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BIOLOGY-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biology9060114
Keywords
Croton rhamnifolioides; cyclodextrin; inflammation
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-Brasil (CAPES) [001]
- CNPq
- FACEPE
- FINEP
- FUNCAP
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Croton rhamnifolioidesis used in popular medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. The objective of this study was to characterize and evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect ofC. rhamnifolioidesessential oil complexed in beta-cyclodextrin (COEFC). The physicochemical characterization of the complexes was performed using different physical methods. The anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated in vivo by ear edema, paw edema, cotton pellet-induced granuloma, and vascular permeability by Evans blue extravasation. The mechanism of action was validated by molecular docking of the major constituent into the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2 enzyme). All doses of the COEFC reduced acute paw edema induced by carrageenan and dextran, as well as vascular permeability. Our results suggest the lowest effective dose of all samples inhibited the response induced by histamine or arachidonic acid as well as the granuloma formation. The complexation process showed that the pharmacological effects were maintained, however, showing similar results using much lower doses. The results demonstrated an involvement of the inhibition of pathways dependent on eicosanoids and histamine. Complexation of beta-cyclodextrin/Essential oil (beta-CD/EO) may present an important tool in the study of new compounds for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs.
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