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SILVA, Luana Maria Castelo Melo. Efeito da lectina da alga marinha vermelha Pterocladiella capillace em feridas limpas induzidas em ratos. 2012. 135 f. Tese (Doutorado em bioquímica)- Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, 2012. / Submitted by Elineudson Ribeiro (elineudsonr@gmail.com) on 2016-07-20T16:16:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_lmcmsilva.pdf: 10225620 bytes, checksum: 67dadb7130fbee0f6137beb9f3cec43e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by José Jairo Viana de Sousa (jairo@ufc.br) on 2016-08-02T18:10:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_lmcmsilva.pdf: 10225620 bytes, checksum: 67dadb7130fbee0f6137beb9f3cec43e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T18:10:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_lmcmsilva.pdf: 10225620 bytes, checksum: 67dadb7130fbee0f6137beb9f3cec43e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Based on the need for new formulations that are more efficient and on the properties provided by molecules derived from seaweed, it is believed that these can be effective in healing process. The lectin from the red seaweed Pterocladiella capillacea (PcL) and the polysaccharides of red algae Solieria filiformis (SfP) were initially analyzed in toxicity testing. PcL was applied to the paw edema test followed by measurement of myeloperoxidase (MPO). We evaluated the effect of the seaweed Pterocladiella capillacea lectin (PcL) and algal polysaccharides Solieria filiformis (SfP) in healing wounds in rats induced. Both molecules were submitted to microbiological tests and assayed for the effect on wound healing in wounds clean induced on the back of rats. SfP was used as a possible vehicle for the administration of PcL and compared to Carbopol 940 (C). The gels (0.9%) were analyzed rheological and then applied to the lesions during a treatment period of 10 days, using kollagenase ® as control. The healing process was evaluated on the size of the wounds, levels of MPO and histological analysis. The molecule SfP and PcL is not toxic for the parameters of body weight, organ and biochemical measurements. However, the histological analysis showed minor changes in liver and kidney. PcL (1, 3 and 9 mg / kg, i.v) reduced the edema induced by carrageenan and its inhibitor when administered with mucin was not possible to check the reduction of edema which was confirmed by measurement of MPO. The two molecules were used in microbiological assays and not inhibit growth of any microorganism tested and unable to use SfP as carbon source. The rheological analysis showed that the SfP used in the formulation of the gels (PcL+SfP and SfP) had the characteristic of a pseudoplastic. Macroscopic analysis of wounds showed a reduction in lesion area in the animals treated with PCL, PCL+SfP, PCL+C (53.5 and 60% respectively) on the sixth day of administration. In histological analysis, there was no severe inflammatory infiltrate in the tissues obtained until 4th day of administration of the gels (PcL and PcL+SfP, PcL+C) and Kollagenase® (positive control). On day 6, the untreated animals and those treated only with SfP showed inflammatory infiltrate. The measurement of MPO showed a reduction in the inflammatory process in the samples containing PcL, whose results corroborate the histological analysis. In conclusion, PcL aid in wound repair, suggesting its use as a possible future tool for the treatment of lesions. The biological and pharmacological role of lectins and polysaccharides of seaweed is part of a study area little explored, where a lot of knowledge should be invested since these biomolecules can be promising for the pharmaceutical industry. / Com base na necessidade de obter novas formulações mais eficientes e diante das propriedades apresentadas pelas moléculas oriundas de algas marinhas, acredita-se que estas possam ser eficazes no processo de cicatrização. A lectina da alga marinha vermelha Pterocladiella capillacea (PcL) e os polissacarídeos da alga vermelha Solieria filiformis (SfP) inicialmente foram analisados em ensaio de toxicidade. PcL foi aplicada no ensaio do edema de pata seguido da dosagem de mieloperoxidase (MPO). Avaliou-se o efeito da lectina da alga Pterocladiella capillacea (PcL) e os polissacarídeos das algas Solieria filiformis (SfP) na cicatrização de feridas induzidas em ratos. Ambas as moléculas foram submetidas a ensaios microbiológicos e analisadas quanto ao efeito no processo de cicatrização em feridas limpas induzidas no dorso de ratos. SfP foi utilizado como um possível veículo para a administração de PcL e comparado ao Carbopol 940 (C). Os géis (0,9%) foram submetidos a análise reológica e então aplicados nas lesões durante um período de tratamento de 10 (dez) dias, utilizando kollagenase® como controle. O processo de cicatrização foi avaliado quanto ao tamanho das feridas, dosagem de MPO e análise histológica. PcL e SfP não demonstraram toxicidade quanto aos parâmetros de peso corpóreo, órgãos e dosagens bioquímicas. Entretanto a análise histológica mostrou pequenas alterações no fígado e rim. PcL (1, 3 e 9 mg/kg, i.v.) reduziu o edema induzido por carragenana e quando administrada com seu inibidor mucina não foi possível verificar a redução do edema o qual foi confirmado pela dosagem de MPO. As duas moléculas foram aplicadas em ensaios microbiológicos e não inibiram o crescimento de nenhum micro-organismo testado, os quais também não foram capazes de utilizar SfP como fonte de carbono. A análise reológica mostrou que os SfP utilizados na formulação dos géis (PcL+SfP e SfP) apresentaram a característica de um pseudoplástico. A análise macroscópica das feridas mostrou uma redução da área da lesão nos animais tratados com PcL+SfP e PcL+C (53,5 e 60%, respectivamente) no sexto dia de administração. Na análise histológica, não foi observado infiltrado inflamatório acentuado nos tecidos obtidos até o 4º dia da administração dos géis (PcL+SfP e PcL+C) e Kollagenase® (controle positivo). No 6º dia, os animais não tratados e os tratados apenas com SfP mostraram infiltrado inflamatório. A dosagem de MPO demonstrou redução no processo inflamatório nas amostras contendo PcL, cujo resultado corrobora com a análise histológica. Em conclusão, PcL auxiliou no reparo de feridas, sugerindo seu uso futuro como uma possível ferramenta para o tratamento de lesões. O papel biológico e farmacológico das lectinas e polissacarídeos de algas marinhas faz parte de uma área de estudos ainda pouco explorada, onde muito conhecimento deverá ser investido visto que estas biomoléculas podem ser promissoras para a indústria farmacêutica.

Herbs have been the basis for medical treatments through much of human history, and even now such herbalism is still widely practiced around the world. Most frequently and traditionally, water is used as the extraction solvent for preparing medicinal herbs to generate decoction or infusion for medicinal purpose. In other words, in most cases, multiple chemical components in water extracts should be responsible for therapeutic (toxic and side, if any) effects of medicinal herbs. Phytochemical analysis of water extracts for quality control of medicinal herbs is therefore important to ensure their safeties and efficacies. Unfortunately, however, it is not given enough attention in the modern research whereas the relative current studies are intensively focused on organic solvent-extracts of medicinal herbs. In this project, analysis of medicinal herbs’ water extracts is thus focused. Various analytical approaches have been exhaustively developed for qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemicals in water extracts of medicinal herbs. However, many research challenges in methodology still exist. Polysaccharides and small molecules are two most important kinds of chemcials in water extracts of medicinal herbs, so they also widely regarded as markers for quality evaluation. For analysis of small molecules, the levels of quantitative determination are always far unsatisfactory, normally less than 10%. For analysis of polysaccharides, the existed problems are even more serious in both sample preparation and chemical analysis. Ethanol precipitation is always the first step for crude polysaccharide preparation. But it is just directly used without optimization and its capacity has never been evaluated. Following that, chemical analysis of natural polysaccharide also suffers severe methodological bottlenecks and many drawbacks occurre in qualitative and quantitative characterization. Besides, polysaccharides and small molecules in medicinal herbs are always individually investigated but hardly studied together before. Concerning these issues, here several approaches and stratigies were accordingly proposed to improve the current situations using decoctions of some traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) as the research objects and examples. In detail, first, a quantitative method was developed for quality evaluation of Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang. In this study, quantitative levels of small molecules were greatly improved, compared with the current analogous studies for quality evaluation of medicinal herbs. Then, shifting to polysaccharides, availability of ethanol precipitation for natural polysaccharide precipitation was critically evaluated. Parameters which could affect the ethanol precipitation results, such as structural features, molecular size of polysaccharide, and ethanol concentration were systematically investigated. Successively, a novel and rapid HPGPC-based strategy for quality control of saccharide-dominant medicinal herbs was proposed using Dendrobium officinale as the example. Polysaccharides in the decoction of Dendrobium officinale were qualitatively and quantitatively determined. The methodological superiority of the developed method compared with conventional approaches was highlighted. To facilitate this study, research on chemistry, bioactivity and quality control of Dendrobium was systematically reviewed in advance. After that, small molecules and polysaccharides in in Angelicae Sinensis Radix and Chuanxiong Rhizoma were compared together. Lastly, effects of ginseng polysaccharides on the in vivo pharmacokinetics of ginsenoside Rg1 on induced immunosuppressive model rats was investigated to provide a chemically holistic view for Du-Shen-Tang. By these studies, the above mentioned predicament in chemical analysis on both small molecuels and polysaccharides in water extracts of medicinal herbs were methodologically improved to varying degrees. Concerning small molecules and polysaccharides from multiple perspectives, the successive studies are helpful for enhancing quality evaluation and scientific understanding of medicinal herbs’ decoctions.

The thesis is divided into two parts, which in turn are subdivided as follows: Account of the various methods for the preparation of glucosan. Proof of the constitution of glucosan, together with the general problem of its relationship to starch and cellulose. An investigation of the acid products obtained during the methylation of glucosan by means of silver oxide and methyl iodide. And: An investigation of the conditions necessary for the polymerisation of glucosan, and of the properties and constitution of the products.

CAPES / O mercado mundial de polissacarídeos tem atraído grandes companhias industriais interessadas em conquistar novos e rentáveis campos de atuação. Polissacarídeos com propriedades tecnológicas e biológicas podem ser obtidos a partir de plantas, algas e de microrganismos. Dentre os polissacarídeos com propriedades biológicas, as glucanas tem se destacado por apresentarem atividade imunoestimulante e potencialidades no tratamento de doenças como câncer, hipercolesterolemia, diabetes, esclerose múltipla e doenças cardiovasculares. Recentes estudos demonstram a produção extracelular de β-glucanas por fungos filamentosos em cultivos submersos. A modificação na estrutura química das glucanas por carboximetilação é considerada uma importante rota para melhorar suas propriedades, podendo contribuir para o aumento da solubilidade da molécula, bem como atividades biológicas, especialmente aquelas associadas a mecanismos de ação antioxidante e antiproliferativa. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo a produção de β-1,6-D-glucana (lasiodiplodana) pelo fungo Lasiodiplodia theobromae MMPI em cultivo submerso, bem como a carboximetilação da molécula, caracterização e avaliação da citotoxicidade e atividade antioxidante. A carboximetilação da molécula foi confirmada através da verificação de sinais químicos específicos identificados por espectroscopia de FT-IR e RMN 13C e a molécula carboximetilada apresentou grau de substituição (DS) de 1,27. A análise térmica (TG/DTA) indicou que a amostra bruta e carboximetilada apresentaram quatro estágios de perda de massa. O primeiro estágio ocorreu em 125ºC (perda de água) e houve dois eventos consecutivos de perda de massa (200ºC-400ºC) atribuídos à degradação da molécula. O quarto estágio ocorreu entre 425ºC e 620ºC (decomposição final) com pico exotérmico em 510ºC. Análise por MEV indicou que a lasiodiplodana bruta apresenta estruturas granulares que se rompem após carboximetilação. Análise de DRX demonstrou que o polímero bruto e carboximetilado apresentam estrutura não cristalina. A carboximetilação contribuiu para melhorar a hidrossolubulidade da molécula (aumento de 60%) e para melhorar a atividade antioxidante avaliada pela capacidade de captura dos radicais ABTS, DPPH e poder redutor do íon férrico (FRAP). Não foi verificado efeito citotóxico da lasiodiplodana bruta e modificada sobre hemácias. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que a carboximetilação da lasiodiplodana pode contribuir para melhoria das propriedades biológicas e para o potencial de uso biotecnológico da molécula. / The world market of polysaccharides has attracted large industrial companies interested in gaining new and profitable fields. Polysaccharides with technological and biological properties can be obtained from plants, algae and microorganisms. Among the polysaccharides with biological properties, glucans have been highlighted by demonstrate immunostimulatory activity and potential for treating diseases such as cancer, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies demonstrate the production of exocellular β-glucans by filamentous fungi in submerged cultivations. Modifications in the chemical structure of glucans by carboxymethylation is considered an important route to improve its properties, may contribute to the increased solubility of the molecule as well as biological activities, especially those associated with antioxidant and antiproliferative mechanisms of action. Therefore, the present work aimed the production of β-1,6-D glucan (lasiodiplodana) by the Lasiodiplodia theobromae MMPI fungus in submerged cultivation and carboxymethylation of the molecule, characterization and evaluation of cytotoxicity and antioxidant activity. The carboxymethylation of the molecule was confirmed by checking specific chemical signals identified by FT-IR and NMR and 13C spectroscopy. Carboxymethylated molecule presented degree of substitution (DS) of 1.27. Thermal analysis (TG / DTA) indicated that native and carboxymethylated samples had four stages of mass loss. The first stage was at 125 ºC (loss of water) and there were two consecutive events of weight loss (200 ºC - 400 ºC) attributed to the degradation of the molecule. The fourth stage occurred between 425 ºC and 620 ºC (final decomposition) with exothermic peak at 510 ºC. SEM analysis indicated that the raw lasiodiplodan presents granular structures which are broken after carboxymetylation. XRD analysis showed that native and carboxymethylated biopolymers have no crystalline structure. Carboxymethylation aided to improve water solubility the molecule (60% increase) and to improve antioxidant activity assessed by ability to capture the ABTS, DPPH radical scavenging and the ferric ion reducing power (FRAP). There was no cytotoxic effect of raw lasiodiplodana and modified on the erythrocytes. The results suggest that the carboxymethylation of lasiodiplodan can contribute to improved biological properties and the potential biotechnological use of the molecule.

CAPES / O mercado mundial de polissacarídeos tem atraído grandes companhias industriais interessadas em conquistar novos e rentáveis campos de atuação. Polissacarídeos com propriedades tecnológicas e biológicas podem ser obtidos a partir de plantas, algas e de microrganismos. Dentre os polissacarídeos com propriedades biológicas, as glucanas tem se destacado por apresentarem atividade imunoestimulante e potencialidades no tratamento de doenças como câncer, hipercolesterolemia, diabetes, esclerose múltipla e doenças cardiovasculares. Recentes estudos demonstram a produção extracelular de β-glucanas por fungos filamentosos em cultivos submersos. A modificação na estrutura química das glucanas por carboximetilação é considerada uma importante rota para melhorar suas propriedades, podendo contribuir para o aumento da solubilidade da molécula, bem como atividades biológicas, especialmente aquelas associadas a mecanismos de ação antioxidante e antiproliferativa. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo a produção de β-1,6-D-glucana (lasiodiplodana) pelo fungo Lasiodiplodia theobromae MMPI em cultivo submerso, bem como a carboximetilação da molécula, caracterização e avaliação da citotoxicidade e atividade antioxidante. A carboximetilação da molécula foi confirmada através da verificação de sinais químicos específicos identificados por espectroscopia de FT-IR e RMN 13C e a molécula carboximetilada apresentou grau de substituição (DS) de 1,27. A análise térmica (TG/DTA) indicou que a amostra bruta e carboximetilada apresentaram quatro estágios de perda de massa. O primeiro estágio ocorreu em 125ºC (perda de água) e houve dois eventos consecutivos de perda de massa (200ºC-400ºC) atribuídos à degradação da molécula. O quarto estágio ocorreu entre 425ºC e 620ºC (decomposição final) com pico exotérmico em 510ºC. Análise por MEV indicou que a lasiodiplodana bruta apresenta estruturas granulares que se rompem após carboximetilação. Análise de DRX demonstrou que o polímero bruto e carboximetilado apresentam estrutura não cristalina. A carboximetilação contribuiu para melhorar a hidrossolubulidade da molécula (aumento de 60%) e para melhorar a atividade antioxidante avaliada pela capacidade de captura dos radicais ABTS, DPPH e poder redutor do íon férrico (FRAP). Não foi verificado efeito citotóxico da lasiodiplodana bruta e modificada sobre hemácias. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que a carboximetilação da lasiodiplodana pode contribuir para melhoria das propriedades biológicas e para o potencial de uso biotecnológico da molécula. / The world market of polysaccharides has attracted large industrial companies interested in gaining new and profitable fields. Polysaccharides with technological and biological properties can be obtained from plants, algae and microorganisms. Among the polysaccharides with biological properties, glucans have been highlighted by demonstrate immunostimulatory activity and potential for treating diseases such as cancer, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies demonstrate the production of exocellular β-glucans by filamentous fungi in submerged cultivations. Modifications in the chemical structure of glucans by carboxymethylation is considered an important route to improve its properties, may contribute to the increased solubility of the molecule as well as biological activities, especially those associated with antioxidant and antiproliferative mechanisms of action. Therefore, the present work aimed the production of β-1,6-D glucan (lasiodiplodana) by the Lasiodiplodia theobromae MMPI fungus in submerged cultivation and carboxymethylation of the molecule, characterization and evaluation of cytotoxicity and antioxidant activity. The carboxymethylation of the molecule was confirmed by checking specific chemical signals identified by FT-IR and NMR and 13C spectroscopy. Carboxymethylated molecule presented degree of substitution (DS) of 1.27. Thermal analysis (TG / DTA) indicated that native and carboxymethylated samples had four stages of mass loss. The first stage was at 125 ºC (loss of water) and there were two consecutive events of weight loss (200 ºC - 400 ºC) attributed to the degradation of the molecule. The fourth stage occurred between 425 ºC and 620 ºC (final decomposition) with exothermic peak at 510 ºC. SEM analysis indicated that the raw lasiodiplodan presents granular structures which are broken after carboxymetylation. XRD analysis showed that native and carboxymethylated biopolymers have no crystalline structure. Carboxymethylation aided to improve water solubility the molecule (60% increase) and to improve antioxidant activity assessed by ability to capture the ABTS, DPPH radical scavenging and the ferric ion reducing power (FRAP). There was no cytotoxic effect of raw lasiodiplodana and modified on the erythrocytes. The results suggest that the carboxymethylation of lasiodiplodan can contribute to improved biological properties and the potential biotechnological use of the molecule.