title: Topical anti-inflammatory activity of a new germacrane derivative from Achillea pannonica.
abstract: The topical anti-inflammatory activity of a germacrane derivative [1,4-dihydroxy-germacra-5E-10(14)-diene; DHGD] isolated from Achillea pannonica Scheele (Asteraceae) was investigated employing the Croton oil-induced dermatitis in the mouse ear. Its effects on the oedematous response and on leukocytes infiltration are described. The germacrane derivative significantly inhibited ear oedema in a dose-dependent manner, with an ID(50) of 0.40 micromol/cm(2). DHGD (0.75 micromol/cm(2)) provoked a global inhibition of the oedematous response (61 %) higher than that induced by an equimolar dose of indomethacin (43 %) within 24 hours; the reduction induced by hydrocortisone (0.10 micromol/cm(2)) was 68 %. The effect of DHGD (61 % inhibition) was higher than that of the equimolar dose of indomethacin (51 % inhibition) also on granulocytes recruitment at the site of inflammation. Hydrocortisone (0.10 micromol/cm(2)) reduced the cellular infiltrate by 44 %.
authors.affiliation: DEMREP-University of Trieste, Via A. Valerio, 6, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tubaro
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kastner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glasl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurenitsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Della Loggia
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019659:Asteraceae; D003436:Croton Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane
chemical_list: C440100:1,4-dihydroxy-germacra-5E-10(14)-diene; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; D003436:Croton Oil; D007213:Indomethacin