title: Baccharis trimera improves the antioxidant defense system and inhibits iNOS and NADPH oxidase expression in a rat model of inflammation.
abstract: Acetaminophen is a common analgesic and antipyretic compound which, when administered in high doses, has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality, secondary to hepatic toxicity. Although this may be due to a direct interaction of reactive acetaminophen metabolites with hepatocyte proteins, recent studies have suggested that reactive species produced by neutrophils also contribute to the pathophysiological process. Researches on the chemical composition of B. trimera show that this plant has bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, related to the organism's protection against free radicals. Therefore, in the present study, using Fischer rats, the effect of B. trimera on the antioxidant defense system, the production of nitric oxide (NO) and on the expression of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and of the subunits of the NADPH oxidase in neutrophils was evaluated in a model of phagocytosis induced by zimosan (ZC3b) and in a model of inflammation induced by acetaminophen. The results show that the treatment with B. trimera improves the defense system of antioxidant and restores the balance ROS / NO that is altered in the inflammatory process induced by APAP. In conclusion, B. trimera extracts exert antioxidant properties by scavenging ROS and decrease the expression of genes responsible by reactive species production in neutrophils.
authors.forename: Bruno da
authors.initials: Bd
authors.lastname: Cruz Padua
authors.forename: Joamyr Victor
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Rossoni Junior
authors.forename: Cíntia Lopes
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: de Brito Magalhaes
authors.forename: Janaina Brandao
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seiberf
authors.forename: Carolina Morais
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: Gustavo Henrique
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Bianco de Souza
authors.forename: Miriam Martins
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Marcelo Eustaquio
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria Lucia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Biologicas do Nucleo de Pesquisas em Ciencias Biologicas - NUPEB; Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG, 35.400-000, Brasil. dani.caldeiracosta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniela Caldeira
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen; D000818:Animals; D031175:Baccharis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000276:immunology*; D018375:Neutrophil Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000276:immunology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D000082:Acetaminophen; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; D019255:NADPH Oxidases