Dissertações em Neurociências e Biologia Celular (Mestrado) - PPGNBC/ICB

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O Mestrado Acadêmico pertence ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências e Biologia Celular (PPGNBC) do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA).

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Análise da ação cicatrizante dos extratos da folha, pecíolo e caule da Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott in vitro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2020-02-17) BASTOS, Aline Costa; YAMADA, Elizabeth Sumi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7240314827308306; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Chronic injuries affect a large portion of society, treatment for these patients has high financial costs and a result that is not satisfactory. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate whether ethanolic extracts from the stem, petiole and leaf of Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott have healing activity in vitro. For that, the identification of substance classes of the extracts was carried out by HPTLC, the analyzes of: cytotoxicity, in vitro healing, hematoxylin and eosin morphology and immunomarking for BrdU was also performed. This demonstrated the antioxidant activity and the presence of terpenes in the three extracts, and the presence of flavonoids and phenols in the leaf extract. A serial curve was performed with concentrations of 100 to 0.19 μg / ml of the extracts of the stem, petiole and leaf, in times of 24, 48 and 72h, and it did'n present cytotoxicity. From the cytotoxicity test, the concentrations of 0.78, 0.39; 0.19 μg/ml of the three extracts were chosen for the next tests. Thus, the control group in 6, 12 and 24 hours showed a lesion area of 82.08 ± 12.13, 56.14 ± 15.75, 34.34 ± 10.12%, respectively; while the extract of the stem showed lesion area, in the time of 6h, of 66.108 ± 23.85, 66.10 ± 13.13, 64.81 ± 20.42%, respectively; in 12h, 38.86 ± 20.66, 40.45 ± 14.64, 32.29 ± 16.62, respectively; in 24h, 13.48 ± 11.20, 10.67 ± 7.94, 10.15 ± 7.35%, respectively. The petiole extract showed a lesion area, in 6h, 74.02 ± 15.16%, 80.32 ± 22.50%, 75.56 ± 20.09%, respectively; at 12h, 38.86 ± 20.66, 46.79 ± 12.46, 40.98 ± 5.45%, respectively; in 24h, 13.48 ± 11.21, 27.33 ± 13.86, 12.40 ± 7.72%, respectively. The leaf extract, on the other hand, showed a lesion area, in the time of 6h, 73.08 ± 21.35, 72.91 ± 18.19, 67.84 ± 17.89%, respectively; in 12h, 48.76 ± 21.17, 48.02 ± 17.30, 44.54 ± 18.70%, respectively, in 24h, 24.59 ± 14.58, 26.07 ± 16 , 73, 23.75 ± 15.76%, respectively. There was no significant morphological change in hematoxylin and eosin staining. In the quantification of positive BrdU cells, the control group showed an average of 19.778 ± 3.80, while the groups treated with the extracts at concentrations of 0.78, 0.39, 0.19 μg/ml, for the extract of stem, demonstrated mean of 20.222 ± 1.855, 37.889 ± 7.407, 29.778 ± 4.521 positive BrdU cells, respectively, for petiole extract, mean of 20.222 ± 2.587, 20.444 ± 5.077, 24.889 ± 3.551 positive BrdU cells, respectively; for leaf extract, mean of 20,556 ± 3,504, 23,778 ± 5,974, 22,889 ± 3,1798 positive BrdU cells, respectively. Therefore, Montrichardia linifera stem and petiole extract, in small concentrations, demonstrated wound healing activity in vitro.
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Avaliação da atividade antinociceptiva e anti-inflamatória da Pellucidina A e elucidação do mecanismo de ação em modelos in vivo
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-10-13) QUEIROZ, Amanda Pâmela dos Santos; MAIA, Cristiane do Socorro Ferraz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4835820645258101; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
The Peperomia pellucida (Piperaceae) is an herbaceous plant commonly found in the American and Asian continents. In the Amazon the species is known by the name of erva-de-jabuti. This plant is used in folk medicine to treat a wide range of symptoms and diseases such as conjunctivitis, headache, asthma, gastric ulcer, inflammation and arthritis. Pellucidin A is an isolated compound of the species Peperomia pellucida and this study aimed to analyze the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of this compound, as well as to elucidate its mechanism of action. For the assays, male albino mice (25-40 g) were used, which were initially treated with pellucidin A at the doses of 0.5; 1 and 5 mg / kg (i.p.) and subjected to locomotor evaluation by the open field test and animal models of acute pain, such as acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing tests, formalin tests and the hot plate test. The acetic acid-induced abdominal contortion test was realized to elucidate the mechanism of action in which the animals were treated at the standard dose of 5 mg/kg (i.p.) and for anti-inflammatory analysis of the compound was used model of granuloma induced by pellets of cotton, in which the animals were treated in the dose of 10 mg/kg (i.p.). The compound did not show capacity to change the ambulation of the animals at any of the administered doses. In the contortion test, pellucidin A was able to inhibit the number of abdominal writhings in 43% at the dose of 1 mg/kg, and 65% at the dose of 5 mg/kg. In the formalin test, an antinociceptive effect was observed at the dose of 5 mg/kg, with a 68% reduction in the lymph time of the animal's paw in the inflammatory phase, showing a similar response to Indomethacin used at a dose of 10 mg/kg as positive control for this phase. Animals treated with pellucidin A and subjected to the hot plate assay did not show any change in their latency time on the plate, showing a similar response to the animals treated just with the vehicle solution. For the elucidation of the action mechanism, the pellucidin A was administered at the standard dose of 5 mg/kg (i.p.) and associated with Indomethacin (5 mg/kg i.p.), NS-398 (10 mg/kg i.p.) cyproeptadine (0.5 mg/kg i.p.), naloxone (1 mg/kg i.p.) and L-NAME (5 mg/kg i.p.). The pellucidin A has shown a synergistic action when associated with cyproeptadine and L-NAME, with a decrease in the pattern of abdominal writhing by 97% when associated with cyproheptadine and 96% with L-NAME. In the analysis of the action of pellucidin A (10 mg/kg i.p.) in the granuloma test induced by cotton pellets, pellucidin A presented anti-inflammatory activity, reduced granuloma formation in 24% in the treated mice. The results confirm the hypothesis that pellucin A presents analgesic activity capable of interfering in the inflammatory process, acting as a possible glucocorticoid agonist.
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Avaliação da influência do tratamento com indometacina no aprendizado e na memória espacial em modelo murino de diabetes tipo 1
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-05-25) SANTOS, Gabriel Cardoso de Queiroz; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the group of metabolic disorders that has as a common characteristic the disregulation of blood glucose levels, invariably leading to hyperglycemia. This disease has become the most frequent in the adult population, mainly in developing countries, causing several serious consequences such as cardiovascular and renal diseases, factors responsible for a high mortality rate of the individuals affected. In addition that consequences, which are better investigated and described in the literature, other types of complications are observed. Clinical and experimental studies demonstrate that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus may contribute to the development of cognitive deficits and dementias. However, the mechanisms that lead to such disorders are not yet fully understood. A study using the non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, indomethacin, has shown that aspects related to impaired neuronal plasticity in diabetes can be reversed, demonstrating that these disorders may be modulated by neuroinflammatory changes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of chronic treatment with indomethacin on memory and learning in a murine model of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Using the open field test, Y-maze test and Morris water maze test we investigated the indomethacin effects on behaviors changes after aloxan inducing T1DM. Indomethacin significantly decrease related behaviors to the anxious state in Open field test. This treatment also reversed space work memory deficits in the Y-maze test, and learning and spatial memory deficits in the Morris Water Maze. Thus, it can be concluded that chronic treatment with indomethacin has beneficial effects on the cognition of mice submitted to type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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Avaliação da seletividade olfatória causada pela infecção por SARS-COV-2
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-09-16) ALMEIDA, José Ramon Gama; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806; ÁVILA, Paulo Eduardo Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4673218055614655
Introduction: Sudden loss of smell is one of the most prevalent symptoms of COVID-19. The sense of smell ranges from detecting warning odors in the environment to building our most pleasurable experiences. This sense stimulates a complex neural network, including the temporal lobe, the amygdala, the insula and a large part of the limbic lobe: the loss of smell should not, only, be considered a sensory symptom, but also a psycho-sensory syndrome. Objectives: This study was aimed to evaluate the olfactory selectivity and trigeminal sensation in olfactory alterations reported by patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: The Randomized case-control study involving 88 individuals: COVID-19 without olfactory dysfunction previously diagnosed prior to the pandemic period; with COVID-19 with olfactory dysfunction diagnosed before the pandemic period; and without COVID-19 and loss of olfactory sensitivity during the pandemic period, with persistent anosmia or hyposmia after SARS-CoV-2 infection. All individuals participating in the study (Control/intervention groups) diagnosed with or without COVID-19 underwent evaluation data collection form and psychophysical sensory test which included olfactory test, olfactory memory test, olfactory threshold test and trigeminal sensation test (CEP-UFPA: 40962420.2.0000.0018). ANOVA follow the Tukey test. Results: The results demonstrated which all patients with or without COVID-19 diagnosis, loss the ability to not identify the odorant of banana essence when compared to the healthy health group being significant control vs. COVID-19 without p<0.0002 and significant control vs. COVID-19 with p<0.0010 and not significant COVID-19 without vs. COVID-19 with p>0.05. For the short-term olfactory memory test which all patients with or without COVID-19 diagnosis, demonstrated an increase in the misidentification of odorants presented when compared to healthy controls, as well as in the olfactory threshold differences in perception were observed between the groups. analyzed. The absence of at least one chemosensory function (cooling sensation) of the trigeminal during the test period was reported by which all patients with or without COVID-19 diagnosis, when compared to the healthy control group. Conclusion: In this way, SARS-CoV-2 infection may be promoting an olfactory dysfunction that affects the perception of banana odor, as well as the affected long-term characteristic such as olfactory memory, olfactory threshold and trigeminal sensation of olfactory loss that COVID-19. 19 generates in patients may provide clues to therapeutic interventions aimed at preventing, alleviating or curing long-term olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19.
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Avaliação das alterações no sistema somatossensorial como estratégia para o diagnóstico precoce e tratamento de pacientes com transtorno do espectro autista - TEA
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2020-01-31) SANTA MARIA, Bruna Castro; Amira Consuêlo de Melo Figueiras; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6213115471891287; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in communication and social interaction in multiple contexts and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. The most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), presented the addition of "hyper and hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment" as defining diagnostic characteristics of autism. Individuals with autism often report tactile sensitivities, such as stiffness or withdrawal when touched. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify changes in somesthetic sensitivity that may assist in strategies for early diagnosis and intervention of patients with autism. Clinical observations and questionnaires were carried out among the participants, where it was observed that children from control group showed minimal alterations in somesthetic reactivity when compared with the ASD group. It was found that 90% of the participants in the TEA group did not play with different consistencies; 70% do not play with gelatinous objects and materials of different textures, as well as showing an aversion to certain fabrics and / or clothing labels; 62% do not participate in games that get wet or smeared and walk or walked on tiptoe and 50% avoid hugging and / or physical contact, showing that in children with autism it is possible to notice early hypo or somesthetic hyperreactivity, which could support the diagnosis and early intervention strategies.
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Avaliar a influência do tratamento crônico com vitamina C em um modelo de estresse provocado pela dor inflamatória induzida por ácido acético em ratos wistar adolescentes
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-12-21) NASCIMENTO, Gisely da Silva; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Stress in adolescence may be linked to consequences that may persist throughout life. The injuries suffered in the brain, due to exposure to stress factors, contribute to the development of pathologies related to behavior and emotionality, such as anxiety and depression. These two pathologies have been taking on increasingly frightening proportions these days, especially among adolescents and young people, due to brain plasticity in this phase. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of chronic vitamin C treatment on stress in adolescent animals in a model of inflammatory pain induced by acetic acid. Using the open field test, vitamin C was shown to significantly reduce anxiety-related behavior. This chronic treatment also satisfactorily reversed memory and learning deficits in Morris water maze. In conclusion, the chronic treatment with vitamin C has beneficial effects on the emotionality and behaviors of adolescent animals submitted to acetic acid injections. In addition, the acetic acid injection model has been shown to be efficient in inducing an anxious state of the animals.
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Caracterização química, avaliação da toxicidade oral aguda e da atividade antinociceptiva do extrato metanólico das folhas de Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2024-08) COSTA, Wellington Junior Taisho Nagahama; AMARANTE, Cristine Bastos do; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4101983776191966; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8602-8180; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Background: Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott is popularly known as “aninga”, “aningaçu”, “aningaíba” and “aninga-do-igapó”. The compresses and plasters from the leaves of the medicinal plant are used to treat abscesses, tumors and pain caused by stingray stings. Aim of the study: The study aimed to investigate the antinociceptive potential of the methanolic extract of Montrichardia linifera leaves (MEMLL), as well as carry out chemical characterization and acute oral toxicity. Materials and methods: The leaves were collected during the rainy season and the methanolic extract was obtained after gradient extraction in different solvents. The MEMLL was analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The evaluation of the acute oral toxicity test was used to observe the presence of toxic substances. Subsequently, acetic acid, hot plate and formalin tests were used to evaluate the analgesic effects. Results: The HPLC fingerprint analysis allowed the identification of rutin, quercetin and epicatechin. The analysis of NMR spectra identified rutin and quercetin, as well as the flavonoids luteolin and chrysoeriol. The MEMLL did not demonstrate effects considered toxic. In the acetic acid test, the MEMLL inhibited peripheral pain by 51.46% (p < 0.05) at a dose of 50 mg/kg and 75.08% (p < 0.001) at a dose of 100 mg/kg. The hot plate test evaluated the latency time of animals, demonstrating central activity at 30 and 60 min increasing by 164.43% (p < 0.01) and 122.95% (p < 0.05) at a dose of 50 mg /kg and 162.62% (p < 0.01) and 136.68% (p < 0.05) at a dose of 100 mg/kg. The formalin test evaluated the central and peripheral antinociceptive effect of the MEMLL. In the neurogenic phase, a reduction of 35.25% (p < 0.05) at a dose of 50 mg/kg and 52.30% (p < 0.01) at a dose of 100 mg/kg. In inflammatory pain, a reduction of 66.39% (p < 0.0001) and 72.15% (p < 0.0001) was observed. Conclusion: The antinociceptive activity supports its ethnopharmacological use. This analgesic effect is probably associated with the identified flavonoids, all of which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties. Furthermore, the MEMLL was non-toxic.
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Efeitos do tratamento agudo sistêmico de beta-cariofileno em camundongos fêmea saudáveis e em modelo de inflamação sistêmica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-07) MONTEIRO, Rayan Fidel Martins; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
All the functions of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are not yet fully understood, however this system is known to have a neuromodulatory effect, essentially attributed to cannabinoid type I receptors (CB1R), which systemic activation induces psychoactive effects. In contrast, the immunomodulatory effect of ECS, attributed mainly to cannabinoid type II receptors (CB2R), has been demonstrated as an alternative treatment for several acute or chronic inflammatory diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases in animal models via chronic CB2R activation. However, the effects of this treatment are still unclear shortly after its administration. In this sense, we seek to investigate the effects of the acute-systemic treatment of β-caryophyllene (BCP), a phyto-cannabinoid agonist of CB2R in a murine model of neuroinflammation induced by LPS. We performed the open field test (OF) 2 and 4 h after the induction of sickness behavior by Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and demonstrated that in animals pretreated with BCP, in the 2 h window, there was maintenance in the quality of movement in animals that received LPS without alteration in the induction of sickness behavior, and increased activity in the aversive region of the apparatus in animals that did not receive LPS. Indicating the immune and neuromodulatory effect of BCP. We also performed the Morris Water Labyrinth (MWM) test 24 h after inoculation of LPS, however it was not possible to discriminate changes in learning, however the inoculated and untreated animals proved to be more likely to form spatial memory. Finally, we observed that pretreatment with BCP increases lipid peroxidation and nitrite concentration in the brain 2 h after LPS inoculation, thus suggesting an immediate increase in oxidative stress by acute treatment with BCP in neuroinflammatory models. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to continue researching the immediate neurological and immunological effects of BCP treatment in healthy animal models and in neuroinflammatory models for better determination of the risks attributed to this treatment, as well as the addition of acute treatment to the detriment of the treatment. chronic in different neurological pathologies.
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Inibição de ciclooxigenase-2 (COX-2) em camundongos infantis saudáveis: consequências sobre o comportamento e o perfil oxidativo
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-08-26) LIMA, Klinsmann Thiago; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
In the central nervous system, cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) is a constitutive enzyme, expressed by neurons from different brain regions, which acts in the maintenance of neural homeostasis, modulating synaptic plasticity and the generation of new neurons. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are drugs of choice that act to inhibit COX enzymes, with nimesulide (NMS) being a drug of this class. Several studies have demonstrated the role of these enzymes in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, epilepsy, depression and schizophrenia. Thus, the aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of COX- 2 inhibition in healthy infant mice on behavioral and biochemical criteria, using NMS as a pharmacological blockade tool. For this, male Swiss infant mice, aged between 21 and 34 days, were used. The animals were randomly divided into four groups: (1) Vehicle, (2) NMS 2.5mg/kg, (3) NMS 5mg/kg and (4) NMS 10mg/kg. Two injections of NMS/Vehicle were administered intraperitoneally daily. Throughout the experiment, the body mass of the animals was recorded daily and they were subjected to behavioral tests: open field test (OFT), elevated plus maze (EPM), light/dark box test (LDBT) and novel object recognition test (NORT). In addition, brain samples were collected for biochemical analyses. The results demonstrated the induction of oxidative stress with increased levels of lipid peroxidation in the cortex and hippocampus, as well as the expression of an anxiogenic behavior, observed in the EPM, possibly potentiated by fear. In the NORT, the animals of the NMS 5mg/kg group showed a deficit in the memory of recognizing new objects, and consequently, in the short-term memory. Thus, our results demonstrated that the in vivo inhibition of COX-2 in infant animals induces an anxious-like behavior possibly potentiated by fear, but does not affect the exploration and locomotion of these animals. Furthermore, COX-2 inhibition induced cortical and hippocampal oxidative stress. Therefore, the inhibition of COX-2 in infantile and non-inflamed animals may compromise cognitive functions such as memory and learning, as well as alter the cerebral oxidative profile.
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Physalis angulata estimula proliferação de células-tronco neurais do giro denteado hipocampal de camundongos adultos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-07-01) NASCIMENTO, Marcos Vinicius Lebrego; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Aim: Newborn neurons emerge from neural stem cells (NSCs) from niches in the mammalian adult brain. These cells are incorporated into functional circuits and may be important to acquisition and retention of memory. Therefore, the search for new compounds that enhance proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells in the hippocampus represent a significant scientific challenge with great promise. Methods and results: We have used aqueous extract from of the Physalis angulata on the neurogenesis in the subgranular zone of hipocampal dentate gyrus of adult mice using 5`-bromo-2`-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-pulse chase method. Increased doses (0.1; 1; 5mg/Kg) of Physalis angulata were given to adult male BALB/c mice with 6 to 8-weeks-old; or 0.9% NaCl (control). Mice were sacrificed at 24 hours or 7 days after the BrdU administration, and hippocampal slices were processed for immunohistochemistry. We found that Physalis angulata did not modify the mice behavior at any dose used, but increased the number of BrdU-positive cells in the subgranule zone of hipocampal dentate gyrus 24 hours or 7 days after injection. Physalis angulata not showed BrdU-positive cells out subgranule cell layer (ectopic neurogenesis). All procedures involving animal care and experimentation were performed in accordance with the guidelines of the Ethical Committee for Research with Experimental Animals of the Universidade Federal do Pára (BIO058-12). Conclusion: These results suggest that SM2 could be stimulating the proliferation of neural stem cells in hipocampal dentate gyrus, and also sustain the hipocampal network because increases the BrdU-positive cells in differentiation process in the sub granular zone of hippocampus of adult mice.
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Poderia um óleo atuar como analgésico opioide? oléo de Plukenetia polyadenia: elucidação do mecanismo de ação
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-09-05) MOTA, Amanda Sodré; MAIA, Cristiane do Socorro Ferraz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4835820645258101; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
The seed oil of Plukenetia polyadenia (Pp-oil) is used by the Amazon people against arthritis and rheumatism, spreading it in the arms and legs. The fatty acid composition, antinociceptive effect and toxicity of Pp-oil were investigated. Materials and methods: The Pp-oil was obtained by pressing and its antinociceptive activity was analyzed in models of nociception (acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing, hot plate and formalin tests) in mice and also mechanism of action was determined using acetic acid- indiced abdominal writing, open field, pole test and rotarod. Results: Pp-oil demonstrated a significant dose dependent antinociceptive effect (p< 0.05) in the chemical stimulation and at the second phase of formalin. However, the result from the hot plate test, open field, pole test and rotarod were not significant (p> 0.05), suggesting that Pp-oil has an analgesic activity, which is putative of peripheral origin. In the writhing test, the oil dosed at 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg reduced the abdominal writhes in a significant manner. In the hot plate test, the oil dosed at 200 mg/kg did not induced alterations in the latency time when compared to the control. At the dose of 100 mg/kg it did not show any difference in motor system proving that Pp-oil does not have any influence at central nervous system. In the formalin test, the oil dosed at 50 and 100 mg/kg reduced in a significant manner the second phase of the algic stimulus. Pp-oil at 100mg/kg did not show any alterations in motor system when analyzed with open field, pole test and rotarod (p>0,05), which corroborates with previous results that affirm Pp-oil has no participation in central nervous system. In addition, its antinociception was reversed by naloxone in evaluation of the mechanism of action. Conclusion: Pp-oil proved to have analgesic properties. Moreover, the results concerning mechanism suggest that opiod receptors are involved in the antinociceptive action of the Pp-oil using a peripheral pathway.
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Potencial cicatrizante do extrato cetônico de Pentaclethra macroloba no processo de reparo de lesões excisionais na pele de camundongos diabéticos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-05-25) GOMES, Mauricio Ferreira; BASTOS, Gilmara de Nazareth Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2487879058181806
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a disease that attracts the interest of many health professionals, is a chronic pathology that has become a public health concern in recent years. The disease is divided into diabetes type 1 and type 2 , which causes a dysfunction in insulin / glucose physiology. This deregulation causes significant alterations in some biological events, among them, the cicatrization process. The emergence of injury in to a normal person triggers a cascade of cellular and biochemical reactions Aiming to repair the injured tissue. In patients with diabetes, the repair is slower. Several mechanisms are described as important factors in the delay of the healing process in diabetics, among them, excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduction of nitric oxide (NO), reduction of the response to growth factors (GFs) And proteins the insulin signaling pathway . The search for therapeutic forms that can help the tissue repair process is in great demand, Because the rate of people with diabetes is increasing over the years. Thus, it is aimed to find pharmacological alternatives for this aspect, in the present study the characterization of the pharmacological effect of the topical application of the ketone extract of the seed Pentaclethra macroloba (Pracaxi) on the tissue regeneration process in diabetic animals was performed. To evaluate the healing effect, an excisional cutaneous wound with biopsy punch was created in diabetic animals and were subsequently treated by topical application of the extract to evaluate the healing potential of the seed. The effect of the treatment was evaluated by some aspects, such as: wound contraction, Reepithelialization, quantity of inflammatory cells, tissue organization and formation of collagen in the extracellular matrix. The results showed that the pracaxi extract presented a healing effect in diabetic mice, stimulating the tissue reconstruction after skin lesions. In this way, the pracaxi becomes a possible alternative for the treatment of tissue lesions in diabetics because it stimulates the healing cascade promoting the best formation of the extracellular matrix.

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