New Approaches to Clarify Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Ethanol Extract from Vernonia condensata Leaves

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Jucélia Barbosa da Silva²  Vanessa dos Santos Temponi²  Felipe Valente Fernandes²  Geórgia de Assis Dias Alves²  Dalyara Mendon๺ de Matos²  Carolina Miranda Gasparetto²  Antônia Ribeiro¹  José de Jesus R. G. de Pinho²  Maria Silvana Alves² 

[1] Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais 36036–330, Brazil; E-Mail:;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais 36036–330, Brazil; E-Mails:

关键词: Vernonia condensata;    antinociceptive activity;    sedative effect;    anti-inflammatory activity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms12128993

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The present study was aimed at evaluating the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the ethanol extract from Vernonia condensata leaves in animal models, in order to afford a better understanding of these properties. The extract reduced the number of abdominal contortions at doses of 100 (51.00 ± 3.00), 200 (42.00 ± 2.98) and 400 mg/kg (39.00 ± 4.00). In formalin tests, a significant reduction in the licking time (p < 0.01) was observed in the first phase by 25.14 (200 mg/kg = 51.50 ± 4.44) and 31.15% (400 mg/kg = 48.00 ± 4.37). The doses of 100 (43.37 ± 5.15), 200 (34.62 ± 4.16) and 400 mg/kg (28.37 ± 3.98) inhibited (p < 0.001) the second phase. After 60 and 90 min of treatment, a dose of 400 mg/kg (10.13 ± 0.39 and 11.14 ± 1.33, respectively) increased the latency time. Doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg potentiated the sleeping time induced by diazepam, pentobarbital and meprobamate. The extracts (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) showed anti-inflammatory effects by a decrease in paw edema. The extracts also reduced the exudate volume at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg. The leukocyte migration had significant effect (p < 0.001) at doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg. The completion of additional experiments in the investigation of the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of V. condensata allowed a better understanding of the central and peripheral mechanisms involved.

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