title: Antioxidant, antinociceptive, and anti-inflammatory effects of carotenoids extracted from dried pepper (Capsicum annuum L.).
abstract: Carotenoids extracted from dried peppers were evaluated for their antioxidant, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory activities. Peppers had a substantial carotenoid content: guajillo 3406 ± 4 μg/g, pasilla 2933 ± 1 μg/g, and ancho 1437 ± 6 μg/g of sample in dry weight basis. A complex mixture of carotenoids was discovered in each pepper extract. The TLC analysis revealed the presence of chlorophylls in the pigment extract from pasilla and ancho peppers. Guajillo pepper carotenoid extracts exhibited good antioxidant activity and had the best scavenging capacity for the DPPH(+) cation (24.2%). They also exhibited significant peripheral analgesic activity at 5, 20, and 80 mg/kg and induced central analgesia at 80 mg/kg. The results suggest that the carotenoids in dried guajillo peppers have significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory benefits and could be useful for pain and inflammation relief.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de Ayala y Carpio, 11340 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ortega
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Moreno
authors.forename: María Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hernández-Navarro
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chamorro-Cevallos
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dorantes-Alvarez
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Necoechea-Mondragón
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002212:Capsicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003890:Desiccation; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D058748:Pain Perception / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002338:Carotenoids