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Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of ethanolic and ethyl acetate stem bark extracts of Copaifera multijuga (Fabaceae) in mice
- Source :
- Acta Amazonica, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 347-357 (2018), Acta Amazonica, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 347-357, Published: DEC 2018, Acta Amazonica v.48 n.4 2018, Acta Amazonica, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), instacron:INPA, Web of Science, Repositório Institucional da UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), instacron:UNESP
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2018.
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Abstract
- The properties of oil-resin of copaiba, Copaifera multijuga are commonly mentioned in the literature, but there are few studies on extracts from its stem bark. We evaluated the antioxidant effects of ethanolic (EE) and ethyl acetate (EA) crude stem bark extracts from copaiba and compared them to rutin in a paracetamol (PCM)-induced oxidative stress model in mice. All test comparisons differed significantly. Hepatic catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity decreased in the PCM group, and there was an increase of protein carbonyls in the liver, kidney and brain. However, the protein carbonyls decreased in the liver for the PCM + EE group, in the kidneys for the PCM + EA and PCM + Rutin groups, and in the brain for all treatments. Hepatic GSH decreased in the PCM group and increased in the PCM + EE group. The extracts showed a positive effect on ascorbic acid (ASA), since they were able to restore the levels of parameters that had been changed by PCM. There was an increase of ALT and AST activity in the plasma within the PCM group. Even though ALT decreased in the PCM + Rutin, PCM + EE and PCM + EA groups, EE and EA did not have an effect on AST. The strongest antioxidant effect was observed for EE, due to the presence of the phenolic compounds epicatechin and epiafzelechin, as well as the highest concentration of total phenols and an excellent antioxidant potential observed in the DPPH· test. RESUMO As propriedades do óleo-resina da copaíba, Copaifera multijuga são comumente citadas na literatura, mas há poucos estudos sobre extratos da casca do caule. Avaliamos os efeitos antioxidantes de extratos brutos etanólico (EE) e acetato de etila (EA) da casca do caule da copaíba e os comparamos à rutina no modelo de estresse oxidativo induzido por paracetamol (PCM) em camundongos. Todas as comparações de teste diferiram significativamente. A atividade da catalase hepática (CAT) e da glutationa-S-transferase (GST) diminuiu no grupo PCM, e houve um aumento de proteínas carboniladas no fígado, rim e cérebro. No entanto, as proteínas carboniladas diminuíram no fígado no fígado para o grupo PCM + EE, nos rins para os grupos PCM + EA e PCM + rutina, e no cérebro para todos os tratamentos. A GSH hepática diminuiu no grupo PCM e aumentou no grupo PCM + EE. Os extratos mostraram um efeito positivo sobre o ácido ascórbico (ASA), uma vez que foram capazes de restaurar os níveis dos parâmetros que foram alterados pelo PCM. Houve um aumento da atividade de ALT e AST no plasma dentro do grupo PCM. Embora a ALT tenha diminuído nos grupos PCM + rutina, PCM + EE e PCM + EA, EE e EA não afetaram a AST. O efeito antioxidante mais forte foi observado para o EE, provavelmente devido à presença dos compostos fenólicos epicatequina e epiafzelequina, assim como à maior concentração de fenóis totais e um excelente potencial antioxidante observado no teste DPPH·.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Science (General)
animal structures
Antioxidant
DPPH
medicine.medical_treatment
Ethyl acetate
intoxicação aguda
Q1-390
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Rutin
Copaiba
medicine
copaíba
oxidative stress
skin and connective tissue diseases
copaiba
acute intoxication
acetaminophen
biology
Traditional medicine
urogenital system
Chemistry
Glutathione
Ascorbic acid
estresse oxidativo
acetaminofeno
030104 developmental biology
Catalase
embryonic structures
biology.protein
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18094392 and 00445967
- Volume :
- 48
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Amazonica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b01e269a8be5062cbdd33ac8950064bc