2016
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk.
Trevizan L, do Nascimento K, Santos J, Kassuya C, Cardoso C, do Carmo Vieira M, Moreira F, Croda J, Formagio A. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2016, 192: 510-515. PMID: 27612433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAntitubercular AgentsBenzothiazolesBiphenyl CompoundsCarrageenanChemotaxis, LeukocyteDexamethasoneDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisOils, VolatilePhytotherapyPicratesPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant OilsPlants, MedicinalPleurisySapindaceaeSulfonic AcidsTerpenesTime FactorsConceptsNatural anti-inflammatory agentAnti-inflammatory agentsSubcutaneous injectionOral administrationAnti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activityAnti-mycobacterial activityAntioxidant activityTotal leucocytesEOAETuberculosis activityMycobacterium tuberculosisGas chromatography-mass spectrometrySignificant inhibitionMiceTraditional medicineEdemaPleurisyPositive controlReference standardDexamethasoneCarrageenanAdministrationModerate antioxidant activityInjectionMajor constituents
2014
Evaluation of the anti-mycobacterium tuberculosis activity and in vivo acute toxicity of Annona sylvatic
Araujo R, Neves F, Formagio A, Kassuya C, Stefanello M, Souza V, Pavan F, Croda J. Evaluation of the anti-mycobacterium tuberculosis activity and in vivo acute toxicity of Annona sylvatic. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2014, 14: 209. PMID: 24974069, PMCID: PMC4082671, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVivo acute toxicityAnti-mycobacterial activityLC-MSFirst chemical characterizationAnti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activityLiquid-liquid partitioningMinimal inhibitory concentrationEthyl acetate fractionChemical characterizationAntituberculosis activitySpectroscopic dataBody weightIsolation of quercetinAcute toxicityChemical fractionationChromatographic analysisFemale Swiss miceMultidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsControl of tuberculosisAcute toxicity evaluationToxicity evaluationMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsTuberculosis activityAlmunequinEAF fractions