2020
Blutaparon portulacoides ethanolic extract reduced IL-1β and inflammatory parameters induced by the Mycobacterium complex and carrageenan in mice
Kassuya R, Radai J, Macorini L, Nunes V, Salvador M, Leite P, Oliveira R, Croda J, Arena A, Kassuya C. Blutaparon portulacoides ethanolic extract reduced IL-1β and inflammatory parameters induced by the Mycobacterium complex and carrageenan in mice. Inflammopharmacology 2020, 29: 439-450. PMID: 32910315, DOI: 10.1007/s10787-020-00752-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmaranthaceaeAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntitubercular AgentsCarrageenanDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaFemaleInflammationInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycobacterium tuberculosisPlant ExtractsPleurisyRatsRats, WistarConceptsSwiss miceIL-1β levelsC57BL-6 miceEthanolic extractInflammation/infectionSafe new drugsM. tuberculosis growthMechanical hyperalgesiaInflammatory parametersOral treatmentIL-1βPleurisy modelMinimum inhibitory concentrationPharmacoeconomic perspectiveC57BL6 miceComplete adjuvantSubcutaneous injectionOral administrationWistar ratsMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisNew drugsHealth benefitsTuberculosis growthInhibitory concentration
2017
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and antimycobacterial activities of the essential oil of Psidium guineense Sw. and spathulenol
do Nascimento K, Moreira F, Santos J, Kassuya C, Croda J, Cardoso C, do Carmo Vieira M, Ruiz A, Foglio M, de Carvalho J, Formagio A. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and antimycobacterial activities of the essential oil of Psidium guineense Sw. and spathulenol. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2017, 210: 351-358. PMID: 28844678, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicAntioxidantsAntitubercular AgentsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEdemaFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansInhibitory Concentration 50MaleMiceOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPleurisyPsidiumRatsRats, WistarSesquiterpenesConceptsGas chromatography-mass spectrometryNuclear magnetic resonanceAntimycobacterial activityModerate antimycobacterial activityChromatography-mass spectrometryAnti-inflammatory effectsOvarian cancer cell linesAnti-inflammatory potentialAnti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activityPsidium guineense SwEssential oilCancer cell linesSulforhodamine B assayChromatographic columnPG-1Pleurisy modelInflammatory diseasesOral administrationAntioxidant activityAntimycobacterial propertiesREMA methodTuberculosis activityB assaySignificant inhibitionCell proliferation
2014
Antihyperalgesic and antidepressive actions of (R)-(+)-limonene, α-phellandrene, and essential oil from Schinus terebinthifolius fruits in a neuropathic pain model
Piccinelli A, Santos J, Konkiewitz E, Oesterreich S, Formagio A, Croda J, Ziff E, Kassuya C. Antihyperalgesic and antidepressive actions of (R)-(+)-limonene, α-phellandrene, and essential oil from Schinus terebinthifolius fruits in a neuropathic pain model. Nutritional Neuroscience 2014, 18: 217-224. PMID: 24661285, DOI: 10.1179/1476830514y.0000000119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold hyperalgesiaMechanical hyperalgesiaAntidepressive actionOral treatmentLocomotor activityExhibit anti-inflammatory activityNerve injury modelNeuropathic pain modelDepressive-like behaviorDose of ketamineAnti-inflammatory activityOpen field testAntihyperalgesic effectNeuropathic painSNI ratsPain modelSwim testS. terebinthifolius fruitsInjury modelOral administrationHyperalgesiaSchinus terebinthifolius fruitsCold stimuliRatsTreatment