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Périco LL, Vegso AJ, Baggio CH, MacNaughton WK. Protease-activated receptor 2 drives migration in a colon cancer cell line but not in noncancerous human epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2024; 326:G525-G542. [PMID: 38440826 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00284.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The inflamed mucosa contains a complex assortment of proteases that may participate in wound healing or the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer. We sought to determine the role of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) in epithelial wound healing in both untransformed and transformed colonic epithelial cells. Monolayers of primary epithelial cells derived from organoids cultivated from patient colonic biopsies and of the T84 colon cancer cell line were grown to confluence, wounded in the presence of a selective PAR2-activating peptide, and healing was visualized by live cell microscopy. Inhibitors of various signaling molecules were used to assess the relevant pathways responsible for wound healing. Activation of PAR2 induced an enhanced wound-healing response in T84 cells but not primary cells. The PAR2-enhanced wound-healing response was associated with the development of lamellipodia in cells at the wound edge, consistent with sheet migration. The response to PAR2 activation in T84 cells was completely dependent on Src kinase activity and partially dependent on Rac1 activity. The Src-associated signaling molecules, focal adhesion kinase, and epidermal growth factor receptor, which typically mediate wound-healing responses, were not involved in the PAR2 response. Experiments repeated in the presence of the inflammatory cytokines TNF and IFNγ revealed a synergistically enhanced PAR2 wound-healing response in T84s but not primary cells. The epithelial response to proteases may be different between primary and cancer cells and is accentuated in the presence of inflammatory cytokines. Our findings have implications for understanding epithelial restitution in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and inflammation-associated colon cancer.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Protease-activated receptor 2 enhances wound healing in the T84 colon cancer cell line, but not in primary cells derived from patient biopsies, an effect that is synergistically enhanced in the presence of the inflammatory cytokines TNF and IFNγ.
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- Larissa Lucena Périco
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Baggio CH, Shang J, Nascimento A, Cipriani T, MacNaughton W. A64 THE DIETARY FIBRE RHAMNOGALACTURONAN PROMOTES INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL MIGRATION THROUGH THE NF-κB SIGNALING PATHWAY. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2022. [PMCID: PMC8859232 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab049.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Damaged intestinal epithelial barrier is characteristic of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and mucosal healing is the primary goal for IBD treatment. We previously showed the direct beneficial effects of rhamnogalacturonan (RGal), a polysaccharide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, on intestinal epithelial barrier function with participation of TLR4 and PKC activation. We also observed that RGal accelerates wound healing in human colonic epithelial Caco-2 cells. RNAseq data and pathway analysis have indicated the involvement of the canonical nuclear factor kB (NF-kB) signaling pathway. Aims We hypothesize that RGal increases intestinal epithelial wound healing through NF-kB signaling pathway. Methods Caco-2 cells monolayers were scratched and treated with vehicle (media or 0.5% DMSO in media) or RGal (1000 mg/ml) for 48 h. Wound healing was assessed using the IncuCyte live cell imaging system. Proliferation and apoptosis of cells were evaluated using EdU and TUNEL assays, respectively. Inhibitors were added at the same time (transcription inhibitor Actinomycin D, 5 mg/ml) or 1 h (NF-kB inhibitors Bay 11–7082 and JSH-23, 10 and 20 mM, respectively, or COX-2 inhibitor NS-398, 20 mM) before RGal treatment. Unwounded Caco-2 monolayers treated with RGal (1000 mg/ml) were collected for Western blotting for COX-2 protein. Results In the wound healing assay, RGal at a concentration of 1000 µg/ml enhanced wound healing by 12.5% at 48 h compared to control group, under 10% serum conditions. Neither proliferation nor apoptosis were involved in the RGal effect on wound healing, suggesting the response was due solely to cell migration. Actinomycin D (5 mg/ml), Bay 11–7082 (10 mM) or JSH-23 (20 mM) treatment significantly reversed the effect of RGal on wound healing, showing that the response was transcriptionally dependent and involved NF-kB signaling. Treatment of cells with NS-398 (20 mM) also reversed the effect of RGal on wound healing. COX-2 protein expression was significantly increased at 6 and 12 h after RGal addition to Caco-2 monolayers. Conclusions These data suggest that the plant-based polysaccharide RGal increases intestinal epithelial cell wound healing by increasing cell migration. The RGal effect is dependent on the activation of the transcription factor NF-kB and downstream COX-2 protein expression and activity. Our findings show a novel mechanism of action of RGal in wound healing that could help in the resolution of intestinal inflammation and mucosal healing. Funding Agencies NSERC
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- C H Baggio
- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Federal University of Acre, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Baggio CH, Shang J, Gordon MH, Stephens M, von der Weid PY, Nascimento AM, Román Y, Cipriani TR, MacNaughton WK. The dietary fibre rhamnogalacturonan improves intestinal epithelial barrier function in a microbiota-independent manner. Br J Pharmacol 2021; 179:337-352. [PMID: 34784647 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dietary fibre comprises a complex group of polysaccharides that are indigestible but are fermented by gut microbiota, promoting beneficial effects to the intestinal mucosa indirectly through the production of short chain fatty acids. We found that a polysaccharide, rhamnogalacturonan (RGal), from the plant Acmella oleracea, has direct effects on intestinal epithelial barrier function. Our objective was to determine the mechanism whereby RGal enhances epithelial barrier function. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Monolayers of colonic epithelial cell lines (Caco-2, T84) and of human primary cells from organoids were mounted in Ussing chambers to assess barrier function. The cellular mechanism of RGal effects on barrier function was determined using inhibitors of TLR-4 and PKC isoforms. KEY RESULTS Apically applied RGal (1000 μg/ml) significantly enhanced barrier function as shown by increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and reduced fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran flux in Caco-2, T84 and human primary cell monolayers, and accelerated tight junction reassembly in Caco-2 cells in a calcium switch assay. RGal also reversed the barrier-damaging effects of inflammatory cytokines on FITC-dextran flux and preserved the tight junction distribution of occludin. RGal activated TLR4 in TLR4-expressing HEK reporter cells, an effect that was significantly inhibited by the TLR4 inhibitor, C34. The effect of RGal was also dependent on PKC, specifically the isoforms PKCd and PKCζ. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS RGal enhances intestinal epithelial barrier function through activation of TLR4 and PKC signaling pathways. Elucidation of RGal mechanisms of action could lead to new, dietary approaches to enhance mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Cristiane H Baggio
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Gadotti VM, Andonegui G, Zhang Z, M'Dahoma S, Baggio CH, Chen L, Basso L, Altier C, MacNaughton WK, Kubes P, Zamponi GW. Neuroimmune Responses Mediate Depression-Related Behaviors following Acute Colitis. iScience 2019; 16:12-21. [PMID: 31146128 PMCID: PMC6542186 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Many patients with visceral inflammation develop pain and psychiatric comorbidities such as major depressive disorder, worsening the quality of life and increasing the risk of suicide. Here we show that neuroimmune activation in mice with dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis is accompanied by the development of pain and depressive behaviors. Importantly, treatment with the flavonoid luteolin prevented both neuroimmune responses and behavioral abnormalities, suggesting a new potential therapeutic approach for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Acute colitis triggers long-term events related to depression Leukocytes infiltrate into brain vasculature Luteolin abolishes leukocyte infiltration and visceral hypersensitivity Luteolin abolishes depression-related behaviors
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- Vinicius M Gadotti
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Shang J, Baggio CH, Nascimento AM, Cipriani TR, MacNaughton W. A252 THE DIETARY FIBRE, RHAMNOGALACTURONAN (RGAL), DRIVES AN INFLAMMATORY GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz006.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J Shang
- Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Federal University of Acre – Campus Forest, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
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- Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Baggio CH, Shang J, Nascimento AM, Cipriani TR, Stephens M, von der Weid P, MacNaughton W. A73 DIETARY FIBRE IMPROVES INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL BARRIER FUNCTION THROUGH TLR4 ACTIVATION. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz006.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- C H Baggio
- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Federal University of Acre – Campus Forest, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
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- Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Peplowski MA, Dicay M, Baggio CH, Wysokinski F, Renaux B, Hollenberg MD, Proud D, MacNaughton WK. Interferon gamma decreases intestinal epithelial aquaporin 3 expression through downregulation of constitutive transcription. J Mol Med (Berl) 2018; 96:1081-1093. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-018-1681-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Baggio CH, Gordon M, Nascimento A, Cipriani T, MacNaughton W. A86 NON-PREBIOTIC EFFECTS OF RHAMNOGALACTURONAN ON INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL BARRIER FUNCTION AND WOUND HEALING. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy009.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- C H Baggio
- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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Lopes F, Keita ÅV, Saxena A, Reyes JL, Mancini NL, Al Rajabi A, Wang A, Baggio CH, Dicay M, van Dalen R, Ahn Y, Carneiro MBH, Peters NC, Rho JM, MacNaughton WK, Girardin SE, Jijon H, Philpott DJ, Söderholm JD, McKay DM. ER-stress mobilization of death-associated protein kinase-1-dependent xenophagy counteracts mitochondria stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:3073-3087. [PMID: 29317503 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The gut microbiome contributes to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in which bacteria can be present within the epithelium. Epithelial barrier function is decreased in IBD, and dysfunctional epithelial mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress have been individually associated with IBD. We therefore hypothesized that the combination of ER and mitochondrial stresses significantly disrupt epithelial barrier function. Here, we treated human colonic biopsies, epithelial colonoids, and epithelial cells with an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, dinitrophenol (DNP), with or without the ER stressor tunicamycin and assessed epithelial barrier function by monitoring internalization and translocation of commensal bacteria. We also examined barrier function and colitis in mice exposed to dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) or DNP and co-treated with DAPK6, an inhibitor of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1). Contrary to our hypothesis, induction of ER stress (i.e. the unfolded protein response) protected against decreased barrier function caused by the disruption of mitochondrial function. ER stress did not prevent DNP-driven uptake of bacteria; rather, specific mobilization of the ATF6 arm of ER stress and recruitment of DAPK1 resulted in enhanced autophagic killing (xenophagy) of bacteria. Of note, epithelia with a Crohn's disease-susceptibility mutation in the autophagy gene ATG16L1 exhibited less xenophagy. Systemic delivery of the DAPK1 inhibitor DAPK6 increased bacterial translocation in DSS- or DNP-treated mice. We conclude that promoting ER stress-ATF6-DAPK1 signaling in transporting enterocytes counters the transcellular passage of bacteria evoked by dysfunctional mitochondria, thereby reducing the potential for metabolic stress to reactivate or perpetuate inflammation.
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- Fernando Lopes
- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden, and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and
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- the Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, and Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N4N1, Canada
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- the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N4N1, Canada
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- the Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, and Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- Medicine, Calvin, Joan, and Phoebe Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, and
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- Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A1, Canada
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- the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden, and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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Dallazen JL, da Silva CF, Hamm L, Córdova MM, Santos ARS, Werner MFP, Baggio CH. Further Antinociceptive Properties of Naringenin on Acute and Chronic Pain in Mice. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Naringenin (NG) is a flavanone abundant in grapefruit and other citrus fruits that presents several pharmacological effects, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, among others. We investigated the antinociception of systemic administration of naringenin (NG) and some of the mechanisms of action underlying its effect. Intraperitoneal administration of NG (10 mg/kg) inhibited the mechanical allodynia induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL) and carrageenan in 65 ± 4 and 43 ± 9% (2 h), respectively. NG also reduced the writhes number (30 mg/kg: 90 ± 9%) and the nociceptive response of formalin (100 mg/kg: 75 ± 12%, inflammatory phase), bradykinin (30 mg/kg: 79 ± 6%) and prostaglandin E2 (100 mg/kg: 98 ± 1%). Besides, NG reduced the glutamate-induced nociception with ID50 value of 66 mg/kg, effect that was reversed by naloxone. NG, at antinociceptive doses, did not affect the locomotor activity. Our findings demonstrated that systemic NG exerts anti-allodynic activity in neuropathic pain model and antinociceptive effect in several chemical and inflammatory models of nociception, with participation of glutamatergic and opioid system.
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- Jorge L. Dallazen
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Carlotto J, de Souza LM, Baggio CH, Werner MFDP, Maria-Ferreira D, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M, Cipriani TR. Polysaccharides from Arctium lappa L.: Chemical structure and biological activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 91:954-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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do Nascimento GE, Baggio CH, Werner MFDP, Iacomini M, Cordeiro LMC. Arabinoxylan from Mucilage of Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.): Structure and Antinociceptive Effect in Mouse Models. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:1239-1244. [PMID: 26824871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Tomato is a known functional food due to its content of bioactive compounds. Herein, polysaccharides were extracted from mucilage of tomatoes, and a purified fraction (PTOK) was analyzed by sugar composition, methylation, and NMR spectroscopy analysis. The results showed the presence of an arabinoxylan, having (1→4)-linked β-d-Xylp units in the main chain, which carried a low proportion of branching (∼5.6%), at O-2 and O-3 position, with side chains constituted by single Araf or Xylp units. Intraperitoneal administration of the arabinoxylan in mice significantly reduced the number of abdominal constrictions induced by 0.6% acetic acid and the inflammatory phase of nociception induced by 2.5% formalin, indicating that it had an antinociceptive effect on inflammatory pain models, amplifying the biological role displayed by arabinoxylans in the diet. Furthermore, this study reports the presence of an arabinoxylan in a dicotyledon plant, and also it is the first study of polysaccharides from mucilage of tomatoes.
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- Georgia Erdmann do Nascimento
- Departamento de Bioquı́mica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná , CP 19.046, CEP 81.531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná , CEP 81.531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquı́mica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná , CP 19.046, CEP 81.531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquı́mica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná , CP 19.046, CEP 81.531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Scoparo CT, Souza LM, Dartora N, Sassaki GL, Santana-Filho AP, Werner MFP, Borato DG, Baggio CH, Iacomini M. Chemical characterization of heteropolysaccharides from green and black teas (Camellia sinensis) and their anti-ulcer effect. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 86:772-81. [PMID: 26861826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In order to obtain polysaccharides from green and black teas (Camellia sinensis), commercial leaves were submitted to infusion and then to alkaline extraction. The extracts were fractionated by freeze-thawing process, giving insoluble and soluble fractions. Complex arabinogalactan protein from the soluble fractions of both teas (GTPS and BTPS) were determined by methylation analysis and (1)H/(13)C-HSQC spectroscopy, showing a main chain of (1→3)-β-Galp, substituted at O-6 by (1→6)-linked β-Galp with side chains of α-Araf and terminal units of α-Araf, α-Fucp and α-Rhap. A highly branched heteroxylan from the insoluble fractions (GTPI and BTPI) showed in methylation analysis and (1)H/(13)C-HSQC spectroscopy the main chain of (1→4)-β-Xylp, substituted in O-3 by α-Araf, β-Galp and α-Glcp units. Evaluating their gastroprotective activity, the fractions containing the soluble heteropolysaccharides from green (GTPS) and black teas (BTPS) reduced the gastric lesions induced by ethanol. Furthermore, the fraction of insoluble heteropolysaccharides of green (GTPI) and black (BTPI) teas also protected the gastric mucosa. In addition, the maintenance of gastric mucus and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels was involved in the polysaccharides gastroprotection.
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- Camila T Scoparo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, State University of Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Smiderle FR, Baggio CH, Borato DG, Santana-Filho AP, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M, Van Griensven LJLD. Anti-inflammatory properties of the medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris might be related to its linear (1→3)-β-D-glucan. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110266. [PMID: 25330371 PMCID: PMC4201515 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The Ascomycete Cordyceps militaris, an entomopathogenic fungus, is one of the most important traditional Chinese medicines. Studies related to its pharmacological properties suggest that this mushroom can exert interesting biological activities. Aqueous (CW and HW) and alkaline (K5) extracts containing polysaccharides were prepared from this mushroom, and a β-D-glucan was purified. This polymer was analysed by GC-MS and NMR spectrometry, showing a linear chain composed of β-D-Glcp (1→3)-linked. The six main signals in the 13C-NMR spectrum were assigned by comparison to reported data. The aqueous (CW, HW) extracts stimulated the expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, and COX-2 by THP-1 macrophages, while the alkaline (K5) extract did not show any effect. However, when the extracts were added to the cells in the presence of LPS, K5 showed the highest inhibition of the pro-inflammatory genes expression. This inhibitory effect was also observed for the purified β-(1→3)-D-glucan, that seems to be the most potent anti-inflammatory compound present in the polysaccharide extracts of C. militaris. In vivo, β-(1→3)-D-glucan also inhibited significantly the inflammatory phase of formalin-induced nociceptive response, and, in addition, it reduced the migration of total leukocytes but not the neutrophils induced by LPS. In conclusion, this study clearly demonstrates the anti-inflammatory effect of β-(1→3)-D-glucan.
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- Fhernanda R. Smiderle
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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Silveira MLL, Smiderle FR, Moraes CP, Borato DG, Baggio CH, Ruthes AC, Wisbeck E, Sassaki GL, Cipriani TR, Furlan SA, Iacomini M. Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory activity of a linear β-D-glucan isolated from Pleurotus sajor-caju. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 113:588-96. [PMID: 25256522 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Glucans comprise an important class of polysaccharides present in basidiomycetes with potential biological activities. A (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan was isolated from Pleurotus sajor-caju via extraction with hot water followed by fractionation by freeze-thawing and finally by dimethyl sulfoxide extraction. The purified polysaccharide showed a (13)C-NMR spectrum with six signals consisting of a linear glucan with a β-anomeric signal at 102.8 ppm and a signal at 86.1 ppm relative to O-3 substitution. The other signals at 76.2, 72.9, 68.3, and 60.8 ppm were attributed to C5, C2, C4, and C6, respectively. This structure was confirmed by methylation analysis, and HSQC studies. The β-d-glucan from P. sajor-caju presented an immunomodulatory activity on THP-1 macrophages, inhibited the inflammatory phase of nociception induced by formalin in mice, and reduced the number of total leukocytes and myeloperoxidase levels induced by LPS. Taken together, these results demonstrate that this β-d-glucan exhibits a significant anti-inflammatory activity.
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- Marcia L L Silveira
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil; Universidade da Região de Joinville, CEP 89219-710 Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade da Região de Joinville, CEP 89219-710 Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade da Região de Joinville, CEP 89219-710 Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade da Região de Joinville, CEP 89219-710 Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Scoparo CT, Borato DG, Souza LM, Dartora N, Silva LM, Maria-Ferreira D, Sassaki GL, Gorin PAJ, Baggio CH, Iacomini M. Gastroprotective bio-guiding fractionation of hydro-alcoholic extracts from green- and black-teas (Camellia sinensis). Food Res Int 2014; 64:577-586. [PMID: 30011691 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hydro-alcoholic extracts from leaves of Camellia sinensis (green- and black-tea leaves) were submitted to a fractionation, promoting the compound separation according to their polarity, and analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. A wide range of compounds could be identified, such as catechins and their gallate (esters) or oxidation derivatives (theaflavins), glycosylated flavonoids and other phenolics, as well as lipids, saponins and alkaloids. Also have been developed, via bio-guided examination, the gastroprotective property of the compounds identified. The samples were assayed using the model of acute gastric lesions induced in rats by ethanol. Hydro-alcoholic extracts of green-tea and black-tea protected the gastric mucosa with ED50=3.6 and 10.2mg/kg, respectively, with participation of gastric mucus and reduced glutathione (GSH). The ethyl acetate fraction from green-tea and aqueous fraction from black-tea were, respectively, 6 and 10 times more effectiveness than the initial extracts. Moreover, the epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG, 0.204mg/kg), a main component of ethyl acetate fraction from green tea, reduced the gastric lesion by 56% and restored the mucus levels, however the rutin (0.0133mg/kg), a flavonoid found in the most active fraction of black-tea, was less significant at the natural concentrations. These results have confirmed that the different compounds present in green- and black-tea hydro-alcoholic extracts and partitioned fractions produce relevant gastroprotection mainly via maintenance of the protective factors, mucus and GSH.
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- Camila T Scoparo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Simas-Tosin FF, Barraza RR, Maria-Ferreira D, Werner MFDP, Baggio CH, Wagner R, Smiderle FR, Carbonero ER, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M, Gorin PAJ. Glucuronoarabinoxylan from coconut palm gum exudate: chemical structure and gastroprotective effect. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 107:65-71. [PMID: 24702919 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A glucuronoarabinoxylan (CNAL) was extracted with 1% aq. KOH (25°C) from Cocos nucifera gum exudate. It had a homogeneous profile on HPSEC-MALLS-RI (Mw 4.6 × 10(4)g/mol) and was composed of Fuc, Ara, Xyl, GlcpA (and 4-O-GlcpA) in a 7:28:62:3 molar ratio. Methylation data showed a branched structure with 39% of non-reducing end units, 3-O-substituted Araf (8%), 3,4-di-O- (15%), 2,4-di-O- (5%) and 2,3,4-tri-O-substituted Xylp units (17%). The anomeric region of CNAL (13)C NMR spectrum contained 9 signals, indicating a complex structure. The main chain of CNAL was characterized by analysis of a Smith-degraded polysaccharide. Its (13)C NMR spectrum showed 5 main signals at δ 101.6, δ 75.5, δ 73.9, δ 72.5, and δ 63.1 that were attributed to C-1, C-4, C-3, C-2 and C-5 of (1→4)-linked β-Xylp-main chain units, respectively. CNAL exhibited gastroprotective effect, by reducing gastric hemorrhagic lesions, when orally administered (1 and 3mg/kg) to rats prior to ethanol administration.
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- Fernanda F Simas-Tosin
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Forense e Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CEP 75702-040 Catalão, GO, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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do Nascimento GE, Hamm LA, Baggio CH, Werner MFDP, Iacomini M, Cordeiro LMC. Structure of a galactoarabinoglucuronoxylan from tamarillo (Solanum betaceum), a tropical exotic fruit, and its biological activity. Food Chem 2013; 141:510-6. [PMID: 23768387 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) is a tropical exotic fruit whose polysaccharides were extracted from the ripe pulp. After various purification steps, homogeneous fractions (designated PTW, STK-1000R and PF) were analyzed by sugar composition, HPSEC, methylation and NMR spectroscopy analysis. The results showed that the fraction PTW consisted of a linear arabinan with (1→5)-linked α-l-arabinofuranosyl units. Fractions designated as STK-1000R and PF contained galactoarabinoglucuronoxylans, with (1→4)-linked β-d-Xylp residues in the backbone, carrying branches exclusively at O-2. The polysaccharide in STK-1000R is less branched than that in the PF fraction (∼20.0% and 36.5%, respectively), with side-chains formed by (1→5)-linked α-l-Araf residues and (1→4)-linked α-d-GlcpA residues and with non-reducing end units formed by α-l-Araf, β-Arap, β-d-Galp, α-d-GlcpA and 4-O-Me-α-d-GlcpA. Intraperitoneal administration of the STK-1000R fraction in mice significantly reduced the number of abdominal constrictions induced by 0.6% acetic acid and the inflammatory phase of nociception induced by 2.5% formalin, indicating that that fraction has an antinociceptive effect on inflammatory pain models.
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- Georgia Erdmann do Nascimento
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19.046, CEP 81.531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Córdova MM, Martins DF, Silva MD, Baggio CH, Carbonero ER, Ruthes AC, Iacomini M, Santos AR. Polysaccharide glucomannan isolated from Heterodermia obscurata attenuates acute and chronic pain in mice. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 92:2058-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nascimento AM, de Souza LM, Baggio CH, Werner MFDP, Maria-Ferreira D, da Silva LM, Sassaki GL, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M, Cipriani TR. Gastroprotective effect and structure of a rhamnogalacturonan from Acmella oleracea. Phytochemistry 2013; 85:137-142. [PMID: 23014505 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The plant Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen (Asteraceae), locally known as jambu, is widely used in Legal Amazon in local dishes and in folk medicine. A polysaccharide (SC) was isolated from this plant, following aqueous extraction, which contained uronic acid, galactose, arabinose, rhamnose, and glucose in a 15:2:1:1:0.5 molar ratio and had a M(w) 226,000 g/mol. Methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy indicated that SC is a rhamnogalacturonan composed of a long chain of →4)-6-OMe-α-D-GalpA-(1→, interspersed with some α-L-Rhap residues, partly substituted by side-chains of type II arabinogalactans. SC significantly inhibited ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats with an ED₅₀ of 1.5 mg/kg, indicating that SC acts as gastroprotective agent.
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- Adamara M Nascimento
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, CP 19046, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Twardowschy A, dos Santosa AC, Mayer B, Potrich FB, Cipriani TR, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M, Marques MCA, Mesia-Velaa S. In vivo/in vitro studies of the effects of the type II arabinogalactan isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek on the gastrointestinal tract of rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 67:405-10. [PMID: 23016280 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2012-7-808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Type II arabinogalactan (AG) is a polysaccharide found in Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae), a plant reputed as gastroprotective. Oral and intraperitoneal administration of the AG protected rats from gastric ulcers induced by ethanol. No alteration of mechanisms related to acid gastric secretion and gastrointestinal motility were observed. In vitro, the AG showed a potent scavenging activity against the radical of DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) with an IC50 value of 9.3 microM. However, the mechanism of the gastroprotective action remains to be identified.
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- Cristiane H Baggio
- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Twardowschy A, Santos ACD, Mayer B, Potrich FB, Cipriani TR, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M, Marques MCA, Mesia-Vela S. In vivo/in vitro Studies of the Effects of the Type II Arabinogalactan Isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek on the Gastrointestinal Tract of Rats. Z NATURFORSCH C 2012. [DOI: 10.5560/znc.2012.67c0405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mellinger-Silva C, Simas-Tosin FF, Schiavini DN, Werner MF, Baggio CH, Pereira IT, da Silva LM, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M. Isolation of a gastroprotective arabinoxylan from sugarcane bagasse. Bioresour Technol 2011; 102:10524-10528. [PMID: 21945160 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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After industrial processing, one-third of sugarcane culms is converted into residual bagasse. The xylan-rich hemicellulose components of the bagasse were extracted with hot aqueous alkali (AX-CRUDE). Approximately 82% of the extracted hemicelluloses was precipitated with ethanol (AX-PET). Both AX-CRUDE and AX-PET contained an arabinoxylan as confirmed by 13C NMR and methylation analysis. Fraction AX-PET was fed to female Wistar rats with ethanol-induced gastric lesions. Oral administrations of 30, 100, and 300 mg/kg reduced the gastric lesion area by over 50%, and replenished ethanol-induced depletion of glutathione. The polysaccharide also increased mucus production by over 70%, indicating its cytoprotective action on experimentally induced gastric ulcers. These findings are significant, since a biologically active compound can be extracted in high yields from an abundant, readily available residue.
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- Caroline Mellinger-Silva
- Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Américas, 29501, 23.020-470 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Pereira MI, Ruthes AC, Carbonero ER, Marcon R, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Santos ARS, Eliasaro S, Sassaki GL, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M. Chemical structure and selected biological properties of a glucomannan from the lichenized fungus Heterodermia obscurata. Phytochemistry 2010; 71:2132-2139. [PMID: 20947106 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2010] [Revised: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Successive aqueous and alkaline extraction of the thallus of the lichenized fungus Heterodermia obscurata provided a highly branched glucomannan fraction (GM), whose chemical structure was determined. This was based on monosaccharide composition, methylation, partial acid hydrolysis, and NMR spectroscopic analysis. It consisted of a main chain of (1→6)-linked α-D-mannopyranosyl units, almost all being substituted at O-2 with α-D-glucopyranosyl, α-D-mannopyranosyl, and 4-O-substituted α-D-mannopyranosyl groups. Intra-peritoneal administration of this GM induced a marked and dose-dependent inhibition of acetic acid-induced visceral pain with an ID(50) of 0.6 (0.2-2.0) mg/kg and inhibition of 88±4%. It also reduced leukocyte migration by 58±4%, but did not alter plasmatic extravasation to the peritoneal cavity. The results suggest that the glucomannan from the H. obscurata might have potential for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory utilization.
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- Maria Izabel Pereira
- Departamento de Farmácia, Faculdade Assis Gurgacz, 85806-090 Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Komura DL, Carbonero ER, Gracher AHP, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marcon R, Santos ARS, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M. Structure of Agaricus spp. fucogalactans and their anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties. Bioresour Technol 2010; 101:6192-6199. [PMID: 20363124 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Fucogalactans from Agaricus brasiliensis (EPF-Ab) and A. bisporus var. hortensis (EPF-Ah) were prepared via by aqueous extraction and a purification procedure. EPF-Ab had M(w) 19.4 x 10(3)g/mol and EPF-Ah M(w) 31.1 x 10(3)g/mol. EPF-Ab had a (1-->6)-linked alpha-D-Galp main-chain partially substituted in O-2 by non-reducing end-units of alpha-L-Fucp. EPF-Ah had a similar main-chain with O-2 substitution, but was partially methylated at HO-3, as well as having 2.5% non-reducing end-units of beta-D-Gal. In mice, EPF-Ab gave 39% antinociceptive inhibition (ID(50)>100mg/kg) and no anti-inflammatory activity. EPF-Ah also gave an inhibition of 39% at ID(50) 0.33 mg/kg and also inhibited by 61% (ID(50) 5.0mg/kg) total cell migration and by 32% peritoneal capillary permeability, which is related to the anti-inflammatory effect. The small differences in chemical structure in these polysaccharides thus modified their biological activities.
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- Dirce L Komura
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
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Freitas CS, Baggio CH, Finau J, Anginoni M, Pizzolatti MG, Santos ARS, Marques MCA. Inhibition of H+/K+ ATPase in the gastroprotective effect of Baccharis illinita DC. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 60:1105-10. [DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.8.0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Baccharis illinita DC (Compositae) is used in folk medicine to treat gastric disturbances. Preliminary studies with other extracts of B. Illinita showed gastric protection against ethanol-, indometacin- and stress-induced ulcers and the inhibition of gastric secretion. Based on these data, the aim of this study was to verify the pathways involved in the inhibition of gastric secretion. The chloroform extract (CE) of flowers from B. illinita (3, 10, 30 and 100 mg kg−1 i.p.) tested on rats with pylorus ligature reduced the volume and the total acidity of gastric content by approximately 50% (ED50 = 69 mg kg−1). Treatment with CE (100 mg kg−1 i.p.) reduced the gastric total acidity stimulated by histamine, bethanechol and pentagastrin to 42%, 27% and 57% of that in the stimulated control group, respectively. The CE (10, 30 and 100 μM) inhibited H+/K+ ATPase activity in-vitro, with an IC50 of 37 μM. The isolated flavonoid luteolin (1, 3, 10 and 30 μM) also inhibited H+/K+ ATPase activity by 50%, at a dose of 30 μM. Our results suggest that the reduction in gastric secretion occurs through inhibition of H+/K+ ATPase, which is the final step in acid secretion and therefore one of the most important steps.
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- Cristina S Freitas
- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Centre of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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dos Santos AC, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Lepieszynski J, Mayer B, Twardowschy A, Missau FC, dos Santos ÉP, Pizzolatti MG, Marques MCA. Gastroprotective activity of the chloroform extract of the roots from Arctium lappa L. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 60:795-801. [DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.6.0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Arctium lappa L. is used in folk medicine as a diuretic, depurative and digestive stimulant and in dermatological conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect and the possible mechanisms involved in the gastroprotective effects of a chloroform extract (CE) of the roots from A. lappa and its fractions. Oral pretreatment with CE (10, 30 and 100 mgkg−1) significantly reduced gastric lesions induced by ethanol by 61%, 70% and 76%, respectively. Oral administration of CE (100 mgkg−1 per day for 7 days) reduced the chronic gastric ulceration induced by acetic acid by 52%. Intraduodenal CE (100, 300 and 600 mgkg−1) reduced the total acidity of gastric secretion by 22%, 22% and 33%, respectively, while i.p. administration (10, 30 and 100 mgkg−1) inhibited total acidity by 50%, 60% and 67%, respectively. In-vitro, CE inhibited H+, K+-ATPase activity with an EC50 of 53 μgmL−1 and fraction A (30 and 100 μgmL−1) reduced this by 48% and 89%, respectively. CE had no effect on gastrointestinal motility. CE (250 μgmL−1) and fraction B (100 and 250 μgmL−1) had free-radical scavenging ability, inhibiting 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical activity by 50%, 20% and 55%, respectively. Collectively, the results show that the CE protects animals from gastric lesions by reducing gastric acid secretion via inhibition of gastric H+, K+-ATPase.
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- Ana C dos Santos
- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Botany, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sector of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Cipriani TR, Mellinger CG, de Souza LM, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marques MCA, Gorin PA, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M. Polygalacturonic acid: Another anti-ulcer polysaccharide from the medicinal plant Maytenus ilicifolia. Carbohydr Polym 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cipriani TR, Mellinger CG, Bertolini ML, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marques MCA, Gorin PA, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M. Gastroprotective effect of a type I arabinogalactan from soybean meal. Food Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Smiderle FR, Olsen LM, Carbonero ER, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marcon R, Santos AR, Gorin PA, Iacomini M. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in a rodent model of a (1→3),(1→6)-linked β-glucan isolated from Pleurotus pulmonarius. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 597:86-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Smiderle FR, Olsen LM, Carbonero ER, Marcon R, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Santos ARS, Torri G, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M. A 3-O-methylated mannogalactan from Pleurotus pulmonarius: structure and antinociceptive effect. Phytochemistry 2008; 69:2731-2736. [PMID: 18834999 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 06/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A polysaccharide (Mw 2.39x10(4)g/mol) was extracted with cold water from the basidiomycete Pleurotus pulmonarius, and its antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties were evaluated. It was a mannogalactan (MG), whose structure was characterized using mono- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, methylation analysis, and a controlled Smith degradation. It had a main chain of (1-->6)-linked alpha-D-galactopyranosyl and 3-O-methyl-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl units, both of which are partially substituted at O-2 by beta-D-mannopyranosyl non-reducing ends. The MG was tested for its effects on the acetic acid-induced writhing reaction in mice, a typical model for inflammatory pain, causing a marked and dose-dependent inhibition of the nociceptive response, with ID50 of 16.2 (14.7-17.7)mg/kg and inhibition of 93+/-3% at a dose of 30mg/kg. An inflammatory response was not inhibited.
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- F R Smiderle
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba PR, Brazil
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Cipriani TR, Mellinger CG, de Souza LM, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marques MC, Gorin PA, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M. Acidic heteroxylans from medicinal plants and their anti-ulcer activity. Carbohydr Polym 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cosmo SA, Mayer B, Freitas CS, Baggio CH, Marques MCA. Gastroprotective effect of hydroalcoholic extract from barks of Persea major Kopp (Lauraceae) in rats. Rev bras farmacogn 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2007000400010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cipriani TR, Mellinger CG, de Souza LM, Baggio CH, Freitas CS, Marques MCA, Gorin PAJ, Sassaki GL, Iacomini M. A polysaccharide from a tea (infusion) of Maytenus ilicifolia leaves with anti-ulcer protective effects. J Nat Prod 2006; 69:1018-21. [PMID: 16872136 DOI: 10.1021/np060045z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Maytenus ilicifolia is a medicinal plant used as a tea (infusion) for treatment of stomach ulcers. This tea furnished a polysaccharide after several purification steps, consisting of a freezing-thawing process, Fehling precipitation, ultrafiltration, and dialysis. It consisted of arabinose, galactose, galacturonic acid, 4-O-methylglucuronic acid, rhamnose, and glucose in a 42:41:6:5:4:2 molar ratio. Methylation analysis, controlled Smith degradation, and NMR spectroscopy indicated that it was a type II arabinogalactan containing a (1-->3)-linked beta-d-Galp main chain, substituted at O-6 by (1-->6)-linked beta-d-Galp chains, which were mainly substituted at O-3 by (1-->5)- and (1-->3)-linked alpha-l-Araf chains, and nonreducing end-units of alpha-l-Araf and 4-O-Me-GlcpA. This polysaccharide significantly inhibited ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats with an ED(50) of 9.3 mg/kg, suggesting that the arabinogalactan liberated from the infusion has a protective anti-ulcer effect.
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- Thales R Cipriani
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP-19046, CEP-81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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