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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available online through Digital Dissertations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of Physiology. Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Bibliography: leaves 118-146.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Full text release at OhioLINK's ETD Center delayed at author's request

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Himatanthus drasticus à uma planta laticÃfera pertencente à famÃlia Apocynaceae encontrada na AmÃrica do Sul e conhecida popularmente como janaguba. Seu lÃtex à conhecido como âleite de janagubaâ e apresenta vÃrias atividades farmacolÃgicas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o efeito das proteÃnas isoladas do lÃtex de Himatanthus drasticus (HdLP) em modelo de artrite experimental induzida por zymosan (Zy). A artrite foi induzida em camundongos machos swiss (n=6) atravÃs da administraÃÃo de 0,1 mg Zy i.a. Os animais foram tratados com HdLP (5 e 50 mg/kg i.v.) ou Salina i.v. 1 hora apÃs o Zy e com HdLP (50 mg/kg v.o.) ou Dexametasona (2 mg/kg s.c.) 1 hora antes do Zy. Seis horas apÃs a induÃÃo os animais foram eutanasiados, foi realizada a lavagem da articulaÃÃo e o lavado articular coletado para avaliaÃÃo do efeito de HdLP sobre a migraÃÃo de leucÃcitos, atividade da mieloperoxidase (MPO) e liberaÃÃo de mediadores inflamatÃrios (NO, TNF-&#945;, IL-1&#946;, IL-6 e IL-10). O edema foi avaliado pela mediÃÃo do diÃmetro transversal da articulaÃÃo e pela avaliaÃÃo da permeabilidade vascular. AlÃm disso, foi avaliado o efeito de HdLP sobre processo inflamatÃrio na membrana sinovial e sobre a hipernocicepÃÃo mecÃnica utilizando uma versÃo eletrÃnica (VonFrey). Para as anÃlises estatÃsticas foi utilizado o teste ANOVA/Bonferroni ou Kruskal Wallis/Dunns; p <0,05 foi considerado significante. Este estudo foi aprovado pela ComissÃo de Ãtica em Pesquisas com Animais da UFC - CEPA (38/14). HdLP 50 mg/kg i.v. apresentou uma diminuiÃÃo significativa na contagem de leucÃcitos, nos nÃveis de MPO e na liberaÃÃo de medidores inflamatÃrios (NO, IL-1&#946;, e IL-6). TambÃm foi observado uma diminuiÃÃo do edema e no dano à membrana sinovial. Na hipernocicepÃÃo mecÃnica os grupos (HdLP 50 mg/kg i.v. e 50 mg/kg v.o.) apresentaram um aumento no limiar nociceptivo. HdLP apresenta atividade antinociceptiva e anti-inflamatÃria no modelo de artrite induzida por Zy. O efeito parece estar relacionado com a diminuiÃÃo da migraÃÃo de neutrÃfilos e da liberaÃÃo de mediadores inflamatÃrios, reduzindo o dano na membrana sinovial e a hipernocicepÃÃo. / Himatanthus drasticus is a laticiferous plant of the family Apocynaceae found in South America and popularly known as janaguba. Your latex is known as "janaguba milk" and has several pharmacological activities. This work aimed to study the effect of isolated proteins from Himatanthus drasticus latex (HdLP) zymosan (Zy) induced arthritis. Arthritis was induced in male Swiss mice (n = 6) by administering 0.1 mg Zy intra-articular. The animals were treated with HdLP (5 and 50 mg/kg i.v.) or Saline i.v. 1 hour after the Zy and HdLP (50 mg/kg v.o.) or Dexamethasone (2 mg/kg s.c.) 1 hour before Zy. After six hours of induction the animals were euthanized, the joint washing carried, and collected for leukocyte count, determination of the myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and inflammatory mediators (NO, TNF-&#945;, IL-1&#946;, IL-6 and IL-10). The edema was evaluated by measuring the diameter articular and the vascular permeabilitym through extravasation. In addition, we evaluated the effect of HdLP on synovial inflammation as well the mechanical hypernociception. For statistical analysis we used the ANOVA/Bonferroni or Kruskal Wallis/Dunns; p <0.05 considered significant. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee on Animal Research of the UFC - CEPA (38/14). HdLP (50 mg/kg i.v.) a significant decrease on the leukocyte count in MPO activity and levels (NO, IL-1&#946;, and IL-6). It was also observed a decrease in swelling and damage to the synovial membrane. The nociceptive threshold was increased by HdLP 50 mg/kg i.v. and 50 mg/kg v.o. HdLP has antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity in the model of arthritis induced by Zy. The effect seems to be related to the decreased migration of neutrophils and the release of inflammatory mediators, reducing damage to the synovial membrane and hypernociception.

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy / This thesis describes and discusses oxidants and anti-oxidants and their relation to human disease. Cigarette smoking is used as the model for the study of chronic inflammatory processes, firstly, to establish a causative link between oxidants and disease viz. lung function abnormalities in smokers, secondly to evaluate the interaction between hyperactive phagocytes and anti-oxidant defences and thirdly, to investigate the possibility that intervention with anti-oxidants may ameliorate the effects of chronic inflammation. / IT2018