Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Brazilian red propolis extract and formononetin in rodents
Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Brazilian red propolis extract and formononetin in rodents
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.022
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发表时间:
2015-09-15
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Gomes, Margarete Zanardo
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作者:
Cavendish, Rodrigo Lima;Santos, Jandson de Souza;Gomes, Margarete Zanardo
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Propolis has been used as a folk medicine for centuries around the world due to its wide spectrum of biological activities. The red propolis, a new Brazilian variety of this apimaterial, has presented an unusual chemical composition, including isoflavones such as formononetin and biochanin A. Since both the green and red varieties of propolis are traditionally used as medicine and commercialized with no label differentiation, the study of the activities of red propolis extract has become important in order to clarify whether this product has the same activities as commercial ones. In this work, we demonstrated the potential action of the hydroalcoholic extract of red propolis (HERP) and its biomarker, formononetin, as antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory drugs on experimental models.Materials and methods: The HERP was chemically characterised by HPLC/DAD analyses. The biological activities of the HERP (3, 10, and 30 mg/kg) and formononetin (10 mg/kg) were evaluated using the antinociceptive (acetic acid, formalin, and glutamate injections) and anti-inflammatory (carrageenan-induced hindpaw oedema and peritonitis) models in mice after oral administration. The open field test was also performed. Results: Formononetin, one of the main biomarker of red propolis, was identified in the HERP (21.62 mg/g). Pretreatment with the HERP (10 and 30 mg/kg) and formononetin (10 mg/kg) produced reduction (P