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Efeitos anti-inflamatórios e neuroprotetores do extrato de cipó-pucá (Cissus verticillata) após isquemia focal induzida por microinjeções de endotelina-1 (ET-1) no córtex motor de ratos adultos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-12-19) COSTA, Jonabeto Vasconcelos; LEAL, Walace Gomes; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2085871005197072
The inflammatory response may exacerbate the damaging process after acute neural disorders such as in stroke. Alternatives to obtain a decrease in the inflammatory response in the encephalic cell accident have been widely studied with the use of herbal compounds, in this hypothesis the pucá cucó (Cissus verticillata), an Amazonian medicinal plant popularly used as anti-inflammatory and antihyperglycemic used by folk medicine in the treatment of acute inflammatory diseases. However, there are no investigations into the possible anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of plant extract in experimental models of acute neural disorders. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of plant extract by supercritical extraction in adult rats submitted to acute injury induced by endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the motor cortex. Two experimental groups were delineated: the first with animals of the control group with a survival time of twenty-four hours and seven days (Group N = 3 for each survival time), submitted to focal ischemia with ET-1, but injected 5% tween intraperitoneal (ip), and the second group of animals treated with doses of 100 mg / kg (ip) of plant extract after surgery with the same survival times (Group N = 5 for each survival time). Then perfused twenty four hours and seven days after induction of ischemic injury. General histopathological analysis was performed in sections stained by cresyl violet and hematoxylin. Neutrophils and macrophages were identified by immunohistochemistry with specific antibodies (anti-MBS1 and IBA-1, respectively), astrocytes labeled with anti-GFAP antibody. Activated microglia/ macrophages and neuronal bodies were counted in the mentioned experimental groups and the astrocyte activity after the lesion was evaluated. Treatment with Cissus verticillata extract induced anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects in treated animals, as well as decreased tissue cavitation, astrocyte activation at the center of the lesion and decreased infiltration of polymorphonuclear and/or microglia/ macrophage inflammatory cells.
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Efeitos neuroprotetores e anti-inflamatórios do óleo de copaíba (Copaifera reticulata Ducke) em ratos adultos submetidos a isquemia do córtex motor por microinfecções de Edotelina-1
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2019-02-15) SILVA, Paulo Rodrigo Oliveira da; FRANCO, Edna Cristina Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5939607544965550; LEAL, Walace Gomes; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2085871005197072
Stroke is a neural disorder caused by interruption of blood flow in vessels that irrigate the brain (ischemic stroke) or rupture of these (hemorrhagic stroke), causing cognitive, sensory and / or motor deficits. With the exception of thrombolytic use, which has a very narrow therapeutic window and is little used, there are no other pharmacological treatments or cellular therapy available for this pathological condition. Thus, it is necessary to search for new treatments, such as the development of neuroprotective agents. The Amazon is a rich source of natural products, but its therapeutic actions for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) have been little investigated. In this work, we have investigated the neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory actions of copaiba oil-resin (COR). Adult Wistar rats were submitted to focal ischemia by microinjections (80pMol/μl) of endothelin-1 (ET-1) directly into the motor cortex and were treated with daily doses of COR (400mg / kg) or 5% tween. The animals were perfused at 7 days after the injury. The histopathological analysis was performed by Nissl staining (brain) and hematoxylin-eosin (liver and kidneys). Immunohistochemistry was performed for labeling of neurons (anti-NeuN), astrocytes (anti-S100) and caspase (anti-caspase-3). Morphometry showed a reduction in the lesion size area (copaiba-treated animals (15.96 ± 1.53 mm2); control animals (28.82 ± 2.65 mm2). Histopathological examination of the liver and kidneys did not find changes indicative of toxicity. In the quantitative analysis, neuronal preservation was observed, but no statistical difference was noticed between the groups regarding astrocytes analysis (S100+ cells). The COR-treated group showed an increase in caspase-3 expression. It is concluded that COR may play a neuroprotective role, contributing to neuronal survival in the area of ischemic penumbra, but future work is needed to find out the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.