L. Peixoto, J. V. Chaves Junior, F. Andrade, I. Basílio, Fabio Santos de Souza, J. Barbosa Filho
{"title":"alidation of an analytical method by HPLC for the quantification of yangambin from the Ocotea duckei species","authors":"L. Peixoto, J. V. Chaves Junior, F. Andrade, I. Basílio, Fabio Santos de Souza, J. Barbosa Filho","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.09","url":null,"abstract":"Ocotea duckei, known as Louro-de-cheiro, belongs to the Lauraceae family and presents lignoid yangambine (YAN) as the main plant marker. This work aimed to develop and validate an analytical method by high performance liquid chromatography for the quantification of YAN. The sample used was the crude ethanolic extract (CEE) obtained from aerial parts. In the developed method, a C18 column was used. The mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile and water (45:55), whereas the method parameters included mobile phase flow rate at 0.8 mL/min, oven temperature at 40°C, and monitoring at 205 nm. In the validation, the parameters of selectivity, linearity, precision, accuracy, robustness, limits of detection and quantification were evaluated. As a result, the developed method is in accordance with the guidelines for validation of analytical methods and presented satisfactory chromatographic parameters for YAN determination. Thus, the present analytical methodology can be applied in the quality control of O. duckei raw materials.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"cute sarcoidosis Löfgren Syndrome treated by Chinese medicinal formula based on Syndrome Differentiation: A case-based review","authors":"Xue Li, Jian Liu, M. Liu, Min Liu, Yu-Guang Wang","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Löfgren syndrome (LS) is a unique acute manifestation of sarcoidosis and characterized by erythema nodosum, bilateral hilar lymphadenectasis, and/or bilateral anklearthritis or periarthritis. A 37-year-old female patient with LS presented with fever accompanied by multiple joint swelling and pain, nodular skin erythema, and bilateral hilar lymphadenectasis. The patient had received treatment involving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and glucocorticoids in other hospitals, but the effects were poor, and the conditions reemerged. The LS duration has lasted for more than 3 months. Following traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment, syndrome differentiation as well as giving patients oral Chinese medicine decoction, the symptoms of the patient were rapidly relieved within one week and did not recur during a six-month follow-up period. This case is the first clinical report of acute sarcoidosis LS treated using TCM and reflects the significant advantages of this form of therapy in emergency treatment","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"12 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph T Ortega, Ignacio Agudelo, R. Ricco, L. Cavallaro, Rodolfo Campos
{"title":"The infusion of Baccharis spicata(Lam.) Baill (Asteraceae) has antiviral activity againsthepatitis B virus without cytotoxic effects against several cell lines","authors":"Joseph T Ortega, Ignacio Agudelo, R. Ricco, L. Cavallaro, Rodolfo Campos","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.11","url":null,"abstract":"Medicinal plants are used to cure diseases, and their replacement is frequent and affects public health. The genus Baccharis has representatives within the medicinal flora of Argentina, although the replacement of the species of this genus known under the vulgar name of \"carqueja\" by Baccharis spicata has been detected in herbalists or markets of herbal products. The genotoxic safety of this species has been established in previous work of our group. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiviral activity of an infusion made from B. spicata leaves against hepatitis B virus with the HepG2.2.15 cellular system and to determine cytotoxicity in HepG2.2,15, A549 and Vero cell lines. Infusion of B. spicata was active to inhibit HBV replication with an EC50of 22.54 μg/mL and a CC50of 190 μg/mL.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jovanna M Suarez-Barreiro, Martha C. Suarez, Fabian Parada
{"title":"Ecotoxic and preventive effect of the use of essential oils in bovine mastitis","authors":"Jovanna M Suarez-Barreiro, Martha C. Suarez, Fabian Parada","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"The essential oils of Lippia citriodora(Ort.) and Lippia origanoides(Kunth) have shown antimicrobial activity associated with mastitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate its ecotoxic effect withthe Artemia salinabioassay and the prevention of mastitis through an in vivotest in cattle (n=20) with a product based on these oils using a conventional product as a control. Contact hypersensitivity, the effect on somatic cells, and residuality in milk samples were evaluated. The results of the Artemia salinabioassay were 10.05 and 19.36 (μg/mL) respectively. No negative effects or contact hypersensitivity were observed, and no residual metabolites were found in post-test milk. The somatic cell count showed 75% effectiveness in the prevention of mastitis with essential oils compared to 62.5% with the conventional product. The evaluated formulation could be used in the prevention of bovine mastitis safely, further investigation is required.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"4 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Al'aina Yuhainis Firus Khan, Q. Ahmed, A. Khatib, Z. Ibrahim, Tanzina Sharmin Nipun, H. A. Natto, Mohd Zuwairi Saiman, Z. Zakaria, R. A. Wahab
{"title":"Identification of cancer inhibitors from Hystrix brachyurabezoar extracts using LC-MS multivariate data analysis and in silico evaluation on Bcl-2, cyclin B/CDK1, VEGF and NM23-H1","authors":"Al'aina Yuhainis Firus Khan, Q. Ahmed, A. Khatib, Z. Ibrahim, Tanzina Sharmin Nipun, H. A. Natto, Mohd Zuwairi Saiman, Z. Zakaria, R. A. Wahab","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Hystrix brachyurabezoar is calcified undigested material found in the gastrointestinal tract known for various medicinal benefits including as an anticancer agent. However, the H. brachyurapopulation has been declining due to its demand and is under Malaysian law protection. Therefore, present study aimed to identify bezoar anticancer active compounds through metabolomics and in-silico approaches. Five replicates of bezoar powder were subjected to extraction using different solvent ratios of methanol-water (100, 75, 50, 25, 0% v/v). Cytotoxicity and metabolite profiling using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry were conducted. Putative compounds identified were subjected to in-silico analysis with targeted anticancer proteins namely, Bcl-2, Cyclin B/CDK1 complex, VEGF and NM23-H1. The correlation of LC-MS and cytotoxicity profile pinpointed two compounds, mangiferin and propafenone. In-silicostudy showed both compounds exerted good binding scores to all proteins with hydrophobic interaction dominating the ligand-protein complex binding, suggesting the ligands act as hydrophobes in the interactions.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"12 46","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Marín-Tello, Jenner Gil-Velasquez, Dennis Diaz-Espinoza, Acxel Gil-Velasquez, J. Vasquez-Kool
{"title":"Neuropharmacological and anxiolytic effects of extracts of Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima on mice","authors":"C. Marín-Tello, Jenner Gil-Velasquez, Dennis Diaz-Espinoza, Acxel Gil-Velasquez, J. Vasquez-Kool","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Anxiety and depression cause alterations in the physiology of an organism. Extracts from the leaves of several Passiflora species are traditionally used Peru and in many countries as anxiolytic and in treatment for inflammatory problems. This study aimed to determine the neuropharmacological effect of the ethanolic extract of Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P.Jørg. and its anxiolytic effect on mouse (Mus musculus var. albinus). Anxiety was evaluated with the marble burying test and the depressant effect with the Irwin test (locomotor activity, base of support, wobbly gait, immobility, escape, ease of handling, muscular strength, tight rope, inclined plane, catatonia, nociceptive reflex and death). Doses of 100 mg/Kg/body weight and 200 mg/kg/body weight by intraperitoneal route (i.p.) significantly decreased anxiety levels (p<0.05) in mice, and had a non-significant depressant effect in 11 of the 12 tests, showing a similar direction of correlation between diazepam and Passiflora extract effect. A greater anxiolytic and anti-depressant effects in mice was observed with the extract dose of 200 mg/kg/body weight with neuropharmacological manifestations found where no death was observed at any dose used.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"4 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosa Elena Martinez-Gonzalez, F. M. Huerta Martínez, Cecilia Neri Luna, Lucia Barrientos Ramirez
{"title":"Ethnobotany of the old neighborhoods from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: the use of medicinal plants","authors":"Rosa Elena Martinez-Gonzalez, F. M. Huerta Martínez, Cecilia Neri Luna, Lucia Barrientos Ramirez","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"Medicinal plants have been used by various cultures since pre-Hispanic times in Mexico. In this study, the use of medicinal plants in the old neighborhoods of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is described. 137 species, 130 genera and 68 families were recorded. 34% of the species belong to Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae and Fabaceae families. The neighborhoods of Mexicaltzingo and San Juan de Dios are the most related to the knowledge and use of medicinal plants, while El Santuario is the least similar to the rest. The diversity of uses of medicinal plants according to the Shannon index is high (between 3.0 and 4.92). The Use Value Index showed that Matricaria chamomilla L. was the species that obtained the highest value (0.28), followed by Gnaphalium americanum Mill. (0.23). The age group between 51 and 85 years old has greater knowledge about medicinal plants their uses.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"2 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. J. Rovirosa-Hernández, J. Rodríguez-Landa, Mario Caba, F. Garcia-Orduna, J. Cueto-Escobedo, D. Hernandez-Baltazar, Omar Lagunes-Merino
{"title":"Oxytocin neuron activation by acute infusion of Montanoa genus plants in the Wistar rats","authors":"M. J. Rovirosa-Hernández, J. Rodríguez-Landa, Mario Caba, F. Garcia-Orduna, J. Cueto-Escobedo, D. Hernandez-Baltazar, Omar Lagunes-Merino","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"In traditional Mexican medicine, plants from the Montanoa genus, family Asteraceae (Montanoa tomentosa, Montanoa grandiflora, and Montanoa frutescens) have been used to induce labor owing to their uterotonic properties like those produced by oxytocin (OXT). However, whether infusions of these plants can activate hypothalamic OXT-producing neurons is unknown. To test this possibility, five independent groups of Wistar rats (n=4) were included: intact, vehicle, and three groups that received 50 mg/kg p.o. of M. tomentosa, M. grandiflora, and M. frutescens infusions, respectively. Ninety min after treatment, the brains were obtained and processed using double-labeled immunohistochemistry for Fos protein and oxytocin (Fos/OXT-ir). Rats that received Montanoa infusions had significantly greater number of Fos/OXT-ir cells in the paraventricular (PVN) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei, with respect to intact and vehicle groups. These findings demonstrate that Montanoa infusions activated OXT neurons, an effect that may be related to the reported pharmacological properties.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"2 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dusan Bugarin, D. Mitić-Ćulafić, E. Svirčev, M. Šundiċ, Neda M Mimica-Dukic
{"title":"Bioactivity of Myrtus communis from the Montenegro coastline","authors":"Dusan Bugarin, D. Mitić-Ćulafić, E. Svirčev, M. Šundiċ, Neda M Mimica-Dukic","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.24.23.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Although numerous studies have demonstrated the biomedical potential of Myrtus communisL., (Myrtaceae) data on myrtle from Montenegro are scarce. To evaluate antioxidant, antimutagenic and antibacterial activity of myrtle methanolic extracts. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring free radicals scavenging activity, reducing power and enzyme inhibition. The strongest scavenging activity was towards DPPH radical (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) (IC501.69-2.25 mg/mL) and superoxide anion (IC500.56 to 0.88 mg/mL), followed by high reducing power (428-472 mgAA/g.DE) and inhibition of XOD (IC500.308-0.6261mg/mL). Antimutagenic activity was evaluated in reverse mutation assays with Escherichia coliWP2 oxyR mutant IC202 and deficient in the induction of antioxidant enzymes. The myrtle extracts strongly inhibited mutagenesis induced by t-BOOH, reaching 70% at the highest concentration applied. Antimicrobial activity was examined on eight different bacterial strains. Gram-positive bacteria, S. epidermis, S. aureusand M. flavus demonstrated the highest sensitivity towards extracts (MICs 4.5-9 mg/mL), but significantly lower towards essential oil (MIC 0.42-3.32 mg/mL).","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"2 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139591388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carla María Mariano Fernandez, Sirlene Adriana Kleinubing, T. K. Karam, F. Lorenzetti, C. T. Palomo, Byanca Pereira Moreira de Oliveira, Odinei Hess Gonçalves, Zilda Cristiani Gazim, Mariza Barion Romagnolo, K. R. Caleffi-Ferracioli, Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro, Marli Miriam de Souza Lima, T. U. Nakamura, C. V. Nakamura, B. P. D. Filho
{"title":"Development, characterization and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosisactivity of solid lipid nanoparticles for oral Piper corcovadensisroots extract delivery","authors":"Carla María Mariano Fernandez, Sirlene Adriana Kleinubing, T. K. Karam, F. Lorenzetti, C. T. Palomo, Byanca Pereira Moreira de Oliveira, Odinei Hess Gonçalves, Zilda Cristiani Gazim, Mariza Barion Romagnolo, K. R. Caleffi-Ferracioli, Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro, Marli Miriam de Souza Lima, T. U. Nakamura, C. V. Nakamura, B. P. D. Filho","doi":"10.37360/blacpma.23.22.6.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.23.22.6.55","url":null,"abstract":"The present study thus aimed at the development and physicochemical characterization of solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with crude extract of Piper corcovadensisroots (SLN-CEPc) and chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles loaded withcrude extract of P. corcovadensisroots (C-SLN-CEPc), as well as the determination of its antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosisH37Rv, its cytotoxicity against the Vero cell line and evaluation in the hemolysis assay. Both formulations containing the encapsulated extract showed high encapsulation efficiency, formed by a monodispersed system with small and spherical particles, and there was no aggregation of particles. In the biological assays, SLN-CEPc and C-SLN-CEPc showed promising anti-M. tuberculosisactivity with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 12.5 μg/mL, whereas the cytotoxic concentrations obtained at 50% (CC50) in Vero cells were 60.0 and 70.0 μg/mL, respectively. Therefore, nanoencapsulation showed satisfactory results, justifying its usage in the development of new products.","PeriodicalId":55342,"journal":{"name":"Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79895581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}