title: Studies on the anti-oedematogenic properties of a fraction rich in lonchocarpin and derricin isolated from Lonchocarpus sericeus.
abstract: The acute anti-inflammatory properties of a fraction rich in the chalcones lonchocarpin and derricin, from the roots of Lonchocarpus sericeus (HFLS), were studied for the first time, using a paw oedema model induced in rats by various stimuli. Results showed that HFLS (100 and 200 mg kg(-1), i.p.) was ineffective in inhibiting dextran-induced paw oedema. The HFLS (200 mg kg(-1), p.o. or i.p.) also failed to inhibit the bradykinin-induced oedema. In the yeast-elicited oedema, the HFLS (200 mg kg(-1), i.p.) caused inhibitions ranging from 42 to 59% in the first to fourth hours. Orally administered HFLS (200 mg kg(-1)) was active only in the second (27%) and fourth (32%) hours after yeast injection. It was observed that HFLS (50, 100 and 200 mg kg(-1), i.p.) showed inhibitions of 34, 57 and 74%, respectively, in the third hour for the carrageenan-induced oedema. The inhibition was smaller when the HFLS (100 and 200 mg kg(-1)) was administered orally. The effect of the HFLS (20 mg kg(-1), i.p.) in the carrageenan-induced oedema was not modified by the L-NAME, but the association of pentoxifylline and HFLS increased its effect, suggesting an involvement of the PDE enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceara, Ceara, Brazil. juvenia@uol.com.br
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fontenele
authors.forename: L K A M
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: F H C
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: G S B
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Viana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002351:Carrageenan / Q000494:pharmacology; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002351:Carrageenan; D001920:Bradykinin