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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 36, 期 4, 页码 521-524出版社
ASSOC BRAS DIVULG CIENTIFICA
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000400016
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Ocimum gratissimum L.; Labiatae; essential oil; antinociception
We have investigated the antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L. (Labiatae) (EOOG) in two classical models of pain in male Swiss mice (25-35 g), the writhing test and the formalin test. At doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg (po), EOOG produced a dose-dependent inhibition (from 58.3 +/- 4.4 to 40.7 +/- 6.3, 36.4 +/- 3.6 and 24.6 +/- 3.6, respectively; N = 8-10, P<0.05) of acetic acid-induced writhing, causing up to a similar to60% inhibition at the highest dose used, comparable to that obtained with indomethacin (10 mg/kg, po). At the same doses, EOOG predominantly inhibited the late (inflammatory) phase of the formal in-induced pain response (from 59.3 +/- 8.3 to 40.4 +/- 4.8, 23.2 +/- 2.8 and 25.3 +/- 5.5, respectively; N = 6, P<0.05), with a maximal reduction of similar to60% of the control, although a significant reduction of the initial (neurogenic) phase was also observed at 300 mg/kg (from 62.5 +/- 6.07 to 37 +/- 5.9; P<0.05). On the basis of these data, we conclude that EOOG possesses interesting antinociceptive properties in the writhing and formalin tests. Due to the relatively low toxicity of EOOG, further detailed examination is strongly indicated for a better characterization of its pharmacological properties and its potential therapeutic value.
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