Avaliação biológica dos extratos obtidos das sementes de Vatairea guianensis (Aublet).

Abstract

Medicinal plants are widely used and culturally in the amazon to treat various diseases.Much of these plants has not been scientifically invesgated especially on the aspects related to biological activitie.The species selected in this work is Vatairea guianensis, used in traditional medicine to treat skin infections such as cutaneous mycoses. This study evaluated the antibacterial activity in vitro of hydroethanolic extract, hexane, chloroform and methanol Vatairea guianensis seeds by microdilution method for obtaining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterecoccus faecalis) and Gram negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella sp). The study also evaluated the healing activity on open wounds in rats by topical aplication of the hydroethanolic extract, represented by G1 positive control (fibrinase), G2 negative control (saline) and experimental groups( G3 dose 500mg/kg, G4 250mg/kg,G5 100mg/kg) for seven days and the acute oral toxicity. Histological analysis of the healing process was evaluated by means of conventional technique including color HE and Picrossirius for observation of the inflammatory reaction histomorphological characteristics and descriptive analysis of collagen deposition, respectively. All extracts showed antibacterial activity against all tested microorganisms with an MIC ranging from 3,12μg/mL to 50μg/mL and MBC values 6,25μg/mL to 100μg/mL. In histological analysis, the hidroethanolic extract decreased the intensity of inflammation in the groups G1 and G3, stimulates the synthesis of collagen type III em G1, G3 and G4 and increased collagen synthesis in G2 and G5. The experiment with the hydroethanolic extract obtained from seeds of Vatairea guianensis appeared to slow down the healing process effect by preventing the formation of hypertrophic scar, suggesting a modulatory effect by extract. The acute toxicity evaluation in mouse revealed that the hydroethanlic extract showed low toxicity by the oral proceedings.