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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Estudo do efeito farmacolÃgico da alfa, beta-amirina, uma mistura de triterpenos isolada de Protium heptaphyllum, na pancreatite aguda experimental / Pharmacological study of the effect of alfa,β-amyrin, a mixture of triterpenes isolated from Protium hepthaphyllum in acute pancreatitis experimental

Caroline MourÃo Melo 23 November 2009 (has links)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / Os triterpenos pentacÃclicos sÃo compostos naturais com atividade antiinflamatÃria e citoprotetora e sÃo relativamente atÃxicos. A pancreatite aguda, uma inflamaÃÃo aguda do pÃncreas, pode levar à sÃndrome da resposta inflamatÃria sistÃmica (SRIS) e à sÃndrome da disfunÃÃo mÃltipla de ÃrgÃos (MODS), condiÃÃes que podem levar o paciente ao Ãbito. Neste trabalho, a mistura de triterpenos pentacÃclicos alfa,β-amirina, isolada do Protium hepthaphyllum, foi investigada quanto aos seus efeitos nos modelos de pancreatite aguda induzida por L-arginina em ratos e por ceruleÃna em camundongos. No modelo de pancreatite aguda induzida por L-arginina, ratos Wistar machos foram tratados com a mistura de alfa,β-amirina (10, 30 e 100 mg/kg, v.o.) ou com o veÃculo (2% de Tween 80 em Ãgua destilada, 10ml/kg) 48, 24 e 1,5h antes da administraÃÃo de L-arginina (2 x 2,5 g/kg; 1 h de intervalo) ou com metilprednisolona (30 mg/kg, i.m.) 30 min antes da administraÃÃo de L-arginina. Na pancreatite induzida por ceruleÃna, camundongos Swiss machos foram tratados com a mistura de alfa,β-amirina (10, 30 e 100 mg/kg, v.o.) ou com o veÃculo (2% de Tween 80 em Ãgua destilada, 10ml/kg) 48, 24 e 1,5h antes da administraÃÃo de ceruleÃna (5 x 50 μg/kg; 1 h de intervalo) ou com talidomida (200 mg/kg, v.o.) 1h antes da administraÃÃo de ceruleÃna. Animais tratados apenas com salina (0,9%, NaCl) foram incluÃdos nos dois modelos. Foram analisados o edema pancreÃtico, nÃveis sÃricos de amilase, lipase e citocinas (TNF alfa, IL-6), mieloperoxidase, substÃncias reativas ao Ãcido tiobarbitÃrico (TBARS), histologia e imunohistoquÃmica (TNF-alfa, iNOS e nitrotirosina) pancreÃtica. L-arginina e ceruleÃna aumentaram significativamente o edema pancreÃtico e os nÃveis sÃricos de amilase, lipase, TNF alfa, IL-6. A avaliaÃÃo histopatolÃgica do pÃncreas revelou a presenÃa de edema, infiltraÃÃo neutrofÃlica, hemorragia, vacuolizaÃÃo e necrose acinar. Foi observado um aumento acentuado na expressÃo de TNF alfa, iNOS e nitrotirosina na avaliaÃÃo por imunohistoquÃmica. O prÃ-tratamento com alfa e beta-amirina (10, 30 e 100 mg/kg, v.o.), metilprednisolona (30 mg/kg, i.m.) ou talidomida (200 mg/kg, v.o.) atenuaram significativamente a severidade da pancreatite aguda induzida tanto por L-arginina, quanto por ceruleÃna, evidenciado pela reduÃÃo do edema pancreÃtico, amilase, lipase e citocinas sÃricas, mieloperoxidase e TBARS pancreÃtico. AlÃm disso, o tratamento com alfa,β-amirina e com as drogas de referÃncia suprimiram as alteraÃÃes histopatolÃgicas e a expressÃo de citocinas e nitrotirosina pancreÃticas. Em conjunto, esses resultados indicam que alfa,β-amirina melhora a severidade da pancreatite aguda induzida por L-arginina ou ceruleÃna por agir como antiinflamatÃrio e antioxidante. / Triterpenes are natural compounds with anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects relatively non-toxic. Acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, may lead to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), conditions that can lead the patient to death. In this study, a mixture of triterpenes isolated from Protium hepthaphyllum was investigated for their effects in models of acute pancreatitis. In the model of acute pancreatitis induced by L-arginine, male Wistar rats were treated with a mixture of ,β-amyrin (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) or with vehicle (2% Tween 80 in distilled water, 10 ml/kg) 48, 24 and 1.5 h before the administration of L-arginine (2 x 2.5 g/kg, 1 h apart) or with metilprednisolone (30 mg/kg, i.m.) 30 min before the administration of L-arginine. In cerulein-induced pancreatitis, male Swiss mice were treated with a mixture of ,β-amyrin (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) or with vehicle (2% Tween 80 in distilled water, 10 ml/kg) 48, 24 and 1.5 h before administration of cerulein (5 x 50 mg/kg, 1 h apart) or with thalidomide (200 mg/kg, p.o.) 1h before administration of cerulein. Animals treated with saline (0.9% NaCl) were included in both models. We analyzed the pancreatic edema, serum amylase, lipase and cytokines (TNF-, IL-6), myeloperoxidase, reactive substances to thiobarbituric acid (TBARS), histology and immunohistochemistry (TNF-, iNOS and nitrotyrosine) pancreatic. L-arginine and cerulein significantly increased pancreatic edema and serum levels of amylase, lipase, TNF- and IL-6. Histopathologic evaluation of pancreas revealed the presence of edema, neutrophil infiltration, hemorrhage, acinar vacuolization and necrosis. We observed a marked increase in the expression of TNF-, iNOS and nitrotyrosine in the evaluation by immunohistochemistry. The pre-treatment with alpha and beta-amyrin (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.), metilprednisolone (30 mg/kg, i.m.) or thalidomide (200 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly attenuated the severity of acute pancreatitis induced by either L-arginine, and by cerulein, as evidenced by the reduction of pancreatic edema, amylase, lipase and serum cytokines, myeloperoxidase and pancreatic TBARS. Furthermore, treatment with ,β-amyrin and the reference drugs suppressed the histopathological changes and expression of cytokines and nitrotyrosine pancreatic. Together, these results indicate that the mixture of ,-amyrin reduces the severity of acute pancreatitis induced by L-arginine or cerulein acting as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent.

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