title: Further studies on a mixture of fatty acids from sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) wax oil in animal models of hypersensitivity.
abstract: A mixture of fatty acids obtained from sugar cane wax oil, the main components of which are palmitic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids, was evaluated topically in two experimental models of hypersensitivity: the ear swelling response to ovalbumin in sensitized mice (ED50 edema: 0.63 +/- 0.06 mg/ear, ED50 myeloperoxidase: 0.56 +/- 0.04 mg/ear, ED50 degranulated cells: 0.70 +/- 0,08 mg/ear) and oxazolone-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice (ED50 edema: 1.63 +/- 0.26 mg/ear, ED50 myeloperoxidase: 1.50 +/- 0.28 mg/ear, ED50 degranulated cells: 1.69 +/- 0.08 mg/ear). Also, the effect of this mixture was studied on the chemotaxis induced by fmlp (ED50: 25 +/- 3 microg/mL). The mixture showed anti-inflammatory activity in both in vivo models of allergy and in the chemotaxis test. Therefore, these results provide evidence about the potential usefulness of the mixture of fatty acids from sugar cane wax oil in cutaneous inflammatory and allergic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Immunology Center, National Center for Scientific Research, Havana Cuba. nledonn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ledón
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Romay
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ancheta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González
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authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tolón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capote
authors.forename: T
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authors.lastname: Valdes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010047:Ovalbumin; D010081:Oxazolone; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D031786:Saccharum
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010938:Plant Oils; D010081:Oxazolone; D010047:Ovalbumin