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Camargo A, Dalmagro AP, Rebelo AM, Reinke CK, Zeni ALB. Phenolic profile, antidepressant-like and neuroprotective effects of Maclura tinctoria leaves extract. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:4692-4695. [PMID: 34747285 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.2000407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Considering the drawbacks elicited by the conventional antidepressants, the interest in natural products for the management of major depressive disorder has increased in the last years. Therefore, this study investigated the phenolic profile of Maclura tinctoria leaf aqueous extract (MtAE) and its possible antidepressant-like effect in mice. The LC-MS/MS analysis demonstrated MtAE has epicatechin as the major phenolic, followed by catechin, gallic acid, quercetin, syringaldehyde, ferulic acid, and syringic acid. Moreover, the acute treatment of MtAE elicited an antidepressant-like response in mice. Importantly, this antidepressant-like effect produced by MtAE was reinforced in the chronic corticosterone (20 mg/kg p.o.) administration model. MtAE treatment was also effective to protect hippocampal and cerebrocortical slices against glutamatergic excitotoxicity. Our results indicated that MtAE displayed antidepressant-like and neuroprotective effects and these responses could be associated with the presence of the phenolic compounds identified.
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- Anderson Camargo
- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Departamento de Química, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina - EPAGRI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial - SENAI, Instituto SENAI de Tecnologia Ambiental, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Departamento de Química, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Horn PA, Pedron NB, Junges LH, Rebelo AM, da Silva Filho HH, Zeni ALB. Antioxidant profile at the different stages of craft beers production: the role of phenolic compounds. Eur Food Res Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-020-03637-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dalmagro AP, Camargo A, Zimath PL, Bonomini TJ, Zeni ALB, Malheiros A, de Souza MM. Plumieride exerts anxiolytic-like effect mediated by GABAergic and monoaminergic systems. Nat Prod Res 2020; 35:4849-4852. [PMID: 32159400 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1737052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Plumieride (PLU), an iridoid isolated from Allamanda cathartica flowers, has been studied by our research group due to its anti-inflammatory potential, antidepressant-like and anxiolytic-like effects. This research investigated the involvement of GABAergic and monoaminergic systems in the anxiolytic-like effect elicited by PLU. Therefore, mice were pre-treated with GABAergic, serotonergic, adrenergic or dopaminergic receptor antagonists (i.p.), and exposed to Elevated Plus-Maze (EPM) and Open-Field Test (OFT). The preliminary results revealed that PLU (p.o.) possibly interacts with the mentioned systems through the GABAA, GABAB, 5-HT1A, 5-HT3, α1, α2, and D2 receptors.
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- Ana Paula Dalmagro
- Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Mattos G, Camargo A, Sousa CAD, Zeni ALB. Plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos na Atenção Primária em Saúde: percepção dos profissionais. Ciênc saúde coletiva 2018; 23:3735-3744. [PMID: 30427445 DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320182311.23572016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo O Ministério da Saúde através da Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PNPIC) incentiva a oferta de Acupuntura, Homeopatia, Fitoterapia, Medicina Antroposófica e Termalismo no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Este estudo avaliou o perfil de prescrição/sugestão e credibilidade no uso de plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos como terapia complementar entre 157 profissionais de 66 equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) do município de Blumenau. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre abril de 2014 e fevereiro de 2015, utilizando um questionário semiestruturado em uma amostra composta por 42 (26,8%) médicos, 40 (25,5%) enfermeiros, 66 (42%) técnicos de enfermagem, 05 (3,2%) odontólogos e 04 (2,5%) técnicos de saúde bucal. As associações entre variáveis foram verificadas através da análise bivariada pelo teste Qui-Quadrado ou teste Exato de Fisher. Apesar de 65,6% dos entrevistados relatarem conhecer a PNPIC, a presença de fitoterápicos na Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais era desconhecida por 85,4%. A maioria (96,2%) dos profissionais acredita no efeito terapêutico das plantas medicinais, mas não prescrevem. No entanto, 98,7% dos entrevistados concordam com a iniciativa de ofertar esta prática integrativa e complementar no SUS após uma capacitação na área.
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Camargo A, Dalmagro AP, Rikel L, da Silva EB, Simão da Silva KAB, Zeni ALB. Cholecalciferol counteracts depressive-like behavior and oxidative stress induced by repeated corticosterone treatment in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 833:451-461. [PMID: 29981295 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric diseases in the western world and its physiological causes are not yet fully understood. Since the available antidepressants failed to provide a complete illness remission, the diversification of the therapy in the management of depression could be a useful contribution. The present study aimed to investigate the cholecalciferol capability to revert depressive-like behavior induced by chronic corticosterone (CORT) treatment in mice and its implication on the oxidative stress modulation. Sixty minutes after having orally received different doses of cholecalciferol, adult male mice were evaluated in the forced swimming and tail suspension tests, whereas in the seven-day treatment they were only tested in tail suspension. Additionally, for 21 days, the animals received CORT (20 mg/kg, p.o.) and cholecalciferol or fluoxetine, once a day for the last 7-days of the CORT treatment. Moreover, the markers of oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl and nitrite levels were assessed in the plasma and brain's mice after the splash and tail suspension tests. It was observed that corticosterone treatment resulted in depressive-like behavior with established oxidative stress in mice, while cholecalciferol ameliorated both, behavioral (immobility time and grooming latency) and biochemical (protein carbonyl and nitrite levels) changes induced by CORT model, suggesting that cholecalciferol has antidepressant-like effect with the involvement of the oxidative stress modulation.
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- Anderson Camargo
- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Departamento de Química, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Anatomia Patológica, Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-000 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Dalmagro AP, Camargo A, Zeni ALB. Morus nigra and its major phenolic, syringic acid, have antidepressant-like and neuroprotective effects in mice. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:1963-1973. [PMID: 28822021 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-0089-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Depression is a disorder with a high incidence that has been increasing worldwide although the pathophysiology remains unclear. Moreover, some studies revealed a higher concentration of glutamate and oxidative stress in the patients' brain, which causes cell death by excitotoxicity. Morus nigra L. is known as black mulberry and its leaves are popularly used to treat affections related to menopause, obesity and high cholesterol. M. nigra leaves are a rich fount of phenolics which well-known by the antioxidant property. Herein, we examined the phenolic profile and the antidepressant-like effect of the Morus nigra aqueous extract (MN) and its major phenolic constituent, syringic acid (SA). Furthermore, the involvement of antioxidant and neuroprotective activities were further evaluated. Our results show that acute and subchronic MN or SA administration exerted antidepressant-like property in the behavioral testes in mice. The results suggest that the antidepressant-like effect of MN, at least in part, could be due to the SA influence. Moreover, the observed effect involves the nitro-oxidative system modulation in both the serum and brain of mice. Furthermore, MN or SA was able to contain the glutamate-induced cell death in the hippocampal and cortical slices implicating the neuroprotection activity in the antidepressant-like effect.
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- Ana Paula Dalmagro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Departamento de Química, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, CEP 89030-903, Brazil
- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Campus I, Blumenau, SC, 89012-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Campus I, Blumenau, SC, 89012-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Departamento de Química, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, CEP 89030-903, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Campus I, Blumenau, SC, 89012-900, Brazil.
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Zeni ALB, Camargo A, Dalmagro AP. Ferulic acid reverses depression-like behavior and oxidative stress induced by chronic corticosterone treatment in mice. Steroids 2017; 125:131-136. [PMID: 28733038 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Corticosterone (CORT) treatment has been evidenced to develop a depression-like state in animals, that mimic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis dysregulation implicated in the development of depression. The present study aimed to examine the ferulic acid (FA), a natural phenolic compound, antidepressant and antioxidant activities on the CORT chronic model. Mice orally treated with 20mg/kg of CORT for 21days were connsidered control group, while mice treated with FA (1mg/kg) or fluoxetine (10mg/kg) for the last week of CORT treatment, as drug groups. Three weeks of CORT treatment resulted in depressive-like behavior, as indicated by the increase on the immobility time in the tail suspension test, grooming in the splash test and an increase in the oxidative stress markers in the brain. It was observed that FA ameliorated the behavioral and oxidative stress alterations induced by CORT, which may plausibly suggest a mode of action for the FA antidepressant effect. The involvement of FA repairing the stress caused by HPA-axis dysfunction evidenced that this phenolic acid could be further investigated as a novel potential agent to improve the management of depression.
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- Ana Lúcia Bertarello Zeni
- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, CEP 89030-903, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Zeni ALB, Parisotto AV, Mattos G, Helena ETDS. Utilização de plantas medicinais como remédio caseiro na Atenção Primária em Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Ciênc saúde coletiva 2017; 22:2703-2712. [DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232017228.18892015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Resumo Na última década foi observado um aumento no uso de práticas terapêuticas alternativas apoiadas por políticas no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), em particular o uso de plantas medicinais e de fitoterápicos. Este estudo investigou o uso de remédios caseiros pelos usuários da Atenção Primária da Saúde do município de Blumenau, em Santa Catarina. Estudo epidemiológico observacional seccional, cujos dados foram obtidos através de questionário aplicado a 701 indivíduos. Utilizou-se um modelo de regressão logística não condicional para estimar a associação entre uso de remédios caseiros e variáveis sociodemográficas e médicoassistenciais. Observou-se que 21,9% dos entrevistados utilizaram remédios caseiros, sendo as plantas medicinais obtidas no quintal das casas a principal escolha. Como as mais citadas destacaram-se erva-cidreira, camomila, hortelã e limão. O uso de remédios caseiros se mostrou associado ao sexo feminino, à idade mais avançada e à modalidade de serviço, Estratégia Saúde da Família. Os resultados mostraram que as plantas medicinais são utilizadas como alternativa terapêutica. Entretanto, é necessário que os serviços de atenção primária garantam o acesso aos produtos naturais, bem como profissionais qualificados capazes de fornecer orientações sobre sua utilização.
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Cruz AB, Pitz HDS, Veber B, Bini LA, Maraschin M, Zeni ALB. Assessment of bioactive metabolites and hypolipidemic effect of polyphenolic-rich red cabbage extract. Pharm Biol 2016; 54:3033-3039. [PMID: 27436527 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1200633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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CONTEXT Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and the consumption of red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra DC. - Brassicaceae) has been linked with the reduction risk of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE The present study assesses the bioactive metabolites and hypolipidemic effect of red cabbage on rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The content of total phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, ascorbic acid and antioxidant capacity were assessed, while individual phenolic acids and flavonoids were detected using reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Acute hypolipidemic activity of aqueous extract of red cabbage (RC - 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg) was investigated using a Triton WR-1339 (400 mg/kg) induced hyperlipidemic Wistar rats compared to fenofibrate (65 mg/kg). RESULTS The HPLC analysis of extracts revealed eight phenolic acids, gallic, protocatechuic, p-hydroxybenzoic, m-coumaric, syringic, caffeic, cinnamic, dicaffeoylquinic and three flavonoids, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, gallocatechin. Furthermore, the aqueous extract showed higher amounts of total phenolics (116.00 mg/g), flavonoids (161.32 μg/g) and, antioxidant activity (87.19%) than the hydromethanolic (89.33 mg/g, 123.34 μg/g and 75.07%), respectively. The RC significantly (p < 0.001) ameliorated the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and lipoproteins alterations in hyperlipidemic rats without toxicity. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Herein, the RC presented the higher amounts of phenolics and flavonoids comparing with the hydromethanolic extract. Additionally, the RC showed as the majority compounds, dicaffeoylquinic and cinnamic acids, and the flavonoids epicatechin and gallocatechin. Furthermore, the RC demonstrated a beneficial effect against hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia, demonstrating its potential therapeutic effect on these risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Alice Buss Cruz
- a Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais , Universidade Regional de Blumenau , Blumenau , SC , Brazil
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- b Laboratório de Morfogênese e Bioquímica Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Itacorubi, Florianópolis , SC , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais , Universidade Regional de Blumenau , Blumenau , SC , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais , Universidade Regional de Blumenau , Blumenau , SC , Brazil
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- b Laboratório de Morfogênese e Bioquímica Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Itacorubi, Florianópolis , SC , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais , Universidade Regional de Blumenau , Blumenau , SC , Brazil
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Lenzi J, Rodrigues AF, de Sousa Rós A, de Castro AB, de Lima DD, Magro DDD, Zeni ALB. Erratum to: Ferulic acid chronic treatment exerts antidepressant-like effect: role of antioxidant defense system. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:1465. [PMID: 26497810 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-015-9751-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Juliana Lenzi
- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, 89012900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Joinville, 89219-710, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, 89012900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Lenzi J, Rodrigues AF, Rós ADS, de Castro AB, de Lima DD, Magro DDD, Zeni ALB. Ferulic acid chronic treatment exerts antidepressant-like effect: role of antioxidant defense system. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:1453-63. [PMID: 26340979 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-015-9725-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Oxidative stress has been claimed a place in pathophysiology of depression; however, the details of the neurobiology of this condition remains incompletely understood. Recently, treatments employing antioxidants have been thoroughly researched. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phenolic compound with antioxidant and antidepressant-like effects. Herein, we investigated the involvement of the antioxidant activity of chronic oral FA treatment in its antidepressant-like effect using the tail suspension test (TST) and the forced swimming test (FST) in mice. The modulation of antioxidant system in blood, hippocampus and cerebral cortex was assessed after stress induction through TST and FST. Our results show that FA at the dose of 1 mg/kg has antidepressant-like effect without affecting locomotor activity. The stress induced by despair tests was able to decrease significantly the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the blood, catalase (CAT) in the blood and cerebral cortex and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the cerebral cortex. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBA-RS) levels were increased significantly in the cerebral cortex. Furthermore, the results show that FA was capable to increase SOD, CAT and GSH-Px activities and decrease TBA-RS levels in the blood, hippocampus and cerebral cortex. These findings demonstrated that FA treatment in low doses is capable to exert antidepressant-like effect with the involvement of the antioxidant defense system modulation.
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- Juliana Lenzi
- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, 89012900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Joinville, 89219-710, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, 89012900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Substâncias Bioativas, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Campus I, Blumenau, 89012-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Tribess B, Pintarelli GM, Bini LA, Camargo A, Funez LA, de Gasper AL, Zeni ALB. Ethnobotanical study of plants used for therapeutic purposes in the Atlantic Forest region, Southern Brazil. J Ethnopharmacol 2015; 164:136-146. [PMID: 25680844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Atlantic Forest is a biome in dangerous situation and it lacks wider information on species with medicinal purposes used by people in this area. In this study an ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Apiúna district, Brazil with the goal of assessing traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by rural communities in a region covered by Atlantic Forest. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a free list of plants used for medicinal purposes. The respondents were selected by snow ball method. Therefore, the therapeutic use of plants was investigated and the species cited was collected and identified. Local plant uses were evaluated using ethnobotanical indices of diversity and equitability, and then compared with those obtained in other regions of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Besides, the informant consensus factor (ICF) was calculated. RESULTS A total of 162 species belonging to 61 families were recorded, mainly Asteraceae and Lamiaceae. Furthermore, the species cited, 45.06% were native and 54.94% were considered exotic. The most frequently reported medicinal uses were the symptoms and signs (17.42%), digestive system (15.33%) and, infectious and parasitic diseases (12.73%). Although, the ICF calculation showed that mental and behavioral (0.85), respiratory system (0.79) and, digestive and genitourinary system diseases (0.78 for both) were the categories with higher values reached. Usually, the administration is oral from leaves preparations. CONCLUSIONS Folk medicine in rural communities in this region of Atlantic Forest is an important source of primary health care. The results indicate an available knowledge of medicinal plants uses in this area, when compared to other regions previously studied. The fact that this research was conducted next to a conservation area makes it possible to dispose the knowledge organized here into a tool for environmental education as well as preservation. Moreover, the pharmacological information will further contribute for the validation and the use of these species in Brazilian health programs benefiting the population.
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- Bianca Tribess
- Laboratory of Bioactive Substances Analysis, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140, CEP: 89012-900 SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Botany, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Substances Analysis, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140, CEP: 89012-900 SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Substances Analysis, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140, CEP: 89012-900 SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Botany, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Botany, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Substances Analysis, Department of Natural Sciences, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Regional University of Blumenau, Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140, CEP: 89012-900 SC, Brazil.
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Glaser V, Boni AP, Pitz HDS, De Albuquerque CAC, Zeni ALB. PARÂMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS E BIOQUÍMICOS DE Bothropoides jararaca E Bothrops jararacussu (OPHIDIA-VIPERIDAE) MANTIDAS EM CATIVEIRO. AVS 2013. [DOI: 10.5380/avs.v18i3.30088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A manutenção de serpentes em cativeiro tem favorecido um maior conhecimento sobre a biologia e a saúde destes animais. As análises hematológicas e bioquímicas são necessárias para obtenção de informações acerca das condições gerais de serpentes mantidas em cativeiro, sendo assim, estas análises foram realizadas em espécimes de Bothropoides jararaca e Bothrops jararacussu mantidas no serpentário da Universidade Regional de Blumenau, e nos Zoológicos de Pomerode e Brusque-SC. As análises hematológicas incluíram contagem de eritrócitos, trombócitos e leucócitos totais, contagem diferencial dos leucócitos e hematócrito. Os parâmetros bioquímicos analisados foram proteínas totais, albumina, glicose, ureia, ácido úrico e creatinina. As diferenças observadas entre as duas espécies foram consideradas significativas somente para azurófilos e basófilos. Os valores totais médios encontrados estão de acordo com as mensurações realizadas em outras espécies de Bothropoides e Bothrops, entretanto, algumas das diferenças observadas podem ser resultado das condições de cativeiro e de manejo. Este tipo de análise é essencial para o conhecimento biológico em cativeiro e contribui para estabelecer valores de referência acerca de patologias que afetam estes animais, favorecendo sua manutenção neste ambiente e na natureza, visto a escassa bibliografia existente.
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Zeni ALB, Zomkowski ADE, Maraschin M, Rodrigues ALS, Tasca CI. Involvement of PKA, CaMKII, PKC, MAPK/ERK and PI3K in the acute antidepressant-like effect of ferulic acid in the tail suspension test. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2012; 103:181-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Podestá R, Pagliosa CM, Vieira MA, Provesi JG, Amante ER, Zeni ALB, Raitz I, Rebelo RA. Identification of volatile compounds in thinning discards from plum trees (Prunus salicina Lindl.) cultivar Harry Pickstone. Ciênc Tecnol Aliment 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0101-20612011000300024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zeni ALB, Zomkowski ADE, Dal-Cim T, Maraschin M, Rodrigues ALS, Tasca CI. Antidepressant-like and neuroprotective effects of Aloysia gratissima: investigation of involvement of L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 137:864-874. [PMID: 21767626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Aloysia gratissima (Gill. et Hook) Tronc. (Verbenaceae) is used traditionally for the treatment of headache, bronchitis, and nervous systems disorders including depression. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the antidepressant-like and neuroprotective effects of Aloysia gratissima aqueous extract (AE) and the involvement of l-arginine-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antidepressant-like effect of AE was evaluated through behavioral despair in forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST). Swiss albino mice were treated by oral route and after 1h were analyzed the time of immobility in the FST and TST. In addition, the neuroprotective effect of AE against glutamate excitotoxicity was evaluate through cell viability of hippocampal slices, phosphorylation of Akt, and the immunocontent of inducible oxide nitric synthase (iNOS) were investigated by western blotting. RESULTS The immobility time in the FST and TST were reduced by AE (100-1000 and 10-300 mg/kg, respectively). The antidepressant-like effect of AE in the TST was prevented by the pretreatment with N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA), l-arginine or sildenafil. The subeffective dose of AE produced a synergistic antidepressant-like effect with MK-801 (an antagonist of NMDA receptor), methylene blue, l-NNA (an inhibitor of NO synthase) or ODQ (an inhibitor of soluble guanylate cyclase). In ex vivo experiments, pretreatment with AE prevented the loss of cell viability induced by glutamate, thus affording neuroprotection. Glutamate toxicity caused a decreased Akt phosphorylation and an increased iNOS expression. CONCLUSIONS The present study provides convincing evidence of neuroprotection and the involvement of the l-arginine-NO-cGMP pathway in the antidepressant-like effect of AE. Therefore, AE could be of potential interest for the treatment of depressive disorders and neurological conditions associated with glutamate excitotoxicity.
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- Ana Lúcia Bertarello Zeni
- Biochemistry Department, Biological Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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