the comprehension of the bioactive compounds in these plants.
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- Izabel Lucena Gadioli
- a Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences , Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brazil
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- a Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences , Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brazil
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- a Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences , Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brazil
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- b Embrapa Cerrados, Laboratory of Food Science , Planaltina, Federal District , Brazil
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- a Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences , Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brazil
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Ortmann CF, Abelaira HM, Réus GZ, Ignácio ZM, Chaves VC, dos Santos TC, de Carvalho P, Carlessi AS, Bruchchen L, Danielski LG, Cardoso SG, de Campos AM, Petronilho F, Rebelo J, dos Santos Morais MO, Vuolo F, Dal-Pizzol F, Streck EL, Quevedo J, Reginatto FH. LC/QTOF profile and preliminary stability studies of an enriched flavonoid fraction ofCecropia pachystachyaTrécul leaves with potential antidepressant-like activity. Biomed Chromatogr 2017; 31. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Caroline Flach Ortmann
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Tubarão Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Tubarão Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioenergética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioenergética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioenergética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense; Criciúma Santa Catarina Brazil
- Center for Translational Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; The University of Texas Medical School at Houston; Houston Texas USA
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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Gomes SV, Portugal LA, dos Anjos JP, de Jesus ON, de Oliveira EJ, David JP, David JM. Accelerated solvent extraction of phenolic compounds exploiting a Box-Behnken design and quantification of five flavonoids by HPLC-DAD in Passiflora species. Microchem J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2016.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mendonça ED, da Silva J, Dos Santos MS, Carvalho P, Papke DKM, Ortmann CF, Picada JN, Reginatto FH, de Barros Falcão Ferraz A. Genotoxic, mutagenic and antigenotoxic effects of Cecropia pachystachya Trécul aqueous extract using in vivo and in vitro assays. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2016; 193:214-220. [PMID: 27435375 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cecropia pachystachya is a medicinal plant native to South and Central Americas used to treat asthma and diabetes. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, we evaluated the genotoxic, mutagenic and antigenotoxic effects of crude aqueous extract of C. pachystachya (CAE-Cp) leaves. MATERIAL AND METHODS CAE-Cp was analyzed by the Folin-Ciocalteu method to determine total phenolic and tannin contents. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to identify major compounds. Distinct tissues from female and male adult mice were treated with 500-2000mg/kg of CAE-Cp by gavage for the comet assay and micronucleus test analyses. In addition, peripheral blood slides of the group treated with 2000mg/kg CAE-Cp were analyzed 3, 6, and 24h after treatment and were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (ex vivo) to evaluate the genotoxic effect using the comet assay. The Salmonella/microsome assay was carried out against to TA100, TA98, TA97a, TA102, and TA1535 strains in presence and absence of the S9 mix. RESULTS HPLC showed the presence of chlorogenic acid, isoorientin, orientin, and isovitexin as major compounds. Total phenolic and tannin contents were, respectively, 305.6±0.80 and 144.6±19.04mg of gallic acid equivalent/g of extract. Brain DNA damage was observed in all groups treated with CAE-Cp. The H2O2 challenge indicated genotoxic effect only 6h after the administration of the extract. No increase was detected in micronucleus frequency for any group treated with the extract. Mutagenic effects were detected by Salmonella/microsome assay only in TA102 strain without S9 mix at higher doses. CONCLUSION The results obtained indicate that CAE-Cp was genotoxic to brain tissue. This result is supported by other papers, showing that compounds present in this extract can cross the blood-brain barrier and act on central nervous system.
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- Erminiana Daminani Mendonça
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada a Saúde (PPGBioSaude), Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil.
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Effects of bark flour of Passiflora edulis on food intake, body weight and behavioral response of rats. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Costa GM, Gazola AC, Zucolotto SM, Castellanos L, Ramos FA, Reginatto FH, Schenkel EP. Chemical profiles of traditional preparations of four South American Passiflora species by chromatographic and capillary electrophoretic techniques. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Courts FL, Williamson G. The Occurrence, Fate and Biological Activities of C-glycosyl Flavonoids in the Human Diet. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2016; 55:1352-67. [PMID: 24915338 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.694497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The human diet contains a wide variety of plant-derived flavonoids, many of which are glycosylated via an O- or less commonly a C-glycosidic linkage. The distribution, quantity, and biological effects of C-glycosyl flavonoids in the human diet have received little attention in the literature in comparison to their O-linked counterparts, however, despite being present in many common foodstuffs. The structural nature, nomenclature, and distribution of C-glycosyl flavonoids in the human diet are, therefore, reviewed. Forty-three dietary flavonoids are revealed to be C-glycosylated, arising from the dihydrochalcone, flavone, and flavan-3-ol backbones, and distributed among edible fruits, cereals, leaves, and stems. C-linked sugar groups are shown to include arabinose, galactose, glucose, rutinose, and xylose, often being present more than once on a single flavonoid backbone and occasionally in tandem with O-linked glucose or rutinose groups. The pharmacokinetic fate of these compounds is discussed with particular reference to their apparent lack of interaction with hydrolytic mechanisms known to influence the fate of O-glycosylated dietary flavonoids, explaining the unusual but potentially important appearance of intact C-glycosylated flavonoid metabolites in human urine following oral administration. Finally, the potential biological significance of these compounds is reviewed, describing mechanisms of antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, anxiolytic, antispasmodic, and hepatoprotective effects.
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- Fraser L Courts
- a HONEI, Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School , University of Hull , Cottingham , HU6 7RX , Hull , UK
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Aman U, Subhan F, Shahid M, Akbar S, Ahmad N, Ali G, Fawad K, Sewell RDE. Passiflora incarnata attenuation of neuropathic allodynia and vulvodynia apropos GABA-ergic and opioidergic antinociceptive and behavioural mechanisms. Altern Ther Health Med 2016; 16:77. [PMID: 26912265 PMCID: PMC4765057 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1048-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Passiflora incarnata is widely used as an anxiolytic and sedative due to its putative GABAergic properties. Passiflora incarnata L. methanolic extract (PI-ME) was evaluated in an animal model of streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathic allodynia and vulvodynia in rats along with antinociceptive, anxiolytic and sedative activities in mice in order to examine possible underlying mechanisms. Methods PI-ME was tested preliminary for qualitative phytochemical analysis and then quantitatively by proximate and GC-MS analysis. The antinociceptive property was evaluated using the abdominal constriction assay and hot plate test. The anxiolytic activity was performed in a stair case model and sedative activity in an open field test. The antagonistic activities were evaluated using naloxone and/or pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). PI-ME was evaluated for prospective anti-allodynic and anti-vulvodynic properties in a rat model of streptozotocin induced neuropathic pain using the static and dynamic testing paradigms of mechanical allodynia and vulvodynia. Results GC-MS analysis revealed that PI-ME contained predominant quantities of oleamide (9-octadecenamide), palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid) and 3-hydroxy-dodecanoic acid, among other active constituents. In the abdominal constriction assay and hot plate test, PI-ME produced dose dependant, naloxone and pentylenetetrazole reversible antinociception suggesting an involvement of opioidergic and GABAergic mechanisms. In the stair case test, PI-ME at 200 mg/kg increased the number of steps climbed while at 600 mg/kg a significant decrease was observed. The rearing incidence was diminished by PI-ME at all tested doses and in the open field test, PI-ME decreased locomotor activity to an extent that was analagous to diazepam. The effects of PI-ME were antagonized by PTZ in both the staircase and open field tests implicating GABAergic mechanisms in its anxiolytic and sedative activities. In the streptozotocin-induced neuropathic nociceptive model, PI-ME (200 and 300 mg/kg) exhibited static and dynamic anti-allodynic effects exemplified by an increase in paw withdrawal threshold and paw withdrawal latency. PI-ME relieved only the dynamic component of vulvodynia by increasing flinching response latency. Conclusions These findings suggest that Passiflora incarnata might be useful for treating neuropathic pain. The antinociceptive and behavioural findings inferring that its activity may stem from underlying opioidergic and GABAergic mechanisms though a potential oleamide-sourced cannabimimetic involvement is also discussed. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1048-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Dos Santos KC, Borges TV, Olescowicz G, Ludka FK, Santos CADM, Molz S. Passiflora actinia hydroalcoholic extract and its major constituent, isovitexin, are neuroprotective against glutamate-induced cell damage in mice hippocampal slices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 68:282-91. [PMID: 26800497 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether Passiflora actinia hydroalcoholic extract and its major constituent, isovitexin, protect mice hippocampal brain slices from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity. METHODS Neuroprotective effect of the extract against glutamate-induced excitotoxicity (10 mm) was evaluated through cell viability of hippocampal slices. The extract or its flavonoids were directly applied to hippocampal slices and then subjected to glutamate-induced toxicity. Alternatively, hippocampal slices from extract-treated mice were also subjected to the same toxicity protocol. KEY FINDINGS Mice supplementation with the extract protected hippocampal slices from in-vitro neurotoxicity. When directly applied to hippocampal slices, the extract showed a higher neuroprotective potential than a commercial dry extract of Passiflora incarnata, which was related to P. actinia extract which had higher isovitexin and total flavonoid content expressed as isovitexin. Isovitexin, but not apigenin, induced a similar neuroprotective response when applied alone, at a concentration equivalent to that found in the extract. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights new neuropharmacological activity of the Passiflora genus, suggesting that it can act as modulator of the glutamatergic system. The search for improved pharmacotherapies with novel mechanisms of action has been shown of great importance for the treatment of resistant neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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- Kely Cristina Dos Santos
- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Curso de Farmácia, Universidade do Contestado, Canoinhas, SC, Brazil
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Ayres AS, de Araújo LL, Soares TC, Costa GM, Reginatto FH, Ramos FA, Castellanos L, Schenkel EP, Soares-Rachetti VP, Zucolotto SM, Gavioli EC. Comparative central effects of the aqueous leaf extract of two populations of Passiflora edulis. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2015.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Preventive Effect of Cecropia pachystachya Against Ketamine-Induced Manic Behavior and Oxidative Stress in Rats. Neurochem Res 2015; 40:1421-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-015-1610-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Isolation of C-glycosylflavonoids with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity from Passiflora bogotensis Benth by gradient high-speed counter-current chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 990:104-10. [PMID: 25864011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this study, we applied a gradient High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography (HSCCC) method that allowed, by direct injection of an aqueous crude extract of the leaves of Passiflora bogotensis, the successful isolation of six flavonoids in a single run, with purity of each compound higher than 81%. This separation enabled the isolation of two new flavonoid glycosides, apigenin-6-C-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-(6″-O-acetyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside (2) and luteolin-6-C-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-(6″-O-acetyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside (4), and four known ones, isovitexin (1), isoorientin (3), isovitexin-2″-O-rhamnoside (5) and isoorientin-2″-O-rhamnoside (6). The structures of the isolated compounds were identified by HPLC-DAD, LC-MS, (1)H and (13)C NMR and comparison with literature data. The inhibitory activities of all of these compounds were evaluated in vitro on α-glucosidase from S. cerevisiae, and the IC50 was determinate. This is the first study concerning the chemical composition and biological activity of Passiflora bogotensis.
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Involvement of GABAergic pathway in the sedative activity of apigenin, the main flavonoid from Passiflora quadrangularis pericarp. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2015.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Liu J, Zhai WM, Yang YX, Shi JL, Liu QT, Liu GL, Fang N, Li J, Guo JY. GABA and 5-HT systems are implicated in the anxiolytic-like effect of spinosin in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2015; 128:41-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Silva GC, Bottoli CBG. Analyses ofPassifloraCompounds by Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Techniques. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2014.886937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fogagnoli G, Seravalli EAG. Aplicação de farinha de casca de maracujá em massa alimentícia fresca. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1981-6723.0614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência da adição de farinha de casca de maracujá e um emulsificante (estearoil-2-lactil-lactato de sódio) nas características de massa alimentícia fresca. Para comparação, uma formulação padrão foi desenvolvida utilizando farinha de trigo, água e emulsificante. Um planejamento fatorial completo 2² foi usado para avaliar a influência dos dois ingredientes (variáveis independentes) na taxa de absorção de água durante o cozimento, no aumento de volume, na perda de sólidos e na elasticidade da massa. Variando a concentração de farinha de casca de maracujá de 5,0% para 8,0%, houve aumento de 40% na perda de sólidos e redução de 20% na elasticidade da massa desenvolvida. Com esses resultados, estabeleceu-se a formulação a ser usada, contendo 0,4% de emulsificante e 5% de farinha de casca de maracujá, apresentando na sua composição, em base úmida: 1,34% de gordura; 9,25% de proteína; 0,61% de cinzas; 0,0598% de sódio; 52,45% de carboidratos; e 5,22% de fibras. Amostras de macarrão preparado com as duas formulações (padrão e adicionada de farinha de casca de maracujá) foram oferecidas a provadores não treinados para avaliação sensorial. Os resultados do teste de aceitação não mostraram diferença significativa entre elas (p > 0,05) e as duas formulações apresentaram notas entre os termos hedônicos "gostei regularmente" e "gostei muito". O produto final desenvolvido apresentou teor de fibras superior a 3%, podendo ser classificado como fonte de fibras (2,5 gramas de fibras na porção de 80 gramas do macarrão pronto para consumo).
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Gazal M, Ortmann CF, Martins FA, Streck EL, Quevedo J, de Campos AM, Stefanello FM, Kaster MP, Ghisleni G, Reginatto FH, Lencina CL. Antidepressant-like effects of aqueous extract from Cecropia pachystachya leaves in a mouse model of chronic unpredictable stress. Brain Res Bull 2014; 108:10-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ozarowski M, Thiem B. Progress in micropropagation of Passiflora spp. to produce medicinal plants: a mini-review. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2013000600011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Passiflora manicata (Juss.) aqueous leaf extract protects against reactive oxygen species and protein glycation in vitro and ex vivo models. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 60:45-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Klein N, Gazola AC, de Lima TCM, Schenkel E, Nieber K, Butterweck V. Assessment of Sedative Effects of Passiflora edulis
f. flavicarpa
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Extracts in Mice, Measured by Telemetry. Phytother Res 2013; 28:706-13. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nadine Klein
- College of Pharmacy; University of Florida; Gainesville USA
- Institut für Pharmazie; Universität Leipzig; Talstraße 33 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis SC 88040-970 Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis SC 88040-970 Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis SC 88040-970 Brazil
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- Institut für Pharmazie; Universität Leipzig; Talstraße 33 04103 Leipzig Germany
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Zeng P, Zhang Y, Pan C, Jia Q, Guo F, Li Y, Zhu W, Chen K. Advances in studying of the pharmacological activities and structure–activity relationships of natural C-glycosylflavonoids. Acta Pharm Sin B 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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C-dideoxyhexosyl flavones from the stems and leaves of Passiflora edulis Sims. Food Chem 2012; 136:94-9. [PMID: 23017397 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.07.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The stems and leaves of Passiflora edulis Sims, are used as a folk medicine for treating both anxiety and nervousness in American countries. Phytochemical investigation of the n-butanol (n-BuOH) fraction of this plant led to the isolation of four new 2,6-dideoxyhexose-C-glycosyl flavones, including luteolin-8-C-β-digitoxopyranosyl-4'-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), apigenin-8-C-β-digitoxopyranoside (2), apigenin-8-C-β-boivinopyranoside (3) and luteolin-8-C-β-boivinopyranoside (4), together with five known compounds (5-9). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods. All compounds were evaluated for their neurite outgrowth enhancing activities and the results indicated that luteolin (7) enhanced NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells at 50.0μM.
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Zucolotto SM, Fagundes C, Reginatto FH, Ramos FA, Castellanos L, Duque C, Schenkel EP. Analysis of C-glycosyl flavonoids from South American Passiflora species by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2012; 23:232-239. [PMID: 21858882 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Leaves and fruits of Passiflora species are widely used around the world in popular medicine, mainly as sedatives and tranquilisers. C-glycosyl flavonoids are the main components of these species. OBJECTIVE To investigate the constituent patterns and to develop a chromatographic method for the characterisation of the C-glycosyl flavonoids profile of the extracts of the leaves and the pericarp of South American Passiflora species. METHODOLOGY The chemical composition of extracts from the leaves and the fruits' pericarp of Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa, P. edulis var. edulis, Passiflora alata, Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima, Passiflora quadrangularis, Passiflora manicata and Passiflora ligularis was evaluated for the presence of C-glycosyl flavonoids. Two separate HPLC methods were developed suitable for a diode array detector (DAD) and a MS detector. Separation by HPLC-DAD was achieved on a Luna C-18 column, using solvent A (tetrahydrofuran-isopropanol-acetonitrile) and solvent B (H₃PO₄ 0.5%) in an isocratic elution mode. In the HPLC-MS, the components were separated on a Luna RP-18A column by a gradient elution (water-acetonitrile-formic acid). RESULTS The presence of C-glycosyl flavonoids was identified in leaves and pericarp of P. edulis var. flavicarpa, P. alata, P. edulis var. edulis and P. tripartita var. molissima, but only in leaf extracts of P. quadrangularis and P. manicata and not at all in P. ligularis. The different species and varieties showed different major constituents. The C-glycosyl flavonoids identified more frequently were orientin, isoorientin, vitexin and isovitexin. CONCLUSION The methods established are simple and can be used as a tool for the characterisation and quality control of pharmaceutical preparations containing these Passiflora extracts.
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- Silvana Maria Zucolotto
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88.049-900, Brasil
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Pierson JT, Dietzgen RG, Shaw PN, Roberts-Thomson SJ, Monteith GR, Gidley MJ. Major Australian tropical fruits biodiversity: Bioactive compounds and their bioactivities. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011; 56:357-87. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia: a review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2011; 21:841-60. [PMID: 21601431 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Research in the area of herbal psychopharmacology has increased markedly over the past decades. To date however, a comprehensive review of herbal antidepressant, anxiolytic and hypnotic psychopharmacology and applications in depression, anxiety and insomnia has been absent. A search of MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library databases was conducted (up to February 21st 2011) on commonly used psychotropic herbal medicines. A review of the literature was conducted to ascertain mechanisms of action of these botanicals, in addition to a systematic review of controlled clinical trials for treatment of mood, anxiety and sleep disorders, which are common comorbid psychiatric disorders. Specific emphasis was given to emerging phytomedicines. Analysis of evidence levels was conducted, as were effect sizes (Cohen's d) where data were available. Results provided evidence of a range of neurochemical, endocrinological, and epigenetic effects for 21 individual phytomedicines, which are detailed in this paper. Sixty six controlled studies were located involving eleven phytomedicines. Several of these provide a high level of evidence, such as Hypericum perforatum for major depression, and Piper methysticum for anxiety disorders. Several human clinical trials provide preliminary positive evidence of antidepressant effects (Echium amoenum, Crocus sativus, and Rhodiola rosea) and anxiolytic activity (Matricaria recutita, Ginkgo biloba, Passiflora incanata, E. amoenum, and Scutellaria lateriflora). Caution should however be taken when interpreting the results as many studies have not been replicated. Several herbal medicines with in vitro and in vivo evidence are currently unexplored in human studies, and along with use of emerging genetic technologies "herbomics", are areas of potential future research.
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Barbalho SM, Damasceno DC, Spada APM, Lima IEDR, Araújo AC, Guiguer EL, Martuchi KA, Oshiiwa M, Mendes CG. Effects of Passiflora edulis on the Metabolic Profile of Diabetic Wistar Rat Offspring. J Med Food 2011; 14:1490-5. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Sandra M. Barbalho
- Faculty at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
- Faculty of Technology and Foods of Marília, Faculty of Technology (FATEC), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University Julio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP-Botucatu), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University Julio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP-Botucatu), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Technology and Foods of Marília, Faculty of Technology (FATEC), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sampath C, Holbik M, Krenn L, Butterweck V. Anxiolytic effects of fractions obtained from Passiflora incarnata
L. in the elevated plus maze in mice. Phytother Res 2010; 25:789-95. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Revised: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Elsas SM, Rossi DJ, Raber J, White G, Seeley CA, Gregory WL, Mohr C, Pfankuch T, Soumyanath A. Passiflora incarnata L. (Passionflower) extracts elicit GABA currents in hippocampal neurons in vitro, and show anxiogenic and anticonvulsant effects in vivo, varying with extraction method. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2010; 17:940-9. [PMID: 20382514 PMCID: PMC2941540 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Potential mechanisms of Passiflora incarnata extracts and the effect of extraction methods on ingredients and biological effects were explored. Using the same batch of plant material, total flavonoid yields as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) increased substantially with hot versus cold extraction methods. Whole Passiflora extract induced prominent, dose-dependent direct GABA(A) currents in hippocampal slices, but the expected modulation of synaptic GABA(A) currents was not seen. GABA was found to be a prominent ingredient of Passiflora extract, and GABA currents were absent when amino acids were removed from the extract. Five different extracts, prepared from a single batch of Passiflora incarnata, were administered to CF-1 mice for 1 week in their drinking water prior to evaluation of their behavioral effects. Anticonvulsant effects against PTZ-induced seizures were seen in mice that received 2 of the 5 Passiflora extracts. Instead of the anxiolytic effects described by others, anxiogenic effects in the elevated plus maze were seen in mice receiving any of the 5 Passiflora extracts.
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- S-M Elsas
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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