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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
卷 84, 期 -, 页码 614-621出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.089
关键词
Eugenia uniflora; Pitanga; DPPH; TBARS; Comet assay; Polyphenols
资金
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- FUNCAP (Fundacao Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- CAPES
- CNPq-TWAS
- TWAS
- CNPq
- FAPERGS
Eugenia uniflora is used in the Brazilian folk medicine to treat intestinal disorders and hypertension. However, scanty information exist on its potential toxicity to human, and little is known on its antioxidant activity in biological system. Hence, we investigated for the first time the potential toxic effects of ethanolic extract (EtOH) of E. uniflora (EEEU) in human leukocytes and erythrocytes, as well as its influence on membrane erythrocytes osmotic fragility. In addition, EEEU was chemically characterized and its antioxidant capacity was evaluated. We found that EEEU (1-480 mg/mL) caused neither cytotoxicity nor DNA damage evaluated by Trypan blue and Comet assay, respectively. EEEU (1-480 mg/mL) did not have any effect on membrane erythrocytes fragility. In addition, EEEU inhibited Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation in rat brain and liver homogenates, and scavenged the DPPH radical. EEEU presented some polyphenolic compounds with high content such as quercetin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin, luteolin and ellagic acid, which may be at least in part responsible for its beneficial effects. Our results suggest that consumption of EEEU at relatively higher concentrations may not result in toxicity. However, further in vitro and in vivo studies should be conducted to ascertain its safety. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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