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Atividade antimicrobiana, antioxidante e imunomoduladora de Agaricus brasiliensis e Ilex paraguariensis in vitro e em modelo de sepse murino
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-09-15) NAVEGANTES, Kely Campos; MONTEIRO, Marta Chagas; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6710783324317390
Sepsis is an organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated immune response to an infection, the initial therapeutic approach to sepsis are broad spectrum antimicrobials, which is not sufficient for control of infection, requiring association with other therapies. Thus, Ilex paraguariensis where to be a potent antimicrobial, antioxidant and Agaricus brasiliensis has immunomodulatory properties could be a new source of therapy. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effect, antioxidant and immunomodulatory in vitro and in vivo of the extracts. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the in vitro antimicrobial activity of aqueous extracts from A.brasiliensis and I. paraguariensis against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by the method of microdilution and by spectophotometry for determination of minimum inhibitory concentration and cultivation technique on petri dish for minimum bactericidal concentration, cytotoxicity in macrophages was evaluated, nitric oxide (NO) production, proliferation, phagocytosis, equivalent antioxidant capacity to Trolox (TEAC) and determination of the total antioxidant activity by capturing the free radical and reactive species production oxygen (ROS). In the swiss mice with induced sepsis were pretreated with aqueous extracts of A.brasiliensis and I. paraguariensis, after 12 and 24 hours collected their samples and evaluated the survival, leukocyte migration, hemogram, bacterial load, NO production, malondialdehyde (MDA), TEAC and ex vivo we evaluated phagocytic capacity and release of ROS. The A.brasiliensis showed no antimicrobial activity in vitro, remained viable cells reduced the phagocytic capacity, increased NO, but in the presence of LPS reduced, showed proliferative effect, but in the presence of mitogen had antiproliferative effect and has a strong antioxidant activity and capacity to sequester radicals in vitro. I.paraguariensis presented antimicrobial activity as well as cytotoxic effect induced phagocytic capacity increased NO, but in the presence of LPS reduced, had proliferative effect, antioxidant activity and capacity to sequester radicals in vitro. In vivo model of sepsis, both increased the survival of animals, A.brasiliensis reduced leukocyte influx while Ilex increased, only A.brasiliensis had hemogram similar to sham, both extracts reduced bacterial load and levels decreased NO, MDA and increased antioxidant levels in the tissues, in addition, both reduced the production of both extracts present ERO. Although excellent in vitro results, the aqueous extract from A.brasiliensis was found to be most promising as an adjuvant therapy in sepsis that I. paraguariensis due to its high antimicrobial activity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory in vivo.
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Efeito protetor de antioxidantes na metemoglobina e no dano em dna induzidos pela dapsona-hidroxilamina in vitro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-06-21) GOMES, Antonio Rafael Quadros; MONTEIRO, Marta Chagas; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6710783324317390
Dapsone (DDS) is one of the drugs used in polychemotherapy of leprosy associated with rifampicin and clofazimine. Of these drugs, DDS is primarily responsible for adverse reactions, such as methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia. These reactions are related to the DDS metabolite, dapsone hydroxylamine (DDS-NOH). In an attempt to promote the reduction of toxic effects are studied alternative therapies with antioxidants. This work aimed to evaluate the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), A. brasiliensis and Glutathione ethyl ester (GSH-EE) in methemoglobin (MetHb) and DNA damage induced by DDS-NOH in vitro , correlating to oxidative stress parameters. For this, suspensions of human erythrocytes to 50% were pre- and post-treated with NAC, A. brasiliensis and GSH-EE in different concentrations, being exposed groups DDS-NOH to induce the formation MetHb. It also assessed whether the activity of enzymes-SOD and CAT and GSH levels, TEAC and MDA. In leukocytes evaluated the induction of ROS intracellularly using DCFH-DA and the damage to DNA by comet assay. The results showed that the DDS-NOH metabolite was capable of inducing MetHb in vitro, this dose-dependent effect. Regarding the pre-treatment, all the antioxidants prevented MetHb formation induced by DDS-NOH, as well as post-treatment. For SOD, only the pre-treatment with NAC and A. brasiliensis reduced SOD activity. In the post-treatment, there was increased when treated with antioxidants. Pre-treatment with NAC and GSH-EE increased CAT activity, moreover A. brasiliensis reduced, as after treatment with antioxidants. As for GSH levels, pre-treatment with NAC and GSH increased A. brasiliensis, on the other hand, did not alter after treatment. Regarding TEAC did not change. With respect to oxidative damage in the pre-treatment A. brasiliensis and GSH-EE reduced MDA. In the post-treatment, there was an increase in group A. brasiliensis and reduced GSH-EE group. Only the NAC was shown to be effective in removing the intracellular ROS induced by DDS-NOH in leukocytes. While in erythrocytes, a NAC and A. brasiliensis were able to reduce this effect. In the study of the comet assay, the DDS-NOH was able to induce DNA damage in peripheral blood leukocytes, however this damage was reduced when treated with NAC and A. brasiliensis. It can be concluded from our data that the evaluated antioxidants have therapeutic potential in the prevention of MetHb and DNA damage induced by DDS-NOH in vitro, more effective NAC against these effects.