Anti-inflammatory activity of critonia aromatisans and montanoa grandiflora leaves extracts, plants used in mayan traditional medicine to treat inflammation
The aim of the study is to investigate anti-inflammatory properties of polar and non-polar extracts prepared from Critonia aromatisans and Montanoa grandiflora, two common native species used in Mayan traditional ointments to treat inflammation, joint pain and rheumatism. The anti-inflammatory prope...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional CICY |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/1498 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/1498 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CRITONIA AROMATISANS info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/MONTANOA GRANDIFLORA info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/INFLAMMATION info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CARRAGEENAN info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/NITRIC OXIDE info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/MACROPHAGES info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 |
| Sumario: | The aim of the study is to investigate anti-inflammatory properties of polar and non-polar extracts prepared from Critonia aromatisans and Montanoa grandiflora, two common native species used in Mayan traditional ointments to treat inflammation, joint pain and rheumatism. The anti-inflammatory properties of methanol/acetonitrile and nhexane leaf extracts were tested in vivo and in vitro. The extracts of C. aromatisans and M. grandiflora decreased in a concentration-dependent manner lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production without affecting the cell viability. the extracts of C. aromatisans at dose of 200 mg/kg exhibited substantial anti-inflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced paw oedema test and 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear oedema inhibition assay with a reduction in inflammation of up to 90 and 80%, respectively. These results validate the traditional uses by Mayan communities that endorse the use of this species to treat inflammation. |
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